Controller General of Defence Accounts

Controller General of Defence Accounts

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Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) heads the Defence Accounts Department (DAD), which is one of the oldest government organisations in India. CGDA functions under the Ministry of Defence of India. CGDA is the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Defence Accounts Service , an organised Group 'A' Civil Service of Government of India.^[1][2][3]

The present CGDA is Shri Rajnish Kumar, an IDAS Officer of 1984 Batch.

Currently there are total 23 Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) and Controller of Defence Accounts (CDA) under Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).^[4] And there are 46 Pay Accounts Office (PAO) under respective PCDA and CDA.

About Defence Accounts Department[]

• Defence Accounts Department (DAD) functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence and is headed by Controller General of Defence Accounts.

• The mandate given to the Department is broadly audit, financial advice, payment and accounting of all charges pertaining to Armed Forces, including bills for supply and services rendered and for constructions and repair works, pay and allowances, pension etc. of Defence Personnel and Civilians, audit of cash and store accounts of all organizations under Ministry of Defence, viz. Army, Navy, Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Ordnance Factories, Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) etc, maintenance of manufacturing accounts and store accounts of Ordnance Factories and manufacturing accounts of Naval Dockyard.

• In addition to the duties mentioned above, the Integrated Financial Advisers have been appointed with the General Officers Commanding-in-Chief of Commands, Corps Commanders and sundry other echelons of the 3 Services and other organizations, etc.

• The DAD has a vast geographical spread with a network of 1110 offices located through the length and breadth of the country to cater to the needs of all elements of the Indian Defence Services i.e Army, Air Force and Navy as also all other organizations under Ministry of Defence viz Defence Ordnance Factories (41), DRDO Laboratories /Projects (50), Coast Guard , DGQA , DGBR, DGNCC, DG Defence Estates, Canteen Stores Department (CSD) etc.

• The field offices of the department dealing with the Army has been structured by and large on the pattern of Army Commands/Area HQrs, etc. The location of these Controllers Offices is in close proximity to the Command Headquarters/Area Headquarters in order to enable them to render prompt services to the Units/Formations located in these areas. Under some of the Controllers offices, there are also Area Accounts Offices to render prompt services to various Units/Formations in their vicinity. In addition, there are Local Audit Offices to audit the cash and store accounts of the Units and Formations and one Sr.AO/AO is attached to each Garrison Engineer for Works related tasks. The Pay Accounts Offices (JCOs/ORs) are also under the jurisdiction of the nearest Army Controller which deal with pay and allowances of JCOs/Ors of different Regiments. In all there are 12 Principal Controllers/Controllers looking after the audit, payment and accounting functions of Indian Army and 01 Principal Controller at Pune specifically dealing with the pay and allowances of the Commissioned Officers.

• There is a PCDA at New Delhi to deal with the pay and allowances of civilian staff of Service Headquarters and Ministry of Defence including payment of foreign contracts and payment for purchases made by Services Headquarters. There is PCDA (Pensions) at Allahabad (Prayagraj) to deal with sanction/revision and disbursement of pension for Army personnel and Defence Civilians. In addition, 14 PCDAs/CDAs are dedicated for Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, DRDO, CSD, Border Roads, Pension, Pension Disbursement and Provident Fund for Civilian employees. The Ordnance Factory Board has 41 Ordnance Factories under its control and with each Ordnance Factory, an Accounts Office is attached. A total of 09 Controllers of Finance and Accounts are working as Group Controllers with PCA (Fys) at the helm of Accounts and Finance setup in Ordnance Factories. Further, there are 127 PIFA/IFA offices dedicated for rendering financial advice to all the Services and organizations under Ministry of Defence.

• As regards training of officers/staff of DAD, a National Academy of Defence Financial Management (NADFM) for Group A officers is located at Pune and 05 Regional Training Centers for staff along with Centre for Training and Development (CENTRAD) Delhi Cantt, Defence Pension Training Institute (DPTI) at Allahabad for pension related training of all stakeholders namely banks, treasury offices, RO/PAO personnel etc. and an Officers Training Institute (OTI) at Gurugram for imparting training to Gp ´B´ officers of the department.

• As the Principal Accounting Officer for Ministry of Defence, the CGDA furnishes necessary information for the Appropriation Accounts to the Ministry of Defence. CGDA also prepares the Annual Consolidated Accounts of Defence Services Receipts & Charges and acts as the Principal Accounts Officer for Civil Estimates of the Ministry of Defence. DAD is also responsible for rendering the Annual Accounts for the OFB, Military Farms, Canteen Stores Department and Works Expenditure. In addition, the Annual Audit Certificate for the Defence Services, rendered by the CGDA to the C&AG through Ministry of Defence, is tabled in the Parliament. Of late, Audit of offset claims has also been entrusted to the Department, which is being carried out by Pr.CDA (AF), New Delhi.

• DAD aims at providing responsive and professional Financial, Audit and Accounting services. This encompasses timely, efficient and correct payment of Pay and allowances, Pension & gratuities to Armed Forces & Defence Civilian and other payments relating to supplies and services. It ensures proper accounting of all such expenditure from the Defence Budget. As the Principal Accounting and Finance entity for the Defence Services, DAD is committed to providing best value for money by being a trusted Financial Services Partner.

Mission Statement[]

• We strive to achieve excellence and professionalism in accounting and financial services and in performing audit functions.

