**Executive Summary**
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) submitted its Annual Accounts for F.Y. 2025–26 to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on April 1, 2026, marking the third consecutive year of day-one submission. This milestone was achieved three months ahead of the June 30, 2026, deadline through the use of in-house digital solutions. The document also highlights the launch of the CSIR Purchase Software (CPS) to centralize and streamline procurement across all laboratories.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Financial Governance and Compliance**
* CSIR generated and submitted its FY 2025–26 Annual Accounts on April 1, 2026, the first day of the new financial year.
* The submission was completed three months in advance of the statutory deadline of June 30, 2026.
* This achievement establishes a new benchmark for financial management, accountability, and transparency in government organizations.
**In-House Digital Initiatives**
* **Accounts Manager Software (AMS):** Developed by an in-house team, this software enabled timely compliance and integration across CSIR Headquarters and its 38 National Laboratories.
* **CSIR Purchase Software (CPS):** Launched on April 1, 2026, this new platform is designed to manage procurement across all laboratories through a centralized, transparent, and efficient digital system.
* The success of these tools demonstrates a significant scope for replication across other government entities.
**Strategic Alignment**
* The initiatives align with the Government of India’s vision for "Digital India," transparency, and administrative excellence.
* The project was executed under the leadership of the Director General of CSIR and the Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser (CSIR/DSIR).
**Impact Analysis**
**CSIR Headquarters and 38 National Laboratories**
**Impact**
The labs now operate under a centralized and integrated financial and procurement ecosystem, ensuring high levels of transparency and efficiency in managing accounts and purchases.
**Action Required**
Staff must transit to and utilize the newly launched CSIR Purchase Software (CPS) for all laboratory procurement activities starting April 1, 2026.
**Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)**
**Impact**
The CAG received the necessary financial documentation three months ahead of the official deadline, allowing for an earlier start to the auditing process.
**Action Required**
Commence the audit of the submitted FY 2025–26 Annual Accounts.
**Other Government Organizations**
**Impact**
CSIR has provided a proven model for digital financial governance that showcases the benefits of in-house software development.
**Action Required**
Consider the replication of the CSIR-Accounts Manager Software (AMS) framework to improve internal transparency and compliance.
Key Entities Referenced
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): The primary research organization that achieved early submission of annual accounts and developed in-house digital governance tools.
CSIR-Accounts Manager Software (AMS): An in-house developed digital platform used for centralized financial management, integration, and timely compliance across all CSIR laboratories.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG): The constitutional audit authority to which CSIR submitted its annual accounts three months ahead of the statutory deadline.
CSIR Purchase Software (CPS): A centralized digital platform launched to manage and streamline the procurement ecosystem across CSIR's 38 national laboratories.
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR Sets New Benchmark in Financial
Governance; Submits FY 2025–26 Annual
Accounts to CAG on Day One for Third
Consecutive Year
In-House CSIR-Accounts Manager Software (AMS) Powers
Timely Compliance, Transparency and CSIR-wide Integration
Posted On: 02 APR 2026 12:39PM by PIB Delhi
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has, for the third successive year, not only
generated its Annual Accounts for F.Y. 2025-26 on the very first day of the new financial year but also
submitted it to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on April 1st, three months ahead of
the June 30, 2026 deadline.
By completing this task well ahead of the schedule, CSIR has created a new paradigm in the area of
financial management, good governance & compliance. The success story of CSIR-Accounts Manager
Software (AMS) has significant scope of replication across government organizations, showcasing CSIR’s
exemplary commitment to transparency, accountability, and administrative excellence.
This has been made possible with the implementation of AMS developed by an in-house team of Officers
under the mentorship of Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR/Secretary, DSIR and leadership of Shri Chetan
Prakash Jain, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, CSIR/DSIR. It has been implemented acrossCSIR Hqrs & its 38 National Labs spread all over the country
Continuing with its in-house digital initiatives, CSIR has taken a major step towards centralized,
transparent and efficient digital platform for managing procurement across CSIR laboratories by launching
the CSIR Purchase Software (CPS), to bring transparency, efficiency and accountability in the entire
procurement ecosystem on 01st April, 2026, developed by the same in-house development team.
CSIR is thus dedicatedly working for the fulfilment of Govt of India’s vision of digital India, transparency
& accountability
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