New TR Form No. 73 for Drawal of various Allowances
Introduction of new TR Form No. 73 for Drawal of various allowances etc which are not drawn through regular Pay Bills.
Finance
The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
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‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji – Sectional Holiday, 2025
Governor is pleased to declare 27th December, 2025 (Saturday) as a Sectional Holiday on account of ‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for the employees belonging to Sikh community.
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Introduction of Financial Adviser in different Departments
Render advice on all financial matters including procurement proposals which would otherwise have required concurrence of the Finance Department.
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Workflow based online File Tracking System (WFTS)
Workflow based online File Tracking System (WFTS) is going to be implemented within the government departments to track online movement of files for speedy decision making at all levels.
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Functions of West Bengal Revenue Service (WBRS) Cell
WBRS Cell under the Finance Department will be entrusted with the following works related to WBRS Cadre Officers:
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GISS, 1987 – Table of Benefits upto July, 2024
State Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1987 – Table of Benefits under Savings Fund for the year of cessation of Membership 2024-2025.
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Only Govt. Official may act as Drawing and Disbursing Officer
All the Administrative Departments are requested to ensure that only a Government officer designated as Chief Executive officer/ Executive officer/ Project officer/ Finance officer of a local body is declared as its DDO.
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Holiday List for West Bengal Govt. Employees, 2018
Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda: 12th January, Friday, Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami): 22nd January, Monday, Birth Day of Netaji: 23rd January, Tuesday, 2018.
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Constitution of 6th State Finance Commission, West Bengal
Governor is pleased to constitute the 6th State Finance Commission, West Bengal. The Chairman and the other members of the Commission shall hold office for two years from the date on which they assume office.
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Interest Rate on General Provident Fund (01.01.2024 to 31.03.2024)
Governor is pleased to decide that during the period from 01.01.2024 to 31.03.2024, accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% per annum.