About Punjabdao
Public works Department was formed in Fed. 1855. The respective Chief Engineers of the then provinces were made responsible for compilation of Accounts and control over expenditure incurred by the disbursing officers. During the year 1860, it was felt that Chief Engineers were not able to manage the accounts and this responsibility was taken back them. During the year 1889 a committee was set up by the Govt. P.W. Accounts, which stressed the need for having a properly trained accountant in the office of every Executive Engineer to compile accounts and status was Accountant viz-a-vis the Executive Engineer was also made analogous to Sub Division Officer.
Rules relating to financial transactions in respect of P.W. Deppt. as originally contained in the existing P.W.D. Code were replaced by those contained in P.W. Accounts code 1921 and three folds duties of Divisional.
