Anand Kumar Pal assumes charge as Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

 Anand Kumar Pal assumes charge as Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

• Following the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Shri Anand Kumar Pal, Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS), has assumed the charge of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Department of Expenditure.
• He is a 1997-batch officer of the ICoAS who was serving as Additional Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Defence.
• The Department of Expenditure is the nodal Department for overseeing the public financial management system in the Central Government and matters connected with state finances.
• It is responsible for the implementation of the recommendations of the Finance Commission and Central Pay Commission, monitoring of audit comments/ observations, preparation of Central Government Accounts.
• National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, an autonomous body, is under the administrative control of the Department of Expenditure.