History

Based on the recommendation of various committees, 2 Divisional Signals Companies (31 & 32) under Northern Army, were raised on 15th Feburary 1911 at Fatehgarh, with Lieutenant Colonel S H Powell conferred Commandant Designate. Two more Signal Coy (33 & 34) under Southern Army at Ahmednagar and One Wireless Company (40) at Roorkee, were raised on 1st March 1911.

2.   Composition of each Divisional Signal Company:

• British Officer:5
• Indian Officer:2
• Soldier Rank(British):44
• Soldier Rank(Indian):78

3.   Previously it was called 'Royal Signals'. After independence it was named as 'Corps of Signals'.

4.   Location(Records):

• Near GRC Center Jabalpur
• Near HQ 1 STC Jabalpur
• Pachpedi Jabalpur

PAO(ORs) Corps of Signal,Jabalpur

Old location:Pachpedi (Near Signal records)
Present Loaction:Ridge Road
Foundation Stone Laid by:Hon'bl CGDA Shri R Venkatraman,IDAS
Buildong inaugurated on:April 1988
Distance from Airport:13kms (Approx.)
Distance from Railway Station:3.5 kms
Nearest Important Estt:

• College of Material Management
• Bharat Ratna Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Technical Training Center
• Rani Durgawati University

Setup of office and work dealt with:

1. Ledger Groups:

• Maintenance of IRLA
• Dealing with complaints and observations
• Rendition of Reports and Returnes
• Final Settlement ofAcounts in r/o discharge/death/desertion/Transfer-out etc.
• Amendmants to LPC
• Furnishing of Data to EDP to update the IRLAs
• FAMO/MAMO

2. Non Ledger Groups:

• Admin-I
• Admin-II
• Office Automation:
  Computerisation related work
• Imprest - I & II:
  • Debiting of ACRs received from Imprest Holders.
  • Compilation of Imprest Accounts.
• Imprest-III:
  Debiting of Fund vouchers received from Imprest I & II, other PAOs and Navy/ Air Force Units.
• Imprest-IV:
  Debiting of ACRs vouchers received from other PAOs and Scheduling of ACRs received from Imprest I & II other PAOs.
• DO-II Cell:
  Audit and adjustment of DOs-II
• CC Section:
  • Abstract of Receipt and Charges(CL-IV).
  • Consolidation of Reports and Returnes.
  • Dealing with originating of DIDS.
  • PLI.
  • AGIF
  • LF Bills.
  • Monitoring of FSA cases.
  • Accounting of TR/MRO.
• Fund Section:
  • Maintenance of Fund accounts in r/o Deserter, Death and Deputation cases.
  • Audit and issue of Fund Payment Authorities.
• DAK Section:
  • Diarisation of inward/outward DAK.
  • Payments of Luggage/LTC claims.
• DDP:
  Data Entry and Publishing of Quarterly Statement of Accounts
• Records Section:
  • Maintenance of NE IRLAs.
  • Maintenence of Paid ACRs.
• CRG:
  • Monitoring of DO letters, CDA/CGDA complaints,PDC cases,online complaints, Legal matters or PBORs.
  • Sainik Sammelan, Liaison Meetings witj SRO, Signal Records.

Working at a Glance: