The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Inclusion of new head of account for e-receipt of processing fee, mutation fee, transfer fee, related to residential and non-residential plots of Salt Lake through GRIPS Portal.
Total period of TA’s service should normally not exceed 4 months and PPP project execution should commence within 4 months from the date of engagement of TA.
Governor has been pleased to fix the following rates of interest on loans and advances taken by Government Servants during the year 2013-2014 as follows:
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.
e-Bantan module will cover the entire processes of digitized fund flow ending up at the Drawing and Disbursing Officer’s level. For the purpose, it requires provisioning of Internet Connectivity up to the DDO level.
General Provident Fund and other similar funds under the administrative control of the Government of West Bengal shall carry interest at the rate of 8.7% per annum w.e.f. 01.04.2014.
Financial soundness is judged on the basis of net worth and turnover and hence there is no scope to render a bidder ineligible simply because the bidder failed to earn profit in some years.
State Government has decided to allow drawal of fund from the treasuries/ Pay and Accounts offices of the State Government in anticipation of allotment of fund for the following items of expenditure for the period upto 31st July, 2014.
Subject to any special rule or order or procedure that may be prescribed by the Government in respect of a particular department, open tender shall invariably be invited for execution of works worth Rs. 1,00,000/- or more.
All WBA & AS cadre officers are requested to take prior permission before receiving treatment, in any recognized speciality hospitals outside West Bengal.