Governor has been pleased to enhance the limit of financial power of the Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary for administrative approval for any plan expenditure upto Rs. 20.00 Crore.
Administrative Approval and Financial Sanction
For every work initiated by, or connected with, the requirements of another department, it is first necessary to obtain the concurrence of the department concerned is termed as "administrative approval" of the work.
AA&FS must be endorsed with Allotment Orders
Reference of the G.O. under which the “Administrative Approval and Financial Sanction” was issued, should invariably be given in the “Sanction-cum-Allotment” order.
Sanction-cum-Allotment Order with G.O. for AA&FS
Sanction-cum-Allotment Order must be issued along with a reference to the Government Order for according administrative approval and financial sanction.
Prescribed Format for Submission of Information to Finance
All files related to financial matters are to be mandatorily routed through the Financial Advisor of the Department.
Guidelines for Submission of Schemes for Administrative Infrastructure Up-gradation
Guidelines for submission of Projects /Schemes for up-gradation of Administrative Infrastructure in Districts /Sub-divisions of West Bengal.
Administrative Approval of Schemes below Rs. 10 lakhs
Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary will continue to enjoy the financial power for according administrative approval upto Rs. 10 lakhs.