CAG India and Israel’s State Comptroller Sign AI Auditing MoU
Why in the news
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India signed an MoU with Israel’s supreme audit institution in New Delhi to cooperate on AI-driven auditing.
Key facts
- Signatories: K. Sanjay Murthy, CAG of India, and Matanyahu Englman, State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel.
- Venue: New Delhi.
- Focus: AI in auditing, data analytics and digital audit tools; stronger performance and compliance auditing.
- Cooperation: training, exchange of methods and possible bilateral seminars.
About Supreme Audit Institutions
- A Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is the national body that audits public spending; the CAG is India’s SAI.
- Englman also serves as President of EUROSAI.
- Source reports date the signing to 24 June 2026.
- During the visit, Englman spoke on AI, performance auditing and modern tools for state auditing.
Exam angle
- Note both names and designations: K. Sanjay Murthy (CAG) and Matanyahu Englman (Israel).
- SAI-to-SAI MoUs fall under international cooperation.
- Link the theme: artificial intelligence in public sector auditing.