CAG Principal Director dismissed on corruption charges

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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), has dismissed Principal Director Sharada Subramaniam for irregularities allegedly committed by her 17 years ago when she was on deputation at the Coffee Board of India as Director of Finance, three officials said, requesting anonymity.

One of the CAG officials said: “…technically the dismissal of the Principal Director was effected by an order of the President of India.”

Subramaniam, a 1991 batch Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) official, termed the charge baseless and said, “It is not necessary that an action taken by the government is a gospel truth. I have moved CAT [the Central Administrative Tribunal] and am awaiting justice,” she said.

According to a PTI report, on September 6, 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked the principal director for allegedly diverting funds of the Coffee Board during her posting there.

The case pertained to the period between 1998 and 2003.