G. C. Murmu

G. C. Murmu
14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
In office
8 August 2020 – 20 November 2024
President
Preceded byRajiv Mehrishi
Succeeded byK.Sanjay Murthy
Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors
In office
8 August 2020 – 20 November 2024
Preceded byRajiv Mehrishi
Succeeded byK.Sanjay Murthy
1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
31 October 2019 – 6 August 2020
Chief MinisterVacant
Preceded byPosition established
Satyapal Malik (as Governor)
Succeeded byManoj Sinha
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office
1 March 2019 – 30 October 2019
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Preceded byAjay Narayan Jha
Succeeded byAtanu Chakraborty
Personal details
Born
Girish Chandra Murmu

(1959-11-21) 21 November 1959 (age 65)
Betnoti, Odisha, India
NationalityIndia Indian
SpouseSmita Shukla Murmu
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationIAS officer

Girish Chandra Murmu (born 21 November 1959) has served as 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India [1] and the external auditor of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.[2] He served as chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. He is currently the external auditor of the WHO (2020-2023), succeeding the Auditor General of the Philippines.[3][4] He was the Inaugural Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till 6 August 2020.[5][6] He is a retired 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre and was principal secretary to Narendra Modi during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.[7]

  1. ^ "Former J&K lieutenant governor G C Murmu appointed new CAG". The Times of India. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ ANI (20 November 2020). "India's CAG Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "United Nations Panel of External Auditors". www.un.org. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "CAG GC Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union". www.jagranjosh.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "GC Murmu appointed as J&K Lt Guv, RK Mathur for Ladakh". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ PTI (7 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Who is G.C. Murmu, Modi aide and now J&K's first Lt Governor?". The Week. Retrieved 17 November 2019.