Mr. Anthony Lianzuala took over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in national capital here today. Earlier, the Government of India had appointed Mr. Anthony Lianzuala, a 1982-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer, as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017. He will be the First person from the North-Eastern Region to hold this position.

Mr Lianzuala, a graduate from the Hindu College of Delhi University, has vast and rich experience in the government both at the Centre and the State levels. He worked at higher positions in the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Rural Development.

Mr Lianzuala was the first Director of training institute in the field of Public Financial Management and Accounting in the North-East named INGAF-NER, based in Aizawl, Mizoram. He is highly credited for his IT initiatives in the North-Eastern Region. He was instrumental in computerising the functions of the State Treasuries of Mizoram. He has also served in Mizoram as Secretary in various departments including Agricultural Marketing, Border Trade and Relief & Rehabilitation. He was also selected as Managing Director of North-Eastern Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC), a Public-Sector Undertaking, based in Guwahati.

Appointment of Controller General of Accounts: new CGA assumes office, first appointee from north-eastern region with public finance experience. Appointment of Controller General of Accounts: Mr. Anthony Lianzuala, a career Indian Civil Accounts Service officer, assumed charge as Controller General of Accounts in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, effective May 1, 2017, and is the first appointee from the North-Eastern Region. He has extensive central and state government experience in finance-related ministries, led the INGAF-NER training institute, initiated IT projects including computerisation of Mizoram State Treasuries, and held senior public-sector and administrative posts relevant to government accounting.