Who was appointed as the Controller General of Defence

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Mayank Sharma assumed the office of Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on March 1, 2025. With a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, he is a 1989-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS). Sharma has served in various capacities within the Government of India, including the Defence Accounts Department. His extensive experience includes key positions in the Cabinet Secretariat and representing India as the Alternate Permanent Representative at several United Nations bodies, including the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and the UN Commission on International Trade Law. He has also represented India at the International Anti-Corruption Academy and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.