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Name: K. P. SASIDHARAN, IA & AS

Director General of Audit Central

Office of Director General Audit Central

C-25 Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East

Mumbai 400 0051

Contact Details:

(Phone number + Email + Linkedin + Personal webpage)

Tel: 022 2657 2578 / 2657 2905;

Mob. No. 07715830570

e-mail: kps.ps2013@gmail.com

Web pages: http://www.kpshashidharan.com

http://www.bigbusinessindiaguru.com

http://www.whisperingmind.com

http://www.paintingsymphony.com

Area/Discipline:

Business Communications & Business Regulations (Companies Act and other business regulations;

Direct Tax Laws- Income Tax, Corporation Tax & Wealth Tax and Indirect Tax Laws- Central

Excise, Service Tax and Customs)

Humanities & Social Sciences (Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility & Business

Ethics)

HRM (Issues relating to recruitment, training, employees welfare)

E-Governance , Information System and Cyber Security

Enterprise Risk Management, Management and Audit Interface

Brief Profile:

KP Shashidharan is an alumnus from London School of Economics, Member of Indian Audit and Accounts

Service (IAAS), columnist, academician, trainer and a prolific writer in prose and poetry.

He is currently working as Director General of Audit (Central) Mumbai, entrusted with audit of direct and

indirect tax receipts of the union government which constitutes about 40% central tax revenue. Earlier he had

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held other important charges including Director General in charge of Central and State Public Sector

Enterprises, Central and State Autonomous Bodies and Societies, CAG’s Reports on state finance and projects

and schemes of the states in the Western Region, Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions. He had

been Member Audit Board certifying financial reports of major public sector enterprises in different sectors of

Indian economy including those Fortune 500 Indian PSEs, listed companies including Maharatna, Navaratna

and Miniratna companies. He had also worked as Chief Auditor of Western Railway. He worked in the

Ministry of Home Affairs in different charges dealing with modernization of police, Bureau of Police

Research & Training and Director (Finance), Director (State Reorganization and State Police) and Joint

Secretary (Zonal Council) in charge of centre state inter states relation. He had also headed training as

Principal Director (Environmental Audit) pioneering training and conducting of environmental audits in CAG

office based on benchmarked international best practices.

He is a member of the SEBI Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards.

He has served as Member, National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, the apex advisory board

on Accounting Standard to Government of India and Chairman, Audit Committee of ICAI and Member of its

Governing Body and various technical committees. His international experience includes assignments with

UN organizations like UNHCR, FAO, IAEA and INTOSAI & ASOSAI.

He has been addressing academic, professional, industry, business forums on corporate governance,

environmental sustainability, Triple Bottom Line Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards,

Internal Audit, E-governance, Information System audit and Fraud examination.

His book – BIG Business India Guru has received accolades from Union Finance Minister and other Cabinet

Ministers, Baroness- House of Lords, UK , Indo European Business Forum and many others. As a regular

freelance columnist to leading national English newspapers and journals he has been contributing articles on

technical and topical issues.

His poetic compositions in two volumes- Whispering Mind- Eternal Love Story of Yin & Yang and Painting

Symphony- Exotic Fiction in Verses have been appreciated by eminent personalities like Mr. Khuswant Singh,

Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, Mr. Mukesh Ambani and Mr. Nandan Nilekani. As a creative

columnist, he has also contributed more than 100 literary, humorous and satirical pieces known as ‘Middles’

to leading news papers.

He has been a guest faculty to various premier management, academic, administrative and training institutions

like IIMs, NIFM, IMT, IMI, Fore School of Management, LBSNAA, Administrative Staff College of India,

iCISA, NAAA and professional and industrial institutions like ICAI, ICWAI, FICCI, ASSOCHAM,

universities international bodies like SAP, ISACA, Indo European Business Forum and BIG-4 Accounting

firms on technical and business related subjects.

Qualifications:

* M.Sc. from London School of Economics, University of London, UK

* Qualified Civil Services Examination and joined Indian Audit and Accounts Service in 1982

* Management Development Programme, IIM, Bangalore

* Advanced Management Development Programme, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

* Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), USA

* Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), USA

* Qualified Lead Auditor Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001: 1996)

* Qualified Lead Auditor Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000)

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International Experience:

As Leader of the Delegation, represented Supreme Audit Institution of India at INTOSAI Working Group

on Environmental Auditing Conference held in Brazil in 2004 and presented a paper in the Conference.

