Bhubaneswar: In a significant move towards decentralisation of audit administration, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has approved the establishment of a full-fledged Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India – Eastern Region in Bhubaneswar.
According to the official communication, the new regional headquarters will start functioning from April 15 2026, coinciding with the Odia New Year, and will initially operate from the existing office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit-1), Odisha.
The Eastern Region Headquarters will be led by a Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Dy. CAG) or Additional Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (ADAI) and will take over all functions currently performed by the Eastern Region wing at CAG headquarters in New Delhi.
The release further stated that the office will directly supervise audit offices in four states – Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal – enabling more focused coordination and better supervision of audit activities across the four states. This structural shift is expected to bring decision-making closer to the ground, ensuring quicker resolution of audit issues and more effective monitoring of regional audit and administrative matters, it added.
