New Delhi: Senior Indian Posts and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TA&FS) officer Kashi Nath Jha (1994 batch) has taken charge as Principal Controller of Communication Accounts (PrCCA), West-Central Zone, Ahmedabad, following his promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).
Jha has served in several important positions during his career spanning more than three decades, including assignments in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. Before assuming his new charge, he was serving as Deputy Director General (Asset Management) at the Department of Telecommunications headquarters in New Delhi.
His appointment places him in a senior leadership role in the communication accounts establishment, which handles financial and accounting functions associated with the telecommunications sector.
Who Is Kashi Nath Jha?
Kashi Nath Jha is a senior government officer belonging to the 1994 batch of the IP&TA&FS, Group A. He entered government service on September 4, 1995, and has held assignments involving telecommunications accounts, financial management, public sector administration and Central Government coordination.
According to the service details provided, Jha was serving as Deputy Director General (Asset Management) at the Department of Telecommunications headquarters, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi, before taking up his new assignment in Ahmedabad. He has also served as Joint Secretary in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
His promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade marks an important development in his career, followed by his assumption of charge as PrCCA for the West-Central Zone.
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Personal Profile and Educational Qualifications
The available service records provide the following details about Kashi Nath Jha:
- Service: Indian Posts and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TA&FS), Group A
- Batch: 1994
- Date of Birth: September 1, 1970
- Place of Domicile: Darbhanga, Bihar
- Date of Entry into Service: September 4, 1995
- Previous Designation: Deputy Director General (Asset Management), Department of Telecommunications Headquarters
- New Assignment: Principal Controller of Communication Accounts, West-Central Zone, Ahmedabad
- Languages Known: Hindi and English
Jha has an academic background spanning arts, law, business administration and financial management. His educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM).
These qualifications complement his professional experience in government accounts, finance and administration.
Kashi Nath Jha’s Career and Key Postings
Jha began his career as Assistant Chief Accounts Officer at the General Manager, Telecommunication District (GMTD), Vadodara, on September 4, 1995. He served in the position until January 16, 1999, before moving to the Bihar Telecom Circle in Patna as Chief Accounts Officer.
He subsequently served as Director in the Bihar Telecom Circle and as Deputy General Manager (Finance) in Jamshedpur. His career then included assignments as Joint Controller of Communication Accounts in Jharkhand and Odisha.
Jha also served as Director of the National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF), Ghaziabad, before taking up the position of Deputy Director General (Asset Management) at DoT headquarters in May 2022.
His key postings, as reflected in the supplied service details, include:
- Assistant Chief Accounts Officer, GMTD, Vadodara: Served from September 4, 1995, to January 16, 1999, in the Department of Telecommunications.
- Chief Accounts Officer, Bihar Telecom Circle, Patna: Served from January 20, 1999, to April 27, 2000.
- Director, Bihar Telecom Circle, Patna: Served from April 28, 2000, to May 24, 2004, with BSNL.
- Deputy General Manager (Finance), Jamshedpur: Served from May 26, 2004, to October 19, 2005, in the BSNL/DoT establishment.
- Joint Controller of Communication Accounts, Jharkhand: Served from October 20, 2005, to March 3, 2006.
- Joint Controller of Communication Accounts, Odisha: Served from March 4, 2006, to January 17, 2010.
- Director, National Institute of Communication Finance, Ghaziabad: Took up the assignment on January 18, 2010; the supplied record does not specify the end date.
- Deputy Director General (Asset Management), DoT Headquarters, New Delhi: Took up the position on May 18, 2022, and continued in the role before his latest assignment.
Experience in Central Government Administration
Apart from his telecommunications-related assignments, Jha has also served as Joint Secretary in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. This role added experience in another area of Central Government administration to his background in accounts and finance.
His assignment as Deputy Director General (Asset Management) at DoT headquarters placed him in a senior administrative role within the telecommunications department. He has now moved to Ahmedabad to take charge as Principal Controller of Communication Accounts for the West-Central Zone following his promotion to HAG.
What Is the Role of a Principal Controller of Communication Accounts?
The Principal Controller of Communication Accounts is a senior position within the Department of Telecommunications’ accounts and finance establishment. Communication Accounts offices undertake financial and accounting functions related to the telecommunications sector.
Their work includes financial administration, accounting, revenue-related functions and other responsibilities assigned under the applicable government framework.
As PrCCA for the West-Central Zone, Jha will lead the relevant communication accounts office in Ahmedabad. His appointment follows his promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade, marking his progression to a senior administrative position within the IP&TA&FS.
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