As a delegate, represented Supreme Audit Institution of India in 2007 as Member of the Delegation on

audit of Direct Taxes in China and presented a paper on tax reforms and compliance issues.

Trained more than 50 Audit Professionals in Bhutan in 2007 as a Subject Matter Expert.

As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) trained International Trainers in Audit of Privatization in New Delhi

and Cambodia in 2009.

Conducted Value for Money audit of UNHCR Headquarters at Teheran, Iran in 1999.

Conducted Value for Money Audit of Treasury Operations at FAO Headquarters, Rome in 2006.

Conducted Compliance Audit of Procurement Services as Leader of the External Audit team of

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, in November- December 2012.

Affiliations: (Any societies, Institutions [current employer etc.]), organisations or Associations that you are a

part of and the position)

Being a senior IA&AS officer, is currently working as Director General of Audit in the office of the

CAG of India.

As Director General of Audit (Central), Mumbai, is currently heading the office which conducts audit

of the offices of Income Tax Department, Central Excise & Service Tax Department and Customs

Department located in Maharashtra which contributes to 40 per cent of Direct and Indirect tax

collections of the Government of India.

As Director General in the CAG’s headquarter office in Delhi he served 7 years looking after

performance audits, compliance audits, information system audits, environmental audits and financial

audits of of Public Enterprises, Autonomous Bodies, reports on state finances, budgeting, projects,

programmed and schemes of states in States in the Western Region.

Also served as Deputy Secretary, Director and Joint Secretary (Zonal Council) for 5 years in the

Ministry of Home Affairs looking after issues relating to Central police organizations, law and order,

state police, modernization of police, modernization of prison administration.

International affiliation includes assignments with UN Organizations like UNHCR, FAO, IAEA and

INTOSAI and ASOSAI.

Honorary positions held:

Member of the SEBI Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards.

Member of National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards (NACAS), the apex advisory

body on Accounting Standards of the Government of India.

Functioned as Chairman, Audit Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

(ICAI).

Associate, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Associate, Institute of Public Auditors of India (IPAI)

Member of the Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Member of the Quality Review Board of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Member of the Accounting Standard Board to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Member of the Committee on Information System of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of

India.

Member of the Finance Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Member of the Auditing & Assurance Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India.

Member of the Professional Development Committee to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of

India.

Member of the Financial Reporting Review Board to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of

India.

Member of Internal Audit Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Experience: (Industry + Teaching experience)

About 32 years of experience in Public Finance, Audit and Accounts, Budgeting, Human Resource

Management and Administration as Senior Executive in Government of India and Supreme Audit Institution

(Comptroller and Auditor General of India). Details as in Annexure I.

Teaching Experience/Key Initiatives:

An acknowledged trainer, speaker and writer on key issues on Financial Management, Quality

Management Systems, Accounts and Accountability, Strategic Audit, Environmental Management

Systems, Corporate Governance, e-Governance, Information System Audit, Corporate Social

Responsibility, Enterprise Resource Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Project Management,

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Internal Control, Information System Audit and

Fraud Examination.

Guest faculty to IIMs, NIFM, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Administrative

Staff College of India, International Centre for Information Systems & Audit, National Academy of

Audit and Accounts, National Power Training Institute (NPTI) and Institute for Development and

Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) of Reserve Bank of India.

Introduced innovative transparent financial reporting system called ‘Three Phased Audit’ in Central

Public Enterprises for bringing transparent financial reporting without unwarranted qualifications by

resolving red flagged accounting issues and factoring them in accounts. This system revolutionized

financial reporting of major public enterprises and received accolades from all stakeholders like PSEs,

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises, ICAI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and regulatory bodies.

Instrumental in transforming CAG’s training institution in Mumbai as a Centre of Excellence in

Environmental Auditing: Obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for the Institute, applied the concept of

Knowledge Management System in the Institute, networked with the leading national environmental

institutions like NEERI, TERI etc. Designed and developed Structured Training Module (STM) on

Environmental Auditing, Performance Auditing, VFM audit, audit of Direct Taxes, audit of Port Trust

and Certification of Accounts and disseminated knowledge resources for capacity building and more

effective audit.

