Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG

May 21, 2013 19:20

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was today named as the new Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will succeed Vinod Rai, who superannuates tomorrow 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, Indian Administrative Service, 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.

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