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UNION BUDGET CIRCULAR 2014-15
July, 10th 2014
         Government of India




BUDGET CIRCULAR
    2014-15




        MINISTRY OF FINANCE
  DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
             NEW DELHI
          www.finmin.nic.in
                                       No.F.2 ( 32 )-B(D)/2013
                                        Government of India
                                         Ministry of Finance
                                   Department of Economic Affairs
                                          (Budget Division)

                                                                                        North Block
                                                                New Delhi, the 25th September, 2013.

       Subject: BUDGET CIRCULAR 2014-2015

       The Budget Circular 2014-15 is hereby issued containing the timelines for submission of
information to Ministry of Finance along with prescribed formats. The Budget Circular also contains the
compendium of instructions issued from time to time by Ministry of Finance on various issues. It is
requested that necessary instructions may be issued to the concerned officials to strictly adhere to
these timelines and instructions




                                                                                   (Dr. Rajat Bhargava)
                                                            Joint Secretary to the Government of India
                                                                                         Tel.: 23093183


To,


1.     All Ministries/Departments;
2.     All Financial Advisers (by name); and all Chief Controllers/Controllers of Accounts (by name) in
       Ministries/Departments;
3.     Cabinet Secretariat, President's Secretariat; Vice-President's Secretariat, Prime Minister' s
       Office; Lok Sabha Secretariat; Rajya Sabha Secretariat;
4.     Comptroller and Auditor General of India; Controller General of Accounts(CGA); Controller
       General of Defence Accounts;
5.     Union Public Service Commission; Planning Commission; Supreme Court of India and Election
       Commission.


Copy to:


(1)    Finance Secretaries of Union Territory Administrations:- with the requested to prepare, in
       advance, a statement showing the breakup of Plan outlays, (according to Budget heads) as
       proposed by them for approval of the Planning Commission and send copies thereof to the
       Ministry of Home Affairs. Corrections considered necessary after approval of Plan outlay may be
       advised immediately on receipt of intimation thereof. The approved Plan provisions with which
       the individual Ministries/Departments are concerned may please be intimated to
       Ministry/Department concerned for preparation of SBEs and submission thereof to the Ministry
       of Home Affairs.
(2)   All Accountants General in States.
(3)   Directors of Audit:- (i) Central Revenues, New Delhi; (ii) Commerce, Works and
      Miscellaneous, New Delhi (Central); (iii) Mumbai (Central); and (iv) Kolkata.
(4)   Dy. Director General (PAF), New Delhi; (ii) Dy. Director General (TAF), New Delhi; (iii) Chief
      Controller of Accounts, Delhi Administration, Delhi; (iv) Director of Accounts, Andaman and
      Nicobar Islands Administration.
(5)   Pay and Accounts Officer, Lok Sabha; Pay and Accounts Officer, Rajya Sabha; Pay and
      Accounts Officer, Pondicherry; Director of Accounts, Daman and Diu, Panaji.


Copy also forwarded to:


(a)   Controller of Aid Accounts and Audit, Department of Economic Affairs.
(b)   Central Pension Accounting Office, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi.
(c)   (i) Fund Bank Division, Department of Economic Affairs:- with the requested that estimates
      relating to SDRs to be included in the Public Account, both credits and debits and estimates of
      interest thereon may please be furnished to the Budget Division by 26th November, 2013.
      (ii) Infrastructure Division (ABD Division), Department of Economic Affairs.
(d)   E. Coord./E.V Branch/PF-I Division/PF-II Division, Department of Expenditure.
(e)   N.I.C., Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.
(f)   Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi, for action on para 8.7 of
      the Budget Circular 2014-15.
                                            CONTENTS

Para No.                                                                                        Page No.
1.            Estimates of Receipts                                                                   1
1.1-1.13      Revenue Receipts                                                                      1-2
1.14-1.14.6   Estimates of Interest Receipts                                                        2-3
2.1-2.5       Capital Receipts                                                                      3-4
2.6-2.8       Public Account                                                                          4
3.1-3.2.15    Estimates of Expenditure                                                              4-6
3.3-3.5       Other instructions on preparation of Statement of Budget Estimates                      6
3.6.1         Statement of Budget Estimates (Proposed)                                              6-7
3.6.2-3.6.3   Discussions with Secretary (Expenditure)                                              7-8
3.7-3.16      Statement of Budget Estimates (Final)                                                 8-9
4             Special instructions for the composite demand for Civil `Pensions'                   9-10
5.1-5.3       Special instructions relating to estimates to be included in Demands
              for Grants controlled by Budget Division                                               10
6.1-6.3       Notes on Demands                                                                       11
7             Material for Statements to be appended to Demands for Grants                           11
8.1-8.9       Detailed Demands for Grants                                                         11-13
9.1-9.3       Modified Exchequer Control Based Expenditure Management System                         13
10.1-10.5     Material for Statements to be appended to Demands for Grants/
              Expenditure Budget Vol.1                                                            13-14
11.1-11.5     Instructions on Gender Budgeting/FRBM Rules/Provisions of SC & ST/Welfare
              of Children/Plan provisions for North Eastern Region and Sikkim etc.                14-15
11.6          Direct transfers of Central Assistance to States/District Level
              Autonomous Bodies                                                                      16
11.7          Externally aided projects under Central and State plan                                 16
11.8          Budget provisions under the object head `Grants for creation of Capital assets'        16
12.1-12.4     General                                                                                17
12.2          Due dates                                                                              17
13            List of Demands                                                                        17
14.1-14.7     Mode of submission of SBEs                                                             18

APPENDICES
I          Revenue/Capital Receipts                                                                  19
I-A & I-AA Revenue Receipts - Dividends                                                           19-20
I-B        Estimates of Foreign Grants concerning the Ministry/Department                            20
II         Estimates of Interest Receipts and Loan Repayments                                        21
II-A       Estimates of Loan/Interest Repayment by Central PSUs/Other Parties                        21
III        Estimates of transactions relating to the Public Account of India for
           inclusion in the Budget for 2014-15 (Receipts/Outgoings)                                  22
IV         Estimates of expenditure for 2013-14 and 2014-15                                          22
IV-A       Statement of Budget Estimates                                                             22
IV-B       Statement of proposals for pre-Budget discussions                                         23
V          Statement showing amount of "charged" expenditure included in the Estimates               23
V-A        Statement showing the estimate of recoveries taken in reduction of
           expenditure under each of the Major Head included in SBE                                  23
V-B        Statement showing equity and loan component of investments in
           Public Sector Enterprises                                                                 24
VI         Modifications to Statement of Budget Estimates (Final)                                    24
VII        Loans to Government servants, etc.                                                        24
VIII       Guidelines for preparation of Notes on Demands                                         24-25
                                              (ii)
                                                                                         Page No.
IX-A   Estimated strength of Establishment and provisions therefor                            25
IX-B   Project-wise provision for expenditure on externally aided projects in
       the Central Plan                                                                       26
IX-C   Statement showing broad details of Non-Plan Expenditure provisions
       costing Rs.25 lakh and above in BE 2014-15                                             26
IX-D   Details of provisions in BE 2014-15 for payments of grants-in-aid to non-
       Government bodies                                                                      26
IX-E   Works Annexure ­ Details of individual works costing Rs.5 crore or above               26
IX-F   Statement showing revised cost Estimates of Projects of Public Sector
       Undertakings and Departmental Undertakings                                             26
IX-G   Particulars of Government property of value exceeding Rupees five lakhs
       proposed to be transferred/gifted to non-Government bodies in 2014-15                  27
IX-H   Statement showing contributions to International Bodies provided for in the
       Budget Estimates for 2014-15                                                           27
IX-I   Statement showing Guarantees given by the Central Government and
       outstanding as on 31st March 2013                                                      27
IX-J   Statement showing Grants-in-aid exceeding Rs.5 lakh (recurring) or
       Rs.10 lakh (non-recurring) sanctioned to private institutions/organisations/
       individuals during the year 2012-13                                                    27
IX-K   Statement showing the source of funds for grantee bodies receiving grants
       of over Rs.10 lakh per year from Consolidated Fund of India                            28
X-A    Particulars of "New Service/New Instrument of Service" for which provision
       is made in the Budget Estimates 2014-15                                                28
X-B    Provision for externally-aided projects in Central Plan                                28
X-C    Budget provisions undrer Grants-in-aid-Salaries                                        29
X-D    Statement showing Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources of public enterprises         30
X-E    Statement showing provisions in the Budget for Central and Centrally
       sponsored Plan scheme                                                                  30
X-F    Estimated strength of Establishment and provisions therefor                            30
X-G    Summary statement showing the Contribution to International Bodies
       provided for in the Budget Estimates, 2014-15 [to be appended to SBE (Final)]          31
X-H    Summary statement showing Grants-in-aid exceeding Rs.5 lakh (recurring)
       or Rs.10 lakh (non-recurring) sanctioned to private institutions/organisations/
       individuals during the year 2012-13                                                    31
X-J    Guarantees given by Government                                                      32-33
X-K    Tax Revenues Raised but not Realised                                                   34
X-L    Arrears of Non-Tax Revenue                                                             35
X-M    Asset Register                                                                         36
X-N    Statement showing direct transfers of Central Assistance to State/District
       level Autonomous Bodies                                                                37
X-O    Provision for externally aided projects in Central & State Plan of
       Rs.100 crore and above                                                              37-38
X-P    Statement showing schemes for development of SCs                                       39
X-Q    Statement showing schemes for development of STs                                       40
X-R    Budget Provisions under the object head `Grants for creation of Capital assets'        41
XI     Liability of Annuity Projects                                                          42
XII    Sections in Department of Economic Affairs, Budget Division to which the
       various estimates/information etc. are to be forwarded                                 43
XIII   List of Demands for Grants 2014-15                                                  44-45
                                               (iii)
                                                                                          Page No.
ANNEX
A         Guidelines on expenditure management ­ Fiscal prudence and austerity              46-47
B         Guidelines regarding inclusion of new Schemes in the Plan, enhancement of
          Five Year Plan/Annual Plan outlays, major changes in the scope and investment
          approval of the Plan Schemes, for the Central Ministries/Departments              48-50
C         Lump sum Provision for North Eastern Region & Sikkim                                 51
D         Budgeting for/Expenditure from Lump sum Provision for North Eastern
          Region & Sikkim                                                                   52-53
E         Procedure for providing funds for development of North Eastern Region
          and Sikkim under `Plan' expenditure in Statement of Budget Estimates
          and Detailed Demands for Grants                                                   54-55
E-I       Procedure for providing funds for development of North Eastern Region
          and Sikkim under `Plan' expenditure in Statement of Budget Estimates
          and Detailed Demands for Grants                                                      56
F         Re-appropriation of funds from lump-sum provision for schemes for the
          benefit of North-Eastern Region and Sikkim to relevant functional heads              57
G         Sixteenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (13th Lok Sabha)
          Union Government Appropriation Accounts (Civil) ­ 1996-97 ­ Measures
          for minimising "unspent balances"                                                    58
H         Public Accounts Committee (14th Lok Sabha) ­ Recommendation in
          Para No. 14 contained in Report No.17 ­ Large-scale Unspent
          provisions ­ regarding                                                            59-60
I         Opening of detailed head "Information Technology" under six level heads
          classification in Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministries/Departments          61
J(I) to   Cash Management System in Central Government - modified exchequer
J(III)    control based expenditure management and restrictions on expenditure
          during the last quarter of the financial year                                     62-71
K         Expenditure Management ­ ensuring even flow of expenditure and
          observance of conditions for release of funds                                        72
L         Government Guarantees ­ Preparation of Database                                   73-75
M         Preparation of Asset Register, as required under the Fiscal Responsibility
          and Budget Management Rules, 2004                                                 76-77
N         Direct transfers of Central Assistance to States/District level Autonomous
          Bodies                                                                            78-79
O         Revised Guidelines on Financial Limits to be observed in determining
          cases relating to `New Service/New Instrument of Service                          80-84
P         Decentralization of budget provisions in respect of `works expenditure' from
          the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development and reflecting
          them in the respective Demands for Grants of the Ministries/Departments
          concerned                                                                         85-86
Q         Expenditure Management - Economy Measures and Rationalisation of Expenditure      87-89
R         Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Scheme in the 12th Plan                      90-91
INDEX                                                                                       92-94
                                      No.F.2 ( 32 )-B(D)/2013
                                       Government of India
                                        Ministry of Finance
                                  Department of Economic Affairs
                                         (Budget Division)
                                                                                             North Block
                                                                     New Delhi, the 25th September, 2013.
                                   BUDGET CIRCULAR 2014-2015
      Guidelines for the Ministries/Departments for framing the Revised Estimates for 2013-2014 and
Budget Estimates for 2014-2015 and submitting the same to the Budget Division are as under:-


                                   I. ESTIMATES OF RECEIPTS
1.     REVENUE RECEIPTS
1.1     Estimates of Central taxes and duties administered by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and
Central Board of Excise and Customs as also of cesses collected by the CBEC, will be furnished by
them to the Budget Division giving commodity-wise estimates of manufacture/imports, duty rates and
foreign exchange rate assumptions forming the basis of the estimates.
1.2     All other items of revenue receipts, for the purpose of preparing estimates, have been divided
into the following categories:
       (i)     Taxes, duties and receipts in relation to Union territories without legislature;
       (ii)    Interest receipts in respect of loans and advances sanctioned by Ministries/ Departments
               to State and Union territory Governments, foreign governments, public sector enterprises
               and others including Government servants, interest charged to working expenses of
               departmental commercial undertakings, etc.;
       (iii)   Estimates of Revenue receipts adjustable under Major Head ` 1605 - External Grant
               Assistance' and `1606-Aid Material and Equipment' ; and
       (iv)    All other Revenue receipts including cesses except cesses collected by the Central
               Board of Excise and Customs.
1.3      Estimates of taxes, duties and other revenue receipts in relation to Union territory
Administrations will be furnished to this Ministry by Director of Accounts, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Administration and Director of Accounts, Daman and Diu Administration, and for the other Union
territories, by the concerned Accountants General, in the form at Appendix-I.
1.4   Receipt estimates, except for items at para 1.2(ii) and 1.2(iii) above, will be furnished to the
Budget Division in the form at Appendix-I.
1.5     Recoveries from the State Governments under Article 290 of the Constitution of India, of
pensions including gratuities of High Court Judges charged on the Consolidated Fund of India under
Article 112(3)(d)(iii) of the Constitution of India are adjustable as receipts under Major Head "0071-
Contributions and Recoveries towards Pension and Other Retirement Benefits". These estimates will be
furnished by the State Accountants General to the Central Pension Accounting Officer, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure, Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
1.6   Estimates of CGHS contributions will be consolidated and furnished by the Chief Controller of
Accounts, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
1.7    Estimates of rent (licence fee) recoveries accountable under Major Head "0216-Housing" in
respect of general pool Government accommodation, will be consolidated and furnished by the Chief
Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Urban Development. Where a Department has a separate pool of
accommodation (like Indian Meteorological Department, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board
of Excise and Customs, etc.) the Chief Controller of Accounts of the Departments concerned with such
                                                      2
separate pool of accommodation may furnish estimates of rent receipts direct to the Budget Division
along with the estimates of other revenue receipts of the Department, in the form at Appendix-I.
1.8     Estimates of revenue receipts, adjustable under the major heads `1605-External Grant
Assistance' and `1606-Aid Material and Equipment', representing foreign aid receipts in the form of
cash grant and commodity grant respectively, may be furnished by the Ministries/Departments in the
form at Appendix `I-B' to the Controller of Aid Accounts and Audit, Department of Economic Affairs,
Indian Oil Bhavan, 5th Floor, `B' Wing, Janpath, New Delhi. The Controller of Aid Accounts and Audit
will process these estimates in accordance with the procedure prescribed separately and render the
consolidated estimates to Budget Division.
1.9     Estimates of receipts in respect of pensionary charges recoverable from Departmental
Commercial Undertakings (vide list at Statement 7 of Expenditure Budget, Vol. 1) should correspond to
related expenditure provisions.
1.10 Estimates of receipts of commercial departments, which are taken in reduction of expenditure in
the Expenditure Budget, should exactly correspond to the receipts assumed on the Expenditure side.
CCA concerned will ensure this while furnishing the receipt estimates.
1.11 The estimates should be based on past and current trends and policy decisions and other
relevant developments and supported by cogent explanations for any large variations as well as broad
particulars wherever the estimates under a minor head exceed ` 10 lakhs. This is particularly essential
for major items like import/export licence fees, CGHS contributions, house rent receipts, mint and
currency receipts, receipts of thermal/nuclear power stations, dividends from Government investments.
Estimates of dividend receipts should be given company-wise along with details of total paid up capital,
government equity & profit after tax during 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 as in the form at
Appendix I-A. These estimates on dividend receipts should be in conformity with circulars issued on
dividend payout by this Ministry. It should be noted that these explanations will form the material for the
preparation of the Explanatory Notes on the Receipts Budget and, therefore, adequacy and accuracy of
the explanations are of utmost importance. In addition to the information sought in Appendix-IA, the
specific information as sought in Appendix-IAA should also be furnished.
1.12 Department of Health and Family Welfare in respect of CGHS contributions and Ministry of
Urban Development in respect of licence fee of general pool residential accommodation may separately
indicate in the receipts estimates to be rendered by them, the additional receipts estimated to be
realised consequent upon the revision in the rate of contribution and licence fee.
1.13 Estimates received by the Financial Adviser will be scrutinised in his office in regard to the
correctness of accounts classification, full coverage and reasonableness of the estimates and modified
(reduced, increased and/or missing items added) to the extent necessary in the judgment of the
Financial Adviser. Thereafter, the Controller of Accounts should furnish the estimates as finally
approved by the Financial Adviser, to the Budget Division by 22nd November, 2013.
1.14 ESTIMATES OF INTEREST RECEIPTS: These estimates may be prepared in the following
groups:
       (a)     Interest receipts from State and Union Territory Governments;
       (b)     Interest receipts from foreign governments;
       (c)     Interest receipts from public sector financial institutions;
       (d)     Interest receipts from industrial and commercial enterprises, both in the public and
               private sectors;
       (e)     Interest receipts from statutory bodies (municipalities, port trusts, etc.);
       (f)     Interest receipts from departmental commercial undertakings;
       (g)     Interest receipts from other borrowers (excluding Government servants) e.g. dock labour
               boards, cooperative societies, educational institutions, etc.;
       (h)     Interest on advances to Government servants; and
       (i)     Other interest receipts e.g. premium on loans floated, interest on Cash Balance
               Investment Account - these would mainly pertain to the Department of Economic Affairs.
     




                                               3
1.14.1 The Controllers of Accounts will prepare estimates of interest receipts with reference to loans
outstanding against borrowers in their books including loans expected to be sanctioned during 2014-
2015. The estimates will, after obtaining the approval of the Financial Adviser, be furnished by them, in
duplicate, in form at Appendix-II latest by October 22, 2013. In case of `nil' proposal, the same may also
be submitted to Budget Division in writing without fail. For the sake of convenience this form covers
both interest receipts as well as loan repayments.
1.14.2 In the case of industrial and commercial undertakings in the public sector/other parties, the
estimates should invariably be supported by details in the form at Appendix-II-A for each such
undertaking/party. Wherever the interest receipt is notional (being either matched by subsidy provision
or by grant of loans to meet the interest liability), this fact should be specifically indicated in the
`Remarks' column. No column in Appendix-II-A is to be left blank, especially relating to Defaults in
respect of dues upto. 31.3.2013.
1.14.3 A realistic assessment of interest due from Public Sector Undertakings and other loanees as
also of loan repayments by them will be made taking into account the need to ensure that the loanees
fully discharge their current interest obligations and also clear outstanding dues in the next 2-3 years.
1.14.4 The estimates of interest receipts, and also recoveries of loans and advances, from public
sector enterprises including financial institutions must be framed on the basis of the departmental
records as per loan register maintained by the PAOs and not as proposed by the companies or
financial institutions. Accordingly, information to be given in the form Appendix II-A should reflect the
position as per departmental records. The estimates should show (i) defaults of repayments of
interest upto 31.3.2013 company-wise, (ii) BE 2013-2014 (iii) RE 2013-2014 (iv) BE 2014-2015 on
the basis of current dues according to loan registers. Separately in a footnote, assessment of the
prospects of recovery of dues as approved by F.A. may also be given in `Remarks' column. The
amount due for recovery as interest & loan repayment during 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 should also
be shown distinctly for each PSU.
1.14.5 Interest charged on capital outlay of departmental commercial undertakings should correspond
to expenditure provisions for the purpose. Controllers of Accounts while framing the estimates may
invariably ensure that this correspondence is maintained. Average rate of interest to be adopted for this
purpose is being advised separately.
1.14.6 Reliefs and concessions provided to various PSUs in the form of write off of loans, waiver of
interest/guarantee fee are reflected in Expenditure Budget as distinct items of expenditure with
equivalent receipts assumed there under. These are all non-cash expenditure. The receipts so
assumed in such cases may also be included in the Receipts Budget while furnishing receipts
estimates to Budget Division.
2.     CAPITAL RECEIPTS
2.1    Estimates of Capital receipts from Ministries/Departments will include receipts by way of loan
repayments, disinvestment of equity holdings in Public Sector Enterprises, issue of bonus shares by the
PSEs in favour of Central Government, and net receipts under Public Account transactions.
2.2     Estimates of receipts by way of loan repayments will be furnished in forms at Appendices II and
II-A, along with estimates of interest receipts as earlier mentioned in paragraphs 1.14.1 and 1.14.2
above. Where such receipts are notional (by way of write off or refinancing through fresh loans or
conversion into equity), the fact should be highlighted in the ` Remarks' column. Likewise, any
modification in the terms of repayment, like extension of period of moratorium and/or repayment, should
also be indicated. Here also the estimates should fully reflect the endeavors to realise the amounts due
from the various loanees.
2.3    Estimates of receipts in respect of bonus shares, issued by Government companies in favour of
the Central Government, classifiable under Major Head `4000-Miscellaneous Capital Receipts' will be
furnished company-wise by the Controller of Accounts in form at Appendix-I. The estimates should
correspond to the provisions for related investments included on the expenditure side.
2.4    The estimates of disinvestment of equity holdings in Public Sector Enterprises may be centrally
furnished by Department of Disinvestment.
2.5   The estimates of receipts in form Appendix-II in so far as Government servants are
concerned, will include estimates of interest receipts and Estimates of repayment of loans.
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2.6     PUBLIC ACCOUNT:- The Controllers of Accounts and the concerned Accounts Officers of
Union territory Governments/Administrations (i.e. both with and without legislatures) should make a
detailed review of the Public Account transactions which are accounted for in their books, except those
referred to in para 2.7 below, and work out on the basis of the past trends and other information
available with them, estimates for receipts and payments under it relating to their
Ministries/Departments. The estimates of receipts and outgoings should be prepared on separate
sheets. These estimates should reach Budget Division latest by October 22, 2013 in the form at
Appendix-III. The estimates should have footnotes explaining the nature of the transactions and
adequate explanations for any major variation in estimates with reference to past actuals and Budget
Estimates. The estimates to be furnished to Budget Division should be as approved by the Financial
Adviser and duly consolidated and complete in all respects, for the Ministry/ Department as a whole,
Demand-wise. These should not be sent in piecemeal.
2.7      Estimates relating to Group Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees introduced
from 1.1.1982 will be furnished to the Budget Division by the Chief Controller of Accounts, Finance and
those relating to the Union Territory Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme introduced with
effect from 1.1.1984 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (U.T. Cell).
2.8    Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of
Defence (Finance Division) in respect of Defence Services will furnish estimates of Public Account
transactions in their Cash Requirement Estimates.
       Normally Ministries/Departments should not have any large transactions in Public Account
except in areas like provident funds and approved special deposits. No net debit or credit in a year in
the Public Account will, therefore, be accepted except with full justification.


