CSIR Sets New Benchmark in Financial Governance; Submits FY 2025–26 Annual Accounts to CAG on Day One for Third Consecutive Year

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has, for the third successive year, not only generated its Annual Accounts for F.Y. 2025-26 on the very first day of the new financial year but also submitted it to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on April 1st, three months ahead of the June 30, 2026 deadline.

By completing this task well ahead of the schedule, CSIR has created a new paradigm in the area of financial management, good governance & compliance. The success story of CSIR-Accounts Manager Software (AMS) has significant scope of replication across government organizations, showcasing CSIR’s exemplary commitment to transparency, accountability, and administrative excellence.

This has been made possible with the implementation of AMS developed by an in-house team of Officers under the mentorship of Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR/Secretary, DSIR and leadership of Shri Chetan Prakash Jain, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, CSIR/DSIR. It has been implemented across CSIR Hqrs & its 38 National Labs spread all over the country

Continuing with its in-house digital initiatives, CSIR has taken a major step towards centralized, transparent and efficient digital platform for managing procurement across CSIR laboratories by launching the CSIR Purchase Software (CPS), to bring transparency, efficiency and accountability in the entire procurement ecosystem on 01^st April, 2026, developed by the same in-house development team.

CSIR is thus dedicatedly working for the fulfilment of Govt of India’s vision of digital India, transparency & accountability