1. Rajiv Mehrishi was born on on 8 August 1955 and is a retired IAS officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the Rajasthan cadre who served as the 13th Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Vice Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors.
Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed the Home Secretary of the Government of India on 31 August 2015.
Rajiv Mehrishi was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the Civil Service.
Rajiv Mehrishi is married to Mira an officer of the IAS, now retired.
Rajiv Mehrishi has three sons, Tarun, Tushar, and Abhinav.
Rajiv Mehrishi holds a degree in business administration from Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow.
Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as the Economic Affairs Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as the Union Home Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 31 August 2015.
Rajiv Mehrishi assumed the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 25 September 2017 and hold the office till 7 August 2020.
Rajiv Mehrishi concurrently became the Vice-Chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors.
In July 2023, Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as an independent director on the board of Jio Financial Services, a demerged entity from Reliance Industries Ltd, for a term of five years.