                                II. ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE
3.     BUDGET ESTIMATES
3.1     The estimates of expenditure are to be furnished to Budget Division in stages. The estimates
will be finalised after Secretary (Exp.) has held discussions with the Financial Advisers, as in the past.
These discussions are scheduled to commence in October/November 2013. These will focus on the net
Budget of each Ministry/ Department i.e. expenditure less revenue receipts and capital receipts, like
recoveries of loans, issue of bonus shares, etc.
3.2     The following aspects may be kept in view by the Ministries/Departments while formulating the
expenditure estimates:
3.2.1 It is necessary to review the existing Expenditure Budget in the first instance, to prioritise the
activities and schemes, both on the Plan and Non-Plan side and identify those activities and schemes,
which can be eliminated or reduced in size or merged with any other scheme. All
Ministries/Departments were expected to take up the exercise of reviewing/evaluation of all ongoing
schemes/programmes to determine their continued relevance vide Secretary(Expenditure)' s O.M.
F. No. 7(5)/E-Coord/2004 dated 24.09.2004(Annex - A). Departments should ensure that all schemes
that have been discontinued, do not find mention in RE 2013-14. Similarly schemes that are not to
continue beyond the year 2013-14, should not be included for BE 2014-15. A mention of the schemes
discontinued or merged should be made in the notes below the SBEs. Moreover, from the Eleventh
Five Year Plan, Planning Commission's "guidelines regarding inclusion of new Schemes in the Plan,
enhancement of Five Year Plan/Annual Plan outlays, major changes in the scope and investment
approval of the Plan Schemes, for the Central Ministries/Departments" vide their U.O. No.
N-11016/4/2006-PC dated 29.8.2006 (Annex - B) may be strictly adhered to before firming up the SBEs
by Ministries/Departments. Planning Commission, vide their OM No. M- 12043/03/2013-PC dated
11.07.2013 (Annex ­ R) has issued guidelines regarding restructuring of Centrally Sponsored schemes
in the 12th Plan. All Ministries/Departments may give due regard to these guidelines.
3.2.2 All the Ministries/Departments (except those specifically exempted by Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region) are required to spend 10% of the Gross Budget Support from
their Central Plan for the benefit of North Eastern Region & Sikkim. This Division's O.Ms. of 24th April,
2001 (Annex - C), 13th September, 2002 (Annex - D), 14th September, 2005 (Annex - E) and 5th
February, 2007(/Annex-E-I) in this connection may be kept in view. While sending the RE 2013-14
                                                      5
(Plan), the Ministries/ Departments should separately show the Central Plan Expenditure on
schemes/projects benefitting the North Eastern Region and Sikkim. The details of exemptions for
schemes/programmes, if any, granted by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region may
be furnished along with Plan SBEs. "Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region may send the
List of Ministries/ Departments and the schemes that are exempted from earmarking 10% of the
budgeted allocation as a lump sum provision for NER for the year 2014-2015 by 25.1.2013 positively".
3.2.3 Plan Provisions for North Eastern Region and Sikkim: Budget provisions towards
projects/schemes for development of North Eastern Region and Sikkim have, hitherto, been provided
as `lump sum' under the Major Head `2552-North Eastern Region' for Revenue expenditure and the
Major Head `4552-Capital Outlay on North Eastern Region'/ Major Head '6552-Loans for North Eastern
Region' for Capital expenditure for eventual re-appropriation to appropriate functional heads of
expenditure. However, such lump sum provisions should be disintegrated upto object head level
corresponding to different functional major/sub-major/minor heads, indicating the details, in the Detailed
Demands for Grants and provided for under the Major Head `2552-North Eastern Region' for Revenue
expenditure and the Major Head `4552-Capital Outlay on North Eastern Region'/' 6552-Loans for North
Eastern Region' for Capital expenditure, respectively for eventual re-appropriation. This is to facilitate
informing Parliament about the nature of expenditure, end-beneficiary, etc. After approval of the budget
by Parliament, the expenditure provisions can be transferred to the functional head for incurring
expenditure through re-appropriation by exercise of powers delegated in this Ministry's D.O. letter No.
F.2 (66)-B (CDN)/2001 dated 12.6.2001 (Annex - F). In this connection, instructions have been issued
vide this Ministry's O.Ms. No. F.2(66)-B(CDN)/2001 dated 14.9.2005 (Annex - E) and dated
5.2.2007(Annex-E-I).
3.2.4 While framing the estimates, due note may be taken of the past performance, the stages of
formulation/implementation of the various schemes, the institutional capacity of the implementing
agencies to implement the scheme as scheduled, the constraints on spending by the spending
agencies, and most importantly the quantum of Government assistance lying with the recipients
unutilised/ unaccounted for etc. with a view to minimising the scope for available surrenders at a later
stage. The Parliamentary Committees have been repeatedly expressing concern over incidence of
large savings in the Grant. The Public Accounts Committee also requires that savings in a Grant
amounting to ` 100 crore and above have to be explained to the Committee.
3.2.5 Ministry of Finance, Budget Division has issued instructions on the need for the individual
Ministry/Department to put in place effective mechanism for realistically assessing their requirement of funds
in a way that would ward off the occurrence of unwarranted surrender of savings at a later date. The latest
instructions on large scale unspent provisions have been issued for strict compliance by the
ministries/Departments vide O.M. F. No. 7(6)-B(R)/2001 dated 20th July, 2001 (Annex- G) and
F.No.7(1)/B(D)/2006 dated 31st July, 2006 (Annex- H).
3.2.6 Under the standing instructions of this Ministry, no provision should normally be made in the
Budget without completion of pre-Budget scrutiny of a project/scheme. However, where provision has
been made without the necessary scrutiny, such scrutiny should be completed and appropriate
approvals obtained therefor, before the commencement of the financial year or latest by the time the
Budget is passed by the Parliament.
3.2.7 The Ministry of Finance has suggested some Measures for effective control of expenditure
against the sanctioned grant/ appropriation vide O.M. No. 7(2)/E.Coord/2013 dated 18.09.2013
(Annex-Q). All Ministries/Departments may give due regard to these instructions for effective
expenditure control.
3.2.8 For providing grants-in-aid to autonomous bodies and institutions, the instructions contained in
Rule 209 of the General Financial Rules, 2005 may be kept in view. In cases where activities of a body
cover more than one function of the Government and the body is likely to approach several Departments
for grants, consultation should take place between the concerned Departments before the grants are
approved. The body should be specifically asked to furnish details of assistance received or proposed to
be received from other Central Government Departments and also from State Governments.
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3.2.9 No provision may be made in the establishment budget for posts, which are lying vacant for one
year or more. Even otherwise, provisioning for vacant posts should be made with circumspection so as
to avoid chances of eventual savings due to these vacant posts not being filled up.
3.2.10 The provision for externally aided projects may be made under identifiable heads, segregated
from other items of expenditure as in the form at Appendix IX-B.
3.2.11 Ministries/Departments are making Plan provisions against externally aided projects and these
are being shown in a separate annex viz., "Statement showing project-wise provisions for expenditure
on externally-aided projects in the Central Plan" in the `Detailed Demands for Grants' of the concerned
Ministry/Department, as prescribed in para 8.6(ii) (Appendix-IX B) and as in the form at Appendix-X B. It
is observed that there is a time lag between incurring of expenditure and claiming reimbursement
thereof from the concerned donors. This obviously puts pressure on the GOI' s Ways & Means
Advances position. In order that the eligible expenditures are promptly lodged in the form of claims with
the relevant donors through the Office of Controller of Aid Accounts & Audit for seeking disbursement of
the committed external assistance, Financial Advisers should hold periodical reviews in this regard. It is
proposed to review the budget provision made in BE 2013-2014 against externally aided projects and
the action taken to claim reimbursements thereof from the external donors, during the pre-budget
review meetings to be taken by Secretary (Expenditure).
3.2.12 Items of expenditure which are linked to receipts, like those met from proceeds of cess or '1605-
External Grant Assistance' or '1606-Aid Material and Equipment' may also be similarly segregated in
the Statement of Budget Estimates.
3.2.13 Subsidies being provided towards payment of interest fall under two categories. They are (i)
100% subsidy and (ii) interest differential (part subsidy). These two items may be shown distinctly in
Statement of Budget Estimates.
3.2.14 With a view to maintaining uniformity in the treatment of provision for Voluntary Retirement
Scheme(VRS)/Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) to Central PSUs, it is desired that these amounts
should be depicted as a Non-Plan loan, unless approved otherwise by the Competent Authority.
3.2.15 As per Article 112 of the Constitution of India, Annual Financial Statement shall distinguish
expenditure on revenue account from other expenditure. Rule 46(2) of General Financial Rules, 2005
(GFR) mentions that the estimates of expenditure shall distinguish provisions for expenditure on
revenue account from that for other expenditure including expenditure on Capital Account on loans by
the Government and for repayment of loans, treasury bills and ways and means advances. Further
Rule 79 of GFR defines the Capital and Revenue Expenditure. All the Ministries/Departments may
kindly refer to these Rules and prepare the Budget Estimates in compliance of the statutory obligations.
3.3    Other Instructions on Preparation of Statement of Budget Estimate :- The Statement of
Budget Estimates included in the Expenditure Budget, Volume 2, should normally show distinctly,
schemes, etc. for which the provision in the RE or next BE is ` 10 crore or more. Important schemes,
irrespective of the provision for them, can also be shown separately in the SBE, if necessary.
3.4     Further, the estimates of expenditure in the Expenditure Budget Vol. 2 and also in Demands for
Grants, are expressed in crores of rupees with two decimal places. Under the present system of
rounding, major head under which the total provision is less than ` 50,000 gets excluded from the two
documents referred to above. This causes discrepancy with Detailed Demands for Grants in which the
provisions are expressed in thousands of rupees. In such cases the major head, etc. will be shown in
the SBE and the Demands for Grants with a footnote that "the provision is less than ` 1 lakh". See also
instructions at paragraph 12.1.
3.5    The Ministries/Departments may review the SBEs for 2013-2014 in respect of their Demands for
Grants and modifications therein, if any, as may be required keeping in view the guidelines mentioned
above may be suggested to Budget Division.
       The SBE's will be furnished to Budget Division in two stages as indicated below:
3.6.1 Statement of Budget Estimates (Proposed) :- Ministries/Departments will, as usual, arrange
to obtain the estimates of expenditure for the current year and the next year from various organisations
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and units under their control. The estimates may be obtained in the form in Appendix-IV as may be
modified to suit the special requirements of individual Ministries/Departments. The estimates will be
scrutinised by the administrative units of the Ministry/Department and forwarded to the Financial
Adviser for further examination and processing. The estimates finally recommended by the Financial
Adviser will be summarised in the form of Statement of Budget Estimates (proposed) and eighteen (18)
copies thereof forwarded to the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance. The estimates will be on the
same pattern as appearing in the Expenditure Budget 2013-2014 Vol. 2. In SBEs, items of omnibus
nature like "other programmes" may be desegregated so that they are below ` 10 crore. The
expenditure on "Salaries and Wages" may be shown separately. Further, the expenditure met from any
cess or on externally aided projects (reimbursable portion) may be distinctly identified. The form in
which these estimates are to be furnished is at Appendix IV-A.
3.6.2 Discussions with Secretary (Expenditure) :- In the SBE (proposed), the RE 2013-2014 for
Plan and Non-Plan expenditure and BE 2014-2015 for Non-Plan expenditure may be indicated
separately for Revenue and Capital expenditure. In preparing RE, the following factors inter-alia,
must be taken into consideration:
       a)     Latest actuals during current year;
       b)     Actuals for the same period in preceding year;
       c)     Actuals in past year/previous years;
       d)     Appropriations/reappropriations ordered/contemplated during remaining part of the year,
              or any sanction to expenditure issued/proposed to be issued during the remaining part of
              the year;
       e)     Any other relevant factor which may be foreseen at the time of framing the RE 2013-
              14/BE 2014-15;
       f)     Actual expenditure upto September, 2012 of BE 2012-13 as also actuals upto
              September 2013 of BE 2013-2014 may supplement the process of finalisation of RE
              2013-14. The actuals may be reconciled with the monthly accounts compiled by
              Controller General of Accounts before incorporating the same in Appendix IV-B;
       g)     The following information may also be furnished to Budget Division along with the SBEs
              (proposed):
             (i)      Effect of additional installments of dearness allowance sanctioned this year and the
                      net additionality asked therefor (that is, after setting off against savings, if any).
             (ii)     Estimates of committed expenditure, which is being provided for the first time as
                      Non-Plan in RE 2013-2014 and thereafter in BE 2014-2015.
             (iii)    Items of expenditure, which are matched by or linked to receipts like externally
                      aided projects, bonus share, cesses etc.
             (iv)     Provision included in respect of vacant posts.
             (v)      As indicated in Para 3.2.11, a separate statement indicating (a) Plan provision made
                      scheme/project-wise in BE 2013-2014 against externally aided projects, (b)
                      expenditure incurred up to August/September 2013, (c) amount for which claims
                      have been lodged with the office of Controller of Aid Accounts & Audit, DEA seeking
                      reimbursement from the external donor and (d) requirement in RE 2013-2014.
             (vi)     Details of authorised and held manpower and current/arrear liability on account of
                      pay & allowances in respect of CPSUs and substantially financed autonomous
                      bodies getting Non-Plan budget support.
             (vii)    Unspent balances as on 31st March, 2013 with all grantee/loanee bodies (other
                      than the States) in respect of all bodies which received more than ` 1 crore
                      grant/loan during 2012-2013. (Separate details for each body).
             (viii)   Unspent balances, State-wise and scheme-wise, as on 31st March, 2013, in
                      respect of all schemes.
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               (ix)    Status of pending utilisation certificates.
               (x)     Explanations for variations between BE 2013-14 and RE 2013-14 (proposed)
                       may be given scheme-wise separately. Any increase/decrease in BE 2014-15
                       (proposed) may also be explained suitably.
Note: - The Pre-budget meeting of the Ministry/Department will be scheduled only after receipt of full
        information as required above.
3.6.3 It is proposed to discuss during the meetings to be taken by Secretary (Exp.) the totality of
the requirements of funds for various programmes and schemes, along with receipts of the
Departments (viz. interest receipts, dividends, loan repayments, departmental receipts, receipts
of Departmental Commercial Undertakings, etc). As indicated in para 3.1 the indicative budget
figures will be discussed on a net basis. The dates of discussions will be intimated separately. In
the meantime, Financial Advisers may process the SBEs and forward the same to Budget
Division by:
       (i)     10 th October, 2013 in respect of the U.T. Demands and Non-plan Demands
               (except Defence Services and Defence Pensions).
       (ii)    22 nd October, 2013 in respect of all other Demands.
3.7     Statement of Budget Estimates (Final) :- After the pre-Budget meetings are over, the
approved ceilings for expenditure, as finalised in these meetings, will be communicated on the basis of
which Financial Advisers will prepare the Statement of Budget Estimates (Final) in form Appendix IV-A
and forward to Budget Division. This SBE (final) will be accompanied by four statements mentioned
below:-
       (i)      Showing the amount of charged expenditure included under each of the major heads in
                RE 2013-2014, BE 2014-2015 (Appendix V);
       (ii)     Showing the estimates, if any of recoveries taken in reduction of expenditure under each
                of the major heads included in the SBE, (Appendix V-A);
       (iii)    Loan and equity components of investments in Public Enterprises with the externally-
                aided component therein (Appendix V-B);
       (iv)     Brief notes explaining major variations between BE 2013-14 and RE 2013-2014; and
                also between RE 2013-2014 and BE 2014-2015 should be furnished in all cases
                wherever the variations under the items listed in the SBE exceed 10% of the BE or RE,
                as the case may be, whichever is lower. The explanation should be meaningful and
                specific. Vague indications in phrases like "due to less requirement of the project" or
                "more requirement of the project" will not be accepted.
3.8    The SBE (final) will be sent to Budget Division in two stages: (i) Immediately after the ceilings
are communicated by this Ministry the columns relating to Non-Plan RE 2013-2014 and BE 2014-2015;
and Plan RE 2013-2014 should be filled and forwarded to Budget Division; and (ii) As soon as the
Planning Commission communicates the Annual Plan allocations, SBE (final) for the Plan expenditure
in BE 2014-2015 should be forwarded to the Budget Division. Budget Division will require three copies
of SBE (final) in both cases.
3.9    In so far as the Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space are concerned, SBE
(proposed) may be forwarded to Budget Division as soon as the estimates are compiled, but not later
than October 22, 2013; without waiting for the approval by the respective Commissions. SBE (final) for
Non-Plan RE 2013-2014 and BE 2014-2015 and Plan RE 2013-2014 may be sent as soon as the
estimates are approved by the Commissions. SBE (final) for Plan expenditure 2014-2015 may be sent
as soon as the Planning Commission' s allocations are received.
3.10 Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India may send the SBE to Budget Division by
October 22, 2013. These may be supported by actuals as indicated in preceding paragraph along with
item-wise actuals for 2012-2013, as also actuals upto September, 2012 of BE 2012-13 and actuals
upto September, 2013 of BE 2013-2014.
3.11 In case any modification or amendment is required to be made in the figures already
communicated to Budget Division through SBE (final), the modifications/amendments should be
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communicated in the form in Appendix VI. Ministries/Departments should not send once again
the entire SBE for this purpose.
3.12 Ministries/Departments may take particular care in filling the estimates relating to each of the
public enterprises (budgetary support, internal and extra budgetary resources and total plan outlay).
Similarly, if works expenditure is to be incurred through the Ministry of Urban Development, the same
should be included in the column provided therefor in the Statement of Budget Estimates after settling
the estimates with Ministry of Urban Development. SBE (final) for Plan should carry a certificate that the
total provision inclusive of the works outlay corresponds to the allocation given by the Planning
Commission.
3.13 The budget provision towards `Works Outlay' is reflected in the Demands for Grants for the year
2013-14 (both under plan and non-plan) in respect of Ministries/Departments, who expressed their
willingness for such reflection, in terms of this Division' s O.M. No.1(5)B(AC)/2005 dated 12.10.2006
(Annex-P). Such provisions in respect of other Ministries/Departments will continue to be reflected in
the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development (Demand No.101-Department of Urban
Development and Demand No.102-Public Works) in BE 2014-15. Ministries/Departments, which are
willing to shift their provisions towards ` works outlay' from the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban
Development to their Demands for Grants, may approach this Division, separately.
3.14 In the case of Union Territories without Legislature the Ministry of Home Affairs (being the nodal
Ministry) will get the Statement of Accepted Estimates from the Ministries/Departments and U.T.s
concerned and examine these to ensure that the total provisions are within the ceilings approved for
each U.T. They should furnish the information along with related recoveries, and receipts, to the
Ministry of Finance (Budget Division) Major Head-wise and Ministry-wise on the same pattern as per
the Demands for Grants 2013-2014. The other Ministries/Departments and U.Ts are requested not to
send any SBEs to the Ministry of Finance direct. All correspondence in this regard should be made with
the Ministry of Home Affairs only.
3.15 In cases of items of work transferred from one Ministry/Department to another, subsequent to
the presentation of the Budget for 2013-2014, the B.E. and R.E. 2013-2014 (and in the Detailed
Demands for Grants, the Actuals 2012-2013 also) in respect of these items may be shown along with
the BE 2014-2015 in the relevant Demands for Grants (for 2014-2015) of the Ministry/Department
which has taken over the work, to facilitate comparison. Consequently, these items may completely be
deleted from the Demands for Grants for 2014-2015 of the Ministry/ Department from which these have
been transferred. Necessary Supplementary Demands for Grants provision may be proposed by the
Ministry/Department to which the work has been transferred.
3.16 Pursuant to the instructions contained in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules
1961; any transfer of items of works and their corresponding provisions from a Ministry/Department
would be effected through Supplementary Demands for Grants. Therefore, at RE stage, the
Ministry/Department from where the work has been transferred should surrender the expenditure
provision from those specific items of work and indicate the same categorically during the pre-Budget
discussion under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Exp.).
4.     SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COMPOSITE DEMAND FOR CIVIL `PENSIONS' - The
arrangements for submission of estimates for inclusion in the Demand `Pensions' will be as follows:
       (i)     The Demands for Grants ` Pensions' is administered and controlled by the Central
               Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, as referred
               to in para 1.5 above. Accordingly, the Demand ` Pensions' for 2014-2015 will be prepared
               and compiled by the Central Pension Accounting Office.
       (ii)    The Accountants General will furnish to CPAO the estimates in respect of pension
               payments accounted for by them and in respect of other sub-heads to the extent
               operated by them. Where ever Pensionary charges are categorized as `charged'
               expenditure, it should be reflected accordingly.
       (iii)   The Director of Audit, Central Revenues will furnish to CPAO the estimates of pensions
               in respect of staff of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department retiring during 2014-
               2015. In so doing, estimates of Post and Railway Audit Offices which are ab-initio
               debited to their working expenses and budgeted for, separately, will be excluded by him.
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       (iv)    All other pensionary estimates prepared by the Accounts Offices of the various
               Ministries/Departments and Union Territory Administrations as also by the Controller
               General of Defence Accounts, New Delhi will be sent to the CPAO who will consolidate
               and furnish the consolidated estimates to the Budget Division.
       (v)     A separate estimate of corresponding recoveries from State Governments adjustable under
               the Receipt major head `0071 - Contributions and Recoveries towards Pensions and Other
               Retirement Benefits' should be forwarded by the CPAO to Budget Division for incorporating
               the same in the estimates of revenue receipts under Department of Expenditure.
     Note (1): Compassionate Fund: The expenditure out of ` Compassionate Fund' is adjustable
               under the sub-head `Payment from Compassionate Fund' under Major Head `2235-
               Social Security and Welfare - Other Social Security and Welfare Programmes - Other
               Programmes'. In furnishing the estimates for payments out of Compassionate Fund, this
               classification may be adopted.
     Note (2): Central Government Employees' Insurance Scheme: This Scheme is confined to
               those employees only who have opted out of the Group Insurance Scheme introduced
               from 1st January 1982. The Department of Expenditure (Establishment Division) in this
               regard will furnish consolidated estimates of expenditure to the Budget Division, under
               advice to the CPAO.
5.     SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO ESTIMATES TO BE INCLUDED IN COMPOSITE
       DEMANDS CONTROLLED BY BUDGET DIVISION
5.1     Interest Payments: Estimates for interest on provident fund balances of employees,
including Group ` D' employees, and on various deposits in the Public Account including Reserve
Funds, deposits of Commissioners of Payments and other items for inclusion in the Appropriation
"Interest Payments " will be furnished by the Controllers of Accounts and by the Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board), Ministry of Defence.
        It may please be noted that Public Accounts Committee, in its 23rd Report (13th Lok
Sabha) on the excesses over voted grants and charged appropriation (1998-99), suggested that
effective coordination between various estimating and disbursing authorities be put in place
with the help of sound data-base and other IT facilities so that the excess expenditure could be
avoided altogether. It is emphasized that PAC's directive may be complied with in order to
avoid excess expenditure in the `Appropriation-Interest Payments'. The Finance Wings of the
Ministries/Departments are advised to ensure that estimates of ` Interest Payments' are furnished by
their Controllers of Accounts to Budget Division. Any increase or decrease in Revised Estimates
for the current year and in Budget Estimates for the next year will also be explained suitably by the
estimating authority, while furnishing estimates to Budget Division. The Ministries/ Departments
should furnish estimates to Accounts Section, Room No.224-C, Budget Division, Ministry of
Finance, latest by 22.10.2013.
5.2     Loans to Government Servants etc.: The estimates of loans to Government servants should
be accompanied by a Statement indicating actual disbursements under each category of advance
during the preceding three years and also actual expenditure in the first 6 months of the current
financial year. The estimates and actuals may be furnished by the Budget Section of the concerned
Ministry/Department latest by 22.10.2013 to Ministry of Finance, Budget Division in the form as per
Appendix VII.
5.3     Pre-partition Payments: The provision relating to Civil, Defence, Railways and Posts and
Telecommunications, adjusted under Major Head `2075 - Miscellaneous General Services', is also
centralised in the Demand ` Department of Economic Affairs'. Necessary estimates in this regard (both
Charged and Voted) will be furnished to the Budget Division by the Chief Controller of Accounts,
Department of Commerce, Ministry of Defence (Finance Division), Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
and the Departments of Posts and Telecommunications.
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6.     NOTES ON DEMANDS
6.1    The notes on Demands for Grants appear in Expenditure Budget Volume-2. These are
intended to depict a brief summation of the budget allocations as appearing in the Expenditure Budget
Volume-2. Hence, these may be brief, to the point and must bear a link to the item for which the
Budget allocations have been reflected. Abbreviations contained in the notes should be expended at
least once for clarity. More elaborate detailing on schemes can be made in the Expenditure Budget
Volume-1.
6.2    The notes may be forwarded in bilingual form together with a soft copy to the designated officers
in the Budget Division within three days of rendition of the Final SBE for Plan expenditure
2013-14.
6.3   Broad guidelines for preparation of the Notes on Demands are contained in Appendix VIII.
These guidelines may be adhered to and all relevant information made available in time.
7.     MATERIAL FOR STATEMENTS TO BE APPENDED TO DEMANDS FOR GRANTS ­
        A statement showing items of new service/new instrument of service is included in the Demands
for Grants. Ministries/Departments should, as soon as SBE (Final) is forwarded to Budget Division,
arrange to furnish a statement showing details of items of new service/new instrument of service for which
provision is made in BE 2014-15 (Appendix X-A). The information so furnished for inclusion in Demands
for Grants should exactly match the information included in the Detailed Demand for Grants of the
respective Ministry /Department. Attention is invited to Department of Economic Affairs' O.M. No.F.1 (23)-
B(AC)/2005 dated 25.05.2006 on Revised Guidelines on Financial Limits to be observed in determining
cases relating to "New Service/New Instrument of Service" (Annex-O)
8.      DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
8.1     The respective Ministries/Departments will prepare the Detailed Demands for Grants. While
preparing the Detailed Demands for Grants it is important to ensure that the classification, namely,
major head, minor head, etc. is as per the heads of account prescribed in the List of Major and Minor
Heads of Account. During formulation of Detailed Demands for Grants for the year 2014-2015, due
regard may be given to this Division's circular F.No.15(4)-B(D)/2003 dated 9th July, 2003 (Annex- I),
on the issue of budgeting for "Information Technology". It is noticed that despite the said instructions of
Budget Division, the same are not complied with by some of the Ministries/Departments. It is
emphasized that the Ministries/Departments may note these instructions for compliance.
8.2      It has also to be ensured by Ministries/ Departments that the totals for each Major Head and the
total provisions by Revenue and Capital Sections separately for `charged' and `voted' included in the
Detailed Demands for Grants exactly correspond to the provisions included in the main Demands for
Grants which are prepared by the Budget Division. For this purpose copies of the main Demand as
finally included by the Budget Division will be made available to the Ministries/Departments concerned
for ensuring this correspondence. Final Print order for Detailed Demands for Grants should be
given only after the reconciliation is completed.
8.3      The Major Heads Codes shown in the Detailed Demands for Grants should correspond to the
code in the main Demands for Grants. Consequently, where for a major head there is only actual for
2012-2013 and no provision has been made in B.E. 2013-2014, R.E. 2013-2014 and B.E. 2014-2015, a
separate sub-head therefor should not be retained. The actual may, however, be included in the total
for that major head with a footnote as follows:
"Includes expenditure of Thousand ` .......... against sub-head ....... in the Demands for Grants No.
........ for 2012-2013."
8.4    Instructions issued by this Ministry in December, 1994 regarding standard numeric codification
of heads of accounts may be strictly adhered to. No new sub-head/detailed head will be opened and
incorporated in the Detailed Demands for Grants without getting necessary numeric codes therefor,
from the Controller General of Accounts.
8.5    In cases of items of work transferred from one Ministry/Department to another subsequent to the
presentation of the Budget for 2013-2014, the B.E. and R.E. 2013-2014 (and in the Detailed Demands
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for Grants, the Actuals 2012-2013 also) in respect of these items may be shown along with the BE
2014-2015 in the relevant Demands for Grants 2014-2015 of the Ministry/Department which has taken
over the work, to facilitate comparison. Consequently, these items may completely be deleted from the
Demands for Grants for 2014-2015 of the Ministry/ Department from which these have been
transferred. Necessary Supplementary Demands for Grants provision may be proposed by the
Ministry/Department to which the work has been transferred. Pursuant to the instructions contained in
the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, any transfer of items of works and their
corresponding provisions from a Ministry/Department would be effected through Supplementary
Demands for Grants. Therefore, at RE stage, the Ministry/Department from where the work has been
transferred should surrender the expenditure provision from those specific items of work and indicate
the same categorically during the pre-Budget discussion under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Exp.).
8.6    The Detailed Demands for Grants will be accompanied by the following schedules/ statements:-
       (i)      Schedule showing the estimated strength of establishment and provision therefor
                (Appendix IX-A). Povisions are to be grouped according to pay scales. The figures shown
                should correspond with those given for summary statement as at paragraph 10.1 (v).
       (ii)     Statement showing project-wise provision for expenditure on externally aided projects in
                the Central Plan (Appendix IX- B).
       (iii)    Schedule showing broad details of Non-Plan expenditure provisions of ` 25 lakhs and
                above in BE 2014-2015 (Appendix IX -C).
       (iv)     Schedule showing provisions included in BE 2014-2015 for payment of grants- in- aid to
                non-Government bodies. (Appendix IX-D).
       (v)      Statement showing details of individual works and projects costing ` 5 crore or above
                included in BE 2014-2015 (Appendix IX-E).
       (vi)     Statement showing revised cost estimates of projects of public sector enterprises and
                departmental undertakings (Appendix IX-F).
       (vii)    Statement showing transfer or gift of Government properties of value exceeding ` 5
                lakhs to non-Government bodies (Appendix IX-G).
       (viii)   Statement showing contributions to International bodies provided for in the Budget
                Estimates for 2014-2015 (Appendix IX-H). This statement will include only items of
                contribution, membership fees to international bodies, which constitute revenue
                expenditure. Subscriptions to international bodies, which represent investments and are
                accounted for in the Capital section, are to be excluded from it.
       (ix)     Statement showing guarantee given by the Central Government and outstanding as on
                31.3.2013(Appendix IX-I). This should not be at variance with the statement of guarantee
                shown in Receipt Budget [see paragraph 10.2]. Guarantees given by the Government on
                loans from foreign sources contracted by other bodies, PSEs, etc., the outstanding loan
                amount to which the guarantee relate, should be converted at the exchange rate
                prevalent on 31.3.2013, which may be obtained from the Controller of Aid Accounts and
                Audit of this Ministry, instead of the historical value. It may be noted that if the
                Government guarantee is for repayment of the principal and payment of interest, the
                sums guaranteed and outstanding as on 31.3.2013 should cover both. It may be ensured
                that the totals shown in this statement should exactly correspond with the summary
                statement as at paragraph 10.2.
       (x)      Statement showing grants-in-aid exceeding ` 5 lakhs (recurring) or ` 10 lakhs (non-
                recurring) actually sanctioned to private institutions/organisations/individuals during the
                year 2012-2013 (Appendix IX-J).
       (xi)     Statement showing the source of funds for grantee bodies receiving grants of over ` 10
                lakh per year from Consolidated Fund of India and from other sources (including external
                sources) (Appendix IX-K).
8.7    The requisition for printing of Detailed Demands for Grants may include Budget Division' s
requirement of 50 copies for direct supply by the Press to this Ministry.
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8.8    Major-Head number and description may be indicated at the top right corner of each page
of Detailed Demands for Grants under the header line.
8.9      Uploading of Detailed Demands for Grants on Website: Instructions have been issued by
this Ministry vide O.M. No.15(38)-B(R)/2008 dated 14.8.2008 for uploading the Detailed Demands for
Grants on Website of the administrative Ministry/Department. All Ministries/Departments may upload
the full details of DDG as approved by the Parliament.
9.     MODIFIED EXCHEQUER CONTROL BASED EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
9.1     Exchequer Control Based Expenditure Management System as detailed in O.M. No. 21(1)-
PD/2005 dated 27th December, 2006 (Annex-J(I)) of Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic
Affairs' provides for inclusion of Monthly Expenditure Plan (MEP) as an annex in the Detailed
Demands for Grants. The scheme has been extended to 46 Demands for Grants with effect from April
1, 2012 vide O.M. dated 2nd November,2011(Annex-J(II).
9.2    Further, in respect of each Demand for Grants, Monthly Expenditure Plan (separately for Plan
and Non-Plan Expenditure)(MEP) would be worked out and included as an annex to Detailed Demands
for Grants in respect of the said Demand for Grant vide O.M. dated 30.7.2012 (Annex- J(III).
9.3     It is advised that Monthly Expenditure Plan [MEP] may be drawn up keeping in view the extant
guidelines relating to release of funds, including those prescribed in Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure's O.M. F. No. 7(3)/E-Coord/2006 dated August 8, 2006 (Annex-K).
10.    MATERIAL FOR STATEMENTS TO BE APPENDED TO DEMANDS FOR GRANTS/
       EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol.1
10.1 As soon as SBE (Final) is forwarded to Budget Division, Ministries/Departments should arrange
to furnish the following statements to Budget Division:-
       (i)     Statement showing "New Service"/"New Instrument of Service" for which provision is
               made in BE 2013-2014 (Appendix X-A).
       (ii)    Statement showing provision for externally aided projects in Central Plan (Appendix X-B).
       (iii)   From the financial year 2011-12, a new Object Head ` Grants-in-aid-Salaries' has been
               opened and a separate Statement- Annex 7-A in Expenditure Budget Volume 1 has
               been added from Budget 2012-13 which shows budget provisions of the Ministries/
               Departments under the Object Head `Grants-in-aid-Salaries' . Ministries/ Departments are
               requested to scrutinize carefully the information in respect of Annexure 7-A before
               furnishing it to Ministry of Finance. The estimates should be prepared in the proper
               format (Appendix X-C) and the amounts so indicated against the Organizations/
               Institutes, etc. should correspond with the provisions made in the Detailed Demands for
               Grants.
        (iv)   Statement showing resources of public enterprises, etc. information to be given enterprise-
               wise in the form in Appendix X-D. The internal and extra budgetary resources of the public
               enterprises to be shown in RE 2013-2014 should be as agreed to by the Plan Finance
               Division of this Ministry while the IEBR for 2014-2015 should be as per the financing
               pattern approved by the Planning Commission and shown as such in the `Plan Allocation
               Statement' from the Planning Commission referred to in paragraph 3.8 above.
       (v)     Statement (Appendix X-E) showing provisions in the Budget for Central and Centrally
               sponsored Plan schemes. In this statement all Plan schemes for which the provision in
               the next Budget is ` 10 crores and above are to be shown distinctly and all other
               schemes, etc. merged under `Other schemes/ programmes, etc.' The information to be
               given separately for Central Plan and Centrally sponsored Plan.
       (vi)    Statement (Appendix X-F) showing the estimated strength of ` Establishment' and
               provisions therefor. Information in respect of estimated strength of Establishment in the
               Appendix X-F of the Budget Circular must be duly got verified and authenticated by a
               designated officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director in the
               Ministry/Department before it is furnished to the Ministry of Finance, Budget Division,
               with a footnote that the information has been verified by the designated officer.
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                Further, wherever there are large variations (Say, 5% or more), in the establishment
                strength or the related provisions for pay and allowances with reference to the previous
                year, or the projections made for the next year, this may invariably be explained in brief.
        (vii)   Summary Statement (Appendix X-G) showing contributions to international bodies. In
                this statement items for which the provision in BE 2013-2014 is ` 5 lakh or more are to
                be shown distinctly; items of less than ` 5 lakh are to be bunched and, shown as
                `Others'. See also instructions at para 8.6 (viii) above.
       (viii)   Summary Statement showing           grants-in-aid   to   private   institutions/organisations/
                individuals (Appendix X-H).
       (ix)     Ministries/ Departments are required to indicate the actual expenditure (net of
                recoveries) in the SBEs against each of the scheme for the previous years. Ministries/
                Departments may fill in the data pertaining to the actuals for the previous year in the
                software developed by NIC, Budget Division for this purpose. Office of the CGA may
                furnish all the details of receipts and expenditure in various formats prescribed by this
                Division as in the past, which will be used for reconciliation of actuals furnished by
                different Ministries/ Departments.
10.2 Statement of Guarantees given by Union Government, a summary statement (Appendix-X-J)
which has been circulated vide this Ministry' s O.M. No. F. 12(20)-B(SD)/ 2002 dated 16.10.2003
(Annex- L) is to be appended to the Receipts Budget. This information for the year 2011-2012, should
be extracted from the Register of Guarantees maintained by the respective Ministries/Departments. The
information given in this statement is essentially intended to be a summarized account of the
statements of guarantees given by Government vide para 8.6 (ix) (Appendix- IX-I). In the case of
external guarantees, administrative ministries should coordinate with Financial Adviser (Finance) and
weed out duplicate entries. The Ministries/Departments concerned will especially be responsible to
ensure that these totals also tally with the information regarding guarantees given by the Central
Government and outstanding as on 31.3.2013, given by them to the Controller General of Accounts for
inclusion in the Union Government' s Finance Accounts for 2012-2013. The Guarantee fee in arrears
(col. 21 (-) col.22 of Appendix-X-J) should correspond and match with the figures depicted as
Guarantee fee arrears reported in D-2 statement in Appendix X-L.
10.3 Government of India has been approving Annuity Projects in respect of some
infrastructure development activities. Under this model, the concessionaire (private Sector) is
required to meet the entire upfront/ construction cost (no grant is paid by the Government) and
the expenditure on annual maintenance. The concessionaire recovers the entire investment and
a pre-determined cost of return out of the annuities payable by the government every year. It is
proposed to Consolidate information relating to Commitments on account of ongoing annuity projects
under various Ministries/Departments. Information in this regard should be provided in the prescribed
format in Appendix XI for publishing it in Receipts Budget.
10.4 In order to prepare introductory notes on important Non-Plan items of expenditure, like food
subsidy, fertilizer subsidy, petroleum subsidy assistance for export promotion, interest subsidy etc. for
Expenditure Budget Vol. 1, Ministries/Departments concerned should arrange to send separate self-
contained material for these Non-Plan items.
10.5 Similar write-up should be sent for Plan items of expenditure. All figures reflected in the write-
up should tally with the figures given in SBEs and with the physical targets given in the material for
Budget at a Glance.
11.    INSTRUCTIONS ON GENDER BUDGETING/FRBM RULES/PROVISIONS OF SC & ST/PLAN
       PROVISIONS FOR NORTH EASTERN REGION AND SIKKIM etc.
11.1 Statement No.       20 "Gender Budgeting" in Expenditure Budget Vol. 1. For Budget 2014-15,
all the Ministries are   required to prepare the statement (Budget Estimates 2013-2014, Revised
Estimates 2013-2014      and Budget Estimates 2014-2015, Plan and Non-Plan) which reflect the
respective beneficiary   class identification in order to highlight the quantum of public expenditure
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earmarked for (a) women specific programmes (100% provision) and (b) pro-women allocations (at
least 30% provision) for gender neutral programmes, in respect of the budget provisions,
administered by various Ministries/Departments and send to the Budget Division for consolidation
along with SBEs for Plan.
       For Statement No. 20 ­ Gender Budgeting in Expenditure Budget Vol.1, all Ministries and
Departments are required to carefully scrutinize their Detailed Demands for Grants and identify such
programmes/schemes which fulfill the above objectives, along with their budgeted provisions for inclusion in
the above Statement. Information in the format of the statement (Statement No. 20, Expenditure
Budget Vol. 1) may be sent in two parts, Part "A" reflecting 100% provisions and Part ` B" reflecting
the specified percentage provisions for pro-women allocations respectively.
11.2      The Planning Commission has started earmarking separate allocations for the Scheduled
Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan as part of the Plan allocations from the financial year 2011-12
and the same are also indicated clearly in the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Planning
Commission and the concerned Ministry/Department. The Ministries/Departments for which such
allocations are made by the Planning Commission as part of the Plan Agreement in Budget 2014-15,
must ensure that the provisions are accurately reflected in the concerned Minor Head "Special
Component Plan for Scheduled Castes" (Code `789') and "Tribal Sub Plan" (Code `796') below the
functional major/sub-major heads wherever necessary, in terms of the instruction under Para 3.8 of the
General Directions to the List of Major and Minor Heads of Accounts. The provisions made under these
Minor Heads will not be allowed to be re-appropriated, except to the same Minor heads in other
schemes under "Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes" (Code `789' ) and "Tribal Sub Plan"
(Code `796' ).
11.3 Statement No. 21 "Budget allocations for Schemes for Development of Scheduled
Castes" and Statement No. 21-A "Budget Allocation for Schemes for Development of
Scheduled Tribes" in Expenditure Budget Vol.I for Budget 2014-15:- All the Ministries/
Departments are required to prepare two statements, each showing Actual 2012-13, Budget
Estimates 2013-14, Revised Estimates 2013-14 and Budget Estimates 2014-15. These statements
will highlight the quantum of public expenditure earmarked for schemes under ` Scheduled Caste Sub
Plan (SCSP)' [Statement 21] and schemes under `Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)' [Statement 21-A], for
allocations made under the Minor Heads ` Special Component Plan for Scheduled Casts' (Minor Head
`789' ) and ` Tribal Sub Plan' (Minor Head ` 796') in the prescribed format (Appendix X-P and X-Q) and
send to the Budget Division for consolidation along with SBEs for Plan. All Ministries and
Departments are required to carefully scrutinize their Detailed Demands for Grants and identify such
programmes/schemes along with their budgeted provision for inclusion in the above two statements.
It should be ensured that the allocations under these statements are reflected correctly in the
Detailed Demands for Grants.
11.4 Statement No. 22 Schemes for the Welfare of Children - Recognizing that children under 18
constitutes a significant percentage of the Indian population, the Government is committed to their welfare
and development. Statement No.22 in Expenditure Budget Volume-I reflects the Budget provisions of
schemes that are substantially meant for the welfare of the children. The provisions in this statement
indicate educational outlays, provisions for the girl child, health and provisions for child protection etc.
       All Ministries/Departments in general and Ministry of Women and Child Development, Department of
School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Ministry of Tribal Affairs in particular, may carefully scrutinize their DDGs and identify such
programmes/schemes which fulfill the above objective, along with their budgeted provision, for inclusion in
Statement No.22, Expenditure Budget Volume-I.
11.5 Disclosure statements required under the `Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
Rules, 2004' for inclusion in Budget 2014-15. The following statements, with information as on 31st
March, 2013, are meant for inclusion in Receipts Budget 2014-15. Instructions for preparation of these
Statements issued vide the Budget Division's O.M. F. No. F7(3)-B(D)/2003 dated 26th April, 2005 (Annex­
M) may also be referred to. The statements may be sent by October 22, 2013 for pre-budget discussions to
be held by the Secretary(Expenditure) with the respective Financial Advisers, so as to assess the necessity
of refinement, if any.
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       -      Guarantees given by the Government                  -      Appendix X-J
       -      Tax Revenues raised but not realised                -      Appendix X-K
       -      Arrears of Non - Tax Revenues                       -      Appendix X-L
       -      Asset Register                                       -     Appendix X-M

