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{{Short description|15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K Sanjay Murthy
| image = K_Sanjay_Murthy_IAS_15th_CAG_of_India.jpg
| office = [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India#List of CAGs of India|15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]
| term_start = 21 November 2024
| term_end =
| president = [[Draupadi Murmu]]
| predecessor = [[Girish Chandra Murmu]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Higher Education Secretary of India]]
| term_start1 = October 2021
| term_end1 = November 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Amit Khare]]
| successor1 = [[Vineet Joshi]]
| office2 = [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO of]] [[Industrial corridor#India|National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation]]
| term_start2 = 18 November 2019
| term_end2 = 1 October 2021
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| birth_name = Kondru Sanjay Murthy
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|20|df=y}}
| alma_mater = [[IIT Kharagpur]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date= 20 November 2025|title= IIT KGPian Kota Sanjay Murthy Takes Charge as India's New CAG|url=https://www.iitkgpalumnifoundation.in/newsroom/news/IIT-KGPian-Kota-Sanjay-Murthy-Takes-Charge-as-Indias-New-CAG.dz |access-date= 8 November 2025|website= IIT KGP Alumni foundation India|language=en}}</ref>
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation = retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
| website =
}}
'''Kondru Sanjay Murthy'''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date= 21 November 2025|title= who is K Sanjay Murthy the first Telgu bureaucrat CAG of India|url= https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-sanjay-murthy-first-telugu-bureaucrat-become-cag-india-875147|access-date= 8 November 2025|website= [[IB Times]] |language=en}}</ref> (born 24 December 1964<ref name="thesecretariat">{{Cite web|title= IAS K Sanjay Murthy Biography|url= https://thesecretariat.in/bureautrack/k-sanjay-murthy-01hp011900 |access-date= 6 November 2025|website= The Secretariat|language=en}}</ref>) is a [[retired]] 1989 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] from the [[Himachal Pradesh]] cadre and is currently serving as the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] since November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/k-sanjay-murthy-assumes-charge-cag-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-9681419/ |title=K Sanjay Murthy assumes charge as new Comptroller and Auditor General of India |date=21 November 2024| website=Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date= 19 November 2024|title=K. Sanjay Murthy Appointed as Next Comptroller and Auditor General of India|url= https://m.thewire.in/article/government/k-sanjay-murthy-appointed-as-next-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india |access-date= 6 November 2025|website= [[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date= 21 November 2024|title= PRESS COMMUNIQUE |url= https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2075327 |access-date= 6 November 2025|website= [[Press Information Bureau]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kondru Sanjay Murthy was born on 24 December 1964 in [[Andhra Pradesh]] in India. He is the son of former [[Amalapuram]] MP and retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] [[KSR Murthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/k-sanjay-murthy-appointed-as-indias-first-ias-cag-from-konaseema/articleshow/115460986.cms |title=K Sanjay Murthy appointed as India's first IAS CAG from Konaseema |date= 19 November 2024|access-date= 6 November 2025|website= Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Murthy has completed his education in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[IIT Kharagpur]].<ref name="auto"/>

==Civil Service career==
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President [[Droupadi Murmu]] administering the oath of office to K Sanjay Murthy as the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] on 21 November 2024.]]

Murthy is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of 1989 batch from [[Himachal Pradesh]] cadre.

In his state cadre in the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]. Murthy served in various capacities in the state for 13 years before going on a Central deputation between 2002-2007 during this period he held secretarial positions in Ministry of Environment and Forest and in Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. He was also associated with [[National Institute for Smart Government]] in [[Hyderabad]] assisting various state governments. After returning he served in important roles in Departments of Primary, Higher and Technical education of the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]] and also as the [[managing director]] of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation.<ref name="auto1"/>

He also served as the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Urban Development of [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh State Government]] for a period of one year.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/meet-k-sanjay-murthy-1989-batch-ias-officer-the-new-cag-19512381.htm|title =K Sanjay Murthy, 1989 batch IAS officer, the new CAG| website= CNBC TV 18|date =21 November 2024|access-date = 7 November 2025}}</ref>

In Central Government he had served in as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]] in the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]] from October 2021 to November 2024 where his tenure saw the implementation of [[National Education Policy 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2022|title= Higher Education Secy says implementation of NEP focuses on curriculum, competent faculty and leverage technology|url= https://www.yugmarg.com/news/5039-higher-education-secy-says-implementation-of-nep-focuses-on-curriculum-competent-faculty-and-leverage-technology.aspx|access-date=8 November 2025|website= Yugnarg|language=en}}</ref>

Before that he served as the [[Additional Secretary to the Government of India|Additional Secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] and as the [[Joint Secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]].

He has also served as the [[chief executive officer]] of National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 21 November 2024 |title= K Sanjay Murthy takes over as CAG|url= https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/k-sanjay-murthy-takes-over-as-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india/articleshow/115516691.cms |access-date= 7 November 2025|website= [[The Economic Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

On 21 November 2024, Murthy was appointed as the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|15th Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] succeeding [[Girish Chandra Murmu]].

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