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The process of computerization of accounts in this office started about 12 years ago with two softwares developed by NIC. The software titled IMPROVE (Integrated Multi-module Processor of Voucher Entries) has been in use in the Pay & Accounts Office for computerization of voucher level accounts of payments & receipts and submission of a monthly consolidated account to Principal Accounts Office. The other software called CONTACT (Controllers Accounts) has been in use at the level of Principal Accounts Office for consolidation of monthly accounts received from PAOs and submission of a Consolidated monthly account of the Ministry to the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance. Window based applications like Microsoft Word and Excel are also used for preparation of Head-wise Appropriation Accounts, Material for Union Government Finance Account (Civil) and monthly expenditure and receipt statements for submission to Ministry and for other MIS purposes. An RDBMS version viz. CONTACT(ORA) has since been implemented. COMPACT
(PAO
2000) – A multi-user software for use at the Pay
& Accounts Office level has been inducted to replace the existing IMPROVE software. This software has been
developed with a view to computerise the work in all the Pay & Accounts
Offices. This software has the following features:
Requisite hardware/software for implementation of COMPACT(PAO 2000) has been procured. The software has been installed in six PAOs and the package will be functional in all the PAOs within the current financial year. SYSTEMS
GROUP: A Systems Group has been formed in the Principal Accounts Office primarily to oversee the implementation of COMPACT and to issue guidelines for its smooth functioning. This group is currently involved in:
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