Sonali Singh named as Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on additional charge.

Why in news?

• The Government of India has appointed Sonali Singhto hold the additional charge of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with effect from February 01, 2022.
• She has been appointed in place of Dipak Dash,who superannuated on January 31, 2022.
• Sonali Singhis a 1987 batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).
• She is serving as the Additional Controller General of Accounts since October 2019.
• Prior to that, she had also served as Additional Secretary at Central Vigilance Commission. 

About Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

• The Controller General of Accounts (CGA), in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, is the Principal Accounting Adviser to Government of India and is responsible for establishing and maintaining a technically sound Management Accounting System. The Office of CGA prepares monthly and annual analysis of expenditure, revenues, borrowings and various fiscal indicators for the Union Government.