Consequent  upon  separation  of the Accounts from Audit in Delhi Administration (now Government of N.C.T. of Delhi) w.e.f. 01.04.1977 ,   the  Departmentalized  Pay & Accounts  Organization  came  into  existence.    Pay & Accounts  Offices  constitute  the  nodes of departmentalized accounts system. The Principal Accounts Office is the organic Head Quarter of the various constituents of the system. The functions of payments and receipts in respect of all the Departments of Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi are performed by us as per prescribed accounting norms.The Chief Secretary,  Govt. of N.C.T.  of  Delhi  is  the  Chief  Accounting  Authority  and  the  Principal Secretary (Finance), Government of N.C.T. of  Delhi is the Financial Advisor of Government of NCT of Delhi and  Sh. L.D. Joshi, Controller of Accounts, Principal Accounts Office.

Functions of Controller of Accounts

• Arrangements of all types of payments of the Government

• Arrangements of payments of Center and State through DBT through Public Finance Management System (PFMS) of Central Government.

• Accounting of receipts of the Government

• Authorization/Payments of retirement benefits

• Maintenance of records of Pensionary Benefits, General Provident Fund.

• Management of New Pension Scheme.

• Preparation of monthly and annual Appropriation and Finance Accounts of the Consolidation Fund of the NCT of Delhi and their lying before the Legislative Assembly after getting nod of the C & AG of India.

• Rendition of monthly accounts of the Public Accounts to the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.

• Tendering advice on financial accounting and service matter to the PAO Department of the Government and the Finance Department.