Girish Chandra Murmu : Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

• Girish Chandra Murmu has assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) from August 8, 2020.
• Murmu made and subscribed to the oath of office before President Ram Nath Kovind.
• His tenure as the new CAG will be up to November 20, 2024.
• He succeeds Rajiv Mehrishi, who demitted office on August 7, 2020.
• He is the 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

About Girish Chandra Murmu :- 

• He was born on November 21, 1959 in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
• Murmu is a post graduate in Political Science from Utkal University. 
• He holds an MBA degree from the University of Birmingham.
• He has wide experience in administrative, economic and infrastructure fields.
• A former bureaucrat, Murmu is a 1985-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
• 2019-20 : 1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
• March-Oct 2019 : Expenditure Secretary of India

Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) :- 

• The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by Article 148 of the Constitution of India. 
• The CAG is mentioned in the Constitution of India under Article 148 – 151.
• The CAG is ranked 9th and enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Indian order of precedence.
• CAG audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.
• The reports of the CAG are laid in Parliament/Legislatures and taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) and Committees on Public Undertakings (COPUs), which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures.
• The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the affairs of which are managed by officers of Indian Audit and Accounts Service.

Appointment :- 

• The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is appointed by the President of India following a recommendation by the Prime Minister. 

Oath or affirmation :-

• On appointment, he/she has to make an oath or affirmation before the President of India.

List of Comptroller and Auditors General of India :- 

No.	Comptroller and Auditor General of India	Year tenure began	Year tenure ended
1	V. Narahari Rao	1948	1954
2	A. K. Chanda	1954	1960
3	A. K. Roy	1960	1966
4	S. Ranganathan	1966	1972
5	A. Bakshi	1972	1978
6	Gian Prakash	1978	1984
7	T. N. Chaturvedi	1984	1990
8	C. G. Somiah	1990	1996
9	V. K. Shunglu	1996	2002
10	VN Kaul	2002	2008
11	Vinod Rai	2008	2013
12	Shashi Kant Sharma	2013	2017
13	Rajiv Mehrishi	2017	2020
14	G. C. Murmu	2020	Incumbent

Comptroller and Auditors General of India