This is a very important department under the Zilla Parishad and it exercises financial control over the affairs of the Zilla Parishad. It maintains accounts of the actual receipts and expenditures of the Zilla Parishad, maintains the accounts of the provident fund of the Zilla Parishad employees, prepares and controls the retirement salary of the Zilla Parishad employees, prepares and controls the Zilla Parishad’s own income budget, and guides all the departments regarding financial propriety. The Chief Accounts and Finance Officer, who is the head of the department, mainly controls all these matters.
Since this department is responsible for preparing the Zilla Parishad’s own income budget, this department controls the receipts and expenditures of the Zilla Parishad.