The Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) heads the Defence Accounts Department. Smt. Alka Nangia Arora is the present CGDA."CGDA" The office functions under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and is the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Defence Accounts Service, an organised Group 'A' Civil Service of Government of India.
As the Principal Accounting Officer for Ministry of Defence, the CGDA furnishes necessary information for the Appropriation Accounts to the Ministry of Defence. CGDA also prepares the Annual Consolidated Accounts of Defence Services Receipts & Charges and acts as the Principal Accounts Officer for Civil Estimates of the Ministry of Defence. DAD is also responsible for rendering the Annual Accounts for the various units and formations operating under the Ministry of Defence.
In addition, the Annual Audit Certificate for the Defence Services, rendered by the CGDA to the C&AG through Ministry of Defence, is tabled in the Indian Parliament.
Office of the CGDA Office of the CGDA is situated at Delhi. Current address is Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt - 110010.
List of CGDAs The following is the list of officers of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) who have held the post of CGDA since 1947: +List of CGDAs since 1947Sl. No.NamePost HeldFromTo1Shri L. M. GhatakMilitary Accountant General 16.08.194708.05.19512Shri R. JagannathanMilitary Accountant General 09.05.195109.09.19513Shri A. SubrahmanyamController General of Defence Accounts26.02.195425.06.19564Shri R. N. HazariController General of Defence Accounts26.06.195604.11.19565Shri Batuk SinghController General of Defence Accounts05.11.195620.09.19586Shri Phul ChandController General of Defence Accounts03.10.195806.11.19627Shri H. L. WaderaController General of Defence Accounts07.11.196209.09.19678Shri V. N. SukulController General of Defence Accounts13.09.196725.03.19689Shri A. P. B. NayarController General of Defence Accounts17.06.196809.03.197010Shri D. S. Nakra Controller General of Defence Accounts10.03.197031.12.197011Shri P. C. BhattacharyyaController General of Defence Accounts10.03.197105.12.197212Shri V. G. KamathController General of Defence Accounts26.02.197320.01.197513Shri J. B. MartinController General of Defence Accounts17.03.197530.04.197814Shri C. P. RamachandranController General of Defence Accounts01.05.197831.10.197815Shri B. M. MenonController General of Defence Accounts01.11.197831.07.197916Shri B. M. Prabhu Controller General of Defence Accounts02.08.197930.09.198017Shri R. VenkataramanController General of Defence Accounts17.11.198031.01.198618Shri S SwaminathanController General of Defence Accounts26.02.198630.04.198719Shri R. B. Kapoor Controller General of Defence Accounts10.06.198730.06.198820Shri R. VenkataratnamController General of Defence Accounts15.12.198824.12.198821Shri R KrishnamurthyController General of Defence Accounts01.01.199031.12.199022Shri R. K. MathurController General of Defence Accounts14.03.199130.11.199123Shri Sanjib MukherjiController General of Defence Accounts04.02.199230.04.199224Shri B. G. JoshiController General of Defence Accounts11.05.199231.08.199325Shri Gian SwarupController General of Defence Accounts30.09.199327.04.199426Shri S. A.VentakatarayanController General of Defence Accounts01.05.199430.06.199427Shri U. S. PrasadController General of Defence Accounts06.09.199431.12.199428Shri D. K. Chet Singh Controller General of Defence Accounts11.03.199518.10.199529Shri P. R. SivasubramanianController General of Defence Accounts20.12.199520.11.199630Shri N. GopalanController General of Defence Accounts11.03.199730.06.200131Shri M KumaraswamiController General of Defence Accounts01.07.200105.03.200232Shri B BanerjeeController General of Defence Accounts10.04.200231.07.200233Shri G. C. BhandariController General of Defence Accounts01.08.200231.12.200334Shri Jnan PrakashController General of Defence Accounts04.05.200630.06.200735Smt H. K. PannuController General of Defence Accounts01.07.200731.03.200836Smt Bulbul GhoshController General of Defence Accounts01.04.200831.12.200937Smt Nita KapoorController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201031.05.201038Shri Nand KishoreController General of Defence Accounts01.06.201031.12.201139Shri Virendra DiwanController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201231.03.201240Smt Priti MohantyController General of Defence Accounts01.04.201229.10.201241Shri Suhas BanerjeeController General of Defence Accounts30.10.201231.10.201242Shri Arunava DuttController General of Defence Accounts01.01.201230.06.201343Kum Vandana SrivastavaController General of Defence Accounts05.07.201331.10.201444Shri Arvind KaushalController General of Defence Accounts01.11.201431.05.201545Shri S. S. MohantyController General of Defence Accounts01.06.201530.09.201546Smt Shobhana JoshiController General of Defence Accounts01.10.201531.05.201647Shri S. K. KohliController General of Defence Accounts08.07.201629.09.201648Shri N. NeihsialController General of Defence Accounts02.12.201628.02.201749Smt Veena PrasadController General of Defence Accounts01.03.201731.01.201850Smt Madhulika P SukulController General of Defence Accounts01.02.201831.08.201851Shri R. K. NayakController General of Defence Accounts22.04.201930.04.201952Shri Sanjiv MittalController General of Defence Accounts01.05.201930.06.202153Shri Rajnish KumarController General of Defence Accounts26.07.202130.06.202254Shri S G DastidarController General of Defence Accounts04.09.2023.31.03.202455Smt Devika RaghuvanshiController General of Defence Accounts02.07.202428.02.202556Dr Mayank SharmaController General of Defence Accounts01.03.202531.07.202557R. K. AroraController General of Defence Accounts01.08.202530.10.202558Vishvajit sahayController General of Defence Accounts01.11.202530.04.202659Anugraha Narayana DasController General of Defence Accounts01.05.202631.07.2026 60श्रीमती अलका नाांगिया अरोड़ा, भा.र.ले.से.Controller General of Defence Accounts01.08.2026Present References
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