Controller General of Defence Accounts

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Controller General of Defence Accounts
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Agency overview
Formed1 October 1951
JurisdictionMinistry of Defence, Government of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Agency executive
  • Dr Mayank Sharma, IDAS, Controller General of Defence Accounts
Parent departmentMinistry of Defence (Finance)
Website cgda.nic.in

The Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) heads the Defence Accounts Department. Dr Mayank Sharma, IDAS is the present CGDA. [1] The office functions under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and is the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Defence Accounts Service, an organised Group 'A' Civil Service of Government of India. [2]

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As the Principal Accounting Officer for Ministry of Defence, the CGDA furnishes necessary information for the Appropriation Accounts to the Ministry of Defence. CGDA also prepares the Annual Consolidated Accounts of Defence Services Receipts & Charges and acts as the Principal Accounts Officer for Civil Estimates of the Ministry of Defence. DAD is also responsible for rendering the Annual Accounts for the various units and formations operating under the Ministry of Defence.

In addition, the Annual Audit Certificate for the Defence Services, rendered by the CGDA to the C&AG through Ministry of Defence, is tabled in the Indian Parliament.

Office of the CGDA

Office of the CGDA is situated at Delhi. Current address is Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt - 110010.

List of CGDA

The following is the list of officers of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) who have held the post of CGDA since 1947:

List of CGDAs since 1947 [3]
Sl. No.NamePost HeldFromTo
1Shri L. M. GhatakMilitary Accountant General16.08.194708.05.1951
2Shri R. JagannathanMilitary Accountant General09.05.195109.09.1951
3Shri A. SubrahmanyamController General of Defence Accounts26.02.195425.06.1956
4Shri R. N. HazariController General of Defence Accounts26.06.195604.11.1956
5Shri Batuk SinghController General of Defence Accounts05.11.195620.09.1958
6Shri Phul ChandController General of Defence Accounts03.10.195806.11.1962
7Shri H. L. WaderaController General of Defence Accounts07.11.196209.09.1967
8Shri V. N. SukulController General of Defence Accounts13.09.196725.03.1968
9Shri A. P. B. NayarController General of Defence Accounts17.06.196809.03.1970
10Shri D. S. NakraController General of Defence Accounts10.03.197031.12.1970
11Shri P. C. BhattacharyyaController General of Defence Accounts10.03.197105.12.1972
12Shri V. G. KamathController General of Defence Accounts26.02.197320.01.1975
13Shri J. B. MartinController General of Defence Accounts17.03.197530.04.1978
14Shri C. P. RamachandranController General of Defence Accounts01.05.197831.10.1978
15Shri B. M. MenonController General of Defence Accounts01.11.197831.07.1979
16Shri B. M. PrabhuController General of Defence Accounts02.08.197930.09.1980
17Shri R. VenkataramanController General of Defence Accounts17.11.198031.01.1986
18Shri S SwaminathanController General of Defence Accounts26.02.198630.04.1987
19Shri R. B. KapoorController General of Defence Accounts10.06.198730.06.1988
20Shri R. VenkataratnamController General of Defence Accounts15.12.198824.12.1988
21Shri R KrishnamurthyController General of Defence Accounts01.01.199031.12.1990
22Shri R. K. MathurController General of Defence Accounts14.03.199130.11.1991
23Shri Sanjib MukherjiController General of Defence Accounts04.02.199230.04.1992
24Shri B. G. JoshiController General of Defence Accounts11.05.199231.08.1993
25Shri Gian SwarupController General of Defence Accounts30.09.199327.04.1994
26Shri S. A.VentakatarayanController General of Defence Accounts01.05.199430.06.1994
27Shri U. S. PrasadController General of Defence Accounts06.09.199431.12.1994
28Shri D. K. Chet SinghController General of Defence Accounts11.03.199518.10.1995
29Shri P. R. SivasubramanianController General of Defence Accounts20.12.199520.11.1996
30Shri N. GopalanController General of Defence Accounts11.03.199730.06.2001
31Shri M KumaraswamiController General of Defence Accounts01.07.200105.03.2002
32Shri B BanerjeeController General of Defence Accounts10.04.200231.07.2002
33Shri G. C. BhandariController General of Defence Accounts01.08.200231.12.2003
34Shri Jnan PrakashController General of Defence Accounts04.05.200630.06.2007
35Smt H. K. PannuController General of Defence Accounts01.07.200731.03.2008
36Smt Bulbul GhoshController General of Defence Accounts01.04.200831.12.2009
37Smt Nita KapoorController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201031.05.2010
38Shri Nand KishoreController General of Defence Accounts01.06.201031.12.2011
39Shri Virendra DiwanController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201231.03.2012
40Smt Priti MohantyController General of Defence Accounts01.04.201229.10.2012
41Shri Suhas BanerjeeController General of Defence Accounts30.10.201231.10.2012
42Shri Arunava DuttController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201230.06.2013
43Kum Vandana SrivastavaController General of Defence Accounts05.07.201331.10.2014
44Shri Arvind KaushalController General of Defence Accounts01.11.201431.05.2015
45Shri S. S. MohantyController General of Defence Accounts01.06.201530.09.2015
46Smt Shobhana JoshiController General of Defence Accounts01.10.201531.05.2016
47Shri S. K. KohliController General of Defence Accounts08.07.201629.09.2016
48Shri N. NeihsialController General of Defence Accounts02.12.201628.02.2017
49Smt Veena PrasadController General of Defence Accounts01.03.201731.01.2018
50Smt Madhulika P SukulController General of Defence Accounts01.02.201831.08.2018
51Shri R. K. NayakController General of Defence Accounts22.04.201930.04.2019
52Shri Sanjiv MittalController General of Defence Accounts01.05.201930.06.2021
53Shri Rajnish KumarController General of Defence Accounts26.07.202130.06.2022
54Shri S G DastidarController General of Defence Accounts04.09.2023.31.03.2024
55Smt Devika RaghuvanshiController General of Defence Accounts02.07.202428.02.2025
56Dr Mayank SharmaController General of Defence Accounts01.03.2025Present

References

  1. ↑ "CGDA"
  2. ↑ "CGDA". cgda.nic.in. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour of CGDAs". Office website of the CGDA. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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