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{{short description| 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Girish Chandra Murmu
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)
| image = Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (cropped).jpg
| office = 14th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India ]]
| term_start = 8 August 2020
| term_end = 20 November 2024
| president = * [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
* [[Draupadi Murmu]]
| predecessor = [[Rajiv Mehrishi]]
| successor = [[K Sanjay Murthy]]
| office1 = Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors
| predecessor1 = [[Rajiv Mehrishi]]
| successor1 = K Sanjay Murthy
| term_start1 = 8 August 2020
| term_end1 = 20 November 2024
| office2 = 1st [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| term_start2 = 31 October 2019
| term_end2 = 6 August 2020
| predecessor2 = ''Position established''<br/>[[Satyapal Malik]] (''as Governor'')
| successor2 = [[Manoj Sinha]]
| 2blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 2namedata2 = ''[[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Vacant]]''
| office3 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Expenditure Secretary]] of India
| term_start3 = 1 March 2019
| term_end3 = 30 October 2019
| president3 = [[Ramnath Kovind]]
| predecessor3 = [[Ajay Narayan Jha]]
| successor3 = [[Atanu Chakraborty]]
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist}}
* [[Utkal University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
* [[University of Birmingham]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
{{endplainlist}}
| birth_name = Girish Chandra Murmu
| birth_place = [[Betnoti]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|11|21|df=y}}
| spouse = Smita Shukla Murmu
| children = 2
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
| website =
}}

'''Girish Chandra Murmu''' (born 21 November 1959) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of [[Gujarat]] cadre who has served as 14th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] from 2020 to 2024<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-jk-lieutenant-governor-g-c-murmu-appointed-new-cag/articleshow/77384411.cms|title=Former J&K lieutenant governor G C Murmu appointed new CAG|access-date=20 February 2021|work=The Times of India|date=6 August 2020}}</ref> and as the external auditor of the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=20 November 2020|title=India's CAG Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indias-cag-murmu-elected-as-external-auditor-of-inter-parliamentary-union-geneva/articleshow/79325987.cms|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> He served as chairman of the [[United Nations]] Panel of [[External auditor|External Auditors]] and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. He is currently the external auditor of the WHO (2020-2023), succeeding the Auditor General of the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |title=United Nations Panel of External Auditors |url=https://www.un.org/en/auditors/panel/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2020|title=CAG GC Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/cag-murmu-elected-as-external-auditor-of-inter-parliamentary-union-1605944682-1|access-date=17 July 2021|website=www.jagranjosh.com}}</ref> He was the Inaugural [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Lieutenant Governor]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir]] till 6 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/gc-murmu-appointed-as-jk-lt-guv-rk-mathur-for-ladakh-771164.html|title=GC Murmu appointed as J&K Lt Guv, RK Mathur for Ladakh|date=25 October 2019|work=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manoj-sinha-takes-oath-as-lg-of-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/77409120.cms |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=7 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He is a 1985 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer of [[Gujarat]] cadre and was principal secretary to [[Narendra Modi]] during his tenure as the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/10/25/who-is-gc-murmu-modi-aide-and-now-jks-first-lt-governor.html|title=Who is G.C. Murmu, Modi aide and now J&K's first Lt Governor?|website=The Week|language=en|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
G.C. Murmu was born on 21 November 1959 in Betnoti village of [[Mayurbhanj]] district in [[Odisha]] in a [[Santal people|Santal]] family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Anand ST |title='A Tribal Boy Got a Big Opportunity': GC Murmu's Mother Elated over His Appointment as J&K's L-G |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/a-tribal-boy-got-a-big-opportunity-gc-murmus-mother-elated-on-his-appointment-as-jks-l-g-2370675.html |accessdate=19 February 2020 |work=News18 |date=1 November 2019}}</ref> He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from [[Utkal University]]. He also holds an MBA degree from [[University of Birmingham]]. He is the eldest among eight siblings, six brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers, Shirish Chandra Murmu is working as a Deputy Governor at the [[Reserve Bank of India]] as of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/from-mayurbhanj-to-crown-of-india-girish-chandra-murmus-rise-to-top/71782257|title= From Mayurbhanj to Crown of India|website=Economic Times| date = 27 October 2019| language=en|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=From Mayurbhanj to crown of India, Girish Chandra Murmu's rise to top - ET Government |url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/from-mayurbhanj-to-crown-of-india-girish-chandra-murmus-rise-to-top/71782257 |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=ETGovernment.com |date=27 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2001, when [[Narendra Modi]] became chief minister of [[Gujarat]], Murmu was the Relief [[Commissioner]]. Shortly afterwards he became Commissioner, Mines and Minerals and thereafter Managing Director, [[Gujarat Maritime Board]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/after-chief-secy-pm-modi-handpicks-trusted-aide-murmu-as-jampks-lt-governor/1649059 |title = PM Modi Hand Picks Murmu| website= The Outlook| date = 25 October 2019}}</ref>

