The functions of the Finance Department are performed through 5 (five) branches, namely, Audit, Budget, Revenue, Internal Audit and Institutional Finance.
Contractual/ Casual/ Piece-rated/ Daily-rated Workers may be engaged in any other entity, local fund or in any project, scheme or office under the Govt. on the same rate of remuneration. Such engagement will not be regularized in future.
Divisional Commissioners are authorised to retain the vehicles hired for their establishments for a period not extending one year at a time provided the vehicles in question were initially hired with approval of the Finance Department.
The responsibility for E.S.I., E.P.F., Bonus for the security personnel to be provided by the Security Service Agency will be shouldered by the agency supplying/ engaging the personnel.
Governor is pleased to include the names of Silpa Barta Printing Press Limited, Saraswaty Press Limited and Basumati corporation Limited as agencies to do printing jobs of Government Departments.
To grant subsidy for payment of salary, pension and retirement benefits in respect of the existing employees of the Transport Corporations and also for the employees whose appointments under the Transport Corporations.
West Bengal Appropriation Bill, 2014 has been passed by West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Copies of the West Bengal Appropriation Act, 2014 have been forwarded to the Administrative Departments under Finance (Budget) Department Memo. No. 499-F.B. dated 30th July, 2014.
All taxes under West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Traders, Callings and Employment Act, 1979, West Bengal Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2012, and The Bengal Excise Act, 1909 shall be paid by the Tax-payers electronically only through GRIPS Portal w.e.f. 01.10.2014.
Governor is pleased to reconstitute West Bengal Health Scheme Authority consequent upon joining two numbers of Medical Officers on re-employment to the Medical Cell of Finance Department.
Employees of Public Undertakings may be allowed to draw an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 3,000/- per head provided their revised emoluments did not exceed Rs. 22,000/- per month.
State Govt employee whose revised emoluments on 31.03.2014 did not exceed Rs. 30,000/- per month applies for Interest-free festival advance, he may be granted an advance up to a maximum of Rs. 3,000/- only.