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OFFICE OF CHIEF CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS

MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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ACCOUNTING ORGANISATION OF THE

MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT

Ministry of Surface Transport is responsible for formulation and implementation of the policies and programmes for a well-knit and coordinated system of transport. It encompasses within its fold, Road Development (including Border Roads), Planning and Coordination of Road Transport, Road Safety, Development of Inland Water Transport, National Waterways, Maritime Shipping and Navigation, Development of Major Ports, Light Houses & Light Ships, Ship Building, Ship Repair and Chartering of Ships.

After the introduction of integrated financial system in Govt. of India, responsibility of maintenance of accounts has been given to the respective Department/Ministry. Secretary is the Chief Accounting Authority. Accordingly Secretary-Road Transport & Highways is the Chief Accounting Authority for the wings related to Road Transport & Highways and Secretary-Shipping is the Chief Accounting Authority for the Shipping, Ports and Shipping related wings. Chief Accounting Authority discharges its responsibilities through the Financial Advisor & Additional Secretary and Chief Controller of Accounts. The Chief Controller of Accounts heads the accounting organisation of the M/o Surface Transport.

O/O Chief Controller of Accounts is responsible for: -

Payment to be made to the wings, Subordinate Attached Offices, Autonomous Bodies, Societies and Associations, Public Sector Undertakings and to the State Governments.
Reimbursement of claims of State Govt. pertaining to National Highways works.
Accepting, accounting and budgeting the receipts due to M/o Surface Transport or its assisted organisations.
Preparation of monthly accounts, Annual Appropriation Accounts and Statements of Central Transactions (for annual Finance Accounts for all the 3 grants of this Ministry) and their submissions to the Controller General of Accounts, Govt. of India.
Preparation of annual budget including the performance budget of this ministry. Coordination with M/o Finance in the budget process during the year.
Monitoring disposal of all the Audit Paras and Observations made by the C&AG of India in its annual reports (civil and commercial) and in the general inspection reports. Coordination with Monitoring Cell of the Department of Expenditure, M/o Finance for the ‘Action Taken Note’.
Monitoring disposal of all the Audit Paras and Observations coming under the purview of Public Accounts Committee and other Parliamentary Committees.
Internal Audit/Inspection of the accounts of all the wings of the Ministry and Public Works Divisions of States involved in construction and maintenance of National Highways.
The Internal Work Study in all the Wings of the Ministry and Coordination with the ‘Staff Inspection Unit’ of the Ministry of Finance.
Preparation of Management Information Reports based on accounting, budget & audit data for submission to various authorities.
Rendition of advice on financial and accounting matters to various units of the Ministry.
Implementation of Voucher-Level-Computerisation in the Pay & Accounts Offices.
Implementation of new ORACLE based CONTACT package (Contact-Ora) for compilation of accounts in the Principal Accounts Office.

 

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