Anugraha Narayana Das assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts

Key facts

• Anugraha Narayana Das, a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) with effect from May 1.
• He previously served as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts and has over three decades of experience in defence financial management and public administration.
• He is an alumnus of Utkal University and ICPE University of Ljubljana, and has undergone professional training at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Duke University.
• His key assignments include Director in the Ministry of Water Resources, Additional Financial Adviser and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Principal Integrated Financial Adviser at Army Headquarters, and Special Controller General of Defence Accounts at CGDA Headquarters.