The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Government of West Bengal has decided to switch over to Online Human Resource Management System (HRMS), in the field of establishment matter, from present manual process.
West Bengal Finance Act, 2014 is An Act to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, in its application to West Bengal, the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1979, and the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003.
In old APR grading viz. Very Good, Good, Average and Poor, the maximum attainable rating of performance is 3. However, for the purpose of determining the eligibility for movement of the officers belonging to State Services to the pre-revised Scale No. 19 are using minimum threshold rating of 3.20 mandated as per the new APR format.
Financial powers to incur different types of expenditure as delegated by Finance Department, cannot be further delegated to any subordinate officer without concurrence,
State Government employees whose revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 36,000/- per month as on 31st March, 2021, will be entitled to ad-hoc bonus for the accounting year 2020-2021 at the rate of Rs. 4,500/- per head.
The online Self Appraisal Report (SAR) for the Appraisal Year 2017-18 for all Group-A employees of the State Government shall be available for submission in HRMS from 01.06.2018 onwards.
The bills for contingent charges requiring countersignature before payment shall be drawn in T. R. Form No. 26, and such countersignature being a form of sanction to the charges drawn in such bills and the relevant sub-vouchers for more than Rs. 5000/- for each item shall be attached with the bill.
Written explanation from the erring employee would be obtained and if the reply is found satisfactory, the appointing authority may record such qualification in the service book.