Ques: Recently who became the first woman to take over charge as the head of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICOAS)?
(a) Archana Ramasundaram
(b) Aruna Sethi
(c) Smita Sabharwal
(d) Deepika Chaudhary
Ans(b)
Related facts:
- On 1 February 2016 Aruna Sethi, the Principal Adviser (Cost)appointed as head of Indian Cost Accounting Service.
- She is Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) officer of 1985 batch.
- With this she became the first lady ICoAS officer who has achieved this laurel.
- She has earlier held important portfolios in Government of India including Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Defence.
- ICoAS is one of the six Organized Accounting Services of the Government of India.
- This Office is responsible for advising the Ministries and Government Undertakings on cost accounts matters and to undertake cost investigation work on their behalf.
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