Article 151

Part V — The Union · Constitution of India

Article 151

Audit reports. (1) The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India relating to the accounts of the Union shall be submitted to the President, who shall cause them to be laid before each House of Parliament. (2) The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India relating to the accounts of a State shall be submitted to the Governor of the State, who shall cause them to be laid before the Legislature of the State.

In plain wordsCAG audit reports cannot be buried. Reports on the Union's accounts go to the President, who must place them before both Houses of Parliament, and reports on a state's accounts go to the Governor, who must place them before the state legislature, so elected representatives and the public get to see them.

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