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Article 149

Part V — The Union · Constitution of India

Article 149

Duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General. The Comptroller and AuditorGeneral shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and of the States and of any other authority or body as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament and, until provision in that behalf is so made, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and of the States as were conferred on or exercisable by the Auditor-General of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution in relation to the accounts of the Dominion of India and of the Provinces respectively.

In plain wordsWhat the CAG audits, the accounts of the Union, the states, and other bodies, is set by laws made by Parliament, and until such laws exist the CAG carries the powers the old Auditor-General of India had before the Constitution.
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