While preparing the above statements particular attention may be paid to the following:
       i)     Values may be shown in crore of rupees and not in lakhs/thousands e.g. an asset valued
              at ` forty lakh may be shown as ` 0.40 crore.
       ii)    Consistency may be ensured in the information shown in Appendix X-K and the
              information that goes into the respective Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General
              of India on Direct and Indirect Taxes for the relevant year.
       iii)   While reporting Non-Tax revenue arrears in Appendix X-L, information particularly
              relating to guarantee fee arrears may be reconciled with the information given in
              Appendix X-J. Similar consistency needs to be ensured in relation to financial assets and
              interest receipts to the extent these are relevant.
       iv)    Threshold limit of ` 0.02 crore for inclusion of assets in Appendix M(I) may reckon with
              details as entered in the Register of Fixed assets in "Form GFR ­ 40" prescribed under
              Rule 190(2)(i) of the General Financial Rules, 2005.
       v)     Variations, if any, with last year's reported information on any of the above statements,
              may be duly explained in appropriate footnotes.
       vi)    The statements duly signed by the competent authority (with telephone number) may be
              forwarded to this department.
11.6 Direct transfers of Central Assistance to States/District level Autonomous Bodies.
Statement (Appendix X-N) which has been circulated vide this Ministry's D.O. F.No. 2(43)-B (CDN)/2004
dated 21.1.2005 (Annex-N) showing Direct transfers of Central Assistance to States/District level
Autonomous Bodies. The information in the statement should show major head wise plan allocations to
be released directly to State and district level autonomous bodies in 2014-15. The statement has to be
forwarded along with the Plan SBEs 2014-15. While forwarding the statement, it may be ensured that
amounts provided under the Major Heads `3601', `3602', `7601' & `7602' are excluded from this statement
as such provisions are made for being released to the State/UT Governments direct and not to
State/District level Autonomous Bodies.
11.7 Statement No.19 Externally Aided Projects under Central and State Plan ­ From the financial
year 2012-13, the Statement No.19 has been revised. Part-I of the Statement shows Externally Aided
Projects under Central Plan where inflows during 2013-14 are ` 100 crore or more. Part-II(i) will show
the amount of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to States for Externally Aided Projects (EAP). Part-
II(ii) shows the details of major Externally Aided Projects of `100 crore and above under State Plan.
The details of these projects including both Central And State Sector are to be provided by the
CAAA/Ministries/Departments in the revised Statement at Appendix X-O. The required information is to
be furnished to Budget Division by the CAAA/ Ministries/ Departments in Part I and Part II(ii)] by
31.1.2014 and by PF-I Division, Department of Expenditure in Part II(i)] by 5.2.2014."
11.8 From the financial year 2009-10 a new Object head ` Grants for creation of Capital assets' has
been opened and a separate Statement as Annex 6 of Expenditure Budget Volume 1 has been added
w.e.f from Budget 2011-12. The Statement shows `BUDGET PROVISIONS UNDER THE OBJECT
HEAD GRANTS FOR CREATION OF CAPITAL ASSETS'. For the above estimates relating to Annex
6 of the Expenditure Budget Volume-1, all Ministries and Departments are required to carefully
scrutinize their Detailed Demands for Grants to identify such schemes/programmes for making realistic
budget provisions. The provisions should not be made in a mechanical manner across the
schemes/programmes. The estimates should be prepared in the format (Appendix X-R) and the
amounts so indicated against schemes/programmes should correspond with the provisions made in the
Detailed Demands for Grants.
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       GENERAL
12.1 While the estimates to be furnished by the various organisations/units etc. to the
Ministries/ Departments will be in thousands of rupees, the Statement to be furnished in the SBE
and other Statements to be forwarded to the Budget Division should be suitably rounded to crores
of rupees with two decimal places for each major head. The breakup of the provision for schemes
included under a major head should also be suitably rounded so as to work up to the total in
respect of each major head in crores of rupees with two decimal places. Similarly, the provisions
under the various detailed heads in the Detailed Demands for Grants should also be suitably
rounded so that the total under each major head included in that demand is in crores of rupees
with two decimal places. It should, however, be ensured that in the amount so rounded off, there
is no inflation in the total fund requirements.
12.2 The estimates of revenue receipts, capital receipts and public account transactions should reach
the Budget Division by due dates, which are recapitulated in the table below:
Due dates for rendition of estimates/information by Ministries/Departments to Budget Division
of Department of Economic Affairs:-
                                                                     Due dates
 1.     Interest Receipts/ Recoveries of Loans                  October 22, 2013
 2.     Capital Receipts                                        October 22, 2013
        (including Public Account transactions)
 3.     Statement of Budget Estimates* (proposed)               10th October, 2013 and
                                                                October 22, 2013 (details in para 3.6.3)
  4.    Interest Payments                                       October 22,2013
  5.    Loans to Govt. Servants                                 October 22,2013
  6.    Revenue Receipts                                        November 22, 2013
 7.     Statement of Budget Estimates (Final)                   Immediately after ceilings are
                                                                communicated.
 8.     SBE with BE 2013-2014 (Plan)                            Within 3 days of
        and statement showing provision                         receipt of the Plan
        for externally aided projects in                        allocation from
        Central Plan (Appendix X-B)                             Planning Commission.
9.      Notes on Demands for                                    Within 3 days of
        Expenditure Budget Vol. 2                               rendition of SBE (Final)
                                                                for Plan expenditure 2014-2015
10.     Material for Statements to be appended to               Within 3 days of
        Demands for Grants/Expenditure Budget                   rendition of SBE (Final)
        Vol.1 (para 10 and 11)                                  for Plan expenditure 2014-2015
11.     Disclosure Statements under FRBM                        October 22, 2013
12.     Appendix X-O {Part I and Part II(ii)}                  January 31, 2014
_____________________________________________________________________________
        * enclosing the receipt estimates also for review at the pre-Budget meetings.
12.3 To ensure that there is no delay in transmission of estimates, Ministries/Departments should
forward these to the designated sections in the Budget Division indicated in Appendix XII. The
communications should be sent by special messenger and not through the R & I Section of the Ministry
or to the R & I Section of the Ministry of Finance.
12.4 While providing the estimates to Budget Division, the forwarding authority may indicate
his/her name, complete office address viz. Room No., name of the building etc. and the
telephone number in the forwarding letter.
13.    LIST OF DEMANDS - A list of Demands for Grants for the year 2013-2014 as drawn up on the
basis of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as amended from time to time is
contained in Appendix-XIII.
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14.    MODE OF SUBMISSION OF STATEMENT OF BUDGET ESTIMATES
14.1 Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) may provide information relating to Actuals
for 2012-13, Ministry/ Department wise and head of account wise (plan and non-plan separately) by
30th September, 2013. The information may be provided in a pen drive.

