NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has been re-elected as the external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a 4-year term from 2024 to 2027.

Now the CAG is Girish Chandra Murmu. ''The current election was held today,  May 29, 2023 in the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was reelected with an overwhelming majority (114 out of 156 votes) in the preliminary round of voting itself,'' it said in a statement.

The nomination of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a testament to its prominence in the worldwide community as well as to its expertise, high standards, experience with international audits, and solid national credentials, it noted.

This tremendous triumph was made possible, according to the statement, by the persistent support and relentless efforts of the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva, his officers, and a special team of hand-selected officials of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

The external auditor of the WHO, CAG, spoke at the conference and stated his goals, focusing on process reform for improved results, openness, and a professional approach. Following his appointment for the position of external auditor (2024–2027) of the foreign Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva in March 2023, this is the CAG's second significant foreign audit assignment for the year.

Besides WHO, the CAG is currently the external auditor of Food & Agriculture Organization (2020-2025), International Atomic Energy Agency (2022-2027), Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (2021-2023).

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a participant in the UN External Auditors Panel. Additionally, he serves on the boards of directors for both ASOSAI and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). The Compliance Audit Sub-Committee, the Working Group on IT Audit, and the INTOSAI Knowledge Sharing Committee are all presided over the CAG.

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