The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @100% of basic pension with effect from 01.01.2018 onwards.
Governor is pleased to decide that selection of persons for direct recruitment to all Group-‘B’ and ‘C’ posts shall be made by Public Service Commission, West Bengal.
Dearness Allowance to State Govt Employees, Teachers and Non-Teaching Employees, Employees of Statutory Bodies, Local Bodies etc. (pre-revised scale) w.e.f. 01.01.2018.
Dearness Allowance to Teachers and Non-Teaching Employees of Govt aided Educational Institutions, Government Undertakings, Panchayats, Local Bodies etc. w.e.f. 01.01.2018.
Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and further Ad-Hoc increase in Wages of Daily Rated Workers under the Govt w.e.f. 01.01.2018.
Head of Offices (HOO), Appointing Authorities (AA) will provide all necessary approvals or accord permissions in HRMS through his/her digital signature only.
Governor is pleased to include other employees/workers/volunteers/teachers engaged in government work under Swasthya Sathi scheme with immediate effect.
Introduction of online system for submission of Utilization Certificate for Centrally Sponsored Schemes and release of subsequent installments by Finance Deptt.
Surrender of unutilized State Funds at the end of the Financial Year lying in Personal Ledger (PL) Accounts/ Deposit Accounts of any parastatal.
Restriction on Transfer of fund from Scheme Head to Bank Accounts of the Directorates, Societies, PSUs, Corporations, Statutory Bodies, Samitis, Boards/ Unnayan Parishads, etc. and providing information regarding bank accounts