Putting CAG in a cage

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India performs some of the more vital, if mundane, functions in the country. Its audit reports are often the only authoritative source of how well (or how poorly) government departments are working. CAG’s importance can be gauged from the fact that the head of the agency is a constitutional functionary who can be removed only by a procedure that is identical to the one that applies to a judge of the Supreme Court.

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