Dr Mayank Sharma takes charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts
Dr Mayank Sharma, a 1989-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, assumed office as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 March 2025.
Summary
Dr Mayank Sharma assumed office as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 March 2025. He is a 1989-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) with over three decades in government, including the Defence Accounts Department and the Cabinet Secretariat. He has served as India's Alternate Permanent Representative at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and UNCITRAL, and headed the Consular Division at the Indian Embassy in Vienna.
Key facts
- Date
- 1 March 2025
- Post
- Controller General of Defence Accounts
- Service
- IDAS, 1989 batch
- Earlier
- Alternate Permanent Representative at UNODC, Vienna
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who assumed office as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Dr Mayank Sharma
Dr Mayank Sharma, a 1989-batch IDAS officer, took charge as CGDA on 1 March 2025.
The new Controller General of Defence Accounts who took charge on 1 March 2025 earlier represented India at which UN body in Vienna?
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Correct answer: A — UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Dr Mayank Sharma served as India's Alternate Permanent Representative at the UNODC, among other UN bodies.