• Sanjeev Mishra the President of Financial Management Research & Resource Society, (FMRRS), Delhi was an ICAS (Indian Civil Accounts Service) officer. He had worked as an officer in the Indian Economic Service (IES) also. He is also the Chairman of Dr. Jagannath Mishra Institute of Economic Studies (DJMIES), Patna.
• His last assignment in Government of India was as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance where he had led the strengthening of web-based accounting and reconciliation portal (ARPIT) for all indirect taxes. While working as the Financial Advisor (FA) of NSG (National Security Guard) and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) he had taken initiatives for streamlining financial management systems for improving delivery of goods and services. While working in the ministry of Home Affairs, he had operationalised the new treasury units for NATGRID- National Intelligence Grid: nationalgrid.com, LPAI- Land Port Authority of India: http://lpai.gov.in, and NDRF- National Disaster Response Force: www.ndrf.gov.in); extended the computerisation of accounts (COMPACT) to Delhi Police, BSF (Border Security Force) and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force); implemented real-time MIS (Management Information System) through web-based accounting information system (e-lekha) in Pay and Accounts Offices; through realignment of appropriations ––– eased the financial constraint of security agencies; and modernised and reformed the internal audit organization.
• He had played an important role in the development of the new airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. He had also contributed to the development of the new IT based Public Financial Management System in India.
• He has considerable national and international experience in PFM (Public Financial Management). In Government of India, he worked in the ministries of Finance, Home, Civil Aviation, Disinvestment, Agriculture, Commerce, Textiles, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Petroleum, Transport, and Health.  He had also worked in UN, UNDP and IMF abroad.  He had taught post-graduate students in the International University of Japan as a Visiting Professor. The courses were: ‘Governments and Markets’ and ‘Public Finance in Developing Countries’.
• Mishra is a PhD in Economics, MA in International Economics on Asian Development Bank fellowship and holds a PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) under National Management Programme. He is a CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CGAP (Certified Government Audit Professional), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) and CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) from institutions abroad.
• Mishra has authored several books, papers and articles on contemporary issues. Some of his publications are:
• EBooks: ‘Just an Accountant- A Memoir of an Indian Civil Servant (Kindle Direct, March 2022); ‘Mere Babujee - Aapke Dr. Mishra’ –– a biography in Hindi of Dr. Jagannath Mishra, former Chief Minister of Bihar and a former Union Minister (Kindle Direct, June 2022); ‘Meri Bebasi’-a collection of Hindi Poems (Kindle Direct, April 2019);  ‘Moments- A Short Collection of Poems’ (Kindle Direct, September 2017) ‘National Academy of Public Financial Management for India- For Enhancing Capacity in Civil Accounts Organisation (Kindle Direct, February 2016);  ‘India’s Disinvestment Story- Re-launch with Lessons Learnt?’ (Kindle Direct, January 2016).
• Books: ‘Disinvested Public Enterprises’ 2009; ‘Foreign Direct Investment in India’ 1996;  ‘Inter-Temporal Trends in Government Expenditure in India’ 1995; ‘Economic Reforms & Management of Change: Some Reflections (edited)’ 1995; ‘Dimensions of Rural Development-in eastern region of India (edited)’ 1995.
• Some papers/articles published: ‘Right to Overspend must be dispensed With’; ‘Anatomy of Government Expenditure’; ‘Government Expenditure-Sinking Deeper into the Mire’; ‘Multinationals in India’; ‘Privatization in India & Abroad’, ‘FDI-A Win-Win Arrangement’, ‘The Great Indian Market’; ‘Economic Development- The Latecomers Have an Edge’; ‘Problems & Prospects of Empirical Research in Public Finance’; ‘India Needs a Wake up Call on Privatisation’; ‘Outcome Budgeting in India-the need for Re-engineering’; and ‘Even Auditors Need to Reform’ .
• Other Contributions:
• Member, Finance Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru, University, Delhi (since June 2022)
• Member, Academic Committee, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram (since June 2022)
• Member of visiting faculty of NIFM (National Institute of Financial Management), Faridabad and INGAF (Institute of Government Accounts & Finance).
• Member Governing Body of NGOs: CHANGE, Delhi
• Member, the Editorial Board- ‘Sahitya Yatra’ a literary Journal in Hindi.
• Member, INTAC (Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage), Delhi; India Islamic Cultural Centre, Delhi; and Indian Society for Labour Economics, Delhi
• Member, Chetana Samiti, Patna; Akhila Bhartiya Mithila Sangh, Delhi; and Bihar Lok Manch, Delhi (NGOs engaged in the promotion of the culture of Mithila)
• Member, Board of Governors of IIA, Delhi (2012-13) and ISACA, Delhi (2011-12);
• As a World Bank Institute trainer contributed as a capacity building expert (outcome budget) in Uzbekistan (2009)
• As IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department expert worked as a short-term Public Financial Management Advisor in Liberia (2006) and Lithuania (2003).
• Secretary General, Graduate Students Organisation, International University of Japan (1995-96)

