ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. As Primary Auditor
2. As Agent of Legislature
3. As an Accountant
4. As Tool of Budgetary control
5. As Compiler and Statistician
6. As a Depository
7. As a Vendor
8. As Licensing authority for Motor Vehicles
9. As a Banker
10. As medium of Inter departmental adjustment
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. Receipt of Government money.
2. Custody of Government money.
3. Transfer of Government money standing in Government account from
place to place.
4. Withdrawal of money from Government account.
5. Acting as a banker in respect of funds of local bodies and similarly
placed institutions who keep their funds with Treasury.
6. Maintenance of initial accounts, rendering of accounts to the
Accountant General and other Departmental Offices.
7. Conducting Savings Bank transactions and maintenance of accounts
relating to Treasury Savings Bank.
8. Payment of pensions relating to Civil, Military, Freedom Fighters
and other States.
9. Issue of non- postal stamps.
10. Issue of Opium to licensees.
11. Issue of Local Fund Government Cheque Books and Pass Books.
12. Issue of vehicle tax licenses in respect of non-transport vehicles.
13. Payment of interest on Government Promissory notes.
14. Issue of Treasury Bill Books to the Departmental Officers.
15. Maintenance of drawing officer wise accounts relating to Family
Benefit Scheme
16. Issue of Banderoles.
17. Keeping of election materials in safe custody at the time of
Election and also the question papers cum answer sheets relating
to various entrance examinations.
18. Keeping valuables of various Government department and Courts
in safe custody.
