New Delhi: Former J & K Lt. Governor G. C. Murmu was appointed the Comptroller and Auditor General on Thursday. He was 1985 batch of IAS. He will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi, who is retiring on Friday.

According to the Government notification, the President had appointed Murmu to be the CAG from the date he took charge of the office. Murmu resigned as J & K Lt. Governor in a surprise move. While the Centre swiftly choose former Union Minister Manoj Sinha as his successor in Srinagar, the decision on who would succeed Mehrishi as CAG did not come until late on Thursday evening. Trusted by PM Narendra Modi, Murmu served in the Home Department of Gujarat when Modi was Chief Minister. Later he served as Modi Principle Secretary in the State.