K Sanjay Murthy to be next Comptroller and Auditor General of India, who is he? – India TV
Image Source : ANI K Sanjay Murthy to be next Comptroller and Auditor General of India President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed K Sanjay Murthy, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The govt notification released on Monday stated, “By virtue of the power vested in her by clause (1) of article 148 of the Constitution of India, the President has been pleased to appoint K Sanjay Murthy to be the Comptroller and Auditor General of India with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.” Murthy will succeed incumbent CAG, Girish Chandra Murmu, who assumed office on August 8, 2020. Before assuming the charge of CAG, Murmu served as the first Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Who K Sanjay Murthi is? Murthy is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch belonging to the Andhra Pradesh cadre. He is presently the Secretary of the Department of Higher Education in the Union Ministry of Education. As per the notification issued by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Union Finance Ministry, Murthy will be …
