Chandigarh: 07 Dec.: ALPHA NEWS INDIA DESK:—-A three-days defence financial management course (DFMC – II) is being conducted by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Western Command), Chandigarh and Headquarters Western Command (HQ WC), Chandimandir. The online course will be conducted from 6th December 2022 to 8th December 2022.
In the inaugural address, Shri Dinesh Singh, Principal Controller of Defence Accounts highlighted the importance of financial rules and regulations in decision making of defence sector. The course will sensitize the participants about financial aspects related to procurement and provisioning in Army. The PCDA also talked about the two major on-going e-initiatives of Defence Accounts Department viz. Prabal and Sparsh. Prabal is an all-inclusive unified platform for the budgeting, accounting and payment in organisations under Ministry of Defence. Sparsh is a web-based system for pension disbursement. These tools will further strengthen service delivery.
Maj Gen GS Kahlon, Officiating Chief of Staff, Western Command, emphasised the importance of better financial management in view of heavy expenditure in Western Command. He reiterated the importance of such online defence financial courses where more and more participants can benefit. He hoped that the participating officers would learn about defence financial management from the course organised by PCDA (WC) and HQ WC.
The course, coordinated by Smt Panveer Saini, Joint Controller of Defence Accounts (WC) and officers of the FP Cell (HQ WC), was attended virtually by approximately 90 Army officers posted in different units and formations under the jurisdiction of Western Command.