Mon, Sep 25, 2017 | Updated 03.00PM IST
Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi took oath as the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath to Mehrishi during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu were in attendance at the event. 62-year-old Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978-batch (retired) IAS officer, is succeeding Shashi Kant Sharma. Sharma retires from the post today.