With civil society mounting pressure for transparency in governance, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today called for a government accounting system that enables citizens and social activists to assess performance of public service delivery.

"In this age of awareness and information revolution, an average citizen and a social activist wants information to assess the financial health and performance of governments in delivering public services and development schemes...," he said at a CAG function here.

Mukherjee, who is the chairman of the joint committee of government and civil society on drafting of the contentious LokPal Bill, said that there is a scope for improving the content and quality of the existing accounting system. (PTI)