Alka Nangia Arora takes charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts
Alka Nangia Arora, a 1991-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, took charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts on 1 August 2026.
Summary
Alka Nangia Arora, a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 August 2026. An alumna of Garhwal University and IIT Roorkee, she has served as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in DARE, Joint Secretary in the MSME Ministry and Managing Director of the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India. She began her career at the Dum Dum Ordnance Factory in Kolkata.
Key facts
- Post
- Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA)
- Officer
- Alka Nangia Arora
- Service
- IDAS, 1991 batch
- Took charge
- 1 Aug 2026
- Earlier
- AS & FA, DARE; JS, MSME; MD, CCIC
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Alka Nangia Arora took charge on 1 August 2026 as which of the following?
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Correct answer: A — Controller General of Defence Accounts
Alka Nangia Arora assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).
The new Controller General of Defence Accounts, Alka Nangia Arora, belongs to which service?
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Correct answer: D — Indian Defence Accounts Service
She is a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS).