Finance
The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Rates of Dearness Allowance to the employees (who are drawing their pay in the pre-revised scale) shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 139% to 156% with effect from 01.01.2016.
A workshop will be held from 19th November 2012 to 21st November 2012 to apprise the modalities and impart necessary training towards implementation of Workflow Based Online File Tracking System (WFTS).
During this period priority shall be processing of the urgent bills related to essential services like Health, Fire and emergency, Police, Civil Defence, Bills related to Salary, Wages, Pension, Social Assistance Schemes, Scholarships, payment of agencies providing Security/ Housekeeping/ Conservancy/ Man power supply, etc.
Pensioners whose basic pension plus relief did not exceed Rs. 25000/- only and are not eligible for ad-hoc bonus shall be paid an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 1900/- only in lump per head.
Accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% per annum. The rate will be in force during this financial year for the period from 01.10.2020 to 31.12.2020.
Governor is pleased to reconstitute West Bengal Health Scheme Authority consequent upon joining two numbers of Medical Officers on re-employment to the Medical Cell of Finance Department.
From the Financial Year 2012-13, the Grant-in-Aid Bill shall not be passed by the Treasuries/ PAOs if the ‘Sanction Order’ of the same is not in the revised format.
To ensure credit of the amount in the works deposit account opened in the Treasury/ PAO in favour the works/ resource division as the fund was meant for undertaking deposit works.
Offices of West Bengal will be closed at 2 p.m on Friday, the 18th day of September, 2015 on account of celebration of Viswakarma Puja.
Governor is pleased to declare 13th September, 2016 as a Sectional Holiday on account of KARAM PUJA for the employees belonging to Tribal Communities employed in W.B.