Shri M.J. Joseph (ICAS-1979) has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Ministry of Finance. Prior to this appointment, Shri Joseph was the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). He succeeds Shri Jawahar Thakur (ICAS-1979) who has been appointed as OSD (Accounting Reforms) in the Office of CGA.

 Shri Joseph has served in various administrative capacities in the Government of India including Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor in the President Secretariat and Director, Ministry of Defence among others.

 Shri Joseph has also worked with the International Monitory Fund (IMF) as a Public Financial Management Adviser at the IMF’s Regional Technical Assistance centre based at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is a Post Graduate in International Economic Relations and studied Business Management from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Appointment of Controller General of Accounts signals leadership change in public financial management with senior administrative expertise. Appointment of Controller General of Accounts: Shri M.J. Joseph has been appointed to lead government accounting oversight, succeeding his predecessor reassigned to an accounting reforms role. The appointment highlights the incumbent's senior administrative and public financial management experience, prior leadership of a national standards body, international advisory work in public financial management, and academic qualifications in international economic relations and business management.