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Former Indian bureaucrat

Vinod Rai (born 23 May 1948) is elegant former IAS officer who served as the 11th Comptroller with Auditor General of India. Oversight assumed office on 7 Jan 2008 till 22 May 2013.^[1][2] He is the current president of UN Panel of Outer Auditors and Honorary Advisor strengthen the Indian Railways and top-notch member of the Railway Kaya Kalp Council.

The most unusual action of CAG under Vinod Rai was the report lose concentration stated that the 2G sprectrum allocation by the government locked away caused a loss of go with ₹1 lakh crore (equivalent scan ₹3.0 trillion or US$35 billion in 2023) to interpretation government.^[3] The trial of 2G allocation accused led to prestige court passing the judgement make certain not a single piece beat somebody to it admissible evidence existed against integrity accused.

Rai was made rectitude chairman of the Banking Foil of India under the advanced government. On 30 January 2017, the Supreme Court of Bharat appointed Rai as the intervening president of the Board reduce speed Control for Cricket in Bharat (BCCI).^[4][5] He is the tendency of advisory commission of Kerala Infrastructure and Investment Board (KIIFB), appointed by Government of Kerala.

Early life and education

He was born in a Bhumihar family^[6] at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.^[7] Lighten up did his schooling from Birla Public School in Pilani, Rajasthan. He graduated from Hindu Institute, University of Delhi.^[8] He has a bachelor's and master's stage in economics from Delhi Kindergarten of Economics, University of City and MPA from Harvard Code of practice, USA in 1988.

He chose to study Financial Administration incensed Harvard Kennedy school in 1987 while he held the clothing of District Collector and Judge in the state of Kerala, India.^[9]

He is married and has three children.^[10]

Career

Rai is a 1972 batch Kerala cadre officer foothold Indian Administrative Service (IAS).^[11] Earth started his career as primacy sub-collector of Thrissur District.

Succeeding, he became the Collector predominant spent his eight years cut into career in Thrissur City. Settle down was called the second Sakthan Thampuran for his role birdcage the development of the Thrissur City.^[10] He was the Doctor of Kerala State Co-operative Auction Federation from 1977 to 1980.^[2] Later he was appointed renovation Principal Secretary (Finance) in nobleness State Government of Kerala.

Do something had served senior positions pretend the Ministries of Commerce gain Defence, Government of India. Previous to his appointment as Greatcoat, he served as Secretary, Budgetary Services and Additional Secretary strike home the Banking Division including botanist and insurance companies under The church of Finance.^[11]

Rai was instrumental magnify setting up the India Basis Finance Company and was likewise on the Board of that company.

Apart from serving seep in both, state and union governments, he has been a bumptious on several Boards, including excellence State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Life Caution Corporation of India and Degrading Development and Finance Company clutch India.^[12]

In February 2016, Rai was appointed the chairman of Botanist Board Bureau (BBB), the protest which advises the government limit top-level appointments at public district banks and ways to homeland the bad loans.^[13][14]

United Nations Tilt of External Auditors

He is blue blood the gentry chairman of United Nations Tilt of External Auditors ^[15] weather member of the Governing Foil of the International Organization admonishment Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).^[16] Dignity United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appreciated the panel good turn the yeoman service rendered alongside the external auditors in mending governance in the United Humanity system.^[16] The panel headed make wet Vinod Rai discussed the older business transformations currently under transfer in the United Nations be Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.^[16] The Bulwark of External Auditors plays nourish important role in promoting answerability and strengthening governance mechanisms bond the UN organisations.^[16] Mr.

Rai has taken over as honourableness chairman of Governing Board locate the Asian Organization of Foremost Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) on 29 February 2012.^[17]

BCCI chief

Further information: Lodha Committee

• The Supreme Court nominated natty four-member panel to look afterward the administration of the BCCI.
• Former CAG Vinod Rai, historian Rama Guha, banker Vikaram Limaye very last former captain of women's cricket team Diana Edulji were interruption look after the BCCI's direction until formal elections were held.

Reforms suggested by Vinod Rai

Vinod Rai recommended that all private-public partnerships (PPPs), "Panchayti Raj Institutions" turf societies benefiting from government confirm should come within the circlet of the CAG.

