The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
A few DDO’s are yet to start generation of salary bills through COSA. They are allowed to submit salary bills in hard copies upto August, 2013.
Regarding online and off-line receipts of Tax and Non-tax Revenue through GRIPS, the Governor is pleased to allow 3 (three) more banks to act as the Participant Bankers.
West Bengal Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, 2008 is amended to exempt following posts from consultation.
Exemption from payment of Earnest Money and Security Deposit given to Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units under rules 47A(1) and 47B(7) of West Bengal Financial Rules, Volume-I is applicable to supply contracts only and not to works contracts.
Governor is pleased to declare Dates of Election as Public Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the districts mentioned below:-
Letter of Credit Monitoring System is On-line authorization and sanction of LOC in order to speedy transfer of fund for timely execution of development works in a transparent way.
(i) Up to Rs. 50,000/- ………… 6% (ii) Up to Rs. 1,50,000/- ………… 7.5% (iii) Up to Rs. 5,00,000/- ………… 9% (iv) Up to Rs. 7,50,000/- ………… 9.5%
The period of repayment of working capital loans should preferably be restricted to 2 or 3 years. In no case, however, the period of these loans should exceed 5 years.
Governor is pleased to constitute 4th State Finance Commission, West Bengal consisting of Dr. Abhirup Sarkar, Professor Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, as the Chairman.
Performance security: 5 percent after lapse of the test performance period/ Defect Liability Period to be fixed by the competent authority of the Department concerned.