14.2 Budget Division will convey to the Ministries/ Departments "actuals information" so obtained by
15th October, 2013. Information provided by Budget Division will be validated by the Ministries/
Departments. Corrections, if any will be intimated by Ministries/ Departments to Budget Division of the
Ministry of Finance. Office of CGA may also be informed of such changes so that Finance Accounts
also reflect those changes. Ministries/ Departments will complete this process by 15th October, 2013.

14.3 Actuals so reported to the Office of CGA and Budget Division must also be depicted in the
"Detailed Demand for Grants" of the Ministries/ Department for 2014-15.
14.4   The information may be submitted in Pen drive along with the usual hard copy format.
14.5 The Statement of Budget Estimates (Final) for each grant may be prepared in Pen drives to be
provided by the Budget Division. For this, separate Pen drives for each grant should be collected from
Shri Amit Bansal, Under Secretary (Budget), Room No.221-A, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, North Block, New Delhi (Tele : 23093937 and 23095251) after 21st December, 2013. The
files, which will be provided in these Pen drives, are designed in a certain format and are protected.
Data entry in this Pen drive will be restricted to certain areas in the spreadsheet. The Ministry
concerned is to enter the data relating to the RE 2013-14 and BE 2014-15 only.
14.6 A printed version of all appendices prescribed in the Budget circular relating to SBEs and
Expenditure Budget should accompany the Pen drive at the time of submission, immediately after the
ceilings are conveyed by the Budget Division. For Plan expenditure, BE 2014-2015, the Plan estimates
should be added on the same file in the Pen drive and should be submitted within three days of the
receipt of Plan allocation from the Planning Commission along with a hard copy of all relevant
appendices.
14.7 The undersigned may be contacted for any doubt/clarification relating to any of the provisions of
the Budget circular 2014-15.



                                                                            (Harish Kumar Srivastav)
                                                                                       Director(Budget)
                                                                                     Telefax: 23092649
                                                                             email : hsrivastava@nic.in

To


       As per standard list.
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                                                                                                                     Revenue/Capital Receipts
                                                            APPENDIX-I
                                                   (See paragraph 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 2.3)
                                                  REVENUE/CAPITAL RECEIPTS
Ministry/Department/Union Territory:
Major Head:

                                                                                                                             ( ` in Thousands)
                                      FIRST MONTHS                                   LAST MONTHS                                Total
                                 Apr-Oct        Apr- Nov                       Nov- Mar        Dec-Mar
ACCOUNTS
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
ESTIMATES
2013-2014 Budget
2013-2014 Revised
2014-2015 Budget

Total Receipts of 7 months                              Total Receipts                          2013-2014                     2014-2015
Apr- Oct                        Minor
2012-2013      2013-2014        Heads     2010-2011     2011-2012        2012-2013       Budget           Revised         Budget Estimates
                                                                                        Estimates        Estimates



A separate note on Minor head-wise explanation for increase/decrease may be given containing details of different types of Cesses
such as the Act under which levied, rate of Cess, date of last revision, collection agency, and actual/budgeted collection. Further, a separate
statement giving company wise details in the following proforma may also be sent in support of dividend estimates as per Appendix-IA.
To
     Shri Rajeev Nayan Sharma                                                               Signature
     Deputy Director (States),                                                              Designation
     Ministry of Finance,                                                                   Date
     Department of Economic Affairs,                                                        Telephone No.
     Room No. 237, North Block, New Delhi.
                                                       APPENDIX-IA
                                                    (See Paragraph 1.11)
                                               REVENUE RECEIPTS - DIVIDENDS
Ministry/Department/Union Territory:
Major Head: 0050-Dividends & Profits
                                                                                                                             ( ` in Thousands)
ESTIMATES
2013-2014 Budget
2013-2014 Revised
2014-2015 Budget

Accounts 7 months                      Accounts              PAT *       Equity as on    Equity             2013-2014           2014-2015
                                                             2012-        March 31,     holding of
 2012-       2013-      Minor     2010- 2011- 2012-                                                   Budget       Revised        Budget
                                                              2013          2013         GOI on
 2013        2014       Heads     2011 2012 2013                                                     Estimates    Estimates      Estimates
                                                                                        March 31,
                                                                                          2013




* PAT - Profit after Tax.
Minor head wise explanation for increase/decrease
may be indicated alongwith the name of PSUs and amount against each.
Details of interim dividend paid in 2012-13/payable in 2013-14
respect of each PSU may be given separately.
To
     Shri Rajeev Nayan Sharma                                                                         Signature
     Deputy Director (States),                                                                        Designation
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                                             Date
     Room No. 237, North Block, New Delhi.                                                            Telephone No.
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                                                                    APPENDIX-IAA
                                                                  (See Paragraph 1.11)

                                                     REVENUE RECEIPTS - DIVIDENDS
Ministry/Department/Union Territory:
Major Head: 0050-Dividends & Profits
                                                                                                                                      ( ` in Thousands)
                                                                                                   Total         Interim        Cash/        Capital
    S.     Name of Total Paid        Government     Profit     Dividend paid to Government for     dividend      dividend       Free         Expenditure
    No     the     Capital as        Share in       After      2012-13                             paid for      for 2013-      Reserves     during 2013-14
           Company on                Paid Capital   tax for                                        2012-13       14 paid / to   as on        (already executed
                   31/3/2013         as on          2012-                                          (sum of       be paid in     31st         plus estimated
                                     31/3/2013      2013                                           columns       2013-14        March'       for the rest of the
                                                                                                   a+b)                         2013         financial year)
                                                               Interim          Final Dividend
                                                               Dividend in      paid/to be paid
                                                               2012-13          in 2013-14
    1                                                          a                b                  c = a+b
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8

The above information may be given for all profit making PSUs. Loss making PSUs may be listed out separately. If there are no PSUs
under the control of the Ministry, a nil report need not be sent.

To,

Shri Rajeev Nayan Sharma
Deputy Director (States)                                                                                       Signature
Ministry of Finance,                                                                                           Designation
Department of Economic Affairs,                                                                                Date
Room No. 237, North Block, New Delhi                                                                           Telephone No.
                                                                                                                                      Revenue Receipts
                                                                    APPENDIX-I-B
                                                                  (See paragraph 1.8)
Estimates of Foreign Grants concerning the Ministry/Department of
                                                                                                                                               (` in crores)
                                                                                                  Amounts to be provided in                   Budget
                                                                                                                                            Estimates
    Name of the        Date of aid      Particulars of           Total       Receipts         2013-           2013-         2014-           manner of
       grantor         agreement       assistance to be       assistance      Major           2014            2014          2015           utilisation of
    country/body                           received            expected       Head             B.E.            R.E.          B.E.               aid*
          1                 2                 3                    4            5               6               7             8                   9




To
         The Controller of Aid Accounts and Audit                                               Signature
         Department of Economic Affairs                                                         Designation
         Indian Oil Bhawan, 5th Floor `B' Wing                                                  Date
         Janpath, New Delhi - 110001                                                            Telephone No.
*
              A brief note may be added indicating the project on which aid is to be utilised. In the case of material and equipment the relevant
              grant and expenditure Heads of Accounts under which (i) utilisation of material by Central Government Departments/Projects,
              (ii) transfer of material to States, Union Territories and other Bodies will be adjusted and also whether the utilisation on transfer
              will be on Plan (State/UT/Centrally Sponsored or Central) or non-Plan Schemes should also be indicated. In cases where the aid
              material is proposed to be sold the Receipt Major Head under which the proceeds will be credited should be indicated.
Note:         Cash grants and assistance in the form of material and equipment should be indicated separately in columns 3 to 8.
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                                                            APPENDIX-II                                             Revenue/Capital Receipts
                                                    (See paragraph 1.14.1, 2.2 and 2.5)
                                             Estimates of Interest Receipts and Loan Repayments
    Ministry/Department:                                                                                        (` in crores)
                                                                                          INTEREST         REPAYMENTS
                                                                     Accounts        B.E.    R.E.  B.E. Actual B.E.     R.E.                B.E.
                                                                    2012-2013        2013- 2013- 2014- 2012- 2013- 2013-                   2014-
                                                                                     2014 2014 2015 2013 2014 2014                         2015
1. State Governments*
2. Union Territory Government*
3. Interest on Capital Outlay in Departmental Commercial Undertakings**
4. Foreign Governments*
5. Industrial/Commercial/Financial Undertakings (undertaking-wise details
   to be given as in Appendix II-A)
   (a) Public Sector Undertakings (b) Private Sector Undertakings
6. Statutory Bodies (Port Trusts, Municipalities, KVIC, Tea/Coffee Boards
   etc.)*
7. Railways
8. Other Parties (Cooperatives, Educational Institutions, displaced persons
   and other individual loanees except Government Servants)*
9. Government Servants
     TOTAL
No.                          Ministry/Department                                              Signature
Forwarded in duplicate to Shri C.R.Ramaswamy (US),                                            Designation
Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                                          Date
Room No. 237, North Block, New Delhi.                                                         Telephone No.
*
            Estimates for each State/Union Territory/Foreign Government, Statutory Body or institution should be separately appended to
            the Annexure.
**          Value of capital outlay and interest rates applicable should be given.


                                                           APPENDIX-II-A                                         Revenue/Capital Receipts
                                                      (See paragraph 1.14.2 and 2.2)
                              Estimates of Loan/Interest Repayment by Central PSUs/Other Parties
Ministry/Department:                                                                                                               (` in crores)
Name of the Undertaking/Other Party                                                                                Paid up Capital as on
                                                                                                                   31.3.2013
1. Central loans outstanding as on 31.3.2013
2. Defaults in respect of dues upto 31.3.2013, if any:                           Principal            Interest

3. Recoveries during 2013-2014(upto October):
   (a) Current dues
   (b) Defaulted dues
4. Estimates                                                             Interest                                      Principal
                                                          Actual      B.E.      R.E.          B.E.      Actual      B.E.       R.E.         B.E.
                                                          2012-      2013-     2013-         2014-      2012-      2013-      2013-        2014-
                                                          2013       2014       2014         2015       2013       2014       2014         2015
   (a) from internal resources
   (b) from budgetary support:
       (i) Plan*
       (ii) non-Plan*
       (iii) Conversion of past loans into equity
   Total (a) and (b)
5. Details of proposals under consideration, if any, for providing relief to PSU, which would have impact on repayments/interest payments
   by it.
     Shri. C.R.Ramaswamy, (US), Ministry of Finance,                                                 Signature of Controller of Accounts
     Department of Economic Affairs, Room No.237,                                                    Date
     North Block, New Delhi.                                                                         Telephone No.
*
            Please indicate the type of budgetary support ­ loans or subsidy (towards interest or interest differential) and enter estimates for
            each separately; moratorium on loan repayment holiday to be mentioned specifically.
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                                                              APPENDIX-III                                                 Capital Receipts
                                                            (See paragraph 2.6)
             Estimates of transactions relating to the Public Account of India for inclusion in the Budget for 2014-2015
                                                        RECEIPTS/OUTGOINGS
                                                                                                                                (` in crores)
Major, Minor,        Accounts       Balance as at end     B.E.          Adjustments upto 1st       R.E.          B.E.          Remarks
Sub-head etc.       2012-2013        of 2012-2013        2013-          week of November,         2013-       2014-2015
                                                         2014                  2013               2014
         1               2                  3              4                    5                   6             7                8


To
    Sh. Vijay Kumar                                                                              Signature of Controller of Accounts
    Deputy Director (W&M), Ministry of Finance,                                                  Date
    Department of Economic Affairs, North Block, New Delhi.                                      Telephone No.
N.B.: The estimates of receipts and outgoings should be prepared on separate sheets.

                                                             APPENDIX-IV                                                       Expenditure
                                                           (See paragraph 3.6.1)
                                                                                                                        NON-PLAN/PLAN
                                                                                                                       REVISED 2013-2014
                                                                                                                       BUDGET 2014-2015
                                                                                     Major Head of Account
                                                                                     Demand No. & Title
                                                                                                                              (` in thousands)
     Minor Head as in the      Sub-head as in the Units of Appropria-       B.E.        R.E.      B.E.           Remarks (Please enter
     Demands for Grants          Demands for         tion as in the        2013-       2013-   2014-2015    explanations for major variations
                                    Grants        Demands for Grants       2014        2014                      and other information)
Total (Gross) Recoveries
(Minor head-wise)
Net
                                                        APPENDIX-IV-A                                                           Expenditure
                                                    (See paragraph 3.6.1 & 3.7)                                                SBE
                                                STATEMENT OF BUDGET ESTIMATES
Ministry/Department                                                                                       Demand No.
                                                                                                                                (` in crores)
A. The Budget allocations, net of recoveries, are given below:
                                        Actual          2013-2014 Budget                  2013-2014 Revised              2014-2015 Budget
Description            Major Head       2012-       Plan Non-Plan Total                 Plan Non-Plan Total           Plan Non-Plan Total
                                         2013
            Revenue
            Capital
            Total

B. Investment in Public Enterprises:
                                                           2013-2014 Budget               2013-2014 Revised             2014-2015 Budget
                               Head of      Actual  Budget I.E.B.R.          Total     Budget I.E.B.R     Total   Budget I.E.B.R.      Total
                                Dev.      2012-2013 Support                            Support    .               Support

C. Plan Outlay:
Central Plan*
State Plan

D. Major Head-wise totals:
                                            Actual          2013-2014 Budget              2013-2014 Revised          2014-2015 Budget
                                          2012-2013     Plan Non-Plan Total             Plan Non-Plan Total       Plan Non-Plan Total

E. State and UT Plans:
                                                       2013-2014 Budget                   2013-2014 Revised          2014-2015 Budget
                             Major Head     Actual Revenue Cap./     Total             Revenue Cap./     Total    Revenue Cap./    Total
                                          2012-2013          Loan                               Loan                       Loan


*
    Inclusive of works outlay provided in the Demands of Ministry of Urban Development.
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                                                           APPENDIX-IV-B
                                                         (See paragraph 3.6.2)
                                            Statement of proposals for pre-Budget discussion
                                                                                                        Demand No.
                                                                                                                                 (` in crores)
Part A-Non-Plan items
Sl. Description as          2011-      2012-       B.E.      Actuals for        Actuals for                       R.E.             B.E.
No. shown in the             2012       2013      2013-      2012-2013       2013-2014 upto                      2013-          2014-2015
     Exp. Bud. Vol.2 (SBE) Actuals Actuals        2014     upto Sep.,2012       Sep., 2013                       2014
1              2              3           4         5             6                  7                                8              9
Note: Salary component under any particular item may be indicated separately within brackets.
Part B-Plan items
Sl. Description as          2011-      2012-       B.E.      Actuals for        Actuals for                       R.E.             B.E.
No. shown in the             2012       2013      2013-      2012-2013       2013-2014 upto                      2013-          2014-2015
     Exp. Bud. Vol.2 (SBE) Actuals Actuals        2014     upto Sep.,2012       Sep., 2013                       2014
1              2              3           4         5             6                  7                                8              9
Note: Salary component under any particular item may be indicated separately within brackets.
Part C-Object headwise summary of Non-Plan estimates
Sl. Description as          2011-      2012-       B.E.      Actuals for        Actuals for                       R.E.             B.E.
No. shown in the             2012       2013      2013-      2012-2013       2013-2014 upto                      2013-          2014-2015
     Exp. Bud. Vol.2 (SBE) Actuals Actuals        2014     upto Sep.,2012       Sep., 2013                       2014
1              2              3           4         5             6                  7                                8              9

                                                    APPENDIX-V                                                                  Expenditure
                                                 [See paragraph 3.7(i)]
                            Statement showing amount of "charged" expenditure included in the Estimates
Ministry/Department
Demand No.                                                              Name and title of the Demand
                                                                                                                              (` in crores)
 Serial      Name of     Major    Actual    Budget Estimates 2013-2014      Revised Estimates 2013-2014       Budget Estimates 2014-2015
             Scheme               2012-
Number                   Head                Plan    Non-Plan       Total     Plan    Non-Plan       Total     Plan       Non-Plan       Total
                                  2013
     1           2         3        4                     5                               6                                 7

Note:        1. The amount should be indicated in crore of rupees    2. Where the amount is negligible a symbol should be provided in the
             upto 2 decimal places and gross amounts of              appropriate column and the actual amount in thousands should be
             expenditure to be shown in Demands for Grants.          indicated at the end of the statement duly linked with the symbol.
To
         Shri Amit Bansal,                                                                    Signature
         Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance,                                       Designation
         Department of Economic Affairs,                                                      Date
         R. No. 221-A, North Block, New Delhi.                                                Telephone No.

                                               APPENDIX-V-A                                               Expenditure
                                             [See paragraph 3.7(ii)]
Statement showing the estimate of recoveries taken in reduction of expenditure under each of the Major Head included in
                                                          SBE
Ministry/Department                                                     Demand No.
Name and title of the Demand                                                                                                  (` in crores)
 Serial Name of Major Actual                Budget Estimates 2013-2014      Revised Estimates 2013-2014       Budget Estimates 2014-2015
          Scheme             2012-
Number                Head                   Plan    Non-Plan       Total     Plan    Non-Plan       Total     Plan       Non-Plan       Total
                             2013
   1         2          3      4                          5                               6                                 7

Note:        1. The amount should be indicated in crore of rupees    2. Where the amount is negligible a symbol should be provided in the
             upto 2 decimal places.                                  appropriate column and the actual amount in thousands should be
                                                                     indicated at the end of the statement duly linked with the symbol.
To
         Shri Amit Bansal,                                                                    Signature
         Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance,                                       Designation
         Department of Economic Affairs,                                                      Date
         R. No. 221-A, North Block, New Delhi.                                                Telephone No.
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                                                      APPENDIX-V-B                                          Expenditure
                                                  [See paragraph 3.7(iii)]
                     Statement showing equity and loan component of investments in Public Sector Enterprises
                                     (included in Section B of the SBE and Appendix VI)                        (` in crores)
       Name of the P.S.E., etc.           Major Head       Actuals 2012-2013       B.E. 2013-2014         R.E. 2013-2014          B.E. 2014-2015
Examples:
1. Cement Corporation of India               4854                                        32.00
                                             6854                                        32.00
                                             Total                                       64.00
2. Oil India Ltd.                            4802                                         0.00
                                             6802                                         0.00
                                             Total                                        0.00
And so on.........

                                                            APPENDIX-VI                                                             Expenditure
                                                         (See paragraph 3.11)
                                           Modifications to Statement of Budget Estimates (Final)
Ministry/Department
Demand No.                                                                  Name and title of the Demand
                                                                                                                                      (` in crores)
      Serial             Name of Scheme                 Major       Actuals      Revised Estimates 2013-2014          Budget Estimates 2014-2015
     Number                                             Head       2012-2013      Plan     Non-Plan    Total           Plan    Non-Plan Total
        1                         2                      3             4                      5                                   6


1.     Indicate the effect of change as (+)......................or (-)..................in crores of rupees, immediately after this indicate in the next
       line the Major Head total in the individual column after effecting this change.
2.     After all these changes give the summary of the final total as below:
                                                                                   Revised Estimates 2013-2014         Budget Estimates 2014-2015
                                                                                      Plan      Non-Plan      Total     Plan      Non-Plan Total
                                                                   Revenue
                                                                   Capital
                                                                   Total
                                                                 APPENDIX-VII                                                        Expenditure
                                                             (See paragraph 5.2)
                                                       Loans to Government Servants, etc.
Ministry/Department
                                                                  Disbursements                                                      (` in thousands)
                            Actuals                                                                                        2013-2014       2014-2015
 2010-         2011-      2012-     2013-2014 (upto Sept.,                        Major Heads, sub-heads, etc.             BE     RE          BE
 2011          2012       2013                  2013)
                                                                    Total
                                                                         (i) House building advances
                                                                        (ii) Advances for purchase of motor cars
                                                                       (iii) Advances for purchase of other motor
                                                                             conveyances
                                                                       (iv) Advances for purchase of other
                                                                             conveyances
                                                                       (v) Advances for purchase of computers
                                                                       (vi) Other advances
                                                                     Total
Shri C.K. Ramaswamy, Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance,                                         Signature of Under Secretary (Bud.)
Department of Economic Affairs, Room No.237, North Block,                                                   Date
New Delhi.                                                                                                  Telephone No.
                                                            APPENDIX-VIII                                                      Notes on Demands
                                                           (See paragraph 6.3)
                                               Guidelines for preparation of Notes on Demands
a)     Explanation for variations in estimates (between current BE and RE and RE and next BE) are to be given in respect of each
       programme where the variation is 10% or Rs.10 crore, whichever is more.
b)     In respect of programmes costing Rs.100 crore or more physical data, like target and achievements, are to be given.
c)     Assistance to autonomous bodies - if budget provisions include maintenance grants to institutions this fact may be indicated adding
       whether the institution is fully funded by the Central Government or otherwise.
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d)     In respect of departmentally run commercial undertakings like Delhi Milk Scheme, Currency Note Press, Canteen Stores Department,
      etc., wherever appropriate, targets of production may be given. These need not be given in respect of non-departmental commercial
      undertakings like BHEL, etc.
e)    Some organisations like CCIE, Passport Organisation, etc. have significant non-tax receipts, the estimates of receipts in such cases
      may also be indicated in the Notes against the expenditure proposals.
f)    In respect of Central Plan and Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes, implemented through State and Union Territory Governments, the
      pattern of financing by the Central Government (as grants and/or loans) and allocation of incidence of the expenditure as between the
      Central and State Governments may be indicated. If the provision relates to State Plan or U.T. Plan the same should be specified.
g)    In some cases, provision is made in lump sum covering the requirements of numerous units; the number of units for which the
      provision is made may be mentioned (like number of Consulates and Missions abroad for which provision is made at one place in the
      Ministry of External Affairs).
h)    In regard to a capital project, the focus of attention should be on the following:­
      (i) Purpose of the project. (ii) Estimated cost of the project in Rs. crore. (iii) Capacity. (iv) Target date for completion.
i)    All major projects under a Public Enterprise costing Rs.25 crores or more may be specifically referred to in the Notes. In respect of multi-
      project enterprises like NTPC, for projects costing Rs.100 crores or more, budget provisions may be indicated in the Notes.
j)    In respect of a Ministry/Department for which a separate Performance Budget is not presented (like Defence Ministry), the total value
      of production may be given in respect of each of the public enterprise under it.
k)    All projects, schemes, etc. which are financed (fully or partly) from external assistance may be mentioned.
l)    All organisations, schemes, etc. included under the residuary items like other programmes may be mentioned except where the Budget
      provision is very small.
m) In respect of Government 's investment in public sector enterprises for plan purposes, the break-up of the investment as equity
   investment and loans may be given separately, preferably in a tabular form when more than one company is involved.
n)    Lastly, lengthwise, the Notes should be concise and devoid of repetition.
o)    Where the expenditure includes any item connected with foreign currency expenditure, a note indicating the exchange rates adopted
      for the purpose of estimation should accompany the SBE.
p)    It has been noticed that many items do not provide any useful insight about the expenditure. It is stressed that the notes on Demands
      are carefully and comprehensively revised and that last year's notes are not merely modified.
                                                           APPENDIX-IX-A                     DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                                       [See paragraph 8.6(i)]                2014-2015
                                                                                             DEMAND NO.
                                       Estimated strength of Establishment and provisions therefor.
       Strength as on 1st March                                                                                                (` in thousands)

