Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. He will assume office on 8 August 2020.
Murmu is the 14th CAG of India.
He will replace Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, as the CAG.
Murmu, a 1985 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, was the first Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
He was Principal Secretary to Narendra Modi when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat.