Anupam Deepak Sonalkar, 2008-Batch IDAS Officer, Transferred to CGDA Headquarters, Delhi
Anupam Deepak Sonalkar, a 2008-batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service, has been transferred from Prayagraj to Delhi and posted at the headquarters of the Controller General of Defence Accounts.
The Controller General of Defence Accounts functions as the apex financial management and internal audit authority for the Ministry of Defence, overseeing budget execution, payment systems, and financial audit functions across the armed forces and defence production establishments, making a headquarters posting at CGDA a significant assignment within the Indian Defence Accounts Service career structure.
Sonalkar's move from a regional posting in Prayagraj to CGDA's Delhi headquarters places him at the centre of the department's strategic financial management and audit policy functions, distinct from the more regionally focused financial administration typically handled at zonal Controller of Defence Accounts offices.
The Indian Defence Accounts Service is responsible for financial management and internal audit across all Ministry of Defence establishments, and officers reaching headquarters-level postings at CGDA typically bring several years of field experience across regional Controller of Defence Accounts offices before being selected for the more policy and strategy-focused headquarters functions.
Sonalkar's new role is expected to involve strategic defence financial management and audit functions, work that requires close coordination between CGDA headquarters and the various regional accounting offices spread across the country's defence establishments, as well as coordination with the broader Ministry of Defence budget process.
CGDA has continued to play a central role in modernising defence financial management systems, including digitisation of payment and audit processes across the department's regional offices, an area headquarters-level officers such as Sonalkar are typically involved in coordinating and implementing.
The transfer was processed through the Ministry of Defence's Department of Defence Finance, which administers career progression and postings for the Indian Defence Accounts Service cadre.