                                     2013                                      2014      2015    Actuals        Budget Revised        Budget
                                                                            estimated estimated 2012-           2013-   2013-        2014-2015
                                                                           sanctioned sanctioned 2013            2014   2014
                                                                             strength  strength
Pay Band/       Status of post        Group of post   Total      No. of
Grade Pay                                             No. of    Emp. in
                                                      posts     position


               GAZ./      Regular/       Gp.-A
               NON-       Temp./         Gp.-B
               GAZ.        Adhoc         Gp.-C
                                         Gp.-D
                                       Unclassified
     (a)         (b)        (c)            (d)             (e)         (f)
                                         1. Salary
                                             (a) Officers
                                                  Indicate in respect of each Pay Band/Grade Pay
                                             (b) Staff
                                                  Indicate in respect of each Pay Band/Grade Pay
                                         Total Salary ................................................
                                         2. Allowances (other than OTA and travel expenses)
                                         3. Wages
                                         4. Overtime allowance
                                         5. Domestic travel expenses
                                         6. Foreign travel expenses*
                                         Total ............................................................
                                         *will include travel expenses abroad of scientists (on deputation)
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                                                       APPENDIX ­ IX-B              DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                                  [See paragraph 3.2.10& 8.6(ii)]      2014-2015
                      Project-wise provision for expenditure on externally aided projects in the Central Plan
                                                                                                              (` in thousands)
Major Head Name of the                   Actuals                      Revised Estimates                          Budget Estimates
   etc       project                    2012-2013                         2013-2014                                2014-2015
    .                           Budget      Of which external Budget Support Of which external             Budget Of which external aid
                                Support    aid through Budget                 aid through Budget           Support   through Budget
     1               2             3                4               5                  6                      7              8

                    Total



                                                    APPENDIX-IX-C                    DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                                [See paragraph 8.6(iii)]            2014-2015
                     Statement showing broad details of Non-Plan Expenditure provisions costing Rs. 25 lakh
                                                  and above in BE 2014-2015
                                                                                                            (` in thousands)
         Sl. No.                    Demand No. and sub-head           Brief particulars of the scheme        Provision in BE 2014-2015



                                                     APPENDIX-IX-D                 DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                                  [See paragraph 8.6(iv)]              2014-2015
                  Details of provisions in BE 2014-2015 for payments of grants-in-aid to non-Government bodies
                                                                                                            (` in thousands)
 Grant    Sl. No.       Organisation        Broad purpose          Whether               Whether         Provision in      Remarks/Out-
  No.                receiving assistance    of assistance recurring/non-recurring    Plan/Non-Plan     BE 2014-2015       standing U.C.
   1          2               3                    4                  5                     6                 7                  8



                                                 APPENDIX-IX-E                    DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                               [See paragraph 8.6(v)]                 2014-2015
                            Works Annexure - Details of individual works costing Rs. 5 crore or above
                                                                                                      (` in thousands)
Particulars of the work Estimated cost Actual expenditure to the end      Probable expenditure       Total of           Provision in Budget
                         of the work           of 2012-2013                during 2013-2014       Columns 3 & 4             2014-2015
           1                  2                      3                             4                    5                        6


N.B. Works costing less than Rs. 5 crore should be shown in a single entry in lump.

                                                APPENDIX-IX-F                  DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                             [See paragraph 8.6(vi)]              2014-2015
   Statement showing revised cost Estimates of Projects of Public Sector Undertakings and Departmental Undertakings

                                                    (A) Public Sector Undertakings
                                                                                            (Figures in columns (3) and (5) ` in crores )
Undertaking                  Project                      Sanctioned                      Revised                     Reasons
                                                        Cost       Year               Cost       Year
     1                          2                        3           4                 5           6                     7

                                                     (B) Departmental Undertakings
                                                                                           (Figures in columns (3) and (5) in ` in crores )
Undertaking                  Project                      Sanctioned                      Revised                     Reasons
                                                        Cost       Year               Cost        Year
     1                          2                        3           4                 5            6                     7
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                                                APPENDIX-IX-G                 DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                            [See paragraph 8.6(vii)]            2014-2015
    Particulars of Government property of value exceeding Rupees five lakhs proposed to be transferred/gifted to non-
                                           Government bodies in 2014-2015

Serial No.    Details of property proposed to      Book value        To whom proposed to be        Purpose of             Remarks
                 be transferred or gifted                              transferred or gifted     transfer or gift
     1                       2                          3                        4                      5                    6




                                                 APPENDIX-IX-H                  DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                              [See paragraph 8.6(viii)]            2014-2015
         Statement showing contributions to International Bodies provided for in the Budget Estimates for 2014-15

 Name of the organisation               Nature and purpose of contribution         Actuals   Budget         Revised         Budget
                                                                                  2012-2013 2013-2014      2013-2014       2014-2015
             1                                          2                             3         4              5               6




Note:    The total number of items in the statement and the total of the amounts in columns 3 & 6 should also be worked out and shown in
         the statement.




                                               APPENDIX-IX-I               DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                           [See paragraph 8.6(ix)]            2014-2015
         Statement showing Guarantees given by the Central Government and outstanding as on 31st March 2013.
                                                                                                           (` in laks)
Sl. Name of the Nature and extent    Rate of    Maximum amount      Sums                  Whether any      Payments, if      Remarks
No. institution of guarantee (with   interest    of guarantee for guaranteed             securities are    any, made by
     for whom No. & date of the involved, if          which          and                   pledged to      Government
     guarantee    sanction in the      any      Government have outstanding             Government as a in pursuance
      has been     case of new     (percent per    entered into     as on              set-off against the     of the
       given          items)         annum)         agreement     31.3.2013                guarantee         guarantee
 1       2               3              4               5             6                         7                8               9




Note: 1. Amount of guarantee should be in Rupees and not in foreign currency.
      2. The total number of items in the statement and the total of the amounts in columns 5 & 6 should also be worked out and shown in
         the statement.
                                                      APPENDIX-IX-J                       DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                            [See paragraph 8.6(x)]                2014-2015
  Statement showing Grants-in-aid exceeding Rs. 5 lakh (recurring) or Rs. 10 lakh (non-recurring) sanctioned to private
                           institutions/organisations/individuals during the year 2012-2013
                                                                                                         (` in thousands)
              Name of the                  Ministry/Department       Recurring        Non-       Purpose of the     Remarks/Out-standing
  institution/organisation/individual        giving the grant                       recurring        grant                 U.C.
                   1                                2                    3              4              5                     6


Note:    The total number of items in the statement and the total of the amounts in columns 3 & 4 should also be worked out and shown in
         the statement.
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                                                  APPENDIX-IX-K
                                                [See paragraph 8.6(xi)]
Statement showing the source of funds for grantee bodies receiving grants of over Rs.10 lakh per year from Consolidated
                                                    Fund of India
                                                                                                        (` in thousands)
Sl       Name of the     Ministry/Department       Actuals of    Grants from Grants from        Grants received from      Remarks/Out-
No.       institution/     giving the grant      releases during Consolidated Consolidated      other sources 2012-13     standing U.C.
         organisation/                            2012-13 from Fund of India    Fund of
          individual                            the Consolidated as per BE    India as per
                                                  Fund of India    2013-14    BE 2012-13
                           Public     Private                                                      Domestic External/
                                                                                                            Foreign
 1             2              3          4             5                6                7                     9               10




                                                    APPENDIX-X-A                 DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS
                                                [See paragraphs 7 & 10.1(i)]        2014-2015
                   Particulars of "New Service/New Instrument of Service" for which provision is made in the
                                                 Budget Estimates 2014-2015
                                                                                                             (` in crores)
 Serial No.    Demand Number and Major Head/sub-head Provision in Budget Estimates 2014-2015                      Remarks*
     1                          2                                       3                                            4


* `Remarks' column should clearly bring out the purpose and objective and financial implications of the provision in question. In the case
  of public sector undertakings/private companies, provisions for loan and investment should be shown separately and the latest paid up
  capital of the public sector undertakings/private companies should also be indicated.


                No.                                                      Ministry/Department of
To
      Shri Amit Bansal,
      Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance,                                         For Financial Adviser
      Department of Economic Affairs, R. No. 221-A,                                          Date
      North Block, New Delhi.                                                                Telephone No.




                                                       APPENDIX-X-B                            EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol. 1
                                                [See paragraphs 3.2.11 & 10.1(ii)]            2014-2015
                                       Provision for externally-aided projects in Central Plan
Ministry/Department of                                                                                        (` in crores)
                                       2013-2014 RE                                                2014-2015 BE
 NBS         External aid   Actual                IEBR                Total    NBS External aid           IEBR                   Total
           through Budget 2012-2013      External aid      Other      outlay         through     External aid   Other            outlay
                                        received direct    IEBR                      Budget     received direct IEBR
     1             2                           3             4          5       6       7              8          9                 10
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                                                                 APPENDIX X-C
                                                                                                              Expenditure Budget Volume-1
                                                                                                                                     2014-15
                                                            (See Paragraph10.1 (iii)

BUDGET PROVISIONS UNDER GRANTS-IN-AID-SALARIES


Demand No...........................


Name of the Ministry/Department.......................



                                                                                                                                  (` in Crore)

      Name of                          BE 2013-14                             RE 2013-14                             BE 2014-15
Organisation/Institute


                            Plan       Non-Plan          Total        Plan      Non-Plan       Total        Plan      Non-Plan        Total


1.


2.


3.




                                                                                       Ministry/Department of ....
                                                                                        For Financial Adviser.....
                                                                                       Date.....
                                                                                       Telephone No......



To
Smt. Chandra Katyal,
Section Officer (NS-I)
Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance,

Room No. 239-A, North Block, New Delhi
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                                                  APPENDIX-X-D                             EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol. 1
                                               [See paragraph 10.1(iv)]                   2014-2015
                          Statement showing Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources of public enterprises
                                                                                                          (` in crores)
   Name of          Actual                Revised Estimates 2013-2014                                    Budget Estimates 2014-2015
the Enterprise      2012-        Internal   Bonds        E.C.B.    Others Total                Internal   Bonds      E.C.B.     Others            Total
                    2013        resources Debentures Suppliers                                resources Debentures Suppliers
                                                         credit                                                       credit
1.
2.
3.
4.


                                                           APPENDIX-X-E                                         EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol. 1
                                                         [See paragraph 10.1(v)]                              2014-2015

                Statement showing provisions in the Budget for Central and Centrally sponsored Plan scheme
                                                                                                        (` in crores)
Scheme, etc.                    Major Head   Actual 2012-2013      B.E. 2013-2014       R.E. 2013-2014         B.E. 2014-2015
Central Plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
Centrally Sponsored Plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
Forwarded to:                                                                                        For Financial Adviser
         Shri C.K. Ramaswamy, Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, Budget Division, Room
         No.237, North Block, New Delhi.
            Schemes, etc., for which provisions in BE 2014-2015 is Rs.10 crore and above should be listed distinctly while other
     schemes/programmes, etc., merged under as a residuary item in the respective category, namely, Central Plan and Centrally Sponsored
     Plan.


                                                                APPENDIX-X-F                                    EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol. 1
                                                            [See paragraph 10.1(vi)]                          2014-2015
Ministry/Department of
                                      Estimated strength of Establishment and provisions therefor.
Strength as on 1st March                                                                                                               (` in crores)
                                   Actuals 2012-2013                            RE 2013-2014                               BE 2014-2015
Actual      Estimated          Pay    Allowances Travel                 Pay      Allowances Travel              Pay       Allowances     Travel
                                      (other than expenses                       (other than expenses                     (other than   expenses
2013       2014 2015                     travel                                     travel                                   travel
                                       expenses)                                  expenses)                                expenses)


To
      Shri Amit Bansal,                                                                                 For Financial Adviser
      Under Secretary (Budget), Ministry of Finance,                                                    Date
      Department of Economic Affairs, Room No. 221-A,                                                   Telephone No.
      North Block, New Delhi.


                      Notes:
                      (i) The information is respect of estimated strength of Establishment must be duly got verified and authenticated by a designated
                      officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director in the Ministry/Department before it is furnished to the Ministry of Finance,
                      Budget Division.

                      (ii) Wherever there are large variations (Say, 5% or more), in the establishment strength or the related provisions for pay and
                      allowances with reference to the previous year, or the projections made for the next year, this may invariably be explained in brief.
                                                                  31)
                                                         APPENDIX-X-G                              EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol. 1

                                                   [See paragraph 10.1(vii)]                      2014-2015

                     Summary statement showing the Contributions to International Bodies provided for in the
                                   Budget Estimates, 2014-2015 [to be appended to SBE (Final)]
                                                                                                                          (` in crores)
Sl. No.    Name of Ministry/Department       Total no. of items    Actuals 2012-2013 BE 2013-2014 RE 2013-2014       BE 2014-2015
     1                    2                          3                    4                5                  6              7




               No.                                                      Ministry/Department of
To
     Smt Chandra Katyal, Section Officer (NS-I),                                           For Financial Adviser
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                                  Date
     Room No.239-A, North Block, New Delhi.                                                Telephone No.



                                                         APPENDIX-X-H                               EXPENDITURE BUDGET Vol.1

                                                   [See paragraph 10.1(viii)]                     2014-2015

Summary statement showing Grants-in-aid exceeding Rs. 5 lakh (recurring) or Rs. 10 lakh (non-recurring) sanctioned to
                     private institutions/organisations/individuals during the year 2012-2013
                                                                                                          (` in crores)
  Serial No.          Name of the Ministry/Department              Number of items                         Total amount
                                                                                                   Recurring          Non-recurring


               No.                                                      Ministry/Department of
To
     Smt Chandra Katyal, Section Officer (NS-I),                                           For Financial Adviser
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                                  Date
     Room No.239-A, North Block, New Delhi.                                                Telephone No.
                                                                                                           APPENDIX- X-J
                                                                                                       [See paragraph 10.2 & 11.5]
                                                                                         GUARANTEES GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT







Name of Ministry/Department
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (` in crores)
      Sl. No.               Beneficiary [Name          Loan Holder/       Authority for          Period of validity      Purpose of            Class*                Sector*          Details of       Details of
                             of the PSU etc in         Entity giving     Guarantee [MoF        [MOF ID No., & date         Loan                                                      Reschedule        Securities
                               whose favour                Loan          approval No. &         through which the                                                                                       pledged
                            guarantee is given]                              Date]              guarantee was last
                                                                                                     extended]
        1                                  2                   3                   4                     5                      6                7                     8                  9               10




     Amount     Extent of Guarantee                    Additions       Deletions                Invoked               Outstanding       Rate of             Guarantee Fee/             Other       Other Material
     of Loan                                                                                                            principal,     Guarantee             Commission             conditions &      Details




                                                                                                                                                                                                                       32
                                                                                                                       interest etc      Fee/                                        compliance
                                                                                                                      at the end of   Commission
                                                                                                                       31.03.2013
                                               Total                                   Discharged         Not                                           Receivable      Received
                                                                                                      discharged
                Principal

                                Interest




       11       12              13              14        15              16              17              18               19             20                21             22            23             24


* As given below.
Note: i) It is certified that Register of Guarantees as envisaged in Rule 249 of GFR, 2005 is being maintained and periodical reviews are being carried out. Further it is certified that the Guarantee
         Fee/Commission outstanding as worked out above is correctly shown as arrears of Non-Tax Revenue in Appendix X-L under the head `Guarantee Fee'.
     ii) The amounts should be shown in Indian Rupees in crore and not in any foreign currency.

                                                                                                                                                     Ministry/Department of
To
                                                                                                                                                                           For Financial Adviser
     Shri C.R. Ramaswamy, Under Secretary(B),
                                                                                                                                                                           Date
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,
                                                                                                                                                                           Telephone No.
     Room No.237, North Block, New Delhi.
                                                                       33

GUARANTEE- CLASS
i.     Guarantees given to the RBI, other banks and industrial and financial institutions for repayment of principal and payment of
       interest, cash credit facility, financing seasonal agricultural operations and/or for providing working capital to companies,
       corporations and cooperative societies and banks;                                                                               [A]
ii.    Guarantees given for repayment of share capital, payment of minimum annual dividend and repayment of bonds/loans,
       debentures issued/raised by the statutory corporations and financial institutions;                                              [B]
iii.   Guarantees given in pursuance of agreements entered into by the Government of India with international financial
       institutions, foreign lending agencies, foreign governments contractors, suppliers, consultants, etc., towards repayment of
       principal, of interest/commitment charges on loans, etc., and/or for payment against supplies of material and equipment;        [C]
iv.    Counter-guarantees to banks in consideration of the banks having issued letters of credit/authority to foreign suppliers for
       supplies made/services rendered;                                                                                                [D]
v.     Guarantees given to Railways/State Electricity Boards and other entities for due and punctual payment of dues by
       Companies/Corporation.                                                                                                          [E]
vi     Performance guarantees given for fulfillment of contracts/projects awarded to Indian companies in foreign countries;            [F]
vii.   Performance guarantees given for fulfillment of contracts/projects awarded to foreign companies in foreign countries.           [G]
viii. Any others                                                                                                                       [H]


GUARANTEE - SECTORS
i.     Power                                ii.   Cooperative                                iii. Irrigation
iv. Roads & Transport                       v.    Urban Development & Housing                vi. Other Infrastructure
vii. Any other.
                                                                34)
                                                            APPENDIX X-K

                                                            Form D-1
                                                       [See paragraph 11.5]


                                       TAX REVENUES RAISED BUT NOT REALISED
                                                   (principal taxes)
                                                                          (As at the end of the year 2012-2013)

                                      Amounts under dispute                       Amounts not under dispute
                                              (` crore)                                    (`.crore)
Major Description            Over       Over     Over   Over      Total     Over     Over     Over   Over   Total Grand
Head                        1 year    2 years 5 years 10 years             1 year 2 years 5 years 10 years        Total
                           but less   but less but less                   but less but less but less
                            than 2     than 5 than 10                      than 2   than 5 than 10
                             years      years    years                      years    years   years
          Taxes on
          Income &
          Expenditure
0020      Corporation
          Tax
0021      Taxes on
          Income
          other than
          Corporation
          tax
          Taxes on
          Commodities
          & Services
0037      Customs
0038      Union Excise
0044      Service Tax
         Total




To
     Shri Peeyush Kumar,                                                         Ministry/Department of
     Director (Budget)                                                           For Financial Adviser
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                        Date
     Room No. 68, North Block, New Delhi.                                        Telephone No.
                                                              35)
                                                         APPENDIX X-L
                                                            Form D-2
                                                   [See paragraph 10.2 & 11.5]

                                              ARREARS OF NON-TAX REVENUE
Demand No. ____________                                                          (As at the end of the year 2012-13)
Description                                              Amounts pending (Rs. crore)                           Total
0-1 year          1-2 years       2-3 years         3-5 years     above 5 years

Fiscal Services

Interest receipts
Of which
From State
Governments and
Union Territory
Governments

From Railways

From Departmental
Commercial
Undertakings

From Public Sector
& other Undertakings

Dividends and Profits
General Services

Police receipts

Economic Services

Petroleum Cess/Royalty

Communications
(License Fee) Receipts

Guarantee fee
Other Receipts

Total
To
     Shri Peeyush Kumar                                                          Ministry/Department of
     Director (Budget),                                                          For Financial Adviser
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                        Date
     Room No.68, North Block, New Delhi.                                         Telephone No.
                                                                  36)
                                                        APPENDIX X-M
                                                            Form D-4
                                                       [See paragraph 11.5]

                                                     ASSET REGISTER

Demand No. __________
                                                         Assets at the        Assets acquired     Cumulative total of
                                                       beginning of the         during the        assets at the end of the
                                                        year 2012-13           year 2012-13              year 2012-13
                                                            Cost (` cr)         Cost (` cr)              Cost (` cr)
Physical assets:
Land
Building
          Office
          Residential
Roads
Bridges
Irrigation Projects
Power projects
Other capital projects
Machinery & Equipment

Office Equipment
Vehicles

Total

Financial assets:
Equity Investment
         Shares
         Bonus shares
Loans and advances
         Loans to State & UT Govts.
         Loans to Foreign Govts.
         Loans to companies
         Loans to others
Other financial investments
Total

Notes:
    1. Assets above the threshold value of Rupees two lakh only to be recorded.
    2. This disclosure statement does not include assets of Cabinet Secretariat, Central Police Organizations, Ministry of
       Defence, Departments of Space and Atomic Energy.
To
     Shri Peeyush Kumar,                                                       Ministry/Department of
     Director (Budget),                                                        For Financial Adviser
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                      Date
     Room No. 68, North Block, New Delhi.                                      Telephone No.
                                                               37
                                                         APPENDIX X-N
                                                       [See paragraph 11.6]

Ministry/Department of

          Statement showing direct transfers of Central Assistance to State/District level Autonomous Bodies*

                                                                                                                 (` in Crore)
Sl.No.                  Name of scheme                          Major Head    Actuals       BE          RE         BE
                                                                              2012-13     2013-14    2013-14     2014-15

Sub/Grand
Total

* These could be Societies/State PSUs/Corporations owned/controlled by State Governments.

To
     Smt. Chandra Katyal,
     Section Officer (NS-I),                                                            Ministry/Department of
     Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,                               For Financial Adviser
     Room No. 239-A, North Block, New Delhi.                                            Date
                                                                                        Telephone No.
                                                                 38
                                                        APPENDIX X-O
                                                      [See paragraph 11.7]

                                                                                        Expenditure Budget Vol.I 2014-15

Part I: Externally Aided Projects under Central Plan where inflows during 2013-14 are Rs. 100 crore or more


                                                                                                                          (` in Crore)

   Name of the                                                                                                 RE            BE
                                              Name of Funding           Actuals           BE
concerned Ministry     Name of the Project
                                                 Agency                 2012-13         2013-14          2013-14          2014-15
   /Department




         Part-II

         (i) Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to States for Externally Aided Projects (EAP)
                                                                                                           (` in Crore)
                                    Actuals 2012-13        BE 2013-14             RE 2013-14            BE 2014-15
            Grant
            Loan




         (ii) Major Externally Aided Projects under State Plan



       Sl. No.      Name of the     Loan Currency     Loan Amount         Utilization Upto 31st         Utilization from
                      project                          in Million         March 2013 (INR in        01.04.2013 to 31.12.2013
                                                                                  Crore)                 (INR in crore)




                                                                                               Signature
                                                                                               Designation
                                                                                               Date
                                                                                               Telephone No.



         To,
         Shri C.K. Ramaswamy,
         Under Secretary (CDN),
         Ministry of Finance,
         Department of Economic Affairs,
         Room No.237, North Block, New Delhi.
                                                             39

                                                      APPENDIX X-P
                                                     [See Paragraph 11.3]
           STATEMENT SHOWING SCHEMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED CASTES

Demand No.

