Anand Kumar Pal assumes
charge as Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance
¨ Anand Kumar Pal assumes
charge as Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance.
¨
Following the approval of
the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Shri Anand Kumar Pal, Indian
Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS), has assumed the charge of Chief Adviser (Cost)
in the Department of Expenditure.
¨
He is a 1997-batch
officer of the ICoAS who was serving as Additional Chief Adviser (Cost) in the
Ministry of Defence.
¨
The Department of
Expenditure is the nodal Department for overseeing the public financial
management system in the Central Government and matters connected with state
finances.
¨ It is responsible for the
implementation of the recommendations of the Finance Commission and Central Pay
Commission, monitoring of audit comments/ observations, preparation of Central
Government Accounts.
¨
National Institute of
Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, an autonomous body, is under the
administrative control of the Department of Expenditure.
