The National Audit Office (
Sinhala: ජාතික විගණන කාර්යාලය ''jātika vigaṇana kāryālaya'') is a
non-ministerial government department in
Sri Lanka. Established in 1799, it is one of the oldest government departments in the country, and is responsible for
auditing public organisations. These include all departments of Government, the Offices of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Judicial Service Commission, the
Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, the Secretary-General of Parliament and the Commissioner of Elections, local authorities, public corporations and business or other undertakings vested in the Government under any written law.
The head of the department is the
Auditor General of Sri Lanka
The Auditor General of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by th ...
, currently
Chulantha Wickramaratne.
See also
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Auditor General of Sri Lanka
The Auditor General of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by th ...
References
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Government departments of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Supreme audit institutions
1799 establishments in Asia
1799 establishments in the British Empire
18th-century establishments in Sri Lanka