Pioneered Environmental Auditing by attempting a comprehensive audit of Ports like Jawaharlal Nehru

Port Trust and Mumbai Port Trust. Also supervised Environmental Audit in PSUs of different sectors like

Iron & Steel, Oil & Natural Gas and Coal & Mining .

Instrumental in systematizing the empanelment of Chartered Accountants for the audit of Public Sector

Units by creating a transparent and robust online registration system.

Conducted training programmes all over India for transfer from cash based accounting system to accrual

based accounting system in central and state Autonomous Bodies in collaboration with ICAI.

Consequently, many of the Autonomous Bodies have moved from cash based system to accrual based

system.

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Trained professional Environment Auditors in the country and in Bhutan as Subject Matter Expert.

Designed Environmental Audit training programme for International trainees and trained many

professionals in the field.

Organized brainstorming sessions all over India on audit of Public Sector Enterprises for enhancing

transparency and governance.

Arranged All India training programmes on Internal Control, Accounts and Accountability, and Financial

Management issues for Autonomous Bodies.

Contributing technical articles relating to financial management, corporate governance and accountability

issues, Corporate Social Responsibility and public policy issues in professional journals and leading

financial newspapers.

Courses Taught: (Course title along with the Institution name)

IMT, Gaziabad - Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Corporate Laws

IIM, Indore - Role of Audit in Governance: Case Studies based on CAG reports on Coal

Allocation, Allocation of 2G Spectrum, Report on exploration of Petroleum and

Natural Gas etc.

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

IIM, Lucknow - Corporate Governance: Role of Board of Directors

Business Regulations and How to do Business in India to EU Delegation

IBEF (Indo European Business Forum): Doing Business in India: Why India is an Foreign Investment

Destination?

LBSNAA - Enterprise Resource Management and e-Governance

Corporate Excellence using Audit as a management tool

Internal Audit vis-a-vis External Audit

NIFM - Project Risk Management and Role of Auditors

Accrual based accounting in Autonomous Bodies

IIM, Bangalore - Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

IIM, Raipur - Corporate Governance and Three phase audit

IMI, Delhi - Corporate Governance and Role of Board of Directors

Fore School of Management, Delhi - Corporate Governance and Role of Board of Director and Audit

Committee

iCISA, Noida (Information System Academy of CAG of India)

Information System Audit, Financial Audit and Compliance Audit of of Public

Enterprises in India

Performance Audit of Public Enterprises in India

Environmental Audit

Accounting Standards & Certification of Accounts

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Three phase audit: Innovative Reforms in Financial Auditing of Central Public

Enterprises

CAG’s Transparent Online Based Empanelment of Chartered Accounting Firms for

allocation of audit of Public Enterprises.

Performance Audit,

Accrual based accounting in Autonomous Bodies

NAAA, Shimla - Induction training to Senior Executives of IA&AS.

National Power & Energy Institute, Faridabad: - Corporate Governance, CAG’s report on power

generation/distribution and allocation of coal

Central Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad: Environmental Auditing

Areas of Interest: Teaching + Consulting

Business Government interface: Management of Direct Taxes (Corporation Tax, Income Tax, Wealth

Tax, Securities Transaction Tax)

Business Government interface: Management of Indirect Taxes (Central Excise, Service Tax,

Customs)

Enterprise risk management: Enhancing business excellence.

Fiscal Policy

Audit and governance

Corporate interface with audit for achieving excellence

Publications (Books/Paper/Cases Authored):

Books authored:

i) BIG Business India Guru (Update on business regulations & doing business in India)

http://www.bigbusinessindiaguru.com/

ii) WHY INDIA – A Prime Foreign Investment Destination – SARC Publication

iii) Painting Symphony (Exotic Fiction in Verses) http://www.paintingsymphony.com/ps.html ;

iv) Whispering Mind (Eternal Love Story of Yin & Yang)

http://whisperingmind.com/Profile.htm

Articles Published in Journals/Magazines(refer www.whisperingmind.com)

