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Public Works Department was formed in Feb. 1855. The respective Chief Engineers of the then provinces were made responsible for compilation of Accounts and control over expenditure incurred by the disbursing officers. During the year 1860, it was felt that Chief Engineers were not able to manage the accounts and this responsibility was taken back them. During the year 1889 a committee was set up by the Govt. P.W. Accounts, which stressed the need for having a properly trained accountant in the office of every Executive Engineer.

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                        Maha Vishuba Sankranti is a notable day of celebration in Odisha because it marks the commemoration of the state’s new year. Also referred to as Pana Sankranti or Mesha Sankranti, this is celebrated on the very first day of the month of Mesha in the traditional Hindu solar calendar. There is a correlation of the month of Mesha and the lunar month of Baisakh. According to Gregorian calendars, this is celebrated usually on the 13th and 14th of April.

                        During this day, it is customary for people to visit temples and purify themselves in sacred rivers. The Bel Pana drink containing pulp of wood apple and various spices, jaggery and coconut, is served and place well during this occasion. In addition to drinking, people also make spruce up their homes and throw in some decorations in greeting to the brand-new year.

                       As the New Year begins, may your heart be filled with new aspirations, your home with laughter, and your life with endless blessings. Happy Maha Vishuba Sankranti!

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Our Organization

Divisional Accountants Cadre is one of the oldest cadres in the country. This cadre was created with a definite purpose of keeping central control over the spending by the respective State Govt. in the Public Works Department. It came into existence more than 165 years ago i.e. from the year 1855. Subsequently, according to the recommendations of different committees constituted for the purpose of working of Public Works Accounts during the year 1858, 1889 etc, the duties, responsibilities, and status of the Divisional Accountants were finalized. Divisional Accountants / Divisional Accounts Officers/Sr.

Our Organization

Divisional Accountants Cadre is one of the oldest cadres in the country. This cadre was created with a definite purpose of keeping central control over the spending by the respective State Govt. in the Public Works Department. It came into existence more than 165 years ago i.e. from the year 1855. Subsequently, according to the recommendations of different committees constituted for the purpose of working of Public Works Accounts during the year 1858, 1889 etc, the duties, responsibilities, and status of the Divisional Accountants were finalized. Divisional Accountants / Divisional Accounts Officers/Sr.

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Odisha has become a hub of educational and health care prominence. Premier institutes of national importance like AIIMS, IIT, NISER, IISER, IIM, Institute of Physics, Institute of Mathematics, Institute of Life Science, Central University, Rice Research Institute, and several Medical Universities apart from high-class other Government and Private Universities cater to the educational endeavour of the Government.

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ODISHA DAOs’ & DAs’ ASSOCIATION

The Cadre of Divisional Accountants is one of the oldest serving cadre of the Country. It was constituted as early as 1860 and by 1946-47, it had become an organised cadre working in the PWD and other divisions but administered by respective Accountant General.

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