Quality Policy[]

• The Defence Accounts Department is committed to render efficient, correct and prompt accounting, payment and financial services leading to customer satisfaction. It is also committed to render efficient audit services to ensure public accountability.

Post Hierarchy[]

The Post Hierarchy of officers at the DAD HQrs from top to bottom are as under :-

• Headed by CGDA
• Addl. CGDA
• Sr. Jt. CGDA/Jt. CGDA
• Sr. Dy. CGDA/ Dy. CGDA/Sr. ACGDA
• Senior Accounts Officer/ Accounts Officer
• Assistant Accounts Officer
• Staff- Sr. Auditors/Auditors/Clerks/DEOs

The Post Hierarchy of officers at the CsDA/PsDA/Area Accounts Offices Offices from top to bottom are as under :-

• Headed by PCDA/CDA
• Addl. CDA (Only in PCDA Offices)
• Jt. CDA (Heads the Area Accounts Office)
• DCDA/ACDA
• Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer
• Assistant Accounts Officer
• Staff- Sr. Auditors/Auditors/Clerks/DEOs

The Post Hierarchy of officers at the PAO Offices from top to bottom are as under :-

• Headed by DCDA/ACDA
• Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer
• Assistant Accounts Officer
• Staff- Sr. Auditors/Auditors/Clerks/DEOs

The Post Hierarchy of officers at the Accounts Office(GE)/Local Audit Office from top to bottom are as under :-

• Headed by Senior Accounts Officer/Accounts Officer
• Assistant Accounts Officer
• Staff- Sr. Auditors/Auditors/Clerks/DEOs

The Post Hierarchy of officers at the ALAO/BSO Office from top to bottom are as under :-

• Headed by Assistant Accounts Officer
• Staff- Sr. Auditors/Auditors/Clerks

DAD HQrs[]

• DAD HQrs is located at Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt. This HQrs has different Wings depending on the work handled by them. Some of the Wings are Establishment Wing, Personnel Wing, Pension Wing, Pay & Allowances Wing, IT&S Wing,etc. Each Wing functions under the overall supervision of Jt. CGDA/Sr. Jt. CGDA. The office premises comes under the DHQ Security Zone and entry of visitors is subject to conditions.

PCDA/CDA[]

• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Officers), Pune
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Navy), Mumbai
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(WC), Chandigarh
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(CC), Lucknow
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(NC), Jammu
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(SC), Pune
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, New Delhi
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(AF), New Delhi
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(AF), Dehradun
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad
• Principal Controller of Accounts(Fys), Kolkata
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, Bangalore
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(SWC), Jaipur
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Border Roads), New Delhi
• Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(R&D), New Delhi
• Controller of Defence Accounts(IDS), New Delhi
• Controller of Defence Accounts(Army), Meerut
• Controller of Defence Accounts(Funds), Meerut
• Controller of Defence Accounts(PD), Meerut
• Controller of Defence Accounts, Patna
• Controller of Defence Accounts, Jabalpur
• Controller of Defence Accounts, Chennai
• Controller of Defence Accounts, Secunderabad
• Controller of Defence Accounts(IT&SDC), Secunderabad
• Controller of Defence Accounts(R&D), Hyderabad
• Controller of Defence Accounts, Guwahati
• Controller of Defence Accounts(CSD), Mumbai

PAOs[]

• PAO(ORs), ASC(S) Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), MEG Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), CMP Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), PARA Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), PCTC Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), MLI Belagvi
• PAO(ORs), ASC (AT) Bangalore
• PAO(ORs), RRRC Delhi Cantt
• PAO(ORs), 14 GTC Subathu
• PAO(ORs), PBG New Delhi
• PAO(ORs), DSC Kannur
• PAO(ORs), MRC Wellington
• PAO(ORs), ARC Shillong
• PAO(ORs), 58 GTC Shillong
• PAO(ORs), Signals Jabalpur
• PAO(ORs), Jak Rifles Jabalpur
• PAO(ORs), GRC Jabalpur
• PAO(ORs), MRC Saugor
• PAO(ORs), AEC Pachmarhi
• PAO(ORs), JAK LI Srinagar
• PAO(ORs), Ladakh Scout Leh
• PAO(ORs), AMC Lucknow
• PAO(ORs), RRC Fatehgarh
• PAO(ORs), SLI Fatehgarh
• PAO(ORs), 39 GTC Varanasi
• PAO(ORs), 11 GRRC Lucknow
• PAO(ORs), DRC Faizabad
• PAO(ORs), BEG Rorkee
• PAO(ORs), JRC Bareilly
• PAO(ORs), KRC Ranikhet
• PAO(ORs), GRRC Lansdowne
• PAO(ORs), RVC Meerut
• PAO(ORs), AAD Gopalpur
• PAO(ORs), BRC Danapur
• PAO(ORs), PRC Ramgarh
• PAO(ORs), SRC Ramgarh
• PAO(ORs), Arty Nasik
• PAO(ORs), AAC Nasik
• PAO(ORs), ACR Ahmednagar
• PAO(ORs), BEG Kirkee
• PAO(ORs), MIR Ahmednagar
• PAO(ORs), Guards Kamptee
• PAO(ORs), INT Pune
• PAO(ORs), APTC Pune
• PAO(ORs), AOC Secunderabad
• PAO(ORs), EME Secunderabad

References[]

  5. CDA Patna website

External links[]

• Official website