Para 2.2 — MSO

2.2 The Accountants General (A&E) are responsible for the following functions.

(i) Compilation of Monthly Accounts of Expenditure and Receipts on the basis of vouchers and schedules received from various treasuries and public works and Forest Divisions of the State Government.

(ii) Preparation of Appropriation Accounts and Finance Accounts.

(iii) Maintenance of Provident Fund accounts of specified categories of employees, wherever required.

(iv) Maintenance of accounts of various long term loans and advances, wherever required.

(v) Authorisation of pension and other retirement benefits to employees, wherever required.

(vi) Authorisation of salaries to Gazetted employees, in some States where the work is still with the Accountants General.

(vii) Reconciliation of accounts maintained in the Accountants General offices with those of the treasuries in respect of transactions under various deposit heads.

(viii) Reconciliation of Plan expenditure figures and preparation of statement of plan expenditure.