The Office
Shri Rajiv Kumar Pandey (IA&AS)
Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rajiv Kumar Pandey, an officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), 1994 batch, assumed office as the Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow on 5th May 2025.
He holds a Postgraduate degree in English Literature from Patna University, a master’s degree in business management from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, and an LL.B. from the University of Delhi. Over a distinguished career spanning more than 31 years, Shri Pandey has acquired extensive and diverse experience in the areas of public auditing, public expenditure management, accountability in governance and administrative affairs.
Key Positions Held:
- Director General of Audit (Central Expenditure), New Delhi
- Director General of Audit (Northern Railway)
- Accountant General (Audit) and Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements), Madhya Pradesh
- Principal Director of Audit (Indian Air Force)
- Principal Director of Audit, Washington D.C. (2015–2017) Responsible for auditing Indian Missions and Posts across North and South America.
- Served on deputation as Chief Accounts Officer, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under the Ministry of Urban Development, from June 2006 to July 2011
International Audit Assignments (United Nations):
- Led the Performance Audit of Procurement at the World Food Programme (WFP) Headquarters, Rome (2013)
- Conducted Compliance Audit of the WFP Office in Tanzania (2014)
- Headed the audit of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) at its Headquarters in Geneva, and Regional Offices in Manila and the Philippines (Nov 2011 – Feb 2012)
International Trainings and Conferences:
- Participated in the Workshop on Audit of Public Debt at the Australian National Audit Office (Supreme Audit Institution), Canberra, under the aegis of ASOSAI (October 2004)
- Attended the Management Development Programme (MDP) at the University of Singapore
- Completed a Capacity Building and Modernisation Programme on Financial Attest Audit at the National Audit Office, United Kingdom (2006)
- Represented SAI India at the Winter Training Conference of the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM) in Washington D.C. (December 2015), where he received a Certificate of Recognition on behalf of the CAG of India
Current Role:
Presently, Shri Rajiv Kumar Pandey is the senior-most IA&AS officer serving in Uttar Pradesh, continuing to uphold the highest standards of public financial accountability and good governance.