Consequent upon approval of Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Shri Pawan Kumar, ICoAS, has assumed charge as Chief Adviser (Cost), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, in Level-17 (Apex level) on 01/02/2024.

Shri Kumar is a 1992-batch officer of the Indian Cost Accounts Service under Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Prior to assuming the charge Shri Kumar was holding the charge of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost).

Shri Kumar is a qualified Cost Accountant and possesses a diverse work experience in various capacities at different Ministries/Departments and autonomous bodies like Tariff Commission, Delhi Development Authority, Director General of Trade Remedies, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Public Enterprises etc.

Shri Kumar played a pivotal role in development of a web-based Online Dashboard for performance evaluation of CPSEs in Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance. This initiative was conferred ‘Gold Award’ in the ‘e-Governance’ category in 2022, by a leading think tank.

Administrative appointment: Chief Adviser (Cost) assumes apex departmental advisory role after executive approval. Shri Pawan Kumar has assumed charge as Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance at apex Level 17 following Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approval; he was earlier Additional Chief Adviser (Cost). He is a 1992 batch Indian Cost Accounts Service officer and a qualified Cost Accountant with multi departmental experience, including leading development of an online CPSE performance evaluation dashboard awarded for e governance.