Question : INDIAN COST ACCOUNT SERVICE

(a) whether Indian Cost Accounts Service is the only Group `A` Organized Finance and Accounts Service of the Government of India having professionally qualified officers;

(b) if so, the details of other Group `A` Organized Finance and Accounts Services of the Government along with the essential qualifications required for its officers;

(c) whether most of the officers of 1985 batch of Indian Cost Accounts Service are yet to be promoted to the senior administrative grade;

(d) if so, whether the officers of much junior batches of the other Group `A` Organized Finance and Accounts Service of the Government of India have been promoted to the senior administrative grade; and

(e) if so, the batch-wise details of the officers of each of such services promoted to the senior administrative grade?

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a)&(b): The Indian Cost Accounts Service is one of six Organised Central Group ‘A’ Services dealing with accounts and finance. The essential educational qualification prescribed for each of them is as under:

Sl.	Name of the Service	Essential Educational
No.	Qualification

(i)	Indian Cost Accounts Service	Qualifications recognized for enrolment	in the Register of Members of the	Institute of Chartered Accountants of	India or of the Institute of Cost &	Works Accountants of India or equivalent.

(ii)	Indian Audit and Accounts	A degree of any of the	Service	recognized universities.

(iii)	Indian Civil Accounts Service

(iv)	Indian Defence Accounts	Service 

(v)	Indian P & T Accounts &	Finance Service

(vi)	Indian Railway Accounts	Service

Sl.	Name of the Service	Junior Most Batch
No.	Promoted to SAG	(As on 1.1.2012)

(i)	Indian Cost Accounts Service	1985 (3 out of 8 promoted)

(ii)	Indian Audit and Accounts Service	1995 (entire batch)

(iii)	Indian Civil Accounts Service	1990 (1 out of 3 promoted)

(iv)	Indian Defence Accounts Service	1993 (9 out of 11 promoted)

(v)	Indian P & T Accounts & Finance	1993#	Service

(vi)	Indian Railway Accounts Service	1989 (entire batch)