<p>“Post-mortems are good but they can be conducted only when a patient is dead. Scandals and scams are known even when they are being planned and executed. If audit draws attention to them forthwith in a well-published manner, such scandals can be halted mid-stride,” Moily said while inaugurating a two-day conference on Right to Information organised by the Central Information Commission. <br /><br />The minister remarked that the CAG has failed in performing to its own conceptual framework.<br /><br />“CAG has not fulfilled for what it was conceptualised by the constitution framers,” he said stating that it was designed to stop corruption.<br /><br />The minister added that changes were needed to make the CAG more affective.<br />“Countries like Britain and Japan have made changes to their audit norms making them more effective. We must take tips from them,” he added.</p>
<p>“Post-mortems are good but they can be conducted only when a patient is dead. Scandals and scams are known even when they are being planned and executed. If audit draws attention to them forthwith in a well-published manner, such scandals can be halted mid-stride,” Moily said while inaugurating a two-day conference on Right to Information organised by the Central Information Commission. <br /><br />The minister remarked that the CAG has failed in performing to its own conceptual framework.<br /><br />“CAG has not fulfilled for what it was conceptualised by the constitution framers,” he said stating that it was designed to stop corruption.<br /><br />The minister added that changes were needed to make the CAG more affective.<br />“Countries like Britain and Japan have made changes to their audit norms making them more effective. We must take tips from them,” he added.</p>