Feedback of Shri Ravi Kumar, ADFM/GTL/SCR
Designed to help the candidates appearing the Appendix 3, LDCE, 70% etc of Railway Accounts
Aspect | Internal Audit | External Audit |
Independence | Within organisation | Independent of Railways |
Authority | Accounts Dept (PFA) | C&AG of India |
Purpose | Compliance, control, efficiency | Legality, propriety, true & fair accounts |
Scope | Concurrent, risk evaluation | Annual, statutory audit |
Frequency | Continuous | Annual / periodical |
Reporting To | Railway management | Parliament (through PAC) |
Cost | Railway administrative expenditure Major Head 3002 - erstwhile Demand Number 03 | Charged to Railway revenues Major Head 3001 - erstwhile Demand Number 02) |
Internal Audit
And
Differences between Internal Check & Internal Audit
Internal Audit:
Objectives:
A Service to Management
Provides assurance of an effective system of Internal Control that is not excessive.
Ensure reliability and integrity of accounting and financial system & Operating Performance.
Ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws & regulations.
Ensure adequacy of arrangements for safeguarding the Assets.
Facilitate prevention & detection of frauds.
Highlight the deficiencies (in the system, control, practices etc),
Efficiency & scope for economy in the utilisation of resources.
Internal Audit Cell
Functioning at Hqrs as well as Divisions.
Normally consists of one SSO, One TIA and one ISA under the control of Dy.CAO/G or Sr.DFM
Theme Based Audit is one of the Important function of the Internal Audit Cell
Differences between Internal Check & Internal Audit
SN | Internal Check | Internal Audit |
1 | Check of Day to Day transactions. Work of One person is proved independendently or complementary to the work of another | Selected few topics - Checking in all aspects to ensure effectiveness of System, Compliance of policies & Prevention of frauds. |
2 | Checking by the Same section staff | Review activity carried out by Persons totally independent of Internal check personnel |
3 | Frequency Daily/Regular Basis | Frequency - Periodic Basis |
4 | Built in device | Not built in device |
5 | Object: Early detection of fraud or prevention of frauds at the time of passing Bills | Suggests System improvement & ensure compliance, service to the Management, Compliance of policies |
6 | Checking every aspect | Checking few selected topics thoroughly(in all aspects) in order to achieve the object of System improvement/Service to Management |
7 | Object: Narrow | Object: Broad |
8 | Basis: Transaction/Bill/Event | Basis: System as a whole |
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Shri Sun Shyam Singh, SSO(A)/Malda, ER - Accounts Dept
Shri Gaurav Chandan, SSO(A)/Baroda House/New Delhi, NR - Accounts Dept
Shri Nagendra, AMM/Hubli, SWR
Shri Dhananjaya Mishra, CRS, IRITM, Lucknow - Commercial Dept
Smt Laxmi Iyer, SSO(A)/Nagpur, SECR - Accounts Dept
Smt Gomathi Balaji, SSO(A), Chennai, SR - Accounts Dept
Shri Shravan Kumar, SSO(A), BLW, Varanasi - Accounts Dept
Shri Ravi, AFA, Allahabad, NCR - Accounts Dept
Shri Sayantan Saha, JAA, Rangiya, NFR - Accounts Dept
Smt Vibha, AA, Mumbai, CR - Accounts Dept
Smt Vijaya Durai, AFA, Hubli, SWR - Accounts Dept
Shri Prahlad Kumar, SSE, JMPW, ER - Mechanical Dept
Shri Dharmaraja, AA & Shri Dhasarathan, AA of Salem, SR - Accounts Dept
Smt Sujitra, SSO(A), Madurai, SR - Accounts Dept
Shri Niraj Singh, SSO(A), Hazipur, ECR - Accounts Dept
Shri Ankit Verma, AWM, RCF, Kapurthala - Mechanical Dept
Shri Balyogeshwar Prasad, Commercial Inspector, Howrah, ER - Commercial Dept
Shri Rajesh Kak, SSO(A), RCF, Kapurthala - Accounts Dept
Smt Laxmipriya, SSO(A), Madurai, SR - Accounts Dept
Shri Sreevalsan, Sr. TIA, SR - Accounts Dept
Ms Heena Rani, AA, Hubli, SWR - Accounts Dept
Shri Pratap Kumar, SSO(A), Palghat, SR - Accounts Dept
Feedback of Shri Meena, AFA/Trichy, SR
Feedback of Shri Ravi Kumar, ADFM/GTL/SCR
Cabinet Committees are:
1. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
2. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
3. Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.
4. Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth.
5. Cabinet Committee on Security.
6. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
7. Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development.
8. Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.
Note: The number and names of Cabinet Committees are not fixed and may change from time to time by executive order.
All committees are headed by Prime Minister, except Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
Objects:
To lessen the enormous workload of the Cabinet.
Facilitate an in-depth examination of policy issues
Principle of division of labour and effective delegation
Frame proposals for the Cabinet’s consideration
Also take decisions, but of course, Cabinet can review such decisions.
Difference between Council of Ministers (COM) & Cabinet Committee
COM - Council of Ministers is a Constitutional body by the Articles 74 & 75 of Constitution of India
Where as Cabinet committee is an extra constitutional body (not mentioned in the Constitution of India) set up under the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 framed under Article 77 of the Constitution.
Note: Cabinet Committees are empowered to take decisions on behalf of the Cabinet, though such decisions are subject to review by the Cabinet.
कैबिनेट समितियाँ हैं:
1. कैबिनेट की नियुक्ति समिति।
2. आर्थिक मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
3. राजनीतिक मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
4. निवेश और विकास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
5. सुरक्षा पर कैबिनेट समिति।
6. संसदीय मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति।
7. रोजगार और कौशल विकास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
8. आवास पर कैबिनेट समिति।
नोट: कैबिनेट समितियों की संख्या और नाम निश्चित नहीं हैं और समय-समय पर कार्यकारी आदेश द्वारा बदले जा सकते हैं।
आवास पर कैबिनेट समिति और संसदीय मामलों की कैबिनेट समिति को छोड़कर, सभी समितियों की अध्यक्षता प्रधानमंत्री करते हैं।
उद्देश्य:
कैबिनेट के भारी कार्यभार को कम करना।
नीतिगत मुद्दों की गहन जाँच को सुगम बनाना।
श्रम विभाजन और प्रभावी प्रत्यायोजन का सिद्धांत।
कैबिनेट के विचारार्थ प्रस्ताव तैयार करना।
निर्णय लेना भी शामिल है, लेकिन निश्चित रूप से, कैबिनेट ऐसे निर्णयों की समीक्षा कर सकता है।
मंत्रिपरिषद (COM) और कैबिनेट समिति के बीच अंतर
COM - मंत्रिपरिषद भारत के संविधान के अनुच्छेद 74 और 75 के अनुसार एक संवैधानिक निकाय है।
जबकि कैबिनेट समिति एक अतिरिक्त संवैधानिक निकाय (भारत के संविधान में उल्लिखित नहीं) है, जिसकी स्थापना संविधान के अनुच्छेद 77 के अंतर्गत बनाए गए भारत सरकार (कार्य संचालन) नियम, 1961 के अंतर्गत की गई है।
नोट: कैबिनेट समितियों को कैबिनेट की ओर से निर्णय लेने का अधिकार है, हालाँकि ऐसे निर्णय कैबिनेट द्वारा समीक्षा के अधीन होते हैं।
समाप्त