Mr Prabhat R Acharya

Took charge as Director (Finance) on September 2, 2013. He has nearly 28 years of work experience with the Government of India. Mr Acharya started his career with the then DCM Ltd and went on to work for ONGC. He joined the Indian Audit and Accounts Service in 1985. Since then, he has handled diverse roles with broad-based expertise in public policy, finance, personnel, administration and oversight management. He has served as Finance Member of the Delhi Development Authority; Joint Secretary (Finance), NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs; Principal Director (International Relations), O/o C&AG of India; Accountant General (Audit), West Bengal; Principal Director of Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board, Kolkata; Counsellor in the High Commission of India, London; Assistant (Personnel) & Director C&AG (Personnel); and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Surface Transport. He is an MBA in International Business from IIFT, New Delhi, a Law Graduate from CLC, Delhi University, a Post Graduate from Utkal University, and Diploma holder in Labour Laws from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He is presently pursuing Ph.D in the area of Sustainable Performance Management.