Smt Alka Nangia Arora takes charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts

Smt Alka Nangia Arora, a 1991‑batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, assumed charge as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) on 1 August 2026. She is an alumnus of Garhwal University, Dehradun and IIT Roorkee and has held senior positions across ministries, including Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser in the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Managing Director of Central Cottage Industries Corporation, and Additional Development Commissioner for Handicrafts. In the defence sector, she has served in key financial roles with all three armed forces, such as FA to the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, FA to the Army Eastern Command, IFA to the Western Air Command, and Principal IFA to the Air Force Headquarters, before becoming Additional & Special CGDA at the CGDA Headquarters.