S. No. Name of the Article Name of the Journal / Magazine Period

1. Indian realities and imported case studies Bureaucracy Today May 2014

2. CAG’s Audit of Direct Tax ICAI Journal May 2014

3. Modern Business Communication through

SOCIAL MEDIA

Kaleidoscope April 2014

4. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Institute of Public Auditors of Vol. VII No.1

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Mission (JNNURM): Issues of

Implementation

India January-March

2013 & Vol.VII

No.2 April-June

2013

5. Regaining lost intellectual leadership Bureaucracy Today February 2014

6. Quality education for future citizens Bureaucracy Today January 2014

7. Social Accounting and Auditing The Institute of Chartered

Accounts of India January 2014

8. Public Accountability of Public

Enterprises: C&AG’s Oversight Role

Kaleido SCOPE- Monthly

magazine on Standing Conference

of Public Enterprises

December 2013

9. Vigilance Management in Public

Enterprises

Kaleido SCOPE- Monthly

magazine on Standing Conference

of Public Enterprises

November 2013

10. Public Accountability of Public Enterprises

C&AG’s Oversight Role

Kaleido SCOPE- Monthly

magazine on Standing Conference

of Public Enterprises

December 2013

11. Corporate Social Responsibility under the

Companies Act, 2013

Institute of Chartered Accounts of

India December 2013

12. Joy of Giving Bureaucracy Today November 2013

13. Reflections on falling Indian Rupee Bureaucracy Today October 2013

14. Public Accountability of Public Enterprises

C&AG’s Oversight Role

Kaleido SCOPE Monthly

magazine on Standing Conference

of Public Enterprises

August 2013

Vol.33 No. 3

15. Emerging Cyber Threats and Security

Issues

e-Governance – Asia’s first

monthly magazine on

e-Governance

August 2013

Vol.09 Issue 08

16. Audit of Public Enterprises: CAG’s Role Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India

June 2013

Vol. SJ 14 Issue 6

17. Emerging Accountability Framework for

Local Self Government Institutions Role

Of Public Auditors Towards Good

Governance

Institute of Public Auditors of

India

Vol.VI (3) Jul-Sep

2012 & Vol.VI (4)

Oct-Dec 2012

18. Partners in Nation Building: Emerging

Opportunities for CA Professionals

Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India

Vol. 61 No.10

April 2013

19. Public Accountability and Audit – IFRS

and IND Accounting Standards

Institute of Public Auditors of

India

2012

20. A New Direct Tax Code from 2012 Institute of Public Auditors of

India

Vol. V No. 3 Jul-

Sep 2011 Vol. V

No. 4

21. Reforms in Government Accounting and

Financial Reporting

Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India

August 2011

22. Accounting Treatment of Deferred Tax

Liability – Special Reserve under Income

Tax Act, 1961: Issues and Analysis

Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India

October 2010

23. Corporate Governance In Central Public

Sector Enterprises

Institute of Chartered Accountants

of India

February 2010

24. Public Accountability of Public Institute of Chartered Accountants July 2009

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Enterprises: C& AG's Oversight Role of India

25. Indian Journal of Public Audit and

Accountability – Vol. III No. 1&2- Audit

of Public Enterprises: Three Phased Audit

and Other Initiatives

Institute of Public Auditors of

India

Jan-Mar 2009

Apr- Jun 2009

26. Indian Journal of Public Audit &

Accountability – Tax Reform Issues

Institute of Public Auditors of

India

Jan- Jun 2008

27. Indian Journal Of Government audit –

Environmental Auditing: SAI India's

Experience

ASOSAI October 2007

28. Indian Journal of Public Audit and

Accountability – Vol. I No. 1- Auditing

Environmental Management System

(EMS)

Institute Public Auditor of India January 2007

Topical articles published in leading newspapers:(refer www.whisperingmind.com)

