A day after he resigned as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on August 6th, 2020.
A statement from the President’s office had said earlier in the day that Murmu’s resignation as the Lt. Governor of J&K was accepted. Murmu takes over as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) after Rajiv Mehrishi completed his term. Mehrishi had served as the finance secretary and then as the home secretary at the Centre before his term as the CAG.
He will take oath as the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) on August 8th, 2020 at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Murmu, a 1985 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, was appointed as the first Lt Governor of J&K when the union territory was carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The President had earlier in the day announced the appointment of Manoj Sinha as Murmu’s successor as J&K Lt. Governor.
On the other hand, the President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Manoj Sinha as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
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