DFMC–II empowers army officers with essential financial skills

A three-day Defence financial Management course (DFMC–II) (Through Online Mode) is being conducted by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Army), Chandigarh, and Headquarters Western Command (HQ WC), Chandimandir. The course will be conducted during the period 19thDecember to 21thDecember 2023.
In the inaugural address, Dinesh Singh, IDAS, Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, (Army) highlighted the role and responsibility of PCDA (Army) Chandigarh that it primarily deals with payments, accounts, and internal Audit of units and formation located in Army Western Command. He highlighted the importance of this course that this will sensitize the participants about financial aspects related to procurement and provisioning in Army. The PCDA also spoke about the two major on-going e-initiatives of Defence Accounts Department viz. Payment & Compilation Portal and SPARSH. Payment & Compilation Portal is an all-inclusive unified platform for the budgeting, accounting and payment in organisations under Ministry of Defence. SPARSH is a web-based system for pension disbursement. These tools will further strengthen service delivery.Lt. Gen. Devender Sharma, Chief of Staff, Western Command, emphasised the importance of better financial management in view of large delegation of power in Army. He reiterated the importance of such defence financial courses where more and more participants can benefit. He hoped that the participating officers would learn about defence financial management from the course organised by PCDA (Army) and HQ WC.
The course, is being coordinated by Smt. Nidhi Sharma, IDAS Joint Controller of Defence Accounts PCDA (Army) & officers of the FP Cell (HQ WC), which was attended virtually by approximately 90 Army officers posted in different units and formations under the jurisdiction of Army Western Command.