S. No. Name of the Article Name of the Newspaper Published on

1. Let’s have more governance and less

government

Hindustan Times 03.06.2014

2. More teeth for the financial watchdog Hindustan Times 08.05.2014

3. Savour The Bliss Times of India 12.05.2014

4. Auditor under Scrutiny Indian Express 20.03.2014

5. Fuel remix Indian Express 06.02.2014

6. The right to expose wrongdoing Indian Express 17.12.2013

7. Of sugar dads and sugar babies The Pioneer 02.04.2013

8. Green Signal The Telegraph 20.03.2013

9. All the way to the ground-

An accountability framework is critical for

flagship schemes

Indian Express 19.03.2013

10. The problem with gas pricing Business Standard 02.03.2013

11. Accounts and Accountability Indian Express 15.02.2013

12. Non-Performing assets in Indian banks Business Standard 11.02.2013

13. Cleaning up Financial reporting audit

qualification the new litmus test

Economics Times 09.02.2013

14. Independent directors: Changes in the Bill

& Sebi's Listing Agreement

Business Standard 14.1.2013

15. Internal audit and risk Management The Hindu Business Line 13.02.2012

16. Green IT and risk management The Hindu Business Line 06.02.2012

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17. Independence of independent directors The Hindu Business Line 30.01.2012

18. Audit firms need proper supervision The Hindu Business Line 23.01.2012

19. Needed, risk-centric internal auditing The Hindu Business Line 05.12.2011

20. Styles and duties of Board of Directors The Hindu Business Line 21.11.2011

21. Role of the audit committee The Hindu Business Line 14.11.2011

22. Auditing internal control in India The Hindu Business Line 07.11.2011

23. Going beyond the bottom-line The Hindu Business Line 31.10.2011

24. Cosmic Dance Of Shiva The Times of India 27.10.2011

25. Mobile banking for financial inclusion The Hindu Business Line 24.10.2011

26. Auditing cyber security infrastructure The Hindu Business Line 10.10.2011

27. IT audit with COBIT The Hindu Business Line 03.10.2011

28. Cloud computing for banking The Hindu Business Line 26.09.2011

29. Standards for cyber security audit The Hindu Business Line 12.09.2011

30. Fix the Leaks The Telegraph

31. Accounting and accountability The Hindu Business Line 05.09.2011

32. CAG's performance audit and ethics The Hindu Business Line 29.08.2011

33. Cosmic Sacred Syllable The Speaking Tree 25.08.2011

34. Whistle-blowing against corporate

corruption

The Hindu Business Line 22.08.2011

35. Ethical hacking for cyber security The Hindu Business Line 15.08.2011

36. Arresting insurance frauds The Hindu Business Line 18.07.2011

37. Provisioning for credibility Business Standard 11.07.2011

38. Cosmic Geometry Speaking Tree 10.07.2011

39. Redesigning audit reports The Hindu Business Line 10.07.2011

40. XBRL for effective financial reporting The Hindu Business Line 04.07.2011

41. Deterring corporate fraud The Hindu Business Line 19.06.2011

42. Auditing cloud computing The Hindu Business Line 16.06.2011

43. A handy roadmap The Financial Express 27.03.2011

44. Voluntary organizations and rural

development

The Financial Express 08.03.2011

45. Waves of Beauty Sunday Times 20.02.2011

46. Who's auditing the follow-up? The Financial Express 09.02.2011

47. Not a blood hound Business Standard 31.01.2011

48. Cyber-sleuthing challenges The Hindu Business Line 27.01.2011

49. Needed , bloodhounds The Hindu Business Line 20.01.2011

50. Mixed Results The Telegraph 13.01.2011

51. Auditing anti-fraud controls The Hindu Business Line 13.01.2011

52. Towards eliminating corporate fraud Business Standard 09.01.2011

53. Towards Six Sigma financial audit The Hindu Business Line 06.01.2011

54. The impact of CAG's three- phase audit The Financial Express 29.12.2010

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55. Social and ethical accountability The Hindu Business Line 23.12.2010

56. Green accounting and growth The Hindu Business Line 16.12.2010

57. Enter the watchdog Hindustan Times 13.12.2010

58. Green ministry gets an audit The Financial Express 08.12.2010

59. Comprehensive accounting reforms The Hindu Business Line 06.12.2010

60. CAG needs more powers The Hindu Business Line 20.11.2010

61. Brainstorming for quality audit The Hindu Business Line 11.03.2010

62. Audit of Public Enterprises The Hindu Business Line 08.02.2010

Literary, Humorous, Satirical middle pieces on edit pages of leading newspapers(refer www.whispering

mind.com)

