The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Governor is pleased to appoint West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC), as the arbitrator hereafter under WBHS for resolving disputes regarding West Bengal Health Scheme.
Governor has been pleased to decide that the State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 6% of basic pay w.e.f. 01/03/2023.
In view of call given by some organisations for pen-down/ strike on the 20th February, 2023 (Monday) and the 21st February, 2023 (Tuesday)
State Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1987 – Table of Benefits under Savings Fund for the year of cessation of Membership 2022-2023 & 2023-2024.
Through this new functionality as soon as any transaction fails, it would get cancelled in IFMS automatically and the cancelled payment files would be returned to the concerned Kanyashree/ Rupashree portals without any intervention in IFMS.
Governor is pleased to initiate payment process through SBMS of institutional bank accounts maintained in CANARA Bank having schematic fund of SDS, Administrative Expenditure, Own Fund and Other Schemes etc, except SNA bank accounts.
all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Operators/ Administrators of Deposit Accounts are requested to adhere to the following schedules for submission of bills/ advices in February and March 2023.
In order to get more participants and obtain better competition in procurement through GeM, it is decided to include following categories of sellers/ service providers, in addition to our existing provisions, for exemption of EMD deposit in GeM.
Government of West Bengal shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (seven point one percent) per annum. The rate will be in force during this financial year for the period from 01.01.2023 to 31.03.2023.
Rate of Interest on ‘State Compensatory Afforestation Fund (SCAF)’ will be 3.35% per annum for the Financial Year 2022-2023