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K Sanjay Murthy takes oath as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK   Advertisement New Delhi, Nov 21: Former Higher Education Secretary K. Sanjay Murthy took oath as the Comptroller…

K Sanjay Murthy takes oath as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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New Delhi, Nov 21: Former Higher Education Secretary K. Sanjay Murthy took oath as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Thursday.

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him.

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The Centre appointed K. Sanjay Murthy, a 1989-batch IAS officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on November 18.

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He succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu in the role whose tenure as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) came to an end on Wednesday.

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The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and several other dignitaries.

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