Name of the Ministry/Department

                                            Scheme under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan
                                                                                                         (Rs. in Crore)

    Details of the Scheme         2012-2013 Actual      2013-2014 Budget       2013-2014 Revised   2014-2015 Budget




To
Shri Rajeev Nayan Sharma
Deputy Director (States)                                                                     Signature
Ministry of Finance                                                                          Designation
Department of Economic Affairs,                                                              Date
Room No. 237, North Block                                                                    Telephone No.
New Delhi.                                                                                   Fax No.
                                                              40
                                                      APPENDIX X-Q
                                                      [See Paragraph 11.3]



Demand No.

Name of the Ministry/Department

                STATEMENT SHOWING SCHEMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED TRIBES



                                                 Scheme under Tribal Sub Plan
                                                                                                              (Rs. in Crore)

    Details of the Scheme         2012-2013 Actuals      2013-2014 Budget       2013-2014 Revised       2014-2015Budget




To
Shri Rajeev Nayan Sharma
Deputy Director (States)                                                                     Signature
Ministry of Finance                                                                          Designation
Department of Economic Affairs,                                                              Date
Room No. 237, North Block                                                                    Telephone No.
New Delhi.                                                                                   Fax No.
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                                                           APPENDIX X-R
                                                                                                 Expenditure Budget Volume-1
                                                                                                                      2014-15
                                                          (See Paragraph 11.8)

BUDGET PROVISIONS UNDER THE OBJECT HEAD GRANTS FOR CREATION OF CAPITAL ASSESTS

Demand No...........................


Name of the Ministry/Department.......................



                                                                                                                   (` in Crore)
Name of                      BE 2013-14                              RE 2013-14                      BE 2014-15
the Scheme
              Plan           Non Plan      Total         Plan        Non Plan     Total   Plan       Non Plan      Total




                                                                                                    Ministry/Deparment of ....
                                                                                                     For Financial Adviser.....
                                                                                                                      Date.....
                                                                                                            Telephone No......



To
Shri Bijender Singh,
Section Officer (Report)
Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs,
Room No. 225-A, North Block, New Delhi
                                                             42



                                                     APPENDIX-XI

                                                  [See paragraph 10.3]
                                              Liability on Annuity Projects

Ministry/Department    Name of the Project        Value of         Total Annuity         Term in        Annuity Payment
                                                  Project           Committed             Years            (per year)




       Total

To                                                                Signature of Chief Controller of Accounts
Shri C.K.Ramaswamy                                                Date
Under Secretary (B)                                               Telephone No.
Department of Economic Affairs, Room No.237
North Block, New Delhi
                                                                       43
                                                                 APPENDIX-XII


                                                              (See paragraph 12.3)

        Sections in Department of Economic Affairs, Budget Division to which the various
        estimates/information etc. are to be forwarded.
(i)      Revenue Receipts                                            States Section, Room No. 224-B, North Block, Tel. 23095173
(ii)     Capital Receipts                                            W & M Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095174
(iii)    Interest Receipts and Recoveries of Loans                   SD Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095029
(iv)     Statement showing guarantees given by Central               SD Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095029
         Government and outstanding as on 31.3.2012.
(iv)     SBE Proposed                                                Coordination Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel.23095174
(v)      SBE (Final):
         Non-Plan                                                    Accounts Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095210
         Plan                                                        Coordination Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel.23095174
(vi)     Notes on Demands and material for Demands for Grants        Demand Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095095
(vii) Statement showing resources of public enterprises              Coordination Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel.23095174
(viii) Statement showing provisions in the Budget                    Coordination Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel.23095174
                                                                     for Central and Centrally sponsored Plan Schemes
(ix)     Statement showing estimated strength of                     Demand Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095095
         establishment and provision therefor
(x)      Contribution to international bodies and Direct             NS-II Section, Room No. 239-A, North Block, Tel. 23095155
         transfters of Central Assistance to State/District
         level Autonomous bodies
(xi)     Notes on important Non - Plan items of expenditure          Accounts Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095210
         use in Expenditure Budget Vol.1)
(xii) Composite Grants:
      Interest Payments                                             Accounts Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095210
      Pensions                                                      Demand Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095095
      Loans to Government Servants, etc.                            Coordination Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095174

(xiii) Material for Statement-20 Gender Budgeting                   Accounts Section, Room No. 224-C, North Block, Tel. 23095210

(x1v) Material for Statement-21 Schemes for Dev. of SC/ST          States Section, Room No. 224-B, North Block, Tel. 23095173

(xv) Material for Statement-22 Schemes for the Welfare of
     the Children                                                   Demand Section, Room No. 225-A, North Block, Tel. 23095095
                                                              44
                                                   APPENDIX - XIII
                                                  (See paragraph 13)
                                       LIST OF DEMANDS FOR GRANTS, 2014-15

Code Demand        Name of Ministry/Department                 Code Demand        Name of Ministry/Department
 No. No.                                                        No. No.

1         Ministry of Agriculture                                  13        Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
     1    Department of Agriculture and Cooperation                     29   Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
     2    Department of Agricultural Research and Education
     3    Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and             14        Ministry of Earth Sciences
          Fisheries                                                     30   Ministry of Earth Sciences

2         Department of Atomic Energy                              15        Ministry of Environment and Forests
     4    Atomic Energy                                                 31   Ministry of Environment and Forests
     5    Nuclear Power Schemes
                                                                   16        Ministry of External Affairs
3         Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers                         32   Ministry of External Affairs
     6    Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
     7    Department of Fertilisers                                17        Ministry of Finance
     8    Department of Pharmaceuticals                                 33   Department of Economic Affairs
                                                                        34   Department of Financial Services
4         Ministry of Civil Aviation                                    35   Appropriation- Interest Payments
     9    Ministry of Civil Aviation                                    36   Transfers to State and Union Territory Governments
                                                                        37   Loans to Government Servants, etc.
5         Ministry of Coal                                              38   Appropriation - Repayment of Debt
     10   Ministry of Coal                                              39   Department of Expenditure
                                                                        40   Pensions
6         Ministry of Commerce and Industry                             41   Indian Audit and Accounts Department
     11   Department of Commerce                                        42   Department of Revenue
     12   Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion                 43   Direct Taxes
                                                                        44   Indirect Taxes
7         Ministry of Communications and Information                    45   Department of Disinvestment
          Technology
     13   Department of Posts                                      18        Ministry of Food Processing Industries
     14   Department of Telecommunications                              46   Ministry of Food Processing Industries
     15   Department of Electronics and Information
          Technology                                               19        Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
                                                                        47   Department of Health and Family Welfare
8         Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public                 48   Department of Ayurveda,Yoga & Naturopathy,
          Distribution                                                       Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)
     16   Department of Consumer Affairs                                49   Department of Health Research
     17   Department of Food and Public Distribution                    50   Department of AIDS Control

9         Ministry of Corporate Affairs                            20        Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public
     18   Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                      Enterprises
                                                                        51   Department of Heavy Industry
10        Ministry of Culture                                           52   Department of Public Enterprises
     19   Ministry of Culture
                                                                   21        Ministry of Home Affairs
11        Ministry of Defence                                           53   Ministry of Home Affairs
     20   Ministry of Defence                                           54   Cabinet
     21   Defence Pensions                                              55   Police
     22   Defence Services - Army                                       56   Other Expenditure of the Ministry of Home Affairs
     23   Defence Services - Navy                                       57   Transfers to Union Territory Governments
     24   Defence Services - Air Force
     25   Defence Ordnance Factories                               22        Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
     26   Defence Services - Research and Development                        Alleviation
     27   Capital Outlay on Defence Services                            58   Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

12        Ministry of Development of North Eastern                 23        Ministry of Human Resource Development
          Region                                                        59   Department of School Education and Literacy
     28   Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region               60   Department of Higher Education
                                                            45
Code Demand        Name of Ministry/Department               Code Demand     Name of Ministry/Department
 No. No.                                                      No. No.

24        Ministry of Information and Broadcasting           40         Ministry of Rural Development
     61   Ministry of Information and Broadcasting                84    Department of Rural Development
                                                                  85    Department of Land Resources
25        Ministry of Labour and Employment                  41         Ministry of Science and Technology
     62   Ministry of Labour and Employment                       86    Department of Science and Technology
                                                                  87    Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
26        Ministry of Law and Justice
                                                                  88    Department of Biotechnology
     63   Election Commission
     64   Law and Justice
     65   Appropriation - Supreme Court of India             42         Ministry of Shipping
                                                                  89    Ministry of Shipping
27        Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
     66   Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises    43         Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
                                                                  90    Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
28        Ministry of Mines                                       91    Department of Disability Affairs
     67   Ministry of Mines
                                                             44         Department of Space
29        Ministry of Minority Affairs                            92    Department of Space
     68   Ministry of Minority Affairs
                                                             45         Ministry of Statistics and Programme
30        Ministry of New and Renewable Energy                          Implementation
     69   Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
                                                                  93    Ministry of Statistics and Programme
                                                                        Implementation
31        Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
     70   Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
                                                             46         Ministry of Steel
32        Ministry of Panchayati Raj                              94    Ministry of Steel
     71   Ministry of Panchayati Raj
                                                             47         Ministry of Textiles
33        Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs                       95    Ministry of Textiles
     72   Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
                                                             48         Ministry of Tourism
34        Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and            96    Ministry of Tourism
          Pensions
     73   Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and       49         Ministry of Tribal Affairs
          Pensions                                                97    Ministry of Tribal Affairs
     74   Central Vigilance Commission
                                                             50         Union Territories (Without Legislature)
35        Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
                                                                  98    Andaman and Nicobar Islands
     75   Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
                                                                  99    Chandigarh
36        Ministry of Planning                                    100   Dadra and Nagar Haveli
     76   Ministry of Planning                                    101   Daman and Diu
                                                                  102   Lakshadweep
37        Ministry of Power
     77   Ministry of Power                                  51       Ministry of Urban Development
                                                                  103 Department of Urban Development
38        The President, Parliament, Union Public Service         104 Public Works
          Commission and the Secretariat of the Vice              105 Stationery and Printing
          President
     78   Appropriation - Staff, Household and Allowances    52       Ministry of Water Resources
          of the President
                                                                  106 Ministry of Water Resources
     79   Lok Sabha
     80   Rajya Sabha
                                                             53       Ministry of Women and Child Development
     81   Appropriation - Union Public Service Commission
     82    Secretariat of the Vice-President                      107 Ministry of Women and Child Development

39        Ministry of Road Transport and Highways            54       Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
     83   Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                 108 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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                                                                                                  Annex-A
                                        F.No. 7(5)/E-Coord/2004
                                          Government of India
                                           Ministry of Finance
                                       Department of Expenditure


                                                                    New Delhi, the 24th September, 2004
                                       OFFICE MEMORANDUM
   Sub : Guidelines on expenditure management - Fiscal prudence and austerity
   In supersession of this Departments O.Ms, dated 17/6/1996, 20/8/1998, 5/8/1999, 24/9/2000 and 10/
10/2001 on the subject cited above, the following austerity measures shall take effect from October 1,
2004 :
   i)   All on-going programmes and schemes, both Plan and non-Plan, should be carefully reviewed,
        scrutinized and evaluated to determine their continued relevance. This exercise should be taken
        up immediately and completed before the end of this calendar year.
   ii) Deviations of expenditure from the prescribed budgetary ceilings should not be allowed. FAs
       should personally ensure that unauthorized expenditure above the appropriations is not incurred
       in any circumstances.
   iii) It should be ensured that all profit-making PSEs declare a minimum dividend on equity of 20% or
        a minimum dividend pay out of 20% of post-tax profits, whichever is higher. The minimum dividend
        pay out in respect of Oil, Petroleum, Chemical and other infrastructure sectors should be 30% of
        post-tax profits;
   iv) All profit making companies must also consider issuing bonus shares to the Government.
   v) All profit making Joint Venture companies should be asked to make concerted efforts to give a
      dividend of 20% on Government equity holding.
   vi) Other non-tax receipts should be revised so that at least the cost of the services is recovered.
   vii) Budget formulation should lay greater emphasis on explicit recognition of the revenue constraints
        and a realistic projection of the budgetary allocations required for various projects/schemes and
        there must be rigid adherence to budgetary ceilings. All procedures laid down for incurring both
        Plan and Non-Plan expenditure on schemes should be followed scrupulously. In view of the severe
        constraints on resources, additional funds to any Ministry or Department shall not be provided at
        the revised estimate stage, except in rare and exceptional circumstances.
   viii) No fresh financial commitments should be made on items which are not provided for in the budget
         approved by Parliament.
   ix) There have been cases of Ministries, releasing funds to autonomous bodies year after year,
       despite the fact that there are substantial balances with them remaining unutilised and kept in
       deposit with the banks. . The Ministries should complete a detailed review of all such cases by
       31.10.2004 and, pending such a review, the Ministries are advised not to release funds in such
       cases. The responsibility for regulating release of funds in these cases will rest with the Financial
       Advisers (FAs).
   x) Most autonomous bodies are given 100% deficit grants. These shall be reduced in a graded
      manner by 5% in successive years/i.e. to 95% in the first year, 90% in the second year and so on,
      in respect of such bodies which have the potential of raising resources.
   xi) Timely repayment of loans provided by the Government to the PSUs and payment of fees/charges
       on Government Guarantees should also be monitored by the FAs.
   xii) There shall be a mandatory 10% cut in the budgetary allocation-for non-plan, non-salary
        expenditure, including OTA/ honorarium. No re-appropriation of funds to augment these heads of
                                                    47
         expenditure would be allowed. Austerity must be reflected in furnishing of offices/offices at
         residences. The expenditure limit prescribed for these purposes shall be strictly enforced.
     xiii) Utmost economy should be exercised in use of staff cars and other official vehicles. In accordance
           with the ceiling prescribed at SI. No. (xii), there shall be a 10% cut in the consumption and allocation
           of funds for expenditure on POL and travel.
     xiv)Foreign travel should be restricted to unavoidable official engagements. There shall be a ban on
         foreign travel for Study Tours, Seminars, Workshops etc. funded by the Govt. of India except for
         annual and other formal meetings of bilateral/multilateral bodies viz. IMF, World Bank, WHO, ILO,
         Joint Commissions, etc. Size of official delegations, where foreign travel is unavoidable, shall be
         restricted to the bare minimum.
     xv) The rate of per diem allowance for travel abroad to all countries and for all categories, officials/
         non-officials belonging to Government, autonomous institutions and PSUs shall continue to be
         depressed by 25% as at present.
     xvi)Utmost austerity will be observed in organizing conferences/ seminars/workshops. All grants being
         given for such purposes would be reviewed by Department of Expenditure.
     xvii) Ban on creation of Plan and Non-Plan posts will continue. Any unavoidable proposals for the
          creation of plan posts including Groups `B', "C and `D' posts -shall' continue to be referred to the
          Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) for approval.
     xviii) Every Ministry/Department shall undertake a review of all the posts which are lying vacant in the
          Ministry/Department and in the Attached and Subordinate Offices, in consultation with the Ministry
          of Finance (Department of Expenditure). FAs will ensure that the review is completed in a time
          bound manner (and, in any event, not later than 31.10.2004) and full details of vacant posts in
          their respective Ministries etc., are available. Till the review is completed, no vacant posts shall be
          filled up except with the approval of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure).
     xix)Implementation of existing instructions concerning abolition of posts should be ensured.
     xx) Purchase of new vehicles is banned until further orders, Exceptions will be allowed only for meeting
         the operational requirements of Defence, Central Para Military Forces, etc. New vehicles shall not
         be purchased even in replacement of condemned vehicles. Hiring of private vehicles from outside
         shall be limited to the number of vehicles condemned.
2. Secretaries to the Government of India and Financial Advisers are requested to ensure strict compliance
of the above instructions.



                                                                       Secretary to the Government of in India


To
1. Ail Secretaries to the Government of India (By Name)
2. All! FAs (By Name)
3. All Heads of Public Sector Enterprises
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                                                                                                   Annex-B
                                          Government of India
                                         Planning Commission

                                                                            Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
                                                                                      New Delhi-110 001

   Subject: Guidelines regarding inclusion of new Schemes in the Plan, enhancement of Five
            Year Plan/Annual Plan outlays, major changes in the scope and investment approval
            of the Plan Schemes, for the Central Ministries/Departments.

I. Proposals are often received from the Ministries for inclusion of new schemes in the Plan, enhancement
of Five Year Pian / Annual Plan outlays, major changes in scope of the schemes (including change in
objectives criteria and pattern of assistance / subsidies etc.). In this regard, inclusion of new schemes in
the Plan requires 'in principle' approval of Planning Commission before they are submitted for approval
to competent authorities as per existing delegation of powers. From the Eleventh Five Year Pian, the
following procedure would be adopted for inclusion of schemes / projects in the Plan.
a) Schemes that would not require 'In Principle' approval:
    Formulation of a Five Year Plan is a detailed exercise preceded by extensive deliberations "and
consultations by the Working Groups and Steering Committees. The existing schemes are examined by
the Working Groups / Steering Committees and revamping / modifications / strengthening are suggested
in many cases. The Steering Groups also recommend initiation of new schemes to fulfill specific objectives
after taking into account the plan priorities and the availability of resources.
(i) In case of the existing schemes which need to be continued in the next Plan, no `in principle' approval
would be required. This does not, however, mean that schemes can be continued from one Plan to
another without going through a rigorous Zero Based Budgeting exercise. In case a new component is to
be added to an existing scheme, this would be considered by the Steering Committee and recommended
for inclusion in the Five Year Plan. In case the component to be added is included in the Five Year Plan
with adequate allocation of resources, the additional component in existing Schemes would not require
'in principle' approval,
(ii) The new schemes /projects which are proposed to be taken up in the Plan have to be indicated in the
Plan Document and financial resources have to be fully provided for that scheme / project. In such cases,
'in principle' approval of the Planning Commission would not be required.
(iii) It may be noted that a mere mention of a project/scheme / additional component in an existing scheme
without adequate plan provision at the beginning of the Five Year Plan period would not be exempted
from the disciple of 'in principle' approval procedure. In brief, only the new schemes / projects/ additional
components that have been included in Five Year Plan with full provision of resources would not require
'in principle' approval.
b) Schemes that would require 'in principle' approval :
(i) Scheme / Project / additional component in an existing scheme which could not be included in the
Five Year Plan with adequate provision would require in principle approval of the Planning commission
before the Ministries / Departments seek sanction of the appropriate authorities for taking up the scheme/
project'.
(ii) For seeking 'in principle' approval, the Ministries / Departments should submit a detailed note to the
Planning Commission on the-justification for the new scheme / project with a broad outline of the proposed
scheme '/project
(iii) After obtaining 'in principle' approval, the Ministries / Departments shall conduct an exercise to find
resources for the proposed scheme /project / additional component in an existing scheme in consultation
with Planning Commission. This would require a detailed analysis of requirement and availability of funds
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for the existing Schemes and Projects. In case requirement of funds is higher than the availability, the
Ministries / Department should undertake a reprioritization exercise in consultation with subject division in
Planning Commission and based on the result give details of commitments on on-going schemes / projects
along with the requirement and availability of funds for the proposed scheme / project additional component
in an existing scheme clearly spelling out the implications of the reprioritization (in terms of re-phasing of
on-going schemes and / or weeding out of schemes together with its impact on physical output).
(iv) After obtaining 'in principle' approval of Planning Commission (which would mean specific approval
of Secretary Planning Commission) and tying up financial resources, the Ministry / Department would
process the scheme /project / additional component in an existing scheme to obtain necessary approvals
as per existing delegation of powers through SFC/EFC/'PIB, as the case maybe.
II. Enhancement of Five Year Plan/Annual Plan outlays: The Five Year Plans are generally indicative
in nature. They are operationalized through Annual Plans. As such outlays to be provided by the Planning
Commission for the Annual Plan will take into consideration such adjustments and enhancement as may
be necessary. After the Annual Plans have been finalized and corresponding amounts provided in the
Budget of the Centra! Ministries, upward revision of more than 10% of the Budget Estimate at the Revised
Estimate stage, should be referred by the concerned Ministry to the Planning Commission and it is only
after the Planning Commission concurs that these should be taken up with the Ministry of Finance for
Supplementary Grants.
III. Change in Scope: Major changes in the scope of the schemes already included in the Plan, in terms
of change in objectives, coverage of population, criteria, pattern of subsidy, assistance, etc. should be
first referred to the Planning Commission for obtaining concurrence in the same manner as a new scheme
(item 1 above) before the revised scheme is processed for sanction by the competent authority. In case
of continuing CSS, approval for change in scope etc., may. be sought as per the existing procedure and
delegation of authority from the Planning Commission, as in other Plan Schemes.
IV. Sanction of the Scheme:
    All continuing and new schemes included in the Five Year Plan are to be sanctioned by the competent
authority (Board of Companies/Ministries/Ministry of Finance/CCEA) after the recommendations of the
respective body (DSC / SFC / EFC / PIB, etc.) as the case may be, in accordance with the existing
delegation of financial powers. These approvals should be processed by the Central Ministries only after
necessary Pian provisions are available in the Five Year Pian /Annual Plan, in case of new schemes,
these should be processed after the Planning Commission has concurred to their inclusion in the Plan.
V. Procedure for introduction of a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS);
    Approval of full Planning Commission is necessary for including a CSS in the Plan. For introduction of
a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), which meets the criteria* laid down by the Committee of
National Development Council (NDC), the Ministries/Departments should first obtain an "in principle"
approval of the Planning Commission, (specific approval of Secretary, Planning Commission) giving
justification for introduction of the scheme and indicating :
(i) whether the existing Centrally Sponsored Schemes being run by the Ministry/Department have been
    reviewed and schemes identified for closure, weeding out and/ or merger with full details thereof;
(ii) whether an exercise has been carried out for avoidance of multiplicity of implementation machinery,
     and if so, results thereof;
(iii) Scheme wise details of number of posts sanctioned/created at the Ministry/Department, Central,
      State and District level;
(iv) Whether any rationalization exercise has been undertaken, and if so, details thereof;
(v) Are there existing schemes with similar objectives in the Ministry/Department of ether Central Ministries/
    Departments and / or schemes with similar objectives being implemented by the State Governments,
    and if so: details thereof and the justification for taking up the new scheme instead of strengthening /
    modifying the existing schemes;
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(vi) The reasons for not implementing the scheme under State Plan with earmarked funds.


VI. The receipt of this communication may kindly be acknowledged.




Secretaries of all Central Ministries /Departments.
Planning Commission UO No. N-11016/4/2006-PC dated 29.8.2006

Copy for information to : Cabinet Secretary,
                          Rashtrapati Bhavan,
                          New Delhi.




* Narasimha Rao Committee (Committee of NDC on CSS) in its first meeting held on Is November, 1986, approved
  the modified criteria for retention of existing and initiation of new Centrally Sponsored Schemes as set out below:
* The fulfillment of an important national objective such as poverty alleviation, achievement of minimum standards in
  education, or;
* The programme has a regional or inter-State character or;
* The programme or scheme should be in the nature of a pace setter or should relate to demonstration, survey or
  research
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                                                                                      Annex-C
                                     F.No.7/13/2001-NS(I)
                                      Ministry of Finance
                                Department of Economic Affairs
                                       (Budget Division)

                                       Office Memorandum

                                                                 New Delhi, the 24th April, 2001

Subject: Lump sum Provision for North Eastern Region & Sikkrm

       Communications have been received from the Planning Commission regarding
certain shortcomings in lump sum provisions made for North Eastern Region & Sikkim
for the fiscal 2001-02. Based on the review of Ihe Budget Documents for 2001-02, certain
lacunae have been observed in the manner of depiction of the provision and the quantum
allocated. With a view to maintaining uniformity in depiction and in the quantum of
allocation the following is clarified for information and guidance:
(a)    10% of Central Plan allocations is to be earmarked for projects/schemes for
       the benefit of North-Eastern Region and Sikkim. It is observed that in case
       of a number of Ministries/ Departments the provision indicated is much
       lower than the stipulated percentage. It is reiterated that the provision made
       for the lump sum amount should be in accordance with the Budget Division
       letter of 28.01.00.,
(b)    the lump sum provision-of project/schemes for North Eastern Region &
       Sikkim should be made      under Major Head 2552     (in case of revenue
       expenditure) and Major Head 4552 (in case of capital expenditure). Certain
       Ministries/Department have incorrectly depicted the provision under other
       Major Heads. Changes in classification may be brought about by taking
       necessaiy supplementaries.
(c)    Except such Ministries/Departments that have been exempt from making
       provision for North Eastern Region & Sikkim, all others are to make such
       allocation.   Ministries/Department s like Water Resources,  Public works,
       Telecommunications,      Industrial  Policy  &   Promotion,  Small    Scale
       Industries & Agro & Rural Industries have not made any allocation and
       may clarify to this Ministry if they have been exempted from making
       allocation  for   North     Eastern  Region  &   Sikkim,  by the   Planning
       Commission.
This issues with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).