Sh. J P S Chawla is a retired officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) of 1985 batch. He superannuated while being the Controller General of Accounts, (CGA) to the Government of India. Prior to becoming CGA, he worked as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect taxes & Customs (CBIC) from 2017 to 2018. He was on deputation to Delhi Govt. Power Sector (2014 to 2017) as Director (Finance) & Director (HR) in Delhi Transco Ltd., Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd., Pragati Power Corporation Limited including holding company Delhi Power Company ltd. During the period 2010 to 2014, he worked as ADG (B&A), Finance in Prasar Bharati. Prior to Prasar Bharati, he was with Ministry of Urban Development (2007 – 2010) where he worked as Member (Finance) in Works Advisory Board of CPWD, which carried out major projects of construction of Houses for Tsunami victims in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. He was also associated with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) as Chief Accounts Officer under central staffing scheme of DOPT. (2003 to 2006). From the year 1999 to 2002 he was posted in the Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism, where he worked as Financial Controller & Director (Finance) in ITDC.

Sh. J P S Chawla holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineer, from the prestigious Delhi College of Engineering. He has also done Diploma in Management with Specialization in Finance and HR from IGNOU.

Sh. Chawla has been instrumental in establishing the accounting procedures and integration of Banks with ARPIT Software during the introduction of GST in India while working as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue. He was also instrumental in laying down procedures for GST refunds and apportionment of IGST among States and Union Territories. He participated in GST Council meetings as a Special Invitee & contributed towards IGST apportionment procedures & refunds.

• A civil servant with rich experience of 29 years in various Ministries and Departments of Government of India. He is currently holding the post of Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Agriculture Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Dairying, Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Ministry of Cooperation in HAG scale.
• He has wide varied experience in Administration, Procurement, Acquisition, Finance, Accounts, Budget, Internal Audit and Public Financial Management System while working in various capacity in diverse sectors such as Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Law Justice, Supreme Court of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Planning, Statistics Programme Implementation including NITI Aayog, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Civil Aviation Tourism, Department of Economic Affairs and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
• He has also served as Government Nominee in the Board of Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and Board of Governor of Nine Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in 2003-04.
• He was actively involved in all cases of policy decisions related to delegation of financial powers to Services HQ and preparation of draft of Defence Procurement Manual, 2005, 2006 2009 while working as Director (Finance/Navy) in Ministry of Defence.
• He has also served as Ex-Officio Director of M/s Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL) as Government Nominee in addition to normal duties of CCA (IB) from 2018 to 2020.
• He was appointed as Chairman of the Committee by Controller General of Accounts for examination of the Draft Central Government Accounts (Receipts Payment) Rules, 1983.
• He has also served as State Nodal Officer and Jt. CGA (PFMS, State Directorate), Jharkhand Bihar for universal roll-out of PFMS at all level in both of the states from 2016 to 2020.
• He has also written a book titled “Internal Audit and Internal Control in Government of India” and attended various training program organized by World Bank, NIPFP, IICA, DoPT, DoE, DPRG and NIFM.
• He is also currently holding the post of president of Indian Civil Accounts Service Association (ICASA) and vice-president of Financial Management Research and Resource Society (FMRRS), New Delh

Mr. R. P. Aggarwal is an ex-United Nations employee, who has served in offices of United Nations in India, Cambodia, Kosovo & Liberia at various Management and Administrative positions. After 35 years of distinguished service with the United Nations in the field of Logistics, Finance and Administration, he planned and settled down in his home town New Delhi, India. During his service, he received many meritorious awards in India and abroad.

