Para 1.1.5 — CAM

1.1.5 A separate Group ‘A’ Central Civil Service namely ‘Indian Civil Accounts Service’ (ICAS) and ‘Central Civil Accounts Service’ with its own service rules and under the cadre control of the CGA were formed to discharge these functions. The ICAS is primarily responsible for budgeting, expenditure control and accounting in the Civil Ministries of Union Government. ICAS officers have the dual responsibility of reporting to the Chief Accounting Authority (CAA) of the Ministry (Secretary of the Ministry/Department) through the Financial Adviser (FA), as well as to the CGA, on whose behalf they discharge the allocated functions in the line Ministries.