Audit Diwas is being celebrated to mark thehistoric origin of the institution of CAG and the contribution it has made tothe governance, transparency and accountability over the past several years.
Addressing the first-ever Audit Diwas, anevent organised by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in Delhi,the Prime Minister said, “In the olden times, information was transmittedthrough stories, history was written through stories. But in the 21st century,data is information. In the coming times, our history will also be seen andunderstood through data. In future, data will be dictating the history.”
Due to the lack of transparency in thebanking sector, various wrong practices were followed leading to increasingNPAs in the sector, he said. “You know very well how, in the past, NPAs werebrushed under the carpet. However, we have put the truth of the previousgovernments in front of the country with complete honesty. We will find thesolutions only when we recognise the problems,” said PM Modi.
He also noted that the government has derivedmethods to ensure minimum interference such as contactless customs, automaticrenewals, faceless assessments and online applications for service delivery.
"When transparency is brought in thesystem, results are visible," he said adding India is the world'sthird-largest ecosystem for startups and already has 50 unicorns.
“Today we are making such a system in whichthe thinking of ‘Sarkar Sarvam’, the interference of the government is alsodecreasing, and your work is also getting easier. Minimum government, maximumgovernance,” PM Modi asserted.