                                                                    Deputy Secretary (Budget)

All FA's.
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                                                                                               Annex-D

                                F. No. 2(66)-B(CDN)/2001(Vol II)
                             Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
                                Department of Economic Affairs
                                        (Budget Division)

                                        Office Memorandum

                                                                  New Delhi, the 13 September, 2002


Subject: Budgeting for/ Expenditure from Lump sum Provision for North Eastern
         Region & Sikkim


      In accordance with the decision of the Government, all Ministries/Departments, unless
specifically exempted from doing, so, are to make a lump sum provision of 10% of their central
plan allocation for projects / schemes in North Eastern Region and Sikkim. Over the years
Minislries/Departments have been making these provisions and incurring expenditure in the region
in terms of laid down decisions on the subject. However, certain divergence in practices have
been observed in the matter and, therefore, the following is clarified for guidance:

      (a) Lump sum provision for Revenue expenditure in the NE region should be provided for under
          Major Head 2552- "North Eastern Areas". Similarly lump sum provision for capital
          expenditure should be provided under Major Head 4552- "Capital Outlay on North
          Eastern Areas". It is important to make a realistic assessment of revenue and capital provision
          at the Budget formulation stage itself since reappropriation from revenue to capital and
          vice versa is not within the powers of the Ministries and will call for a supplementary
          provision. The practice of making provision for North Eastern Region and Sikkim should
          not be done under any other major head, as has been observed in the case of some Departments.

      (b) At the revised estimate stage, the lump sum provision should be 10% of the revised plan
          amount and depicted accordingly in SBEs. It has been observed that some Ministries/
          Departments have been showing a zero provision at the RE stage under the lump sum
          heads on the ground that the amounts due to be spent in the region have been duly
          reappropriated for Project/Schemes in the region. With a view to maintaining uniformity
          across Ministries/Departments it has been decided that all Ministries/
          Departments at the RE stage indicate lump sum provisions as 10% of the
          central plan RE amount unless exempt from making provisions for the
          region.

      (c) In some Ministries/Departments there are large savings being reported
          under Major heads 2552 and 4552 at the end of the year on account of inadequate
          expenditure in the region. It is impressed upon all Ministries/Departments that expenditure
          in the region should be in conformity with the 10% requirement as has been laid down.
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          Large savings will be contrary to instructions issued by this Ministry on strict financial
          discipline, based on recommendations of the Public Accounts Commitfee.
      (d) I n s ta n c e s o f rea p p r o p r i a t i o n s b e i n g p r o p o s e d f r o m l u m p s u m p r o v i s i o n i n
          t h e N o r t h E a s t e r n R e g i o n a n d S i k k i m to O t h e r P r o j e c ts / S c h e m e s o u ts i d e
          t h e r e g i o n h a v e b e e n r e c e i v e d i n t h i s M i n i s t r y. It i s r e i t e r a t e d t h a t s u c h
          proposals will not ordinarily be entertained in this Ministry." Expenditure should be
          undertaken on projeet/schemes in the region itself.
      The above issues in consultation with the Department of Development of North
      Eastern Region.




                                                                                              Deputy Secretary (Budget)



All Financial Advisers.
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                                                                                                           Annex-E
                                        N o. F. 2 (66)- B(CDN)/2001
                                             Ministry of Finance
                                      Department of Economic Affairs
                                            ( Budget Division )


                                                                                                         New Delhi,
                                                                                              14th September, 2005.
                                           OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject:       Procedure for providing funds for development of North Eastern
               Region and Sikkim under `Plan' expenditure in Statement of Budget
               Estimates and Detailed Demands for Grants.


       At present, the funds for development of North Eastern Region and Sikkirn are being provided
for under the Major Heads `2552-North Eastern Region' for revenue expenditure and `4552-Capital
Outlay on North Eastern Region' for Capital expenditure under `plan' side. These are shown as
lumpsum provisions in the Statement of Budget Estimates and Detailed Demands for Grants of the
respective Minisiry/Department, initially. Such sums are subsequently re appropriated to the functional
heads of accounts for the purpose of incurring the expenditure. Reappropriations from the lumpsum
provision from the Major Heads `2552' and `4552' are carried out with the approval of Secretaries of
respective Ministry/Department, who have, been delegated powers for this purpose through this
Ministry's D.Q.No.2(66)-B(CDN)/2001 dated 12.6.2001.

2,     The above procedure has further been reviewed in the light of concerns expressed
by   few     Ministries/Departments        in   obtaining       the necessary      Parliament sanction in time,
through Supplementary Grants, during the course of the year, as either the break-up of
scheme-wise          expenditure        provided         under      `2552-etc '         and      `4552-etc'      are
not brought to the notice of Parliament through Detailed Demands for Grants or certain
items of expenditure, such as, grants-in-aid, subsidy, etc. attract the limits of New
Service/New Instrument of Service. This leads to delays in the release of budget
sanctions and implementation of programmes and schemes in the North Eastern Region.

3.     To    mitigate       such   difficulties,    it   has    been    decided     to    show      the   proposed
break-up of the lumpsum provision for development of North Eastern and Sikkim
Region      upto     object    head    level       corresponding       to   different    functional       rnajor/sub-
major/minor        heads,     indicating    the     details, and    depict     accordingly        in   the Detailed
                                                            `
Demands for Grants under the Major Head 2552-North Eastern Region' and the Major
Head `4552-Capital Outlay on North Eastern Region ' for eventual reappropriation. This
would facilitate informing Parliament about the nature of expenditure, end-beneficiary,
etc. After approval of the budget by Parliament, the expenditure provisions can be
transferred to the functional head for incurring expenditure through reappropriation by
exercise, of powers delegaied in this Ministry's D.O.letter Nb.F.2(66)-B(CDN)/2001
dated 12.6.2001.
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(From pre-page)

4.     This procedure becomes operative from the year 2006-07 onwards.
5.     This has the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).




                                                                           Additional Budget Officer
                                                                                 2309 2649



All Secretaries/Financial Advisers of Ministries/Department
The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
The Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance., Department of Expenditure.
All Chief Controllers/Controllers of Accounts of Ministries/Departments.
Financial Commissioner, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
Member (Finance), Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi.
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                                                                                           Annex-E-I

                                    No.F.2(66)-B(CDN)/2001
                                       Ministry of Finance
                                 Department of Economic Affairs
                                       ( Budget Division )

                                                                                           NewDelhi,
                                                                                  5th February, 2007.

                                     OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject:      Procedure for providing funds for development of North Eastern
              Region and Sikkim under `Plan' expenditure in Statement of
              Budget Estimates and Detailed Demands for Grants.


             Attention is invited to this Ministry's Office Memorandum of even number dated
14.9.2005, wherein the procedure for depicting the detailed provisions upto object head level towards
development of North Eastern Region and Sikkim under `Plan' expenditure in Statement of Budget
Estimates and Detailed Demands for Grants was brought out.
2.             Certain Ministries/Departments have sought clarification on operation of the object
head `Loans and Advances' under the Capital Outlay head viz. `4552-Capital Outlay on North
Eastern Areas'. As the object head `Loans and Advances' is operated in the loan section, it has
been decided to .operate the Major Head `6552-Loans for North Easter Areas' out of the 10%
mandatory allocation (from GBS) towards development of NER in case funds are sought to be
provided as `loans'. Thus, the procedure enunciated in paragraph 3 of this Ministry's O.M. of even
number dated 14.9.2005 will, equally, be applicable to the Major Head `6552-Loans for North Eastern
Areas'. While reckoning the 10% mandatory allocation towards development of North Eastern
Areas and Sikkim, the provision made under the Major Head `6552-Loans for North Eastern Areas'
will also be taken into account.




                                                                        Additional Budget Officer
                                                                              2309 2649




All Secretaries/Financial Advisers of Ministries/Department
The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi
The Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
All Chief Controllers/Controllers of Accounts of Ministries/Departments.
Financial Commissioner, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
Member (Finance), Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi.
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                                                                                                                        Annex-F

                  D.O.F. No.2(66)-B(CDN)/2001
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                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OFEXPENDITURE
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                                                                                                    Tel. : 3012929
                                                                                                           3011663
                                                                                                    Fax : 3017546


                                                                                                      12th June, 2001

Dear Secretary,

         Finance Ministry has been receiving references from several Ministries/Departments regarding
difficulties in re-appropriation of funds from the lump-sum provision for schemes for the benefit
of North-Eastern Region and Sikkim to relevant functional heads.

2.     A s p e r t h e D e l e g a t i o n o f F i n a n c i a l P o w e r s R u l e s , c e r ta i n p o w e r s v e s t
with the Ministry of Finance for reappropriation of funds which can be met out of savings
available within the Grant. It has now been decided that as far as reappropriation of funds from
the lump-sum provision for schemes for benefit of North-Eastern Region and Sikkim are concerned,
the power to re-appropriate will be delegated to the Secretaries of the Ministries/
Departments, who will exercise this power in concurrence with their Financial Advisers. It may,
however, be stressed that this particular delegation of power is limited to the re-appropriation of
funds from lump-sum provision to the schemes for the benefit of schemes/programmes in the
North Eastern Region and Sikkim alone. It is, thus, the responsibility of the concerned Ministry/
Department to ensure that no re-appropriation from the lump sum provision for the North Eastern
Region and Sikkim is carried out for schemes which are not for the benefit of NER and Sikkim.

         With regards,
                                                                                                      Yours sincerely,



                                                                                                                Sd/.......

                                                                                                   ( C.M. Vasudev )




Ail the Secretaries to the Government of India
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                                                                                                Annex-G
                                          No. F.7(6)-B(R)/2001
                                          Government of India
                                           Ministry of Finance
                                    Department of Economic Affairs
                                            (Budget Division)
                                                                                    Dated 20th July, 2001


                                       OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject:    Sixteenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (13th Lok Sabha) Union Government
           Appropriation Accounts (Civil) - 1996-97 -Measures for minimising "unspent balances".


        The undersigned is directed to invite a reference to the observations and recommendations made
by the Public Accounts Committee in para 13.1 of their above mentioned Report and to say that the Public
Accounts Committee while faking adverse note of the whopping saving of Rs. 44231.22 crore in the
grants pertaining to civil Ministries/Departments for the year 1996-97 has noted that out of (he above
saving, Rs. 29466.03 crore was on account of less drawal of 31 days Treasury Bills. Excluding these
Treasury Bills savings, the effective saving of Rs. 34765.3 3 crore constituted more than two (times the
supplementary grants of Rs.. 7326.86 crore and 3.5 per cent of the total provision of Rs. 420902.71 crore.
The Committee has further observed that there was aggregate savings (both Revenue and Capital Sections)
amounting to Rs. 3 1266.16 crore in the Voted portion mid Rs. 32965 .06 crore in the Charged portion.
2.      Taking serious view of this state, of affairs, the Public Accounts Committee has observed that
this indicates the lack of earnestness on the part of Ministries/Departments concerned reflecting on the
injudicious formulation of budget estimates/utilisation of funds, where such savings could have
been significantly reduced, if not avoided altogether, by making realistic budgetary project tons by the
concerned Ministries/Departments.
3.      In order, therefore, to avoid this recurring malady, all Ministries/Departments are advised that
existing mechanism of review, monitoring and control should be so geared as to make a
more careful formulation of plan/schemes having regard to ground realities and achievable targets and
also to make realistic assessment of funds.                The monitoringmechanism to oversee flow of
expenditure under various schemes should also be lightened in such a way as to keep a monthly watch
over flow of expenditure. In case there is likelihood of any savings, corrective action should be taken
immediately in surrender the saving well in advance as required under Rule 69 of Genera! Financial
Rules.



                                                                               (D.Swarup)
                                                                Joint Secretary to the Government of India


1,     All Ministries/Departments as per standard mailing list.
2,     All Secretaries to the Government of India.
3,     All Financial Advisers Ministries/ Departments.
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                                                                                                    Annex-H
                                           F.No.7(l)/B(D)/2006
                                            Ministry of Finance
                                      Department of Economic Affairs
                                            {Budget Division)
                                                                                 New Delhi, 31st July, 2006.


                                           Office Memorandum


Subject: Public Account Committee (14th Lok Sabha) -Recommendation in Para No. 14
         contained in Report No 17- Large-scale Unspent provisions - regarding.


         The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No.7(6)-B(R)/2001 dated 20th July,
2001 issued in the context of the Public Accounts Committee (13th Lok Sabha) in para 13.1 in their 16*
Report, taking adverse note of the large scale unspent provisions of Rs.44,231.22 crore in the Grants/
Appropriations operated by the Civil Ministries/Departments during the year 1996-97 and recommendation
thereon (copy enclosed). Further to that Report the PAC of 14th Lok Sabha has inter-alia recommended
in para 14 of 17th Report that the Ministry of Finance, being the nodal Ministry should impress upon all
the Ministries/Departments to make a thorough study of the cases where large scale (Rs.lOO crore or
more) unspent provisions have occurred and lay down appropriate guidelines for being followed by them
in this regard.
2,      In this context, attention is invited to Department of Expenditure's OM No. F.No. 5(6)/L&C/2006
dated 1st June 2006 regarding updated Scheme of' Integrated Financial Adviser'. Para 9 (i) of the above
mentioned OM enjoins upon Financial Advisors with the assistance of CCAs/CAs the responsibility of
bringing in more analytical inputs" into the budget formulation process to ensure better inter-
se programme/priortization and allocation within budget ceilings based on expenditure profiles of each
programme, assessment of outcomes and current status of projects. Such analysis is envisaged to ensure
a more realistic and efficient deployment of resources, reduce the reliance on supplementaries and
help significantly control injudicious formulation of budget estimates/utilization of funds where
"large savings'/unspent provisions can be reduced if not altogether avoided. Further in order to efficiently
re-deploy the savings anticipated to occur in the financial year, the Financial Advisers are required to
comply with the provisions in Rule 56 of the General Financial Rules 2005 for surrendering the savings to
Government in time as per the dates prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
3.      It is expected that earlier instructions of this Ministry on the need for the individual Departments to
put in place effective mechanism for realistically assessing "their requirement of funds in a way that
would ward off the occurrence of unwarranted surrender of savings at a later date, may have
been implemented by Departments/Ministries concerned. The Public Accounts Committee" (PAC) in
Para 14 of the 17th Report relating to Union Government Appropriation Accounts (Civil) 1996-97 has
observed that "large scale unspent provisions under Grants/Appropriations by the civil Ministries/
Departments have become an almost recurring feature and the position is still to improve. The Committee
are inclined to conclude that the concerned Ministries/Departments have not made any serious attempts
to apply effective corrective measures in accordance with the Committee's recommendations". Therefore,
in compliance with the recommendation made by the PAC in this regard, the Financial Advisers are
requested to carry out a thorough study of the cases/schemes where large-scale unspent provisions
have occurred and take the following appropriate action so as to avoid recurrence of large-scale unspent
provisions in their respective Demands for Grants:
   (i)     Budget Estimates and Revised Estimates shall be prepared with reference to the measurable/
           monitorable commitments made in the Outcome Budget and fiscal discipline enforced in
           implementation of programmes/projects to ensure 'value for money';
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     (ii)       Ministries/Departments may)' review the expenditure profile of each major schemes/
                programmes at regular intervals and apply the result of such analysis at the time of initial
                budget formulation so that a more realistic estimation of expenditure is made;
     (iii)      Ministries/Departments may, after carrying out such review, intimate this Ministry at the time
                of finalization of Revised Estimates of the current year the possible savings in their Grant for
                re-deployment of resources to other priority sectors;
     (iv)       In case any savings are identified even after finalization of Revised Estimates of the year,"
                surrender of such savings may be intimated to this Ministry immediately;
4,           All Ministries/Departments are requested to note the above instructions for strict compliance.




                                                                                         ( L. M. Vas)
                                                                                      Joint Secretary (Budget)
     To,
     1. All the Ministries/Departments (as per the standard list).
     2. All Secretaries to the Government of India.
     3. Financial Advisers of the all Ministries/Departments.


     Copy also to:
             (i) All Under Secretaries/Deputy Directors in the Budget Division.
             (ii) All Section Officers in Budget Division.
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                                                                                                     Annex-I
                                         F. No.15(4)/B(D)/2003
                                           Ministry of Finance
                                     Department of Economic Affairs
                                            (Budget Division)
                                                                                 New Delhi, the 9th July 2003.

                                         OFFICE MEMORANDUM

          Subject :    Opening of detailed head "Information Technology" under six level heads
                       classification in Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministries/Departments.


     In pursuance of the recommendation of High Powered Committee for improving administrative
efficiency for earmarking an amount exceeding 2-3 per cent of Ministries/Departments' budget for initiatives
relating to furthering the use of Information Technology, including training, acquisition of hardware, software
as well as development "and maintenance of software etc., Planning Commission had vide their D.O. No.
H-11016/32/97-PC dated 24.4.1998 and D.O. No. N-11016/8/2000-PC dated 23.10.2000 directed all
Ministries/Departments to locate the required amount for information Technology. Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure had also issued a circular F.No. 10/3/E.Coord/99 dated 9.11.1999 reiterating
the same, with the specific instructions to ail Financial Advisers that a separate budget head be indicated
for the purpose.
2.     At present no specific object head for booking of expenditure for "Information
Technology"        exists in DFPRs. To ensure common standardization of heads of
classification and to facilitate the monitoring of expenditure incurred by various
Ministries/Departments, on "information Technology", it has been                decided in
consultation with Controller General of Accounts and Department of Expenditure, to
place "Information Technology" at `detailed head 1 level at the fifth level of classification
in Detailed Demands for Grants. A standard computer code, i.e. "99" has been allotted
against "information Technology" to serve the purpose of consolidating the
expenditure incurred by a Ministry/Department on the same.

3.        This issues with the approval of Additional Secretary(Budget).




                                                                   Deputy Secfetary to the Govt. of India

TO

     1.      All Financial Advisers of Ministries/Departments.
     2.      Chief Controller of Accounts of Ministries and Departments.
     3.      Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
     4.      Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi.
     5.      Director of Audit, Central Revenues, New Delhi.
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                                                                                                  Annex-J(I)
                                            F. No.21(1)/-PD/2005
                                            Government of India
                                             Ministry of Finance
                                       Department of Economic Affairs
                                             (Budget Division)
                                                                             Room No. 168A, North Block,
                                                                       New Delhi, dated December 27, 2006
                                            OFFICE MEMORANDUM
             Subject :   Cash management system in Central Government -- modified exchequer
                         control based expenditure management and restrictions on expenditure during
                         the last quarter of the financial year.


       The undersigned is directed to refer to Office Memorandum of even number dated January 10,
2006 regarding introduction of exchequer control based expenditure with effect from April 1, 2006.
2.     Based on the working of the scheme, it has been decided to expand and modify
the Scheme as detailed below.
3.      The Modified           Cash    Management       System     seeks    to   achieve,    inter alia,   the
following objectives -


      (i)       Obtain greater evenness in the budgeted expenditure within the financial year, especially in
                respect of items entailing large sums of advance releases and transfers to corpus
                funds.
     (ii)       Reduce rush of expenditure during the last quarter, especially the last month of the financial
                year.
     (iii)      Reduce tendency of parking of funds.
     (iv)       Effectively monitor the expenditure pattern.
     (v)        Better planning of Indicative Market Borrowing Calendar of the Central Government.


4.      The Scheme shall apply in respect of 23 Demand for Grants listed in Annex I,
including 9 to which the Scheme is being extended with effect from financial year 2007-08.
5.    Financial Advisor would be responsible for the implementation of the modified
expenditure management system. He/she may nominate a nodal officer for the purpose.
6.     In respect of each Demand for Grant, Monthly Expenditure Plan (separately for
Plan and Non-Plan Expenditure) [MEP] would be worked out and included as an annex
to the Detailed Demand for Grant in respect of the said Demand for Grant. Suggested
format is at Annex-II.
7.    MEP would form the basis of Quarterly Expenditure Allocations [QEA]. The
Department/Ministries concerned may not issue cheques beyond the Quarterly
Expenditure Allocation [which would be equal to the sum of provisions under Monthly
Expenditure Plan], without prior consent of Ministry of Finance [Cash Management Cell,
Budget Division].
8.           The MEP may be finalized taking into account the following -
     (a)        MEP for the month of March may not exceed 15 per cent of the budgeted
                provision [Budget Estimate];
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     (b)    MEP for the months of January-March may be so fixed that the QEA for the
            last quarter may not exceed 33 per cent of the budgeted provision; and
    (c)     The extant guidelines of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure,
            including D.O.No.7(3)/2006/E.Coord, dated December 21, 2006.
9.      The exchequer control would apply cumulatively at the Demand for Grants level
only, i.e. inter se variations between months within a quarter, between plan and non-plan
and between schemes would be permissible, subject to statutory restrictions and extant
guidelines.
10.     Savings, if any, incurred under the Quarterly Expenditure Allocations would not
be available for automatic carry forward to the next quarter. The Department/Ministry
may, however, approach Ministry of Finance for revalidation of such savings through
modification in the Monthly Expenditure Plan and thereby Quarterly Expenditure
Allocation. Spill over in respect of Monthly Expenditure Plan, not inconsistent with
Quarterly      Expenditure Allocation         would     not require    prior revalidation from
Ministry of Finance but may be included in the quarterly modification.
11     Ministry of Finance would consider such requests for revalidation within a period
of 15 days of receipt of such request, failing which the request for revalidation would be
deemed to have been granted.
12     The Monthly Expenditure Plan and Quarterly Expenditure Allocations pertaining
to the 4 th .quarter of the financial year would be subsumed in the finalization of Revised
Estimate for the financial year.
13     The Monthly Expenditure Plan and Quarterly Expenditure Allocations may be
made in gross terms.
14     In addition to the above, it is advised that even in respect of Demand for Grants
not covered by the modified exchequer management system, the expenditure in the last
quarter of the financial year may not exceed 33 per cent of the Budget allocation for the
Demand for Grants. However, in the event of Revised Estimates being fixed lower than
the Budget Estimate, actual expenditure may be kept within the Revised Estimate.
           It is clarified that the above provision shall apply in the current financial year as well.
15     This Office Memorandum supersedes the Office Memorandum of even number
dated January 10, 2006.
16        Receipt of this Office Memorandum may kindly be acknowledged.



                                                                                    (V.S.Chauhan)
                                                                                     OSD (Budget)
                                                                           E mail phauhan(a),nic.in
To

     1.      All Financial Advisors.
     2.      Principal Director, O/o Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
     3.      Joint Controller General of Accounts.
     4.      All Directors/OSD/ABO/US/DD/Section Officers in Budget Division.
     5.      NIC, Ministry of Finance.
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                                                                           Annex -I
SI.No.   Demand No                       Name of the Ministry/Department


  3.       1         Department of Agriculture and Cooperation

  2.       2         Department of Agricultural Research and Education

  3.       8         Department of Fertilisers

  4.      11         Department of Commerce

  5.      14         Department of Telecommunications

  6.      18         Department of Food and Public Distribution

  7.      31         Ministry of External Affairs

  8.      32         Department of Economic Affairs

  9.      41         Indian Audit and Accounts Department

10.       42         Department of Revenue

 11.      43         Direct Taxes

12.       44         Indirect Taxes

13.       47         Department of Health & Family Welfare

14.       57         Department of School Education and Literacy

15.       58         Department of Higher Education

16.       68         Ministry of Panchayati Raj

17.       71         Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

18.       73         Ministry of Power

19.       79         Department of Rural Development

20.       86         Department of Road Transport and Highways

21.       92         Ministry of Textiles

22.      100         Department of Urban Development

23.      104         Ministry of Women & Child Development
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                                                                     Annex-II



Financial Year



Month            Plan   Non Plan        Total   Cumulative - Total

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

Total
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                                      D.O.No.7(3)/2006/E.Coord
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                                                                         SECRETARY
                                                                DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
                                                                    MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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Dr. Sanjiv Misra                                                       xÉ<Ç ÉÊnããÉÉÒ /New Delhi
                                                                              Tel. : 23092929
                                                                                     23092663
                                                                             Fax : 23092546

                                                                                December 21, 2006.
                 Dear Secretary,

                         I write to highlight some of the important initiatives taken for improvement in
                  public expenditure management and also to share the concerns and priorities that fie
                  ahead in this direction.

                  o       Revised Charter for Financial Advisers and (Chief) Controllers of Accounts was
                  issued vide OM no. 5(6)/L&C/2006 dated June 1. 2006 with a view to redefine their
                  role, responsibilities and accountability, authority and facilitate capacity-building.

