CAG of India and Israel's Supreme Audit Institution sign MoU on public-sector auditing
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in public-sector auditing. The MoU was signed during the New Delhi visit of Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel and President of EUROSAI (the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions), who led a high-level delegation to the office of the CAG of India. A bilateral meeting was held between K. Sanjay Murthy, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and Englman. The MoU provides a framework for enhanced cooperation through the exchange of professional knowledge, methodologies, technical expertise, training opportunities and best practices, and for capacity building between the two audit institutions; the two sides also discussed holding joint seminars to share innovative auditing practices.
Key Facts & Details
9 points- 1The CAG of India and the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Israel signed an MoU on public-sector auditing cooperation (announced June 23, 2026).
- 2It was signed during the New Delhi visit of Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel and President of EUROSAI.
- 3K. Sanjay Murthy, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, held a bilateral meeting with Englman.
- 4The MoU covers exchange of professional knowledge, methodologies, technical expertise, training and best practices, plus capacity building.
- 5Both sides explored holding joint seminars to share innovative auditing practices.
- 6The pact deepens institutional ties between the two countries' Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs).
Deep Dive
- +EUROSAI is the European regional body of INTOSAI, the global organisation of supreme audit institutions; Israel's State Comptroller currently heads it.
- +The CAG of India is a constitutional authority that audits the accounts of the Union and state governments and public-sector undertakings.
- +Such MoUs typically enable exchange of auditors, joint training and adoption of new audit methodologies including data analytics.
Exam Focus
Examiners may test the two bodies (CAG of India and SAI of Israel), the CAG (K. Sanjay Murthy), the Israeli signatory (Matanyahu Englman, also EUROSAI President) and the subject (public-sector auditing cooperation).
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Exam Relevance & Angle
Institutional MoUs involving a constitutional body like the CAG are testable Polity & Governance GA; the CAG of India, the SAI of Israel, the name K. Sanjay Murthy and Matanyahu Englman's EUROSAI presidency are precise exam hooks.
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Background & Context
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is a constitutional authority established under Article 148 of the Constitution; it audits the receipts and expenditure of the Union and state governments and of public-sector bodies, and its reports are laid before Parliament and the state legislatures. K. Sanjay Murthy is the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in this context. A Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is the national body responsible for auditing government accounts; SAIs worldwide are grouped under INTOSAI (International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions), with regional bodies such as EUROSAI for Europe and ASOSAI for Asia. Israel's SAI is headed by its State Comptroller and Ombudsman, Matanyahu Englman, who also serves as the President of EUROSAI. Memoranda of Understanding between SAIs facilitate knowledge-sharing, joint training and adoption of modern audit techniques.
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1 / 2The June 2026 MoU on public-sector auditing was signed between the CAG of India and the Supreme Audit Institution of which country?
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