Release of Fund
Allotment of fund relating to Plan and Non-Plan expenditure for Salary Items and Non-Salary Items, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund etc.
Administrative Departments/ Controlling Authorities may now make allotment of fund relating to Non-Plan expenditure up to Budget provision of the Financial year 2013-14.
Departmental Financial Advisors will release fund to the Companies, Corporations, Local Bodies and parastatals with effect from 1st September, 2014 only if e-tender norms are properly followed.
Bills pertaining to 1st instalment of arrear Pay and Allowances in respect of Govt employees may be released by Kolkata PAO/ Treasuries in anticipation of allotment of fund in case there is any shortfall of allotment.
The Administrative Departments may ensure before releasing any fund on these accounts that the previous released amounts have been substantially utilized, so that the moneys do not remain idle in the bank accounts.
Delegation of power to the Administrative Departments for release of fund in respect of grants under the recommendation of the Thirteenth Finance Commission.
Consolidated instructions regarding release of fund from Kolkata Pay & Accounts Offices and Treasuries in the financial year 2012-13.
Bills pertaining to arrear Pay & Allowances under ROPA, 2009 in respect of eligible retired Government employees may be released in fully by the Kolkata Pay & Accounts offices/ Treasuries in anticipation of allotment of fund in case there is any shortfall of allotment.
For other Non-Plan expenditure the Administrative Departments may make further allotment of fund up to December, 2015, so that the total allotment from April, 2015 to December, 2015 does not exceed 75% of the whole year’s budget provision.
Vote-on-Account Budget of the State Government for the first four months of 2014-2015 has been passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Copies of the West Bengal Appropriation (Vote-on-Account) Act, 2014 have been forwarded to the Administrative Departments.
Authority may make allotment of fund relating to Non-Plan expenditure for Salary Items and Non-Salary Items up to 33% of the whole year’s budget provision.