The Principal Chief Controller of Accounts (Pr. CCA), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Dr Ajay Shanker Singh, virtually inaugurated the newly established offices of the Controller of Accounts (CA), Deputy Controller of Accounts (DCA) and Pay and Accounts Office (PAO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department at Jammu under the Departmental Accounting Organisation (DAO), MHA.
The inauguration marked the formal operationalisation of the CA, DCA and PAO offices under DAO, MHA, Jammu, which have been functioning since September 2024. The establishment of these offices is a significant step towards further strengthening the accounting and financial management framework of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The virtual inauguration, held on January 16, was attended by the Chief Controller of Accounts, Pankaj Sharma; Controller of Accounts, N. P. Singh; Deputy Controller of Accounts, Hridesh Patel; and V. Muthu Kumar.
The event at Jammu was hosted by Controller of Accounts, Shakeel Maqbool; Deputy Controller of Accounts, Ms Lovepreet Kour; and Senior Accounts Officer, Dalip Kumar Bhat, along with officers and staff of RPAO BSF, RPAO CRPF, PAOs of the J&K Home Department, Srinagar, and representatives of the Internal Audit Parties (IAPs).
The establishment of the CA, DCA and PAO offices is expected to facilitate more effective financial management, ensure timely accounting and payment functions, and enhance transparency and efficiency in the financial operations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Union Territory.
The inaugural ceremony was followed by a review meeting chaired by the Controller of Accounts, J&K Home Department, with PAOs, RPAOs and IAPs across Jammu and Kashmir, focusing on improved coordination and further strengthening of accounting and audit processes.(KINS)
