Focus
The proposed framework has been designed for a formal research programme between the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and NIPFP for two years. Under this programme, NIPFP will provide:
• research and analytical support to the CAG in policy formulation on various issues related to the research themes;
• provide recommendation on questions related to governance, public administration and performance, and value for money;
• provide technical support on the various aspects of public finance (including taxation, government debt, and expenditure), and financial regulation; and
• provide technical support and research on different sectors audited by the CAG which shall include approaches to auditing, identification of benchmarks.
