Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG).
The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will succeed Vinod Rai, who superannuates on Wednesday after five and a half years of eventful tenure as the head of the Constitutional financial watchdog. “The President of India has appointed Shashi Kant Sharma, IAS, as the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the Constitution of India,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
Sharma, who holds a masters degree in political science from the University of York, will be taking over charge of the CAG from May 23, it said. The 62-year-old Sharma will be administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday.