Indian Defence Accounts Service

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Indian Defence Accounts Service
Service Overview
AbbreviationI.D.A.S.
Country India
Controlling AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Legal personalityGovernmental: Civil Service
General natureDefence Finance, Accounts and Audit
Service Chief
CGDAShri Rajnish Kumar, IDAS
Head of the Civil Services
Cabinet SecretarySh. Rajiv Gauba

Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) (Hindi: भारतीय रक्षा लेखा सेवा) is a Central Group 'A' Civil Service of the Republic of India established to provide Financial Advice, Accounts and Audit services to the Defence Services and allied organisations viz. Ordnance Factories, Indian Armed Forces (viz Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard), Military Engineer Services, Border Roads Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation etc. IDAS officers are Group-A gazetted civilian officers under Ministry of Defence, Government of India. They are primarily recruited through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year. The Defence Accounts Department has a history of more than two hundred years having been established to look after the Pay & Accounts of Military Services in India.The cadre controlling authority of IDAS is the Ministry of Defence. The selected candidates(IDAS officers) training academy is the National Academy for Defence Financial Management. ( https://nadfm.nic.in/) located in Pune, Maharashtra.

The Defence Accounts Department is mandated to provide financial advice, accounts and internal audit to the three Defence Services, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),Ordnance Factories, Indian Coast Guard and other inter-services organisations. The concurrence of concerned financial advisors from the IDAS cadre at various echelons is needed before any expenditure is undertaken by these organisations under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence. The total number of IDAS officers is approximately 650. The Controller General of Defence Accounts(CGDA) is the head of the Indian Defence Accounts Service and functions as the Chief Accounts Officer for the Ministry of Defence.[1][2]

Training[]

The officers recruited to IDAS are offered elaborate training at various centres. First, a foundation training along with the All India Services at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (Mussourie) for four months. After this, Induction Training is imparted at CENTRAD, New Delhi. This is followed by a special session training at Professional Training Course in National Institute of Financial Management (Faridabad). Finally, there is a Departmental Training at National Academy Of Defence Financial Management Institute, Pune. The entire training lasts for a period of two years. After this, on passing the Departmental Examination, the probationers are confirmed into the Junior Time Scale grade.

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References[]

  1. ^ "CGDA - Controller General of Defence Accounts". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) - UPSC Guide". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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