Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as CAG
He succeeded Shashi Kant Sharma, who retired on on Friday.
President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mehrishi at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was attended by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.
Mehrishi's is a 1978-batch IAS officer (retired). His appointment was recently cleared by the Government.
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