- The Appointment Committee of Cabinet has appointed Shri J. P. S. Chawla as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
- He replaced Girraj Prasad Gupta. He was an Indian Civil Accounts Service Officer - 1985 Batch cadre Officer.
- Prior to this, J. P. S. Chawla served as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), where he was instrumental in the finalization of the accounting procedure and operationalization of GST Network (GSTN) before the national rollout of GST.
Published On : 15 Oct 2019
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