New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The government on Thursday highlighted that the achievement reflects the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s strong commitment to transparency, accountability and administrative efficiency, positioning it as a model for good governance across public institutions.

In a significant achievement, the CSIR has generated its Annual Accounts for the financial year 2025–26 on the very first day of the new financial year.

The organisation also submitted the accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on April 1, well ahead of the official deadline of June 30, 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.

This marks the third consecutive year that CSIR has completed and submitted its annual accounts on the first day itself, the ministry stated.

Officials said the achievement reflects CSIR’s commitment to transparency, accountability and administrative efficiency.

The organisation believes that this model can be replicated across other government bodies to improve financial management practices.

The early completion of accounts has been made possible through the implementation of the Accounts Manager Software (AMS), an in-house digital platform developed by CSIR officers.

The initiative was carried out under the mentorship of N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, along with the leadership of Chetan Prakash Jain, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser.

The AMS system has been successfully implemented across CSIR headquarters and its 38 national laboratories spread across India, enabling faster and more accurate financial reporting.

Building on its digital initiatives, CSIR has also launched a new procurement platform called CSIR Purchase Software (CPS) on April 1, 2026.

Developed by the same in-house team, the platform aims to bring greater transparency, efficiency and accountability to procurement processes across its laboratories.

“CSIR is thus dedicatedly working for the fulfilment of Govt of India’s vision of digital India, transparency and accountability,” the ministry explained.

–IANS

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