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{{Short description|Indian administrative service officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:Shri Rajiv Mehrishi (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur, Rajasthan]], India
| occupation = Senior Indian government functionary
| office = Vice Chairman of [[United Nations]] Board of Auditors
| term_start = 25 September 2017
| term_end = 7 August 2020
| predecessor = [[Shashi Kant Sharma]]
| successor = [[G C Murmu]]
| office1 = 13th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]]
| predecessor1 = [[Shashi Kant Sharma]]
| successor1 = [[G C Murmu]]
| term_start1 = 25 September 2017
| term_end1 = 7 August 2020
| office2 = [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]]
| predecessor2 = [[LC Goyal]]
| successor2 = [[Rajiv Gauba]]
| term_start2 = 31 August 2015
| term_end2 = 30 August 2017
| office3 = [[Finance Secretary (India)|Finance Secretary]]
| term_start3 = 29 October 2014
| term_end3 = 30 August 2015
| predecessor3 = [[Arvind Mayaram]]
| successor3 = Ratan P. Watal
| office4 = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Rajasthan]]
| term_start4 = 21 December 2013
| term_end4 = 28 October 2014
| predecessor4 = C. K. Mathew
| successor4 = C. S. Rajan
| office5 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Fertilizers Secretary]]
| term_start5 = 4 October 2012
| term_end5 = 30 November 2013
| predecessor5 = Sudhir Mital
| successor5 = [[Shaktikanta Das]]
| office6 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary]]
| term_start6 = 17 April 2012
| term_end6 = 3 October 2012
| predecessor6 = [[Parvez Dewan]]
| successor6 = Prem Narain
| alma_mater = [[University of Strathclyde]]<br />[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]<br />[[St. Xavier's School, Jaipur]]
| spouse = Mira Meherishi IAS
| awards = [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|x15px]] [[Padma Bhushan]] (2022)
}}
'''Rajiv Mehrishi''' (born 8 August 1955) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the [[Rajasthan]] cadre who served as the 13th [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] (C&AG) and Vice Chairman of the [[United Nations]] Panel of External Auditors.<ref name=":922">{{Cite web|url=http://www.un.org/en/auditors/board/membership.shtml|title=United Nations Board of Auditors - Current Membership|last=|first=|date=|website=[[United Nations]] Board of Auditors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113195012/http://www.un.org/en/auditors/board/membership.shtml|archive-date=13 January 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=January 14, 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Prior to this he also served as the [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]], [[Finance Secretary (India)|Finance Secretary]] and [[Secretary to the Government of India|Economic Affairs Secretary of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mberel.aspx?relid=126473|title=Shri Rajiv Mehrishi appointed Home Secretary|last=|first=|date=31 August 2015|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815025421/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mberel.aspx?relid=126473|archive-date=2017-08-15|url-status=dead|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/rajiv-mehrishi-replaces-lc-goyal-as-home-secretary/story-C6YCNpoRhdS4ut8tQDhwhJ.html|title=Rajiv Mehrishi replaces LC Goyal as home secretary|last1=Tikku|first1=Aloke|last2=Chatterji|first2=Saubhadra|date=31 August 2015|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ias-officer-rajiv-mehrishi-appointed-new-home-secretary/|title=L C Goyal retires, Rajiv Mehrishi 3rd Home Secretary in 15 months|last=|first=|date=1 September 2015|website=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/rajiv-mehrishi-appointed-home-secretary-1059645.html|title=Rajiv Mehrishi appointed Home Secretary|last=|first=|date=31 August 2015|website=[[News18]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/five-things-about-new-finance-secretary-rajiv-mehrishi-114101600753_1.html|title=5 things about new Economic Affairs Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi|last=Makkar|first=Sahil|date=16 October 2014|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajiv-mehrishi-replaces-arvind-mayaram-as-finance-secretary-680179|title=Rajiv Mehrishi Replaces Arvind Mayaram as Finance Secretary|last=|first=|date=16 October 2014|website=[[NDTV]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> He also served as the Chief Secretary, [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rajiv-mehrishi-is-new-chief-secretary-of-rajasthan-113122001025_1.html|title=Rajiv Mehrishi is new chief secretary of Rajasthan|last=|first=|date=20 December 2013|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=14 August 2017|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/rajiv-mehrishi-appointed-chief-secretary-of-rajasthan-1387601415|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112183842/http://post.jagran.com/Rajiv-Mehrishi-appointed-chief-secretary-of-Rajasthan-1387601415|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2014|title= G C Murmu appointed chief secretary of Rajasthan|last=|first=|date=21 December 2013|website=[[Dainik Jagran]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the Civil Service.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-26|title=Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/padma-awards-2022-complete-list-of-recepient-11643162439142.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> More recently he wrote a book, India 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-19|title="India 2022" A ready Reckoner on Current Affairs for Aspirants of Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations|url=https://www.rashtranews.com/india-2022-a-ready-reckoner-on-current-affairs-for-aspirants-of-civil-services-and-other-competitive-examinations/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Rashtra News|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He is married to Mira (née Sahni) also an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], now retired. His brother-in-law is lieutenant general [[Anoop Malhotra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/diary/cid/1460684 |title=Diary |publisher=Telegraph India |date=16 July 2017}}</ref> He has three sons, Tarun (married to Aastha Jain), Tushar, and Abhinav (Vishakha Mehta). One son lives in [[Bangalore]], one in [[Mumbai]], and the other in the United States. He has the unique hobby of making pickles with his very own recipes and it is available under the brand name 'Pickley—Taste of Dada'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Rajiv Mehrishi: Finance secretary, home secretary, CAG — and now pickle-maker |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/finance-secy-home-secy-cag-and-now-pickle-maker-7961423/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
Rajiv Mehrishi holds a degree in [[business administration]] from [[Strathclyde Business School]], [[Glasgow]].<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":42" /> His earlier degrees of [[Bachelor of Arts|BA (History)]] and [[Master of Arts|MA (History)]] were from the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14135&PageId=|title=Rajiv Mehrishi - Executive Record Sheet|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/HSShriRajivMehrishi_0.PDF|title=Brief Profile - Rajiv Mehrishi, Home Secretary|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606104309/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/HSShriRajivMehrishi_0.PDF|archive-date=2017-06-06|url-status=dead|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajiv-mehrishi-sunil-arora-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-narendra-modi-1036780-2017-09-02|title=Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain|last=Parihar|first=Rohit|date=3 September 2017|editor-last=Kumar|editor-first=Ganesh|editor2-last=Udayakumar|editor2-first=Radha|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Rajiv Mehrishi with President,Vice President,Prime Minister of India.png|right|thumb|(From L-R) Rajiv Mehrishi, [[Vice-President of India|Vice-President]], [[President of India|President]] and [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] of India]]

