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| Mr. Deepak Das takes charge as new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) |
New Delhi (Lisbon Times):- Mr. Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts here today. Deepak Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of Controller General
of Accounts (CGA).
Deepak
Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, is appointed by
the Government of India as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department
of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with effect from August 1, 2021.
During his 35 years long career, Mr. Das has held
important positions at different levels in Ministries such as Science &
Technology, Environment & Forest, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade & Heavy Industries, Commerce & Textile, Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Home Affairs and Central Board of
Indirect Taxes & Customs. Mr. Das has also been the Director of the
Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), the training academy of
the Indian Civil Accounts Service.
Mr. Das has handled important portfolios while on
Central deputation to the Government of India, where he served as Deputy
Secretary as well as Director in the Ministry of Defence and as Member
(Finance) in the Inland Waterways Authority of India, Ministry of Ports,
Shipping and Waterways.
Prior to assuming charge of CGA, Mr. Das served as the
Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes,
where he was pivotal to several important technology-driven initiatives
relating to direct taxes collection, reporting, and receipt accounting.
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