Indian Defence Accounts Service

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Indian Defence Accounts Service

Service Overview
Abbreviation	I.D.A.S.
Country	India
Controlling Authority	Ministry of Defence
Legal personality	Governmental: Civil Service
General nature	Defence Finance, Accounts, Audit, Financial advisory
Service Chief
Financial Advisor(Defence Services)	Shri S G Dastidar, IDAS
Head of the Civil Services
Cabinet Secretary	T. V. Somanathan, IAS

Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) (Hindi: भारतीय रक्षा लेखा सेवा) is a Central Group 'A' Civil Service of the Republic of India established to provide Financial Advice, Payment, Accounts and Audit services to the Defence Services i.e. Indian Armed Forces (viz Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) and other allied organisations viz. Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Military Engineer Services, Border Roads Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation etc.^[1]

IDAS officers are Group-'A' gazetted civilian officers under Ministry of Defence, Government of India. They are primarily recruited through the Civil Services Examination, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) every year.^[2] The cadre controlling authority (CCA) of IDAS is the CGDA. The total number of IDAS officers is approximately 550. The Controller General of Defence Accounts(CGDA) is the service head of the Indian Defence Accounts Service and also heads the Defence Accounts Department.^[3][4]