New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Accountants General and Deputy Accountants General Conclave in New Delhi on Thursday and will unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his address.

The conclave will be attended by Accountants General and Deputy Accountants General from across the country in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

The main theme of the conclave is Transforming Audit and Assurance in a Digital World is being held to consolidate experience and learning and chart out the path of Indian Audit and Accounts Department for the next few years.

“Panel discussions and group discussions are to be held to discuss ways to transform the department into a technology-led organization, given how the Government is increasingly being data-driven in today's fast-changing policy and governance environment,” read a statement.

"Efforts are also on to institutionalize knowledge base, leverage IT-based platform to curate knowledge resources and develop anytime, anywhere learning and IT-based toolkit for auditors. In the last few years of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department has moved towards transforming audit to meet challenges in the new age, technology-driven India," it read.