Senior bureaucrat Vishvajit Sahay (IDAS:1990), currently serving as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), has been appointed as Secretary (Defence Finance). He will succeed Raj Kumar Arora (IDAS:1990), who is set for retirement on April 30, 2026.
An alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Vishvajit Sahay has held several key positions in the Government of India. His previous assignments include Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Department of Science and Technology, Joint Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry, and Finance Manager (Acquisition Wing) in the Ministry of Defence.
Within the Defence Accounts Department, he has served in important roles such as Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Prayagraj; Joint CGDA; and Special CGDA.
Vishvajit Sahay has also represented India at international training forums, including at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Germany.
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