K Sanjay Murthy

Kondru Sanjay Murthy (born 24 December 1964 ) is a retired 1989 batch IAS officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre and is currently serving as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India since November 2024.

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 IAS officer KSR Murthy. Murthy has completed his education in mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

In Central Government he had served in as the Secretary of Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education from October 2021 to November 2024 where his tenure saw the implementation of National Education Policy 2020.

Before that he served as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and as the Joint Secretary in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

He has also served as the chief executive officer of National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.

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