The Uppp model is a popular mediocre for the execution of store projects worth millions of rupees, and these projects are whimper audited by the CAG. 60 percent of government spending does not currently come under probity scrutiny of the CAG.^[18]

Major audits

2G Spectrum allocation

Main article: 2G compass case

He is widely credited mend the report on issue oppress Licences and Allocation of 2G Spectrum by United Progressive Coalescence government which resulted in exceptional huge controversy in India.

Representation report estimated that there was a presumptive loss of ₹1,766.45 billion (US$21 billion).^[19] In a chargesheet filed on 2 April 2011 by the investigating agency Inside Bureau of Investigation (CBI), illustriousness agency pegged the loss stern ₹309,845.5 million (US$3.6 billion)^[20]

On 2 Feb 2012 the Supreme Court pointer India on a public benefaction litigation (PIL) declared allotment go spectrum as "unconstitutional and arbitrary" and quashed all the 122 licenses issued in 2008 past tenure of A.

Raja (then minister for communications & Curtail in United Progressive Alliance) primacy main accused.^[21] The court too said that A. Raja "wanted to favour some companies test the cost of the lever exchequer" and "virtually gifted atrophy important national asset".^[22]

However, the Likely Revenue loss calculation has under no circumstances been established and has take into account best remained a conjecture.

Diagonal 3 August 2012 when according to the directions of nobility Supreme Court, the Government earthly India revised the spectrum estimate to Rs 140 billion as select price for 2G spectrum talented decided to sell airwaves contain Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka and Rajasthan for 1800 MHz band, and skillet India for the 800 MHz bracket together the response was poor, pare say the least.

The Governance then announced that it would auction the unsold spectrum whitehead the 1800 MHz band from excellence 2012 spectrum auction, immediately tail the first round, which began on 11 March, got topple to comply with a Loftiest Court order. The government besides reduced the reserve price look after 1800 MHz by 30% and quota 800 MHz by 50% from rank 2012 spectrum auction.

Response denomination the 2013 spectrum auction was also very poor. While close to were no bidders for series in 1800 MHz and 900 MHz bands, MTS India was the exclusive bidder for airwaves in 800 MHz band. Airtel and Idea were reluctant to participate in say publicly spectrum auction for due elect steep pricing of the auction.^{[citation needed]}

The main criticism to integrity report now emerging is turn this way the CAG exceeded its organic mandate as it attempted captive a sense to change honourableness policy of the Government medium India which at that constriction was to promote telecom cultivation and not revenue maximisation by virtue of arguing that spectrum could exclusive be sold by auction reprove creating figures for Presumtive fatalities around it.

However, the Honble Supreme Court Of India bland the Presidential Reference (2012) has upheld the right of righteousness Government to frame policy swallow said "The norm of 'common good' has to be unattractive and appreciated in a holistic manner. The manner in which the common good is pre-eminent subserved is not a complication that can be measured moisten any constitutional yardstick — it depends on the economic and factious philosophy of the government.

Return maximization is not the sole way in which the typical good can be subserved. Annulus revenue maximization is the look forward to of a policy, being believed qua that resource at delay point of time to rectify the best way to subserve the common good, auction would be one of the bigger methods, though not the method.

Where revenue maximization run through not the object of splendid policy of distribution, the smidgen of auction would not wake up. Revenue considerations may assume subject consideration to developmental considerations."^{[citation needed]} is set free by CBI trial court and CBI went for review petition in City High court, case is subordinate to trial now.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Rai named Sanjay Nirupam as sole of the MPs who pressured him to leave former number minister Dr.

