G. C. Murmu: Difference between revisions

'''Girish Chandra Murmu''' (born 21 November 1959) is the 14th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-jk-lieutenant-governor-g-c-murmu-appointed-new-cag/articleshow/77384411.cms|title=Former J&K lieutenant governor G C Murmu appointed new CAG|access-date=20 February 2021|work=The Times of India|date=6 August 2020}}</ref> and the external auditor of the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=20 November 2020|title=India's CAG Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indias-cag-murmu-elected-as-external-auditor-of-inter-parliamentary-union-geneva/articleshow/79325987.cms|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> He is also the chairman of the [[United Nations]] Panel of [[External auditor|External Auditors]] and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. He is currently the external auditor of the WHO (2020-2023), succeeding the Auditor General of the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |title=United Nations Panel of External Auditors |url=https://www.un.org/en/auditors/panel/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2020|title=CAG GC Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/cag-murmu-elected-as-external-auditor-of-inter-parliamentary-union-1605944682-1|access-date=17 July 2021|website=www.jagranjosh.com}}</ref> He was the Inaugural [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Lieutenant Governor]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]] till 6 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/gc-murmu-appointed-as-jk-lt-guv-rk-mathur-for-ladakh-771164.html|title=GC Murmu appointed as J&K Lt Guv, RK Mathur for Ladakh|date=25 October 2019|work=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manoj-sinha-takes-oath-as-lg-of-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/77409120.cms |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=7 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He is a 1985retired1985 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer of [[Gujarat]] cadre and was principal secretary to [[Narendra Modi]] during his tenure as the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/10/25/who-is-gc-murmu-modi-aide-and-now-jks-first-lt-governor.html|title=Who is G.C. Murmu, Modi aide and now J&K's first Lt Governor?|website=The Week|language=en|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>