| Service overview | |
| Formed | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pocket-9, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi - 110124 |
| Country |  India |
| Training | National Academy of Audit & Accounts, Yarrows, Shimla[1][2] |
| Controlling Authority | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Civil Service |
| Preceding Service | Indian Civil Service |
| Cadre Size | 616 (August 2007)[3] |
| Service Chief | |
| Director General, IAAD | Saurabh Narain, IAAS[4] |
Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) is a group 'A' central civil service[5] under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the supreme audit institution of India. Its central civil servants serve in an audit managerial capacity in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD), and are responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union government and state governments, as well as their public commercial enterprises and non-commercial autonomous bodies.[6] The service's role is analogous to the US Government Accountability Office and the UK National Audit Office.
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- ^ "About Us". naaa.gov.in. National Academy of Audit and Accounts (NAAA). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "The Schedule: Part 1: Central Civil Services, Group 'A'" (PDF). dopt.gov.in. Department of Personnel & Training. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "FAQs". cag.gov.in. CAG of India. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
The organizations subject to the audit of the CAG are:- a.) All the Union and State Government departments including the Indian Railways, Defence and Posts and Telecommunications. b.) About 1500 public commercial enterprises controlled by the Union and State governments, i.e. government companies and corporations. c.) Around 400 non-commercial autonomous bodies and authorities owned or controlled by the Union or the States. d.) Bodies and authorities substantially financed from Union some of the local bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions which are critical grass root agencies for implementation of developmental programmes and delivery of services.