Auditor General of Sri Lanka

Auditor General of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති
இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை
since 29 April 2019
Auditor-General's Department
Seat306/72 Polduwa road, Battaramulla
NominatorThe President
AppointerThe President
with Constitutional Council advice and consent
FormationJanuary 24, 1799; 225 years ago (1799-01-24)
First holderCecil Smith
(as Accountant and Auditor General)
Websiteauditorgeneral.gov.lk

The auditor general of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by the President to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of government operations. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account. According to the constitution, the auditor general is empowered to audit the accounts of all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law.[citation needed]

The auditor general of Sri Lanka is the head of the Auditor General's Department.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "The Auditor General's Role and Responsibilities". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ^ "History of the Auditor General's Department" (PDF). auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Auditor General's Department. Retrieved 3 November 2017.