West Bengal Government Notification
The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
The Administrative Departments/ Controlling Authorities may make further allotment of fund up to current year’s budget provision relating to Non-Plan expenditure for Non-Salary items up to March, 2014.
Departments are also approaching Finance Department for vetting the Scope of work/ Terms of Reference of the engagement of Transaction Advisors (TA) of PPP projects.
Finance Department has now developed a software for capturing Quarterly Expenditure Report for schemes which are being executed under the State Plan by the administrative departments.
Delegation of power to the Administrative Departments for release of fund in respect of grants under the recommendation of the Thirteenth Finance Commission.
Handing over the charge by an officer whose actual date of superannuation happens to be a holiday but where handing over charge of cash/ stores is involved.
Advance purchase of medicine for maximum period upto six months may be allowed when medicine are prescribed for indefinite period by outside hospitals.
The Administrative Departments/ Controlling Authorities may now make allotment of fund relating to Non-Plan expenditure for Salary Items upto 33% and Non-Salary Items upto 25% of the whole year’s budget provision.
To discontinue the practice of inviting competitive bids for Term/ Fixed Deposits from the Banks and shall place their deposits with the bank(s) with whom they have a regular course of business, including public sector banks.
Financial power of District Magistrate and Head of the Department (other than Commissioner/ Secretary) to sanction Office Rent as Rs. 8,000/- and Rs. 10,000/- for each house per month respectively.
The last date for all the treasury transactions in respect of the financial year 2012-2013 is rescheduled to 28.03.2013 in case of Jalpaiguri Division instead of 26.03.2013 as stated earlier.
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