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New Delhi: A day after the appointment of Manoj Sinha as the new Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the President has appointed Girish Chandra Murmu as Comptroller and Auditor General of India with effect from the date he assumes charge.

Murmu, an IAS officer belonging to the 1985 batch, was the first Lt Governor of J&K from 31 October 2019 to 5 August 2020. He was principal secretary to Narendra Modi when he was the Gujarat chief minister.