Explanation : The Comptroller and Auditor General of India was originally called the Accountant General to the Government of India in 1858 and later designated as the Auditor General of India in 1860, the Comptroller General of Accounts in 1866, the Comptroller and Auditor General in 1884, the Auditor General in India under the 1919 Act, and the Auditor General of India under the 1935 Act. It was under the 1935 Act that he was entrusted with the responsibility for the accounting and audit of the Government of India and eleven provincial governments. ....Read more