CAG Girish Chandra Murmu selected as External Auditor of International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.

CAG Girish Chandra Murmu selected as External Auditor of International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.

• Comptroller and Auditor General, Girish Chandra Murmu has been selected as External Auditor of the International Labour Organization in Geneva for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027. 
• CAG will take over from the incumbent External Auditor of ILO, the Supreme Audit Institution of the Philippines. CAG’s appointment is a recognition of its standing among the international community as well as its professionalism, high standards, global audit experience, and strong national credentials.

ILO had formed a Selection Panel for the appointment of an External Auditor and invited bids from the Supreme Audit Institutions.

• Based on the technical experience and other criteria, ILO shortlisted three Supreme Audit Institutions - India, Canada and United Kingdom - for technical presentations. In Geneva, a three-member team from CAG of India presented the strengths, approach and skill set and the vast experience of auditing International Organizations to the tripartite selection panel of ILO.
• The Uttarakhand government  signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth ₹167 crore for ropeway to Yamunotri temple from Kharsali. It will reduce the travel the temple to 15 minutes from three to four hours that pilgrims trek to the holy shrine.
• The government has deployed SRM Engineering and FM Pvt. Ltd. for constructing the 3.38-km-long ropeway. It has given the deadline of three years to finish the project.
• State Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj said that the ropeway to be constructed from Kharsali to Yamunotri temple will connect the summer and winter abodes of goddess Yamuna and will open another new chapter in the possibilities of religious tourism in Uttarakhand.