=== As an IAS officer ===
Apart from being the [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] of [[Government of India|India]], Rajiv Mehrishi has served in various key posts in both [[Government of India|Union]] and [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan governments]], such as [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]], Principal Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan, [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Finance), Chairman of [[Indira Gandhi Canal|Indira Gandhi Nahar Board]] and [[District collector|District Magistrate and Collector]] of Bikaner in [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan Government]],<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":42" /> and as the [[Finance Secretary (India)|Union Finance Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Fertilizers Secretary]], and [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary]], Special Secretary in [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]] and [[Joint Secretary to Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in the [[Cabinet Secretariat of India|Cabinet Secretariat]], in the [[Government of India|Union Government]].<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":44">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajiv-mehrishi-sunil-arora-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-narendra-modi-1036780-2017-09-02|title=Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain|last=Parihar|first=Rohit|date=September 3, 2017|editor-last=Kumar|editor-first=Ganesh|editor2-last=Udayakumar|editor2-first=Radha|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

Rajiv Mehrishi retired on 30 August 2017.<ref name=":44" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pakistan-responsible-for-unrest-terrorism-in-india-rajiv-mehrishi/articleshow/60293211.cms|title=Terror is terror, you can't connect it to any religion: Rajiv Mehrishi|last=|first=|date=30 August 2017|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/rajiv-mehrishi-scotches-rumours-of-becoming-next-jk-governor-2038063.html|title=Rajiv Mehrishi scotches rumours of becoming next J&K Governor|last=|first=|date=31 August 2017|website=[[Zee News]]|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>

=== Chief Secretary of Rajasthan ===
Mehrishi was appointed the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]] on 21 December 2013.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":44" />

=== Finance Secretary ===
Mehrishi was appointed as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Economic Affairs Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC). As he was the senior-most Secretary in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]], he was designated as [[Finance Secretary (India)|Finance Secretary]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":44" />

=== Home Secretary ===

Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as the [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) on 31 August 2015.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":44" />

=== As Comptroller and Auditor General of India ===

Rajiv Mehrishi assumed the office of [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] (C&AG) on 25 September 2017 and hold the office till 7 August 2020.<ref name=":44" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-home-secretary-rajiv-mehrishi-to-be-next-cag/articleshow/60813451.cms|title=Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to be next CAG|last=|first=|date=September 24, 2017|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fN7ju6aegxGvs0mMafWlvL/Former-home-secretary-Rajiv-Mehrishi-to-be-next-CAG-of-India.html|title=Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to be next CAG of India|last=|first=|date=September 24, 2017|website=Live Mint|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/business/biz-rajiv-mehrishi-will-be-the-next-cag-of-india-16760142.html |script-title=hi:राजीव महर्षि होंगे अगले कैग, सोमवार से संभालेंगे कार्यभार|last=|first=|date=September 24, 2017|website=[[Dainik Jagran]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Rajiv Mehrishi will be the next CAG, will assume charge on Monday|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-NAN-rajiv-mehrishi-former-home-secretary-to-be-next-cag-5703355-NOR.html |script-title=hi:पूर्व होम सेक्रेटरी राजीव महर्षि बने नए CAG, कल प्रेसिडेंट कोविंद दिलाएंगे शपथ|last=|first=|date=September 24, 2017|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Former Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi becomes the new CAG, President Kovind will swear him in tomorrow|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> Mehrishi also concurrently became the Vice-Chairman of the [[United Nations]] Panel of External Auditors.<ref name=":922" />

=== As an independent director on the board of Jio Financial Services Limited ===
In July 2023, Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed as an independent director on the board of [[Jio Financial Services]] (JFSL), a demerged entity from [[Reliance Industries Ltd]], for a term of five years. The board meeting confirming Mehrishi's appointment was held on July 7, with the official record date being July 20.<ref name="pragativadi">{{cite web |title=Reliance Announces Appointment Of Isha Ambani, Ex-CAG Rajiv Mehrishi As Directors On Board |url=https://pragativadi.com/reliance-announces-appointment-of-isha-ambani-ex-cag-rajiv-mehrishi-as-directors-on-board/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Pragativadi|date=8 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="livemint">{{cite web |title=Isha Ambani, Ex-CAG Rajiv Mehrishi appointed directors on Jio Financial Services |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/isha-ambani-ex-cag-rajiv-mehrishi-appointed-directors-on-jio-financial-services-11688813458259.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Livemint}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |title=Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha, former CAG Rajiv Mehrishi appointed directors on RIL's financial services unit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/mukesh-ambanis-daughter-isha-former-cag-rajiv-mehrishi-appointed-directors-on-rils-financial-services-unit/articleshow/101596428.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Times of India| date=8 July 2023 }}</ref>

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