Another major feat! India elected as External Auditor to IAEA for 5 years

Vienna, September 28: Beating Germany, UK, Russia, and other countries, India has added another feather in its cap and gets elected as the ‘External Auditor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’ for a period of five years from 2022 to 2027.

 

"A proud moment for the nation! India is elected as the External Auditor to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA for the period 2022-2027," the embassy said.

 

India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) GC Murmu has been selected as the external auditor of IAEA – a prestigious institution that promotes peaceful use of nuclear energy. GC Murmu’s candidate received majority support of the IAEA general conference.

 

"Today, India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been selected as the next external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency for a six-year term at the General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna," the MEA said.

 

 

 

 

"The CAG's bid received majority support from the IAEA General Conference for the position for which several competing bids were submitted from different countries," it said in a statement. The MEA said the election is a "recognition" of India's standing in the international community and global acknowledgment of the CAG's credentials, professionalism, and experience.

 

In the first round of voting for the post, Germany got 36 votes, India 30, the UK eight, Russia 11, Turkey 9, Egypt 20, Republic of Korea 2, and the Philippines 7 votes. The second round boiled down to the race between India and Germany with India managing to beat the European country.

 

 

IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field, promoting the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear technology.

 

Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on August 8 last year. Before assuming the charge, he served as the first Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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