00923pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245011100058260000900169300001500178362001200193520048400205650002600689650001800715773004400733180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMahalik, S.C.  aExpenditure control: The role, responsibility and accountability of a secretary to the Government of India  c2004  ap.671-677.  aJul-Sep  aA Secretary in the government exercises considerable power and influence in the deployment of government resources through screened from the public gaze by the ministerial accountability. Role and responsibilities of many secretaries as the Chief Accounting officers for their ministry leave much to be desired. Urgent reforms are needed in budgeting practices and audit procedures to correct the situation, encourage expenditure control and enforce accountability. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aIndian Journal of Public Administration