Chandigarh, Nov. 24 -- The Punjab government, which drew flak from the opposition parties over its financial performance in the first half of 2022-23, has asked the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to modify its format for financial accounts of the state, citing the likelihood of its "misinterpretation" in the current format.

The state's finance department is learnt to have conveyed its reservations to the office of Principal Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements), Punjab, about their way of presenting the financial accounts of the state, especially comparative data.

"The present format for preparing accounts and fiscal parameters does not give the complete picture. We have requested them to simplify the report so ...