Shri Bibhudutta Basantia, IA & AS.

Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), West Bengal.

Shri Bibhudutta Basantia is an officer of Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS) of 1996 batch. He has assumed the charge of the Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), West Bengal with effect from 21.08.2024.

He has an MBA Degree in “Global Banking & Finance” from Birmingham Business School, Birmingham University, United Kingdom. He also holds a degree in MBA (Finance) from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore apart from the Masters of Science (Physics) degree from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.

• Prior to joining this office as the Principal Accountant General, he held the position of Director General of Audit (Coal), Kolkata along with the additional charge of Office of the Director General of Audit (Mines), Kolkata.
• He also held the charges of the Director General of Audit, East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar, Pr. Accountant General, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, as well as the Accountant General, Gujarat.
• He had been on UNDP deputation to Kabul and worked as a Capacity Development Advisor in the Ministry of Economy, Afghanistan during 2012-13 advising significantly on policy making and coordination. He had also been deputed to various foreign audit assignments of United Nations during his career spreading over 28 years.