S. No. Name of the Article Published in Date

1. Eves in office The Hindustan Times 3/11/1986

2. Off Roots Again Nagpur Time 5/11/1986

3. Lady Behind the Wheel The Hitavada 11/11/1986

4. The Tonsure The Hitavada 10/25/1986

5. Sunday Bazaar The Tribune 3/5/1987

6. The strange couples The Hindustan Times 10/1/1987

7. Whose servant The Hindustan Times 10/19/1987

8. The last dinner Indian Express 10/23/1987

9. Where stones bloom Indian Express 12/19/1987

10. The winter family Indian Express 2/23/1988

11. Unfailing Kundalini The Hindustan Times 4/20/1988

12. Born to win The Hindustan Times 6/6/1988

13. Jack of all trades Indian Express 6/8/1988

14. Nursery bargain The Hindustan Times 11/8/1988

15. The show that was Indian Express 12/26/1988

16. Descent from Leh The Hindustan Times 4/28/1989

17. Steering in Delhi The Hindustan Times 8/2/1989

18. Visiting Shiva’s abode The Hindustan Times 10/22/1989

19. Polishing leftovers The Hindustan Times 12/10/1989

20. Freedom to dance The Hindustan Times 1/10/1990

21. Thankas symbolize Buddhist ideas The Hindustan Times 1/12/1990

22. Kashmiri Wazwan The Hindustan Times 3/12/1990

23. The craze for competition The Hindustan Times 4/12/1990

24. Sunset over Jhelum The Hindustan Times 4/17/1990

25. The presswalli Indian Express 7/3/1990

26. To catch a thief The Hindustan Times 7/8/1990

27. Nicotinic talk The Hindustan Times 7/9/1990

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28. Changing times The Hindustan Times 7/16/1990

29. Lonely eves The Hindustan Times 7/20/1990

30. The haunting look of hope Indian Express 7/26/1990

31. Kitchen war The Hindustan Times 8/14/1990

32. Born rejects The Hindustan Times 8/14/1990

33. My first year The Hindustan Times 8/28/1990

34. Salutary separation The Hindustan Times 9/13/1990

35. Bitter boss The Hindustan Times 9/17/1990

36. Trip with Swami The Hindustan Times 10/26/1990

37. Micro- chipped The Hindustan Times 11/7/1990

38. Battle of the bulge The Hindustan Times 11/22/1990

39. Picnic at night The Hindustan Times 12/2/1990

40. ‘Middle’ march The Hindustan Times 12/11/1990

41. Floating beehive The Hindustan Times 12/19/1990

42. Right to work Indian Express 1/3/1991

43. Eye specialist The Hindustan Times 1/8/1991

44. Nature and the role of genes The Hindustan Times 1/22/1991

45. Castles in the air The Hindustan Times 1/28/1991

46. Audit missiles The Hindustan Times 2/20/1991

47. Driving lesson The Hindustan Times 3/14/1991

48. Pathless foray The Hindustan Times 3/25/1991

49. Transfer trauma The Hindustan Times 3/27/1991

50. Hair-raising vow The Hindustan Times 4/3/1991

51. Stream of life The Hindustan Times 5/7/1991

52. Mobile problem The Hindustan Times 5/21/1991

53. Midnight supper The Hindustan Times 5/30/1991

54. The hard nut The Hindustan Times 6/5/1991

55. Bitterly sweet The Hindustan Times 6/17/1991

56. Traffic bull The Hindustan Times 6/24/1991

57. Family train The Hindustan Times 6/29/1991

58. Bluff master The Hindustan Times 7/6/1991

59. God’s man The Hindustan Times 8/17/1991

60. The ‘bug bite’ The Hindustan Times 8/31/1991

61. The hawker Jack The Hindustan Times 9/8/1991

62. Tenacious teacher The Hindustan Times 9/27/1991

63. Travel trauma The Hindustan Times 10/7/1991

64. Sunset at Jaisalmer The Hindustan Times 10/12/1991

65. Trekking trophy The Hindustan Times 10/29/1991

66. Whose fault The Hindustan Times 11/19/1991

67. Marriage magic The Hindustan Times 11/26/1991

68. Last watchman The Hindustan Times 12/14/1991

69. Sunbasking The Hindustan Times 2/22/1992

70. Canine intruder The Hindustan Times 2/24/1992

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71. Invitation in style The Hindustan Times 2/26/1992

