Girish Chandra Murmu takes over as the CAG of India.

Girish Chandra Murmu, who was the Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, resigned that post all of a sudden a few days back. Today he was sworn in as the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India. It is important to note that Girish Chandra Murmu is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. When Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, Girish Chandra Murmu was also brought to the Centre. He was the Secretary of the Department of Expenditure, before his appointment as the Lt. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. The job of the CAG is to audit all the accounts of the Central and State Governments.