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DAD Ccelebrates Annual Day by Launching Various Projects

Oct. 01 Defence, Glamour Comments

(New Delhi)

Defence Accounts Department celebrates Annual Day by Launching  Four IT projects, including e-Office,

CGDA Rajnish Kumar , IDAS,gives away Raksha Mantri Awards for Excellence to officers & staff of the department

·        Motivational awards also distributed

·Defence Accounts Department (DAD) celebrated its annual day on October 01, 2021. To mark the occasion, Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajnish Kumar distributed Raksha Mantri Awards for Excellence to the officers and staff of the Department for their exemplary performance and dedication. The first award was shared by the team of the Administration Section in CGDA office and the office of the PCDA (Pensions) Prayagraj. 

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) Pensions, Prayagraj (Allahabad) got the award for implementation of project for online pension claim submission, processing and Electronic Pension Payment Order (ePPO) download for Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs), which helped pensioners get their due on time during the Covid-19 pandemic. The award was given to the Administration Section of the Controller General of Defence Accounts Office for exemplary performance in handling the COVID-19 crisis by efficient response management. The third award was given to PCDA (South-Western Command), Jaipur for the innovative design and development of the Command Training Module. 

The CGDA also gave away the CGDA Motivational Awards 2021 to the teams of PCDA (Air Force), Dehradun for review of Air Force orders, updating of Air Force Manuals and thematic Audit on provisioning of stores; and the team of Integrated Financial Adviser (IFA) Section, CGDA Headquarters for making the e-compendium of important orders relating to the working of IFA Offices. 

Shri Kumar also launched four new projects. These were e-Office, integration of New Compilation System (NCS) with Tulip, System for Integrated Financial Advisers – Plus (SIFA Plus) and No Due Certificate (NDC) audit software for Air Force officers and personnel. 

In his message on the occasion, the CGDA detailed the achievements of the department, appreciating the proactive induction of technology in service delivery mechanisms with a view to expediting, simplifying and automating systems and procedures. He stressed on the importance of ongoing Business Process Re-engineering activities in the Department. The CGDA emphasised on the need to update and simplify manuals and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness in a highly competitive and dynamic environment. 

Shri Kumar explained how DAD has been constantly leveraging technology for the dual benefits of providing transparent services and expediting the delivery procedures in the fields of pay, pension, accounting, audit and financial advice. He reiterated the commitment of DAD to substantially contribute to national security objectives through prudent, proactive and progressive defence financial management. He stressed that the age-old system of generating manual Pension Payment Orders is giving way to a completely automated system called System for Pension Administration (Raksha) – SPARSH. 

The DAD functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence and is headed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts. The department functions as a specialised organisation in the fields of accounts, audit, payment and financial advice.

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Def.Accts.Deptt,Handling Budget Of 3,44,000 Crores, Celebrates 268th Anniversary

Oct. 01 Defence, Glamour Comments

[New Delhi]Def.Accts.Deptt,Handling Budget Of 3,44,000 Crores Celebrates 268th Anniversary
Defence Accounts Department[DAD] Celebrates its 268th Anniversary This Department Handles a Defence Budget Of 3,44,000 Crores
Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh has called upon the officers and staff of the Defence Accounts Department to maintain total transparency and probity in the spending of defence finance. Addressing the 268th Defence Accounts Department Day function at New Delhi Shri Singh said the role of the department is very important since it is handling a budget of 3,44,000 crores which is almost 14% of the Union Budget. Giving emphasis on the full utilisation of the Defence Budget in a time-bound manner, he appealed to department officials to look into this aspect. On this occasion as part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative of the Government, the Minister formally launched ePPO for Ex-Servicemen and a Handbook on delegation of powers to Integrated Financial Advisors (IFA).
He also commended the role of the department for its sincere efforts in helping the Government to implement the long overdue One Rank – One Pension (OROP) scheme for the Ex-Servicemen.
Speaking on the occasion Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha congratulated the officers and staff of the DAD for observing the Foundation Day. Dwelling upon the role of the Department he highlighted the importance of Internal Audit in the prompt and efficient use of Defence Budget.
On this occasion the Minister presented the ‘Raksha Mantri Awards for Excellence’ to selected DAD employees for their outstanding contribution during the year 2014-15. Among others, Defence Secretary Shri G Mohan Kumar and Financial Advisor (Defence Services) Shri Sudhanshu Mohanty also addressed the gathering.

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President Mukherjee Greets Defence Accounts Department[CDA]on Annual Day

Sep. 30 Defence, Glamour Comments

[New Delhi]President of India greets Defence Accounts Department[CDA] on its Annual Day
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and best wishes to the Defence Accounts Department[DAD] on the eve of its Annual Day.
In his message the President has said “I am happy to know that the Defence Accounts Department is celebrating its Annual Day on October 1, 2015.
The Defence Accounts Department has been rendering invaluable service in the areas of accounting, budget management, payment and financial advice to the Armed Forces and other associated organizations. The Department has been performing the responsibility of ‘Serving the Services’ in a highly professional manner. It has also kept pace with overall developments and been re-orienting itself to emerging opportunities and challenges. I am sure the Defence Accounts Department will continue to maintain its high professional standards and display extraordinary commitment in order to meet the expectations of the Defence Forces.
On this occasion, I extend my greetings and felicitations to the entire Defence Accounts fraternity and wish them all success in their future endeavours”.

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