Subsequent to a rigorous selection process which also noted the experience of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in auditing many UN agencies, the CAG, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been selected as the External Auditor of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027.
The CAG will take over from the incumbent External Auditor of ILO, Supreme Audit Institution of 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 the external auditor and invited bids from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs). Based on the technical experience and other criteria, the 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, skill set and also the vast experience of auditing international organizations to the tripartite selection panel of ILO.
India’s CAG is currently the External Auditor of the World Health Organization (2020-2023), Food and Agriculture Organization (2020-2025), International Atomic Energy Agency (2022-2027), Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (2021-2023) and Inter-Parliamentary Union (2020-2022).
ILO is a UN agency, which brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member states, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
