The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India are the Constitutional Authority in India, established under Article 148 of the Constitution of India. He is empowered to Audit all receipts and expenditures of the Government of India and the State Governments, including those of autonomous bodies and corporations substantially financed by the Government.
| Name of the Comptroller and Auditors General of India | Term Period |
| Hon. Edmund Drummond | 1860-1862 |
| R. P. Harrison | 1862-1867 |
| E. F. Harrison | 1867-1879 |
| W. Waterfield | 1879-1881 |
| James Westland | 1881-1889 |
| E. Gay | 1889-1891 |
| S. Jacob | 1891-1898 |
| A.F.Cox | 1898-1906 |
| O. J. Barrow | 1906-1910 |
| R.W.Gillan | 1910-1912 |
| Sir Frederic Gauntlett | 1912-1914 |
| Sir R.A.Gamble | 1914-1918 |
| Sir Frederic Gauntlett | 1918-1929 |
| Sir Ernest Burdon | 1929-1940 |
| Sir Alexander Cameron Badenoch | 1940-1945 |
| Sir Bertie Staig | 1945-1948 |
| V. Narahari Rao | 1948 – 1954 |
| A. K. Chanda | 1954 – 1960 |
| A. K. Roy | 1960 – 1966 |
| S. Ranganathan | 1966 – 1972 |
| A. Bakshi | 1972 – 1978 |
| Gian Prakash | 1978 – 1984 |
| T. N. Chaturvedi | 1984 – 1990 |
| C. G. Somiah | 1990 – 1996 |
| V. K. Shunglu | 1996 – 2002 |
| V. N. Kaul | 2002 – 2008 |
| Vinod Rai | 2008 – 2013 |
| Shashi Kant Sharma | 2013 – 2017 |
| Rajiv Mehrishi | 2017 to 2020 |
| Girish Chandra Murmu | 2020 to date |
