Vishvajit Sahay takes charge as Secretary (Defence Finance) in Ministry of Defence

New Delhi, May 1. Vishvajit Sahay, a 1990-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), assumed charge as Secretary (Defence Finance) in the Ministry of Defence on May 1, 2026. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).

An alumnus of St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and a law graduate, Sahay brings more than three decades of experience in defence finance and public administration.

Over the course of his career, he has held several senior positions in the Government of India, including Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Department of Science and Technology, Joint Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industries, Finance Manager in the Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence, and Director in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Within the Defence Accounts Department, he has served as Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) in Prayagraj, Joint CGDA, and Special CGDA.

Sahay has also represented India at international training programmes, including those conducted by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the George C Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Germany.