Shri Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts here today. Shri Deepak Das is the 25^th officer to hold the position of Controller General of Accounts (CGA).

Shri Deepak Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, is appointed by the Government of India as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with effect from August 1, 2021.  

During his 35 years long career, Shri Das has held important positions at different levels in Ministries such as Science & Technology, Environment & Forest, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade & Heavy Industries, Commerce & Textile, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Home Affairs and Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs. Shri Das has also been the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), the training academy of the Indian Civil Accounts Service.

Shri Das has handled important portfolios while on Central deputation to the Government of India, where he served as Deputy Secretary as well as Director in the Ministry of Defence and as Member (Finance) in the Inland Waterways Authority of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

Prior to assuming charge of CGA, Shri Das served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes, where he was pivotal to several important technology-driven initiatives relating to direct taxes collection, reporting and receipt accounting.

Shri Das is an alumnus of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.

Public financial management appointment: new Controller General of Accounts assumes charge, emphasising technical and administrative leadership. Shri Deepak Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer, has assumed charge as Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance effective August 1, 2021; the release emphasises his 35-year career across ministries, leadership at the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance, prior role as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts at the Central Board of Direct Taxes, and experience with technology-driven initiatives in tax collection, reporting and receipt accounting.