Enhancement of powers to Assistant Accounts Officer (Group -B) in DAD: PCDA(CC) Circular
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command)
Cariappa Road, Cantt., Lucknow, Pin Code – 226002
AN/IA/l004/Circular
Dt: 07.04.2016
CIRCULAR
To,
The CDA RTC
The IFA (CC)
All Sub-offices
All Sections of Main Office
Sub: – Enhancement of powers to Assistant Accounts Officer (Group -B) in DAD
As per HQrs Circular No. AN/XI/l1060/Powers/AAO/Vol.-III dated 05.10.2011 and in continuation of the HQ office Circular No. AN/XI/l1060/Powers/AAO/Vol.-III dated 28.08.2003 and 30.07.2008, the powers delegated to AAO in respect of the following items have been enhanced as under:-
| S/No. | Item as per Annexure ‘A’ of HQrs Circular No. AN/XI/l1060/Powers/AAO/Vol.-III dated 28.08.2003 and 30.07.2008 | Existing Financial Power (in Rs.) | Enhanced Financial Power (in Rs.) |
| 1. | Item No. xi : Requisition for LTC advance | 10,000 | 25,000 |
| 2. | Item No. xiii : Advance/Withdrawal from GPF/AFPP fund – DAD and Non-DAD | 50,000 | 1,00,000 |
| 3. | Item No. xiv : M-Section Bills | 25,000 | 50,000 |
| 4. | Item No. xv (a) : Medical Claim/OPD Treatment | 1,000 | 2,500 |
| 5. | Item No. xv(b) (ii) : Hospitalization Claim (Final Bills) | 25,000 | 50,000 |
| 6. | Item No. xvi | ||
| (a) : Third party Claims | 25,000 | 50,000 | |
| (b) : All Bills which are not covered above, payable through Public Fund Accounts | 50,000 | 1,00,000 |
Other entries of Annexure ‘A’ to HQ office circular dated 28.08.2003 will remain the same.
2. It has also been decided that the following “level jumping” shall be introduced:-
a) Two tier processing [Auditor and AAO] – for all bills up to the delegated financial powers of AAO’s as mentioned above.
b) Two tier processing [Auditor + AO/SAO] – for all bills valuing above the financial powers of AAO’s and upto Rs.2 lakhs (Two lakhs only)
c) Three tier processing [Auditor, AAO & AO/SAO] – for all bills exceeding Rs. 2 lakhs and upto Rs. 1 Crore in value in all offices except PCDA New Delhi. This limit shall be upto Rs. 5 Crores in the case of PCDA New Delhi.
d) Four tier processing [Auditor, AAO, AO/SAO 8.: Group Officer] – for all bills exceeding Rs. 1 Crore in all offices except PCDA New Delhi.
e) Four tier processing [Auditor, AAO, AO/SAO & Group Officer] – for all bills exceeding Rs. 5 Crores in PCDA New Delhi.
3. In the absence of any Time Scale IDAS Officer in an independent sub-office, the PCDA/CDA, after careful consideration and after recording speaking orders in each case, can authorize one or more Ao3 in the sub-office to pass bills for a period not exceeding three months, even when their value exceeds Rs. 1 Crore.
4. The above provisions shall be effective from 05.10.2011.
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(S.P. Singh)
ACDA (AN)
Source: www.pcdacc.gov.in
[http://pcdacc.gov.in/download/circularsnew/enhancement_of_power_to_aao.pdf]
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