Completion of APAR in SPARROW for the year 2019-20

Completion of APAR in SPARROW for the year 2019-20: Creation of workflow for officers posted in IFA, DRDO, PCDA/CDA

Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt- 110010

No. AN/1/1058/SPARROW/Vol. II

Date: 20 April 2020

All PAR Managers/ Custodians of SPARROW (IDAS)
(Through CGDA’s Website)

Subject : Completion of A.P.A.Rs in “SPARROW” for the year 2019-20.

References from various offices have been received in this HQrs office .regarding workflow for processing of APARs for the year 2019-20 in respect of officers (below SAG grade) posted in various Principal Controllers/ Controller offices and IFA set ups.

2. In this regard following workflow may be created. Further timelines as mentioned in the annexure enclosed with DoPT OM No. 21011102/2015 – Est (A-II) -Part II dated 30.03.2020 shall be followed.

(A) For IFA organization:

Sl. No.	Officer reported upon		Reporting officer		Reviewing officer		Accepting Authority
(i)	SAG and above		Executive Authority		CGDA		Secretary Defence Finance
(ii) Where there is no SAG/HAG level officer available and the IDAS officer OTS/STS/JAG/NFSG level officer) is designated as IF.A.
Addl. IFA/ Jt. IFA/ Sr. Dy. IFA/ Dy. IFA			Executive Authority (Brig. and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/AF/Navy/CG)		Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance)		Addl. CGDA (Finance)
			Executive Authority (Major General and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/ AF/ Navy/ CG)		Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance)		Addl. CGDA (Finance)
			Executive Authority (Lt. Gen. and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/ AF /Navy/ CG)		Addl. CGDA (Finance)		CGDA
*(iii) Where SAG/ HAG* level officer is available :**
Jt. IFA/ Addl. IFA			IFA/PIFA		Addl. CGDA (Finance)		CGDA
Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA			Jt. IFAl Addl. IFA		IFA/PIFA		Addl. CGDA (Finance)
Note: In case where Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA is directly under IFA, then IFA will initiate the report, Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance) shall review and Addl. CGDA (Finance) will accept the report. 2. In case where Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA is directly under PIFA, then PIFA will initiate the report , Addl. CGDA (Finance) shall review and CGDA will accept the report.
(iv) Officers posted in DRDO:
Addl./Dy . IFA		IFA Cluster		DG Cluster		CGDA
Addl./Dy . IFA at Independent Stations		IFA of the major Cluster		DG Cluster		CGDA
Dir. (Fin) ASL Hyderabad		Director (ASL)		Addl. (Finance) CGDA		CGDA
DFA, GTRE, Bangalore		Director (GTRE)		Addl. (Finance) CGDA		CGDA
Note:(i) Name of Ms. Gargi Kaul, IA & AS may be mapped as Secretary Defence Finance. (ii) Name of Shri Sanjiv Mittal, IDAS may be mapped as CGDA. (iii) Name of Ms Anuradha Mitra, IDAS may be mapped as Addl. CGDA (Finance). (iv) Name of Shri Nawal Kishore, IDAS may be mapped as Sr. Jt . CGDA (Finance).

(B) For officers posted in PCDA/CDA office:

Officer reported upon	Reporting officer	Reviewing officer	Accepting Authority
SAG and above	CGDA	Secretary Defence Finance	Defence Secretary
Officers below SAG level
ACDA	Jt. CDA/ Addl. CDA	CDA/PCDA	Respective Addl CGDA
DCDA	Jt. CDA/Addl. CDA	CDA/PCDA	CGDA
Jt. CDA/ Add i. CDA	CDA/PCDA	Respective Addl CGDA	CGDA
Note:(i) In case ACDA/DCDA (including IDAS Probationer) is directly under PCDA/CDA, then PCDA/CDA will initiate the report as Reporting officer, Respective Addl. CGDA will review the report and CGDA will accept the Report. (ii) In case of SAG level officer posted under PCDA (P) Allahabad, the report of that SAG level officer shall be initiated by PCDA (P) Allahabad, reviewed by CGDA and accepted by FA(DS)/SDF. (iii) In respect of officers posted at UN Mission , the report will be initiated by the Commanding officer, Indian Troops Contingent, reviewed by JCDA/Addl. CDA, O/o the PCDA, New Delhi and accepted by PCDA New Delhi. (iv) Name of Dr. Ajay Kumar , lAS may be mapped as Defence Secretary. (v) Name of Ms Gargi Kaul, IA & AS may be mapped as Secretary Defence Finance. (vi) Name of Shri Sanjiv Mittal, IDAS may be mapped as CGDA.