Anthony Lianzuala takes over as the new Controller General of Accounts

New Delhi: Mr. Anthony Lianzuala has taken over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in national capital here.

Earlier, the Government of India had appointed Mr. Anthony Lianzuala, a 1982-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer, as the new Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017. He will be the First person from the North-Eastern Region to hold this position.

Mr Lianzuala, a graduate from the Hindu College of Delhi University, has vast and rich experience in the government both at the Centre and the State levels. He worked at higher positions in the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Rural Development.

Mr Lianzuala was the first Director of training institute in the field of Public Financial Management and Accounting in the North-East named INGAF-NER, based in Aizawl, Mizoram.

He is highly credited for his IT initiatives in the North-Eastern Region. He was also instrumental in computerising the functions of the State Treasuries of Mizoram.

He has served in Mizoram as Secretary in various departments including Agricultural Marketing, Border Trade and Relief and Rehabilitation.