New Delhi, Sep 24 (Bureau) India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was on Friday selected as the next External Auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a six-year term (2022-27) at the General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, said that the CAG’s bid received majority support of the IAEA General Conference for the position for which several competing bids were submitted from different countries. The election is a recognition of India’s standing in the international community and global acknowledgement of our CAG’s credentials, professionalism and experience, the statement said.