The two days Workshop on PFMS (Public Financial Management System), for the DDO’s, Sr. A.O’s, A.O’s, Head Clerks, Accountants, UDC’s and LDC’s of AIR, stations of WR-I (Maharashtra & Goa) were held on 23rd and 24th of June 2017, at AIR, Pune Auditorium in just one week notice and was very successfully completed. Approximately fifty participants from different stations attended the Workshop. The response for the Workshop was overwhelming, considering the very short time line the workshop was decided.
Shri Ashish Bhatnagar, DDG (E) and Shri Ravindra Khasnis, AD(P), formally inaugurated the workshop on 23rd morning. Shri Bhausaheb Pagare, Sr. AO, AIR, Pune was the course conductor and he conducted the workshop in full gusto, with personally attending to each and every query or operational difficulties.The workshop was interactive and mainly on the projector and screen display. All the participants were informed in advance to come with their laptops, as the PFMS software is totally on line on the portal. AIR, Pune had arranged for the Wifi facility to cater to the login of many participants at one time. There were also live working of the said on the PFMS site, which was appreciated and liked by all.
In between the workshop, Tea break and Lunch break were planned and the arrangements were made accordingly for Lunch and Tea and biscuits for all the participants in the AIR, premises.
The overall feedback of the participants were very good and positive, with the input, that such workshop may be regularly conducted, mainly for the Ministerial Staff .
Contributed By:Debu Banerjee,Workshop Coordinator