Submissions are invited for the National Online Essay Writing Competition by the Office of the CAG and MyGov, India. Submit by Aug 20!
About the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
Audit of government accounts (including the accounts of the state governments) in India is entrusted to the CAG of India who is empowered to audit all expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of the union or state governments, whether incurred within India or outside, all revenue into the Consolidated Funds and all transactions relating to the Public Account and the Contingency Funds of the Union and the states.
About MyGov
MyGov is a citizen engagement platform launched by the Government of India on July 26, 2014, to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development.
About the Contest
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is organising the second National Online Essay Writing Competition as part of Audit Diwas celebrations on the topic “Celebrating the resilience of the Indian Democracy and the role of the CAG of India”.
The essay competition aims to make the youth of the country aware of the institution of the CAG of India and appreciate the contribution of the CAG in promoting public accountability and good governance. The competition will also give an opportunity for young minds to harness their creativity and express ways in which the institution of the CAG can contribute to good governance.
Prizes and Awards
The essays will be evaluated separately in English and Hindi. Winners of the competition will be awarded cash prizes as follows:
- First prize: Rs. 30,000.
- Second prize: Rs. 20,000.
- Third prize: Rs. 15,000.
Please note: There are no charges/registration for participation in the competition.
Eligibility Criteria
- The online essay writing competition is open to all persons who are currently enrolled in a course of study at any institution recognised by any University in India.
- The participant should not be more than 25 years old as on July 20, 2023.
- Employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department shall not be eligible for participating in the competition.
- Only one entry from each participant will be considered. In case it is discovered that a participant has submitted more than one entry, all the entries from the participant will be disqualified.
Mode of Submission
- The length of the essay should not exceed 1,500 words.
- The Essay may be written either in English or Hindi.
- The participants would be required to submit six documents online as attachments in a single email to the address: essay2023[at]cag[dot]gov[dot]in. The details of these documents are given in paras 5.4.1.1 to 5.4.1.5. The subject of the email should be written as “CAG’s National Online Essay Writing Competition”.
- Participants should send the essays in MS Word docx – Calibri (English)/Mangal (Hindi) and PDF format.
- The names of both the .docx and .pdf file should be the email ID (excluding the domain name) of the participant followed by the language (English/Hindi) in which the essay has been written.
- Essays sent by post will not be considered. Mention of the participant’s name/email or other personal details anywhere in the body of the essay will lead to disqualification.
Timeline
Essays may be emailed on any date from 10 AM on July 21, 2023, to 5 PM on August 20, 2023. Entries received beyond this period will not be considered.
How to Submit?
Interested participants can submit their entries via this link.
Submission Deadline
The competition will close on August 20, 2023.
Click here to view the official notification of the National Online Essay Writing Competition by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and MyGov, India [Total Cash Prizes of Rs. 65k].
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