G. C. Murmu

Girish Chandra Murmu
14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
In office
8 August 2020  20 November 2024
President
Preceded byRajiv Mehrishi
Succeeded byK. Sanjay Murthy
Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors
In office
8 August 2020  20 November 2024
Preceded byRajiv Mehrishi
Succeeded byK. Sanjay Murthy
1st Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
31 October 2019  6 August 2020
Chief MinisterVacant
Preceded byPosition established
Satyapal Malik (as Governor)
Succeeded byManoj Sinha
Expenditure Secretary of India
In office
1 March 2019  30 October 2019
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Preceded byAjay Narayan Jha
Succeeded byAtanu Chakraborty
Personal details
Born
Girish Chandra Murmu

(1959-11-21) 21 November 1959
Betnoti, Odisha, India
Nationality Indian
SpouseSmita Shukla Murmu
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationIAS officer

Girish Chandra Murmu (born 21 November 1959) is a retired IAS officer who has served as 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India from 2020 to 2024 and as the external auditor of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He served as chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. He is currently the external auditor of the WHO (2020-2023), succeeding the Auditor General of the Philippines. He was the Inaugural Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till 6 August 2020. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre and was principal secretary to Narendra Modi during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.