Office of the Accountant General 

Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir

Mr. Tafakhar Ali Asdi

Accountant General

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Mr. Muhammad Sajjad Hashmi

Addl. Accountant General 1

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Mir Muhammad Asghar

Addl. Accountant General 2

Syed Waqar Hussain Hamdani

Dy. Accountant General

Accountant General, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AGAJ&K)

Supervise and ensure efficient working of all financial transactions in the Department. Assist departments in account reconciliation process on monthly basis and monitor authorized account reconciliation process.

The mission of the Accountant General’s Office is to provide uniform system of Accounting and Internal Control adequate to protect and account for the Government of Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir and AJ&K; Council Secretariat Financial Resources. This office is to provide accurate and meaningful financial information and advice to the financial managers for decision making, and to demonstrate fiscal responsibility and accountability and regulatory compliance. The Office promotes the efficient use and stewardship of department’s resources and compliance with laws, regulations and reporting requirements through technical financial and analytical skills, and expertise in accounting knowledge.

Organisational setup

 

Main Accoutant General Office is located at Muzaffarabad with its sub‐office at Islamabad. In each District, there is a District Account Office headed by an Accounts Officer besides Treasuries/sub‐Treasuries at Tehsil level which is run by a Treasury Accountant.

Main AG Office is divided into different sections to deal with different departments.

 

Sections in Main AG Office, Sathra Hill

  • Admin-I
  • Admin-II
  • Inspection
  • HAD
  • TM
  • Vigillance
  • Computer-HR
  • Computer-FI/HQ Try.
  • Loan & Advances
  • PR-3
  • PR-4
  • PR-7
  • Book/Accounts
  • Finance/Appropriation/PAC (Annual A/Cs)
  • E&C, Complaint
  • Counter-2
  • Cheque-2

Sections in District Office Complex “J” Block

  • PR-1
  • PR-2
  • PR-5
  • PR-6
  • Works-1
  • Works-2
  • Forest
  • Development
  • Counter-1
  • Cheque-1

Sections in Private building hired on rent, Behind Soneri Bank

  • Pension-I
  • Pension-II
  • General Provident Fund

District Account Offices located in AJ&K

 

The District Account Officers are responsible for the accounting functions of the districts. The State of AJ&K is comprises of 10 districts. The District Accounts Officers have the authority to pre-audit bills, issue payments and record government transactions at a district level. They receive bank scrolls from the SBP/NBP and prepare accounts/reports for submission to the AG office.