The Primary function of Director General of Audit is to Conduct Audit and compile the important findings of audit for inclusion in the Audit Report on the accounts of INDIAN RAILWAYS under Article 151 of the Constitution of India.

The Director General of Audit, Southern Railway is responsible for the audit of all transactions relating to:-

  1. Southern Railway
  2. Integral Coach Factory
  3. Railway Recuitment Boards at Chennai and Trivandrum
  4. Railway Rates Tribunal, Chennai
  5. Railway Claims Tribunal, Chennai
  6. Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways), Chennai.

The organisation of the Headquarters office and the subordinate offices of the Director General of Audit follows the administrative pattern adopted by these organisations.

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