72. Sovereign mob The Hindustan Times 3/1/1992

73. Spring revival The Hindustan Times 3/17/1992

74. Slips of tongue The Hindustan Times 3/18/1992

75. Dog’s ‘man’ The Hindustan Times 3/27/1992

76. Come easy, go easy The Hindustan Times 4/27/1992

77. ‘Egg’ syndrome The Hindustan Times 5/2/1992

78. Audit dodge The Hindustan Times 5/25/1992

79. Shopaholism The Hindustan Times 5/29/1992

80. Service charge The Hindustan Times 6/20/1992

81. To ‘Sir’ with sorrow The Hindustan Times 6/26/1992

82. Paploo game The Hindustan Times 6/30/1992

83. Birthday punch The Hindustan Times 8/28/1992

84. Diverting stroll The Hindustan Times 9/1/1992

85. Walking Strategy The Hindustan Times 9/6/1992

86. Winged warfare The Hindustan Times 10/4/1992

87. Menace of Begging The Hindustan Times 11/4/1992

88. Artificial love The Hindustan Times 10/16/1992

89. Desert Goddess The Hindustan Times 10/23/1992

90. A dhaba story The Hindustan Times 10/27/1992

91. The true prince of Abu The Pioneer 11/30/1992

92. Ultramodernites only The Pioneer 12/17/1992

93. Wayside barber The Hindustan Times 2/17/1993

94. Feast of feathers Hindustan Times 2/17/1993

95. Ambushed at midnight The Hindustan Times 4/6/1993

96. Pining for Jhelum Hindustan Times 5/17/1993

97. Career- tuned Yoga The Hindustan Times 7/12/1993

98. The Tattoo King Hindustan Times 3/20/1998

99. Alive, But dying within The Times of India 12/5/1998

100. Fasting for spouse The Hindustan Times

Annexure I

December 2013 onwards-

Joined as Director General of Audit (Central), Mumbai on 2nd December, 2013 entrusted with

statutory audit of 40% of Direct and Indirect Tax revenue of the central government comprising Income tax,

Wealth tax, Central Excise, Customs, Service Tax assessment offices spread across the state of Maharashtra

and Goa. Also responsible for the expenditure audit and certification of Autonomous Bodies and centrally

aided projects/institutions.

2012 – November 2013 as Director General (Western Region), Comptroller and Auditor General of

India, New Delhi

Formulation of strategic audit planning, implementation, monitoring, reviewing and processing for CAG’s

audit reports on State Government’s Finance Accounts, Appropriation Accounts, and various

Performance, Compliance and Financial Audit Reports on State Autonomous Bodies, Public Sector

Enterprises, Government projects, programmes and schemes including Urban Local Bodies and

Panchayatiraj institutions of the States in the Western Region.

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2010 – 2012 as Director General (Autonomous Bodies), Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New

Delhi

Formulated strategic audit planning, implementation, monitoring and reviewing audit of Central and State

Autonomous Bodies, certification of accounts, preparation of Special Audit Reports (SAR), preparation of

CAG’s Performance, Compliance and Financial Audit Reports on Autonomous Bodies which include

IIMs, IITs, NITs, Central Universities, Regulatory bodies like SEBI, Competition Commission, TRAI,

Central Electricity Regulatory Authority, All India Institute Medical Institute, Indian Institute of Science,

Research Institutions, major Port Trusts, Regulatory Bodies like SEBI, TRAI, CERC, TRAMP.

Organized nationwide workshops in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

(ICAI) to facilitate conversion of cash based single entry accounting system to double entry book keeping

system and computerization of accounts of Autonomous Bodies.

2008 – 2010 as Director General / Principal Director (Commercial), office of the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India, New Delhi

More than 10 years’ experience in conducting Strategic Audits, Performance Assessment, Certification of

Financial Statements of major Public Sector Enterprises such as Maharatna, Navratna, Miniratna, Coal

Sector, Oil Sector, Natural Gas Sector, Mining Sector, Transport Sector, Power Sector, Energy Sector,

Aviation Sector and Infrastructure Sector including Fortune 500 Companies of India in different sectors.

