Pawan Kumar assumed the charge of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Pawan Kumar assumed charge after approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
Kumar is an officer of the Indian Cost Accounts Service under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Earlier, he was holding the charge of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost).
He has played a key role in the development of a web-based Online Dashboard for the performance evaluation of CPSEs in the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance.
A leading think tank honoured this initiative with a gold award in the e-Governance category in 2022.