Like every year, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India invited online applications from Chartered Accountant firms/LLPs who desire to be empanelled with their office for the year 2021-2022 for the purpose of appointment of auditors of Companies as per Sections 139 (5) and 139(7) of the Companies Act 2013 and of Statutory Corporations/Autonomous Bodies as per the provisions of their respective Acts.

The online application along with detailed instructions in this regard will be available on the website www.cag.gov.in from 1 January 2021 to 15 February 2021. The applicant firms/LLPs will have to fill/update the data showing the status of their firm as on 1 January 2021. After filling/updating the data, the firms/LLPs will be required to generate online acknowledgement letter for the year. If the firms/LLPs fail to generate online acknowledgment letter, their application would not be considered for empanelment. Further, the firms/LLPs will also be required to submit a printout of the acknowledgement letter generated online and also hard copies of the documents in support of their online application in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India at 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi – 110 002 latest by 26 February 2021.

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