Murmu's career took off in 2004 when he was made joint secretary of the Gujarat Home Department, which was headed by [[Amit Shah]] and directly supervised by Narendra Modi. He was given the task of handling the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] cases.

Murmu has been described as "trusted aide" of Narendra Modi and [[Amit Shah]] since his bureaucratic assignments in Gujarat by many news outlets such as ''[[The Hindu]]'', [[The Wire (India)|''The Wire'']], ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' and ''[[News18 India]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Langa |first=Mahesh |date=25 June 2015 |title=Trusted PM Modi man Murmu likely to head Enforcement Directorate |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/trusted-pm-modi-man-murmu-likely-to-head-enforcement-directorate/story-Yv7YGoMkOzAxzsQ2MQNAkO.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-08 |title=The Man Who Never Gets Weighed Down: PM Modi's Trusted Officer GC Murmu Becomes India's First CAG from a Tribal Community |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/the-man-who-never-gets-weighed-down-pm-modis-trusted-officer-gs-murmu-becomes-indias-first-cag-from-a-tribal-community-2769203.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> When Modi became prime minister, he called Murmu to New Delhi to finance ministry's expenditure department, where he served as joint secretary.<ref name=":0" />

Murmu was questioned by [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] in 2013 in an alleged [[staged encounter]] case involving the killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others who allegedly plotted to assassinate the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Munjal |first=Diksha |date=2023-06-08 |title=Who is Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG and trusted aide of PM Modi since Gujarat days? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-girish-chandra-murmu-cag-and-trusted-aide-of-pm-modi-since-gujarat-days/article66913528.ece |access-date=2024-10-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The ''[[Tehelka]]'' magazine presented an audio recording where Murmu, along with senior law officer Kamal Trivedi and the then-junior home minister at the Centre, Praful Patel, were purportedly heard discussing methods to conceal the alleged fake encounter. These audio recordings are recorded in CBI's chargesheet in the mentioned case.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=G.C. Murmu, Trusted Modi-Shah Aide and Now J&K's First LG, Has a Controversial Record |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/government/modi-shahs-trusted-aide-girish-chandra-murmu-appointed-lg-of-jk |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=thewire.in |language=en}}</ref>

On 31 October 2019, Murmu took charge as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir after the formation of the new Union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] under the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]. He succeeded [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] [[Satya Pal Malik]], to become the first [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/g-c-murmu-set-to-play-a-key-role-in-modi-govt-s-administration-of-j-k-11572265182753.html |title = For GC Murmu, J&K's first L-G, law and order will be top priority|date = 28 October 2019}}</ref> Chief Justice of [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] [[Gita Mittal]] administered the oath of office at a function at [[Raj Bhavan, Srinagar|Raj Bhavan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=GC Murmu sworn in as first Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/31/gc-murmu-sworn-in-as-first-lt-governor-of-jammu-and-kashmir-2055234.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=10 November 2019 }}</ref> On 5 August 2020, he resigned from his position.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=GC Murmu resigns as Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/gc-murmu-resigns-as-jammu-and-kashmir-lieutenant-governor-122565 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=29 May 2022 |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529043924/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/gc-murmu-resigns-as-jammu-and-kashmir-lieutenant-governor-122565 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 8 August 2020, he was appointed as the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] and served in office till 20 November 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=गिरीश चंद्र मुर्मू बने देश के नए CAG, गांधी-आंबेडकर को नमन कर संभाला पदभार |url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/india/girish-chandra-murmu-took-charge-of-new-cag-of-india-salutes-gandhi-and-ambedkar-2276221 |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=NDTVIndia|date=8 August 2020|language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[R. K. Mathur]]

==References==
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