Formulation of strategic audit planning, implementation, monitoring, review and processing for

finalization of CAG’s reports on Central PSUs. Empanelment of Chartered Accountants firms for

allocation of audit of PSUs and related policy issues and disciplinary cases. Human Resource

Management of Group B personnel posted in Commercial Audit Wing.

2007 – 2008 as Principal Director of Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-II, Mumbai

Functioned as Head of the Department, managed and administered the office having staff strength of more

than 600 personnel. Audited Central PSUs in Petroleum and Natural Gas, Aviation and Transportation

sectors and prepared CAG’s Performance Audit, Compliance Audit and Financial Audit Reports.

2005 – 2007 as Principal Director of Audit (Central) , Mumbai

Functioned as Head of the Department, managed and administered the office having staff strength of more

than 900 personnel; audit of direct and indirect tax revenue from the state of Maharashtra, which forms

about one-fourth of the total at central tax revenue of the country, expenditure audit of central civil and

public works department and audit of Autonomous Bodies like Ports and IITs.

2003 – 2005 as Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Mumbai

Functioned as Head of the Department, managed and administered Regional Training Institute, Mumbai.

Besides, functioning as the Principal and Core Faculty, converted the institute into a Centre of Excellence

on Environment Audit. Organized nation-wide workshops on Environment Audit by networking and in

collaboration with other training institutions in the country, personally trained more than 500 audit

professionals in the sunrise domain of Environment Audit.

1998 – 2003 as Principal Director of Audit, Western Railway, Mumbai

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Functioned as Head of the Department of Audit office of Western Railway. Managed and administered

the office with staff strength of more than 700 personnel and certifying Financial Reports of the Zonal

Railway.

1997 – 1998 as Director (Commercial Report & Technical), office of the Comptroller and Auditor

General of India, New Delhi

Formulation of strategic audit planning, implementation, monitoring, review and processing for

finalization of CAG’s reports on Central PSUs and rendering technical advice.

1992 – 1997 as Joint Secretary (ZCS), Deputy Secretary (CS), Deputy Secretary (SR), Ministry of Home

Affairs, New Delhi

As Joint Secretary (ZCS) organized 5 Zonal Council Meetings in the 5 Zones where 15 Chief Secretaries

of major states participated in deliberations for settlement of interstate and centre state issues prior to

meetings of CMs with Home Minister. Functioned as Deputy Secretary (Finance), rendering financial

advice to the Ministry of Home Affairs and its subordinate and attached offices including Central Police

Organizations viz; CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, IB and CBI. Examined Plan and Non-Plan financial

proposals, Cabinet Notes. As Deputy Secretary (Central State)and DS (State Reorganization), prepared

cabinet notes on Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Pondicherry etc. and cabinet notes on Modernization of Prison

Administration etc. state police training, BPR&D, NCRB, etc.

1990 – 1992 as Director (Oil), office of the Principal Director of Audit and Ex-Officio Member Audit

Board-II, New Delhi

Functioned as Head of office. In charge of audit of Central Public Sector Undertakings in Oil & Natural

Gas Sector and preparation of audit reports on their functioning.

1988 – 1990 as Deputy Director (Commercial), office of the Principal Director of Audit and Ex-Officio

Member Audit Board-II, New Delhi

Functioned as Head of office. In charge of audit of Central Public Sector Undertakings and

Administration and Human Resource Management.

1986 – 1988 as Deputy Accountant General (Admn. & Pensions), office of the Accountant General

(A&E), Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

Functioned as Head of Office. In charge of Administration, Human Resource Management, Budgeting,

Pension, Accounts and Entitlement functions.

1984 – 1986 as Assistant Accountant General, office of the Accountant General (Audit) Nagpur,

Maharashtra

Looked after Accounts and Entitlement functions of the State Government Employees of the State of

Maharashtra

1982 - 1984 Professional Training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and at

National Academy of Audit and Accounts, Shimla.

(K.P. Sasidharan)

Director General of Audit (Central)

Mumbai

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