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Government of India

Ministry of Finance

03-July-2012 12:39 IST

Jawahar Thakur takes over as Controller General of Accounts

Shri Jawahar Thakur has taken over as Controller General of Accounts on 1st July, 2012. He belongs to the Indian Civil Accounts Service of 1979 batch. Shri Thakur is a Post Graduate and also a Law Graduate from Delhi University. He has a Degree of M.Sc. in Public Economic Management from University of Birmingham, U.K. and Diploma in Public Financial Management from the University of Strathclyde, UK. He has also undergone training in the University of Georgia and Harward University, USA. He has extensive experience in the areas of Public Financial Management and has worked in diverse capacities in the Ministries of Earth Sciences, Commerce, Human Resource Development, Science & Technology, Labour, Health, Home Affairs and Finance. He is known for his initiatives in the area of development of an effective financial management information system.

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Controller General of Accounts appointment signals emphasis on public financial management expertise and modernization of financial information systems. Jawahar Thakur assumed office as Controller General of Accounts, an administrative leadership appointment for central government accounting oversight. He holds postgraduate and law degrees and advanced diplomas in public economic and financial management, has served across multiple ministries in the civil accounts service, and is noted for initiatives to develop an effective financial management information system, indicating a focus on modernization of government accounting processes.