Level: 6
Basic
Pay: Rs. 35,400/- as per 7 CPC
Introduction
Divisional
Accountant in CAG is a post which comes under Comptroller and Auditor General
of India i.e. C&AG: “An autonomous institution established under the
constitution of India”.
Process
after Selection
C&AG
head office will ask for state preferences, personal information and
attestation form. Once the deadline gets over, they will allot state according
to your merit vis-à-vis preferences provided by you.
Getting
a home state in DA is like winning a lottery. As all the seniors
working in DA cadre recommends that new recruits must prefer their home state
to join as DA. Reason for this recommendation is simple; working in home
state will make you comfortable to work with the state government employees
(where you natively reside, hence a stronger local connection) while in other
state you might be treated with parity. Moreover, other factors like
commuting to your hometown and life time same posting i.e. home state also
favors this recommendation.
Once
state allotment is finalized, your dossiers shall be sent to respective state
AG offices. They will issue the appointment letters. With appointment
letter you will be asked to give preferences for the cities you like to be
posted in, options you can opt might be 3, 4 or 5 depending on state to state
basis. After receiving your preference, state AG Office shall allot
you the cities and specific division in that city, most of the candidates can
get their first or second preferred city. You will work under a senior DA or
DAO for 6 month from the date of joining. He may or may not be interested in
mentoring you to learn the intricacies of the job. During this time
period, it’s entirely up to you whether you attend office or skip it. No one
will say anything to you because your absence will help them to carry
on their usual activities (including corruption, job bunks) smoothly.
Training
After
6 months of work in the division, state AG office will call you for
training. The training lasts for 6 months and in this period you will
stay in the city where state’s AG office is located. You have to make
all the staying arrangements yourself. No extra allowances will be
provided for the said training period. After completion of training,
there will be Divisional Accountant Grade Examination (DAGE) which is
conducted twice every year. Your get confirmed if you pass this exam, in case
you fail your probation shall continue till you clear (within 6 given
attempts).If you fail in DAGE State AG will apoint you as Junior accountant in
the same state. Just after passing this exam you will be allotted a
light division charge but in current staff crunch scenario, a single DA is
handling the charge of 2 or more divisions, so scope of under the table money
increases many folds.
*
DAGE is only for confirmation of your probation. the seniority will depend on
the SSC CGL marks.
JOB
Profile
1. How
C&AG defines DA profile - The Divisional
accountants are constituted in a separate cadre with its own leave and training
reserve under the administrative control of the accountant General. This
cadre is intended to provide trained Accountants for public works
divisions (PWD), irrigation divisions, public health and engineering divisions,
or other independent executive charge. These divisions are headed by
Executive Engineers who are on state government payroll.
2. How
DA defines their profile – They (Divisional
Accountants) are the central government employees but works in the state
government office coordinating with the state government officials. The
Divisional accountant cadre i.e. state once allotted cannot be changed except
for mutual transfers that too only in probation. The DA cadre is
controlled by State Accountant general Office, their promotion and transfers
are under the jurisdiction of state AG Office.
Divisional
Accountant is the central employee and working in the state owned office and
his controlling authority is situated state capital or in the division of that
state. So, indirectly Divisional Accountant has two boss. Salary
of Divisional Accountant comes from state treasury, so you have to be
vigilant/aware enough to claim all allowances applicable to central government
employees.
Work
of Divisional Accountant in the Division
The
divisional accountant has three fold duty. The nature of duty of divisional
accountant in the state government divisions is to act as a financial
advisor and as an auditor to the Executive Engineers of that division
and pass/object bills put up by the executive engineer. .
So, the duties performed by the divisional accountant is not an uphill task,
basic knowledge of the rules and regulation compiled from the training period
will let you perform your work smoothly. Moreover, you will be allotted a cabin
to perform your duties.
Power/Respect
Before
rating DA in terms of power, we must divide power in 2 types
1. Social
Power/Respect/Status – ZERO
2. Power/Respect/Status
in Office – Average In his own office DA enjoys
limited power which is not enjoyed in most other CGL jobs. But, over the period
of time, as stated before, a DA’s work will remain same even after promotions
and hence the power level will also remain the same. This is in stark contrast
from other posts offered through CGL where the power level/authority increases
after every promotion.
Transfers
All
DA are entitled to transfer in every 3 year period as per government policy but
within the state. Preferences
will be asked by the AG’s Office and if the division is vacant i.e. no DA is
available in the division then you will be allotted that division. Now the post
in influence by the local politician and your transfer is totally based on
concerned State AG
Work
Pressure and Working Conditions
This is the post
which have medium work pressure . Two Boss, having signing authority and sub
ordinates to assist you. Regarding working conditions, this post will not give
you a high quality working environment as in other Interview post of CGL. You
have to work in state owned divisions which may or may not located in good city
of that state. Infrastructure wise, most divisions are far backward and will
remind you of a true sarkari office feeling like RTO offices of a city. Some of
the divisions might be located in undeveloped sectors of that state, thus,
facilities like good house, light, water, sanity will come under luxury for
that area. But, one must remember that the under the table income is directly
proportional to the scope of development in the area under that division. The
more undeveloped the division, more are the projects and funds allocated for
that division’s development.
Promotion
Promotion in divisional
accountant are average neither too fast nor too slow. The hierarchy pyramid of
DA cadre is shown below
Divisional Accountant
Divisional Accounts
officer-II
DAO-I
Sr. DAo
Hence, from above pyramid
it is quite clear that DA will get only 3 promotion in whole service. Moreover,
Promotions are quite slow once you start reaching top of pyramid and also
varies from state to state.
But to overcome this
negative aspect of this post, a DA can give SAS exam after completion of 2
years of service. Clearing SAS exam directly promote him/her to 4800 GP and he
can join State AG as AAO (Assistant Accountant Officer).
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