Finance
The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 65% of basic pension/ basic family pension with effect from 1st January, 2015.
Calculation of Interim Relief in respect of employees who were promoted on functional or non-functional basis on any date between 02.01.2016 and 01.07.2016.
In view of call given by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha for indefinite bandh/ strike on and from 12th June, 2017, it has been decided that all State Government offices would remain open.
State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @100% of basic pension with effect from 01.01.2018 onwards.
Rate of tax on goods like Marble, Granite, Plywood, Ceramic flooring blocks, Glass, Electrical panel boards etc. have been reduced from 28% to 18% w.e.f. 15.11.2017.
Final Payment of General Provident Fund (GPF) in respect of employees promoted from Group D to Group C who do not have any GPF Account No. issued by Accountant General, West Bengal (AGWB) at the time when the Final Payment becomes due.
Copy Writer means a person who prepares in the prescribed form true copies of documents to be presented for registration under the West Bengal Registration (Filing of True Copies) Rules, 1979, and holds a licence under these rules;
New CTS 2010 cheques, with security features required for digital clearance, will be printed by the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, West Bengal and the existing cheques available with the PAO/ Treasuries and the Deposit Account operators would be replaced by the new CTS 2010 cheque.
Finance Department has introduced web-enabled application software Workflow based Online File Tracking System to track online movement of files for speedy decision making at all levels.
To decentralise the power of re-appropriation by introducing ‘On-line Re-appropriation System’ as an e-Governance activity with a view to establishing accountability, transparency and uniformity in the system in a centralised manner.