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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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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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Our State

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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