Govt Accountants General Jammu And Kashmir Jobs 2023 - Sarkari Naukri

Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements), Jammu & Kashmir functions under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG) who is the Head of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India is a Constitutional Authority appointed by the warrant of the President of India. By virtue of the provisions of Government of India (Audit & Accounts) Order, 1936 as adopted by the Government of India (Provisional Constitution) Order, 1947 and Article 149 of the Constitution of India, the C&AG had the power to frame rules and give directions in all matters pertaining to the audit of accounts for which he was responsible. The functions of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India are derived mainly from the provisions of Article-149 to 151 of the Constitution of India.

The composite offices of the Accountants General were bifurcated on 01.03.1984 into distinct offices with separate cadres for dealing with (a) all audit work and (b) all accounting & entitlement work. Accordingly, the offices of Accountant General (Audit) J&K and the Sr Deputy Accountant General (A&E) J&K came into being with effect from 1.3.1984 under the overall supervision of AG(Audit) till August 2011 and thereafter the office of Sr Deputy Accountant General (A&E) was upgraded to the rank of Accountant General (A&E).

The Accountant General (A&E) Jammu & Kashmir is assisted by three IA&AS officers holding the charge of i) Administration, PAO, GAD, ICT ii) Pension and iii) Accounts.