Pay & Accounts

There are 2 Principal Accountant’s General offices and 1 Accountant’s General Office located in Kolkata each having separate work jurisdiction and responsibilities as regards state Accounts and Audit.

Schedule for Submission of Bills at Treasury/ PAO in March, 2026

No new Bills shall be received by the Pay & Accounts Offices/ Treasuries after 4 p.m. on 30.03.2026. Bills returned between 24.03.2026 and 25.03.2026 shall be resubmitted by 27.03.2026.
Discontinuation of Physical Submission of Salary/ Pension Bills

Governor is pleased to decide that the physical submission of certain category of Salary bills and monthly Pension bills to AGWB shall be discontinued for the month of May, 2025 onwards.
Treasuries/ Pay & Account Offices will kept Open on 29.03.2025

Considering the fact 27.03.2025 is a holiday, it has been decided to keep all the Treasuries/ Pay & Account Offices open on 29.03.2025.
Guidelines for Presenting Bills at Treasury/ PAO in February/ March, 2025

All the DDOs are requested to adhere to the following schedules for submission of bills in February/ March 2025.
Drawal of Bills in Anticipation of Allotment of Fund for FY 2024-25

State Government has decided to allow acceptance of only the following categories of bills by Treasuries/ PAOs in anticipation of allotment of fund for the period from 01.04.2024 to 30.06.2024 in the financial year 2024-25.
Online Submission of Monthly Treasury Accounts through IFMS

Governor is please to introduce the online accounts submission procedure in the form of a sub-module ‘e-Accounts’ under CTS module of WBIFMS.
Modalities of Receipt of Funds into Deposit Accounts through GRIPS

Modalities of receipt of funds into deposit accounts maintained at various treasuries/ PAO’s through GRIPS using inter-treasury transfer of fund mechanism
Transfer of Fund pertaining to Centrally Sponsored Schemes to SNA Account

No further concurrence of Gr T of Finance Department would be required for transferring the same to the earmarked/ designated bank account of the State Nodal Agency (SNA) of that Scheme.
Drawal of Bills in Anticipation of Allotment of Fund for FY 2023-24

Departments should assess the DDO wise and Head of Account wise requirement of fund for 2nd Quarter of the current financial year within 15.06.2023 before sending the proposals for further allotment to Finance Department.
Guidelines for Presenting Bills at Treasury/ PAO, 2022-2023

all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers and Operators/ Administrators of Deposit Accounts are requested to adhere to the following schedules for submission of bills/ advices in February and March 2023.
Implementation of New CTS-2010 Cheques w.e.f. 01.09.2022

New CTS 2010 cheques, with security features required for digital clearance, will be printed by the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, West Bengal and the existing cheques available with the PAO/ Treasuries and the Deposit Account operators would be replaced by the new CTS 2010 cheque.
Drawal of Bills in Anticipation of Allotment of Fund, Financial Year 2022-23

State Government has decided to allow acceptance of the following categories of bills by Treasuries/ PAOs in anticipation of allotment of fund for the period from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022 in the next financial year 2022-23.
Guidelines for Presenting Bills at Treasury/ PAO, 2021-2022

Bills received prior to 28.02.2022 should be processed by 04.03.2022. Bills received from 01.03.2022 to 16.03.2022 should be processed within the next day of receipt of the bill.
Physical Submission of Bills in Treasuries/ PAOs w.e.f 10.02.2022

From 10.02.2022 the Treasuries and Pay & Accounts Offices will start following the usual process of receiving Physical Bills and Advices following physical distancing norms and appropriate health and hygiene protocols.