Shashikant Sharma was today sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Sharma at a glittering function held at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and senior BJP leader L.K.Advani were among those who attended the function.
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Sharma succeeds Vinod Rai whose five and a half year tenure ended yesterday. Sharma will have a tenure upto September 24, 2017.
Sharma, a 1976-batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was the country's Defence Secretary prior to taking over as CAG.
Sharma holds a Masters degree in Political Science from the University of York. ]
Like Rai, Sharma too has served as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services. He has spent over 10 years in the Defence Ministry in various capacities.
Sharma's appointment comes at a time when the CAG has come under sharp attack from the government for its assessment of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in allocation of 2G spectrum.