To contribute towards doing constructive for development of nation and society, keeping in mind his aim and vision, Mr. R. P. Aggarwal has joined many reputed organizations and NGOs in the field of Healthcare, Social Development, Education and Financial Services etc., working selflessly, sincerely & fearlessly for the development of the society to alleviate & ameliorate the sufferings of mankind, irrespective of religion, caste, colour and creed.

Vikas Chandra Karol is an engineering Graduate from NIT, Trichy. He has worked at National Thermal Power Corporation in different Capacities, whereby the projects worth Rs. 2000 Crores were monitored. He has played a crucial role in preparation of Cost Estimates and Award of these projects. He has joined Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) in 2015. He has worked as Head of Office of Pay and Accounts Office- Indo Tibet Border Police along with bearing the responsibility as Deputy Director, PAD- BSF, PAO-DCPW and PAO-NIA. He has also borne the charge of Assistant Financial Advisor (AFA) for CRPF Directorate along with managing the IFD functions of three Zones of CRPF (J&K Zone, NE Zone and Southern Zone).

Presently, he is posted as Deputy Controller of Accounts in Ministry of Finance and is monitoring the payments of Grants and Loans to various states pertaining to various schemes like Finance Commission Grants, NDRF, SDRF, Back to Back Loans, Block Loans, Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants etc. He is the head of principal accounts office and involved in accounting of Internal Debt of Government of India with a close co-ordination with the Reserve Bank of India.

Presently, Team Leader and PFM Expert in the FMRRS IVA Team for two World Bank funded PFM Projects in Himachal Pradesh and Assam. Has been with FMRRS as President, Vice President and now as General Secretary. During 2016 to 2019 worked as Short Term Consultant in European Union projects. During February 2012-October 2012 was in Bangladesh on a World Bank funded project on PFM Legal Framework and Coordination among Line Ministries on Public Financial Management Reforms. A Report on the subject was also prepared during this assignment and the staff trained.

Retired as Controller General of Accounts, Government of India in March 2009. Had joined the Indian Audit & Accounts Service in 1971 and shifted to the Indian Civil Accounts Service in 1976. Was an International Expert with the International Monetary Fund for several years in Lesotho/ Laos for several long term and short-term assignments during 1996-2002. Over all extensive work in Treasury Reforms, Budget Reforms, Design & Implementation of Computerized Accounting and Reporting Systems, Internal Audit and Training in Public financial management. Worked in Ministries of Finance, Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Education, Urban Development etc. and managed their Pay & Accounts Offices and Internal Audit.

• As an officer of Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS) worked in the Accountant General Offices of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan as Assistant/ Deputy Accountant General.
• Also worked for IMF in Lesotho for improving Budgeting, Accounting and Cash Management Systems and served as a member of several IMF Missions.
• Taught at the Institute of Government Accounts & Finance while serving as its Director. Also as Chief(Adm &Trg.) of National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad.

In Government of India spearheaded the development and implementation of PAO2000/COMPACT through which the payment and accounting systems of the Ministries were computerized. Was also guiding the development of the web-based central plan scheme monitoring system (CPSMS) which later evolved into PFMS (Public Financial Management System). Also contributed to the development of several other important systems viz. ePayment Systems, Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax, eLekha and Core Accounting and National Highways Financial Information System.

• Setting up from scratch of the National Institute of Financial Management in India for training in Public Financial Management. Revision and expansion of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance.
• Training in Public Financial Management to Government of Lesotho Employees. Also held training sessions for Government of Nepal and Government of Maldives’ employees at Kathmandu and Male.