Pawan Kumar Assumes Charge as Chief Adviser in Dept of Expenditure

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 3rd Feb. Pawan Kumar, an officer of the Indian Cost Accounts Service, on Friday assumed the role of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. This appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and Kumar assumed his new position on February 1, 2024.

Kumar, who belongs to the 1992 batch of the Indian Cost Accounts Service, previously served as the Additional Chief Adviser (Cost). He is a qualified Cost Accountant and has gained extensive experience working in various capacities in different Ministries/Departments and autonomous bodies such as the Tariff Commission, Delhi Development Authority, Director General of Trade Remedies, Department of Economic Affairs, and Department of Public Enterprises.

Kumar played a significant role in the development of a web-based Online Dashboard for performance evaluation of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance. This initiative received the prestigious ‘Gold Award’ in the ‘e-Governance’ category in 2022 from a leading think tank.