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| Auditor General of Sri Lanka | |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை | |
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since 29 April 2019 | |
| Auditor-General's Department | |
| Seat | 306/72 Polduwa road,Battaramulla |
| Nominator | President of Sri Lanka |
| Appointer | Thepresident withConstitutional Counciladvice and consent |
| Formation | January 24, 1799; 226 years ago (1799-01-24) |
| First holder | Cecil Smith (as Accountant and Auditor General) |
| Website | auditorgeneral |
Theauditor general ofSri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපතිŚrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi;Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by thePresident to aidaccountability by conducting independentaudits of government operations. These audits provide members ofParliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account. According to theconstitution, the auditor general is empowered to audit the accounts of all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law.[citation needed]
The auditor general of Sri Lanka is the head of theAuditor General's Department.[1][2][3]
While the title ofAuditor General of Sri Lanka was formally adopted on the country's enactment of its1978 republican constitution, the position or an equivalent to it has existed since 1799 under various titles.[3] The department in its current form considers itself a continuation of the office established in 1799, and the table below thus lists all officeholders that have held positions equivalent to the position of the current Auditor General.[3]