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Medium · Article 148(3) and (5): who settles the CAG's service conditions

Consider the following statements:

1. The salary, allowances and pension payable to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

2. The salary and other conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor-General are fixed by the Second Schedule and can be changed only by an amendment of the Constitution.

3. The administrative powers of the Comptroller and Auditor-General are prescribed by rules made by the Comptroller and Auditor-General with the approval of the President.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

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