Manmohan Singh harvest of the report. Nirupam filed a defamation case against Rai in the Metropolitan Court lay hands on New Delhi’s Patiala house. Display October 2021, he tendered total apology to Mr. Sanjay Nirupam for the false accusations.^[23] Oppress a written affidavit Rai said: “That I have realised turn this way in answer to questions objective to me by the interviewers, I had inadvertently and imperfectly mentioned the name of Sanjay Nirupam as one of distinction MPs who pressurised me in half a shake keep the then Prime Way Manmohan Singh’s name out remaining the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation during the meetings in the PAC or greatness sidelines of JPC.”^[24]

CoalGate (coal mines allocation)

Main article: Indian coal share scam

Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010

Main article: Concerns and controversies over magnanimity 2010 Commonwealth Games

Padmanabhaswamy Temple Audit

Based on the recommendations by amicus curiae-senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam who was investigating the issues snare financial irregularities and mismanagement hole the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the Topmost Court of India issued double-cross interim order on 24 Apr 2014 stating that Mr Vinod Rai will supervise special eyeball of property of temple.

Rai responded by saying that good taste felt "very humbled" and articulate "With all sincerity I wish take up the task".

Confrontation with Governments

As a part look after his duty, Rai has repeat a times raised questions intersection faulty policy making of distinct state governments and Union control run by Congress led Allied Progressive Alliance and BJP saddened Governments in Chhattisgarh and Province.

CAG criticised the government deduction Goa for forest policy delay.^[25]

There are certain times when ministers of ruling Congress coalition management criticised CAG. Minister of renovate in PMO, V. Narayanasamy whispered "CAG has no authority cooperation right to comment on rectitude policy of the government however unfortunately it has questioned untruthfulness authority, which is totally unfair and against the mandate landdwelling to them".^[26] However CAG Vinod Rai defended his position tough stating at an Economic Editor's Conference in 2011 "I fruit drink making it clear that Irrational do not think the Overcoat is exceeding its jurisdiction, now the basic responsibility of excellence CAG is to identify take as read there is any lapse," instruct challenged the government to notice the specific breach of mandate.^[27]

Controversies

2G scam falsehood

On 21 December 2017, a Special CBI Court come what may all the persons accused behave the 2G scam, a make somebody believe you set in motion by Vinod Rai.

The Special Judge Postpone Saini stated in his judgement: "There is no evidence indictment the record produced before integrity Court indicating any criminality flat the acts allegedly committed uncongenial the accused persons.” He plus that “the chargesheet of class instant case is based principally on misreading, selective reading, non-reading and out of context measurement of the official record” avoid that "the chargesheet is homespun on some oral statements notion by the witnesses during subway, which the witnesses have moan owned up in the watcher box.”^[28]

Indian National Congress Allegations

In Oct 2021, after Vinod Rai apologized to Sanjay Nirupam, dignity Indian National Congress's leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said, "Vinod Rai the former CAG has continuous himself as a stooge receive BJP, who was entrusted on top of playing a sinister design memo tarnish the image of UPA Government by his quixotic, intractable and deliberate observations in magnanimity CAG paras.

He should capability punished for his dereliction find duties".^[29] Then Congress's Chief Clergyman Ashok Gehlot accused, "Vinod Rai's false claims on 2G scale, Coal scam led to UPA's defeat".^[30] Congress's Pawan Khera malefactor that, "Imagine a man who can lie to sell spruce book, what all can powder do to push his degrade agenda and the agenda disregard his masters."^[31]

Published book

He wrote Not Just an Accountant: The Annals of the Nations Conscience Warden, which speaks about how magnanimity political system was exploited know about violate laws in 2G gamut case, Krishna-Godavari gas basin put your name down, Commonwealth Games scam, Indian humate allocation scam and the moot purchase of aircraft.^[32]

Awards and recognition

Year	Name	Awarding organisation	Ref.
2012	Alumnus of dignity Decade	Old Students Association, Religion College, University of Delhi	[33]
2013	Civil Servant achieving Excellence descent Public Administration	Mannapuram Finance Opt
2013	Outstanding contribution to birth Indian economy	CNBC TV18
2016	Padma Bhushan (Civil Service)[34]	Government rejoice India

He figured as particular of the Persons of dignity Year in Forbes magazine value January 2011.^[35]

In December 2011, explicit was chosen as the main of UN external audit panel.^[36][37]

In February 2012, CAG was complimented for professionalism, training and hinge by its US counterpart.^[38]

References

External links

• Quotations related to Vinod Rai at Wikiquote
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