Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 25 September 2017. As a constitutional functionary, he is primarily entrusted with the responsibility to audit the accounts and related activities of the three tiers of Government – Federal, Provincial and Local; the State owned public sector commercial enterprises; and autonomous bodies financed by the Federal and Provincial Governments. His reports are laid before the Parliament and Legislatures of the Provinces

Mr. Mehrishi is the Chair of the United Nations Board of Auditors and is the external auditor of the World Intellectual Property Organization. He plays an important role in the affairs of International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions as the Chair of the Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Services Committee, Chair of the Working Group on Information Technology Audit and as a member of its Governing Board. His other international responsibilities include being a member of the Governing Board of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and as Chair of the Board of Editors of its journal.