Rajiv Mehrishi | |
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| Vice Chairman ofUnited Nations Board of Auditors | |
| In office 25 September 2017 – 7 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shashi Kant Sharma |
| Succeeded by | G C Murmu |
| 13thComptroller and Auditor General of India | |
| In office 25 September 2017 – 7 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shashi Kant Sharma |
| Succeeded by | G C Murmu |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 31 August 2015 – 30 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | LC Goyal |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gauba |
| Finance Secretary | |
| In office 29 October 2014 – 30 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Mayaram |
| Succeeded by | Ratan P. Watal |
| Chief Secretary ofRajasthan | |
| In office 21 December 2013 – 28 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | C. K. Mathew |
| Succeeded by | C. S. Rajan |
| Fertilizers Secretary | |
| In office 4 October 2012 – 30 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Mital |
| Succeeded by | Shaktikanta Das |
| Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary | |
| In office 17 April 2012 – 3 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Parvez Dewan |
| Succeeded by | Prem Narain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-08-08)8 August 1955 (age 70) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Spouse | Mira Meherishi IAS |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde St. Stephen's College,Delhi University St. Xavier's School, Jaipur |
| Occupation | Senior Indian government functionary |
| Awards |  Padma Bhushan (2022) |
Rajiv Mehrishi (born on 8 August 1955) is a retiredIAS officer of the 1978 batch belonging to theRajasthan cadre who served as the 13thComptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) and Vice Chairman of theUnited Nations Panel of External Auditors.[1]
Prior to this he also served as theHome Secretary,Finance Secretary andEconomic Affairs Secretary of India.[2][3][4][5][6][7]He also served as the Chief Secretary,Government of Rajasthan.[8][9] He was awarded thePadma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the Civil Service.[10] More recently he wrote a book, India 2022.[11]
He is married to Mira (née Sahni) also an officer of theIAS, now retired. His brother-in-law is lieutenant generalAnoop Malhotra.[12] He has three sons, Tarun (married to Aastha Jain), Tushar, and Abhinav (Vishakha Mehta). One son lives inBangalore, one inMumbai, and the other in the United States. He has the unique hobby of making pickles with his very own recipes and it is available under the brand name 'Pickley—Taste of Dada'.[13]
Rajiv Mehrishi holds a degree inbusiness administration fromStrathclyde Business School,Glasgow.[14][15][16] His earlier degrees ofBA (History) andMA (History) were from theSt. Stephen's College.[14][15][16]
Apart from being theHome Secretary ofIndia, Rajiv Mehrishi has served in various key posts in bothUnion andRajasthan governments, such asChief Secretary ofRajasthan, Principal Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan,Principal Secretary (Finance), Chairman ofIndira Gandhi Nahar Board andDistrict Magistrate and Collector of Bikaner inRajasthan Government,[14][15][16] and as theUnion Finance Secretary,Union Fertilizers Secretary, andUnion Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary, Special Secretary inMinistry of Agriculture andJoint Secretary in theCabinet Secretariat, in theUnion Government.[14][15][17]
Rajiv Mehrishi retired on 30 August 2017.[17][18][19]
Mehrishi was appointed theChief Secretary ofRajasthan by theChief Minister of Rajasthan on 21 December 2013.[8][9][14][15][17]
Mehrishi was appointed as theEconomic Affairs Secretary by theAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). As he was the senior-most Secretary in theMinistry of Finance, he was designated asFinance Secretary.[6][7][14][15][17]
Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as theUnion Home Secretary by theAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 31 August 2015.[2][3][4][14][15][17]
Rajiv Mehrishi assumed the office ofComptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) on 25 September 2017 and hold the office till 7 August 2020.[17][20][21][22][23] Mehrishi also concurrently became the Vice-Chairman of theUnited Nations Panel of External Auditors.[1]
In July 2023, Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as an independent director on the board ofJio Financial Services (JFSL), a demerged entity fromReliance Industries Ltd, for a term of five years. The board meeting confirming Mehrishi's appointment was held on July 7, with the official record date being July 20.[24][25][26]
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