Shashi Kant Sharma | |
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,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_23,_2013.jpg) Shashi Kant Sharma taking charge as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India | |
| Chairman of United Nations Board of Auditors | |
| In office 11 January 2017 – 24 September 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Mr. Kay Scheller |
| 12th Comptroller and Auditor General of India | |
| In office 23 May 2013 – 24 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Rai |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Mehrishi |
| 35th Defence Secretary of India | |
| In office 14 July 2011 – 23 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| Financial Services Secretary of India | |
| In office 9 February 2011 – 11 July 2011 | |
| Information and Technology Secretary of India | |
| In office 24 September 2010 – 8 February 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shashi Kant Sharma 25 September 1952 Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of York University of Allahabad University of Agra |
| Occupation | Retired Central Civil Servant (IAS) |
Shashi Kant Sharma is a retired central civil servant of 1976 batch under IAS cadre belonging to Bihar. He was the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.[1][2] In July 2014 he assumed office as a Member of the United Nations Board of Auditors.[3] On 11 January 2017, Sharma took over as the Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors.[4] The reports of the Board serve as a key input for policy making within the UN.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG". The Hindu. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG". The Hindu. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "CAG Shashi Kant Sharma on UN board of auditors". The Times of India. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Current Membership". United Nations Board of Auditors. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Shri Shashi Kant Sharma, C&AG of India takes over as Chairman of the UN Board of Auditors" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "CAG Shashi Kant Sharma takes over as UN audit chair for 2 years". Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "In a first, CAG of India to audit UN Secretariat in New York". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.