                  Q      Economy instructions were issued vide No. 7(3) /2006 / E-Coord dt July 22,
                  2006, followed by suppiementaries /clarifications vide OM No. 7(3) /2006 / E-Coord
                  dated August 8. 2006: OM No. 23(2) /2006 / E-Coord dated August 18.2006. October
                  30. 2006 (Pt I, II & III) and OM No. 7(3) /2006 / E-Coord dt December 7. 2006.

                  o       Manuals on `Works', `Consultancy' and `Goods' have been finalized and circulated
                  to all Ministries/Departments. (August 31, 2006 and November 7, 2006)

                  o      The Finance Secretary impressed upon the need of strengthening Internal Audit
                  in the Ministries/Departments, vide his D.O letter no. 3(ll)/06 (L&C) dated September
                  4. 2006 and the C&AG of India was requested to constitute a Task Force to benchmark
                  the status of internal audit and suggest roadmap of reforms. The report of the Task
                  Force has recently been received.

                  o      Revised guidelines were issued for preparation of Outcome Budget 2007-08
                  vide OM no. F. No.2(l)Pers/E-Coord/OB/2005 dated December 12. 2006 merging the
                  performance budget and the outcome budget into a single document; requiring the
                  Ministries to link release of funds with progress in achieving monitorable physical
                  progress and putting in place formal monitoring mechanisms to monitor progress against
                  commitments made in the Outcome Budget.

                  2.      During pre-Budget meetings, the need of observance of 33% ceiling on
                  expenditure during the last quarter; reduction in unspent balances and outstanding
                  utilization certificates; and observance of conditionalities, rules and procedures in
                  incurring expenditure has been repeatedly emphasized. While the follow up action on
                  the above will continue, it is felt that the following initiatives should be taken at the
                  earliest.
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3.      Further modernization of financial management system should be given a high
priority, considering the increased level of public expenditure in a decentralized manner.
The Financial Advisers should pro-actively review the status of e- banking and e-
procurement in the respective Ministries/Departments and apprise us on the achievements
thereon.

4.     Sound expenditure management begins with control and monitoring of commitments
to    expenditures.     Ministries/Departments        may consider putting  reporting
systems in place to give the Secretary a regular feedback on build-up of commitments
such as the following: (We look forward to specific suggestions in other areas-where
formal systems of commitment tracking may be introduced.)

(i)     Unpaid bills for goods/services received.

(ii)    Un-discharged liability under contracts that prevents space for taking up new activities,

(iii)   Carry forward liability of funds requirements to complete on-going works that would be a
        priority charge on future budgets and would reduce the scope of undertaking new projects.

5.      Avoidance of rush of expenditure towards the end of the financial year continues to
be an area of concern. Presently, not more than one-third of the Budget Estimates may be
spent in the last quarter of the financial year. It is considered necessary to fine tune this
further for controlling expenditure in the last month of the year. Accordingly, it is being
stipulated that during the month of March, the expenditure should be limited to 15%
of the Budget Estimates. Detailed instructions are being issued by the Budget Division.
All the Ministries/Departments would be required to adhere to these guidelines.

6.     It is necessary to ensure that as far as practicable the cheques issued in a financial
year are encashed within the financial year. Further, all cheques / bank drafts should be
delivered to the payees or dispatched on or before 31 st March. Exact measures to be taken
may be decided locally. These may include a combination of (a) surrender of
chequebooks; (b) certified reports to be given to higher authorities by 31 st March on last
cheque/draft issuedydispatched/delivered; and (c) a ban on issue of cheques on 31 st March.
It is expected that use of cheques should in any case decline, with increasing resort to
electronic transfer of funds to payees. The Ministries/Departments are advised to review
their payment systems with these considerations in mind and have appropriate internal
checks in place.

7.     It is also considered desirable that in the last month of the year, payments
may be made only for the goods and services actually procured and for reimbursement
of expenditure already incurred. Hence, no amount should be released in advance (in the last
month) with the exception of the following:

(i)     Advance payments to contractors under terms of duly executed contracts as the Government
        would not renege on its legal, contractual obligations,

(ii)    Any loans or advances to Government servants etc. or private individuals as a measure of
        relief and rehabilitation as per service conditions or on compassionate grounds.

(iii)   Any other exceptional case with the approval of the Financial Adviser. However, a list of such
        cases may be sent by the FA to the Department of Expenditure by 30th April for information.
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8.      Considering substantial improvement in the ways and means position of the~States
and the pressing need to reduce the prevalence of unspent balances, regular recipients of
Central budgetary support may be encouraged to switch over to claiming frequent
reimbursement. To assist them, a. rolling advance may be initially given. We would
liberally support pilot projects and selected schemes for coverage under such
reimbursement-based financing system.

9.     It has been observed that with convergence and consolidation of Government
intervention into major programmes, budget outlays for these have increased substantially.
However, the schemes guidelines and practices regarding release of funds have not been
modified to allow for more staggered releases. This results in uneven flow and front-
loading of expenditures. Ministries/Departments should review existing arrangements in
this regard and ensure that wherever schemes entail advance releases, and budget
allocations are large, such advances should appropriately be released in at least four
installments during the year subject also to fulfillment of the conditionalities attached
to the further release of such funds. This norm will be applicable with effect from
2007-08. Particular attention is invited to stipulations contained in the `Outcome Budget
circular ' (OM no.' F. No.2(l)Pers/E-Coord/OB/2005 dated December 12, 2006)
requiring the Ministries to link release of funds with progress in achieving monitorable
physical progress against commitments made in the Outcome Budget.

                                                                       Yours sincerely,



                                                                       (Sanjiv Misra)


All Secretaries.
Copy to :
All Financial Advisers.
AH Chief Controllers of Accounts/Controller of Accounts




                                                                (S.C Pandey)
                                                                Officer on Special Duty
                                                                (Policy & Coordination)
                                                                2309-3457
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                                                                                                  Annex-J(II)

                                         No.21(1)-B(PD)/2005
                                          Ministry of Finance
                                    Department of Economic Affairs
                                           Budget Division
                                       [Cash Management Cellj

                                                                             Room No.263-B, North Block,
                                                                            New Delhi dated 2nd Nov., 2011.

                                           Office Memorandum

     Sub:   Cash Management System in the Central Government - modified exchequer control based
            expenditure management and restrictions on expenditure during the last quarter of the
            financial year.

          The undersigned is directed to refer to this Division's O.M. of even number dated December
27, 2006 on the subject cited above.

2.           Based on the recommendations of Fourteenth Report of Second Administrative Reforms
Commission (ARC) titled `Strengthening Financial Management System, accepted by the Group of
Ministers (GoM), it has been decided to extend aforesaid system to another 23 Demands for Grants
(listed in Annexure-I) from the financial year 2012-13 i.e. w.e.f. 1.4.2012. This will be in addition to the 23
Demands for Grants already covered under the system (Annexure-II).

3.      The Financial Advisor would be responsible for the implementation of the modified expenditure
management system. He/She may nominate a nodal officer for the purpose.

4.          In respect of each Demands for Grants, Monthly Expenditure Plan (separately for Plan and
Non-Plan Expenditure) [MEP] would be worked out and included as an annex to the Detailed Demands
for Grants in respect of the said Demands for Grants. Suggested format is at Annexure-III.

5.        The required information relating to actual may kindly be emailed to this Ministry every month
[sopd-dea@nic.in]. It may also be ensured that this information is sent to this Ministry, i n the enclosed
proforma by 15th of every month.

6.        The guidelines mentioned in the aforesaid O.M. dated December 27,2006 remained unchanged
(Annexure-IV).

Encl: As above.


                                                                                          (Brajendra Navnit )
                                                                      Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
                                                                                      Tel. No. 011-23092744
To

1.     All Financial Advisors.
2.     Principal Director, 0/o the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
3.     Joint Controller General of Accounts.
4.     All Directors/OSD/DS/US/Section Officers in Budget Division.
5.     NIC. Ministry of Finance. For up-loading on website.
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                                                                                       Annexure-I

Proposed list of Demands for Grants for inclusion in Modified Cash Management System w.e.f. 2012-13
(1st April, 2012).
Sl. No.        Demand No.                      Name of the Ministry/Department

1.                 4                         Department of Atomic Energy
2.                13                         Department of Post
3.                15                         Department of Information Technology
4.                22                         Defence Services - Army
5.                23                         Defence Services - Navy
6.                24                         Defence Services - Air Force
7.                26                         Defence Services - Research and Development
8.                27                         Capital Outlay on Defence Services
9.                30                         Ministry of Environment and Forest
10.               33                         Department of Financial Services
11.               35                         Transfers to State and Union Territory Governments
12.               52                         Ministry of Home Affairs
13.               54                         Police
14.               60                         Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
15.               61                         Ministry of Labour and Employment
16.               65                         Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
17.               67                         Ministry of Minority Affairs
18.               84                         Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
19.               86                         Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
20.               89                         Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
21.               90                         Department of Space
22.               95                         Ministry of Tribal Affairs
23.                                          Ministry of Railways

                                                                                       Annexure-II

List of Demands for Grants covered under Modified Cash Management System w.e.f. 2007-08 (1st April,
2007)
Sl. No.        Demand No.                      Name of the Ministry/Department

1.                 1                         D/o Agriculture & Coop.
2.                 2                         D/o Agriculture Research & Education
3.                 7                         D/o Fertilizers
4.                11                         D/o Commerce
5.                14                         D/o Telecommunications
6.                17                         D/o Food & Pub. Distbn.
7.                31                         M/o External Affairs
8.                32                         D/o Economic Affairs
9.                40                         Indian, Audit & Accounts Department
10.               41                         D/o Revenue
11.               42                         Direct Taxes
12.               43                         Indirect Taxes
13.               46                         D/o Health & Family Welfare
14.               58                         D/o School Education & Literacy
15.               59                         D/o Higher Education
16.               70                         M/o Panchayati Raj
17.               73                         M/o Petroleum and Natural Gas
18.               75                         M/o Power
19.               81                         D/o Road Transport and Highways
20.               82                         D/o Rural Development
21.               93                         M/o Textiles
22.              101                         M/o Urban Development
23.              105                         M/o Women & Child Development
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                                                                                          Annex-J(III)


                                    F. No.21(1 )/-PD/2005 - Vol.II
                                         Ministry of Finance
                                  Department of Economic Affairs
                                          Budget Division
                                      (Cash Management Cell)
                                                                          Room No. 263-B. North Block,
                                                                       New Delhi, dated July 30.2012.


                                      OFFICE MEMORANDUM


     Sub:   Cash management system in Central Government - modified exchequer control based
            expenditure management and restrictions on expenditure during the last "quarter of the
            financial year - reg.
           The undersigned is directed to refer to Office Memorandum of even number dated January
10, 2006 regarding introduction of exchequer control based expenditure with effect from April 1, 2006
and November 2, 2011 further extending it to 46 Demand for Grants.
2.        Based on the recommendation of 51st Report of the Standing Committee of Finance on
Demand for Grants (2012-2013) of Ministry of Finance, it has been decided that henceforth, all the
Demand for Grants irrespective of whether they are covered under the Cash Managemem System or
not, are required to prepare and send their Monthly Expenditure Plan (MEP) and Quarterly
Expenditure Allocations (QEA) to the Cash Management Cell for better monitoring and
compliance of the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance regarding the expenditure management.
3.         The Financial Advisor would be responsible for furnishing the requisite information to the
Cash Management Cell. A nodal officer may be nominated for the purpose as all the Demand for
Grants are likely to be covered under the Cash Management System with in due course.
4.         In respect of each Demand for Grants. Monthly Expenditure Plan (separately for Plan and
Non-Plan Expenditure) (MEP) would be worked out and included as an annex to Detailed Demands for
Grants in respect of the said Demands for Grants. Suggested format is at Annexure-I.
5.        The required infonnation relating to actual may kindly be emailed at cashmgtsystem-dea@nic.in
every month. It may also be ensured that this information is sent to this Ministry in the enclosed
proforma by 15th of every month.
6.       The guidelines mentioned in the OM of even No. dated December 27. 2006 would remain
unchanged and may be followed in preparation of the MEP &QEA (Annexure-II).



                                                                                   (Pankaj Sharma)
                                                               Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of lndia
To
1.   All Financial Advisors.
2.   Principal Director, 0/o Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
3.   Joint Controller General of Accounts.
4.   All Directors/OSD/ ABO/US/DO/Section Officers in Budget Division .
5.   NIC, Ministry of Finance.
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                                                                                                  Annex-K
                                       F. No.7(3)/E. Coord./2006
                                          Ministry of Finance
                                      Department of Expenditure
                                      Policy & Coordination Wing
                                                                           New Delhi, the 8th August 2006.
                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM

         Subject :   Expenditure Management - ensuring even flow of expenditure and
                     observance of conditions for release of funds


3. Attention is invited to paragraphs 14-16 of This Department's OM no. F.. No.7(2)/E.
   Coord./2005 dt November 23, 2005 and Paragraph 4 of the OM no.7(3)/E. Coord./2006 dated July
   22, 2006 regarding oobservance of discipline in release of funds.

4. After a review of pace of expenditure, it has been decided to implement the above as foliows:-

   a)     As already prescribed, no further releases be made until all the utilization certificates, which
          have fallen due to the concerned Ministry/Department, have been received,
   b)     The existing guidelines providing for releases of funds to States under certain schemes
          in two instalments may be reviewed immediately. The second instalment amount could be
          further sub-divided according to the seasonally of the programme, and, of course, subject to
          the furnishing of utilization certification.
   c)     The unspent balances available with the States and implementing agencies must be taken
          into account before further releases are made.
   d)     No further transfers be made to a Reserve Fund until unspent balances in the Fund have
          been utilized.
   e)     The sanction for payment must clearly specify either that the payee has no utilization
          certificates as due for rendition under the Rules under any scheme of the
          Ministry/Department, or that the payment has been authorized by D/o Expenditure.
    f)    For any deviation from the above, the case should be referred to the D/o Expenditure.
   g)     The Chief Controller of Accounts must ensure compliance to the above as part of pre-
          payment scrutiny.
   h)     A report on cases of deviations may be included in the quarterly report to be sent by the
          Financial Advisers, as contemplated in paragraph 6 of the OM no. 7(3)/E. Coord./2006 dated
          July 22, 2006.




                                                                                      (Dr.S.C. Pandey)
                                                                                Officer on Special Duty
                                                                               (Policy & Co-ordination)
                                                                                            2309-3457
All Financial Advisers
Ail Chief Controllers of Accounts/Controllers of Accounts

Copy for information to;-.
PS to Finance Minister/Finance Secretary/Controller General of Accounts
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                                                                                             Annex-L
                                   NO.F.12[20]-B [SD]/2002
                                   MINISTRY OF FINANCE
                             DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
                                    [BUDGET DIVISION]
                                        Office Memorandum

                                                                  New Delhi,.the 16* October, 2003


Subject:- Government Guarantees - Preparation of Database.

        The enactment of the Fisca] Responsibility & Budget Management Act, 2003 has re-emphasised
the need for effecting measures towards fiscal adjustment and consolidation together with the need
for greater transparency in the fiscal process. The C&AG of India has also established the Government
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAE) for the Union and the States with a view to establishing
and improving standards of governmental accounting and financial reporting and enhance
accountability mechanism. As part of the effort of the government to address a range of fiscal issues
as also to provide uniform and complete disclosure it has been decided to review the existing reporting
methodology with regard to government guarantees.

2.     It is accordingly requested that in order to create a database, information in the enclosed
proforma (Annexure-IT) may be furnished to this Ministry in respect of the cases, under your Ministry.
The information may be furnished after, thoroughly scrutinising each case and with the approval of
the Financial Advisor so that correctness of the information furnished is ensured.

3.     It would be seen that the proforma enclosed, inter alia, provides for 'classification
of the guarantees in terms of class and sectors vide Col. 7 and 8. Class and sectors have
been listed in Annexure I for guidance and ready reference. While filling the proforma
the sectors to which guarantee is provided may be indicated in full. In case of the class
only the legend as indicated against each class may be used. %

4.      It is further requested that the information may be furnished immediately in the
first instance and thereafter the information may be furnished quarterly as is the normal
practice. In cases of guarantees where the data undergoes a change from the previous
quarter, the same may be suitably highlighted in the forwarding letter.




                                                                         Deputy Secretary(Budget)


To
All Financial Advisor and Controller Aid Accounts & Audit.

Copy to:-
1.     All Director & Dy. Secretaries, Budget Division.
2.     All Under Secretarjes/Dy. Director, Budget Division.
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                                                                                    Proforma -I

GUARANTEE- CLASS

       i.         Guarantees given to the RBI, other banks and industrial
                  and financial institutions for repayment of principal and
                  payment of interest, cash credit facility, financing seasonal      [A]
                  agricultural operations and/or for providing working capital
                  to companies, corporations and cooperative societies and banks;

       ii.        Guarantees given for repayment of share capital, payment
                  of minimum annual dividend and repayment of bonds/loans,           [B]
                  debentures issued/raised by the statutory corporations and
                  financial institutions;

       iii.       Guarantees given in pursuance of agreements entered into
                  by the Government of India with international financial
                  institutions, foreign lending agencies, foreign governments        [C]
                  contractors, supplier, consultants, etc., towards repayment of
                  principal , of interest/Commitmerit charges on loans, etc.,
                  and/ or for payment against supplies of material and equipment;

       iv.        Counter-guarantees to banks in consideration of the banks
                  Having issued letters of credit/authority to foreign suppliers     [D]
                  for supplies made/services rendered ;

       v.         Guarantees given to Railways/State Electricity Boards
                  and other entities for due and punctual Payment of dues            [E]
                  by companies/Corporation.

       vi.        Performance guarantees given for fulfilment of contracts/          [F]
                  projects awarded to Indian companies in foreign countries;

       vii.       Performance guarantees given for fulfilment of contracts/

                  projects awarded lo foreign companies in foreign countries.        [G]

       viii.      Any others                                                         [H]


GUARANTEE - SECTORS

i.             Power
ii.            Cooperative
iii.           Irrigation
iv.            Roads & Transport;
V.             Urban Development & Housing
vi.            Other Infrastructure;
vii.           Any other.
                                                                                                                                                                       Proforma -II
                                              PROFORMA FOR CREATING/UPDATING DATABASE FOR THE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
Name of Ministry / Department                                                                                                      Report for the Quarter ending____________

                                                                                                                                                            [`crore]

  SI. No         .Beneficiary                        Loan       Authority for     Period of validity   Purpose of       Class          Sector          Details of      Details of
              {Name of the PSU                     Holder/       Guarantee         [MOF ID No. &         Loan                                         Reschedule       Securities
                 etc in whose                       Eintity    [MOF approval     date through which                                                                     pledged
              favour guarantees                  giving Loan     No. & Date]     the guarantee was
                   is given]                                                        last extended]

     1                        2                      3               4                    5                 6             7               8                9               10




                                                                                                                                                                                      75
  Amount                  Extent of                Additions   Deletions             Invoked           Outstanding        Rate of               Guarantee Fee/            Other
  of Loan                 Guarantee                                                                       Principal,   Guarantee Fee/            Commission            conditions &
                                                                                                        Interest etc    Commission                                     compliance
                                                                                                       at the end of
                                                                                                         the period
                  Principal

                              Interest




                                         Total                             Discharged         Not                                          Receivable Received
                                                                                          discharged

     11          12           13         14              15        16           17             18           19                20                 21            22           23
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                                                                                                    Annex-M
                                          F.No.F7(3)-B(D)/2O03
                                           Ministry of Finance.
                                            (Budget Division)

                                                                              New Delhi, the 26th April, 2005
                                         OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:    Preparation of Asset Register, as required under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
            Management Rules, 2004
1.   As the Ministries of Agriculture etc. are aware, an Asset Register is required to be maintained in
     prescribed format under the FISCAL Responsibility and Budget Management Rules, 2004 in
     order that appropriate disclosure about the position of assets may be made in the Budget 2006-07
     onwards . The format of the disclosure statement is enclosed for ready reference. It is requested
     that necessary action may please be taken to prepare the asset register showing the status as on
     31 March, 2005. The following clarifications may please be noted to facilitate this task
      The Asset Register is required to be prepared only in respect of assets owned by the Central
           Government. This would by implication exclude the assets belonging to autonomous bodies
           and public sector undertakings even though the assets were created with the financing support
           provided by the central government by way of grants-in-aid.
      The financing by way of loans end equity investment will, however, be shown   the financial
                                                                                             AS
           assets of the Central government for which detailed accounts are being maintained by
           the concerned Accounts Officers.
      The exercise to prepare the Asset Register is expected to be completed in-house, without
           hiring any outside professionals because the information as to be compiled based on the book
           value of assets that should be available in the accounts and departmental records. No
           assessment of current market value is required to be done. Similarly, no adjustment need
           necessarily be done for depreciation of assets.
      The Departmental Estates Officers may provide the information in respect of government lands
           and buildings under their charge. In respect of such government lands and buildings where the
           Estates management is not directly, being handled by the particular Ministry/Department, the
           information to complete the asset register will be centrally collected from the Central Public
           Works Department. CPWD may send the information to concerned Ministries/Departments
           for cross checking and verification before finalization and intimation to us.
      It would be desirable to have an exhaustive inventory of assets with full reconciliation of physical
           balances with the financial accounts as early as possible. However, pending full reconciliation ,
           it would be helpful if initially the opening balances, say as on 1st April, 2004 or before as
           administrative expedient, are taken from financial records and subsequent acquisition/disposals
           of assets are fully accounted for both physically and financially.
2.   It may be helpful to utilize this exercise as an opportunity to have a proper stock-taking of departmental
     assets and to keep suitable explanatory remarks on the present state of the economic life of asset, its
     current usage, potential for better alternative uses, disposal options so that there is improved asset
     management by drawing attention to optimum utilization, maintenance and accounting of assets.



                                                                                              (S. C. Pandey)
                                                                            Officer on Special Duty (FRBM)
                                                                                              Tel: 2309-3457
Financial Advisers
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                                       Form D - 4
                                      [See rule 6 ]

                                    ASSET REGISTER

                                 Assets at the        Assets acquired    Cumulative total of
                               beginning of the          during the       assets at the end
                                reporting year         reporting year   of the reporting year
                                 Cost {Rs.cr)           Cost {Rs.cr}        Cost (Rs.cr)

Physical assets:

Land
Building
       Office
       Residential
Roads
Bridges
Irrigation Projects
Power projects
Other capital projects
Machinery & Equipment
Office Equipment
Vehicles

Total
                                 Assets at the        Assets acquired    Cumulative total of
                               beginning of the          during the       assets at the end
                                reporting year         reporting year   of the reporting year
                                 Cost {Rs.cr)           Cost {Rs.cr}       Cost (Rs.cr )

Financial assets:
Equity Investment
      Shares
      Bonus shares

Loans and advances
  Loans to State & UT Govts.
  Loans to Foreign Govts.
  Loans to companies
  Loans to others

Other financial investments

                 :
Total
Notes:
1. Assets above the threshold value of Rupees two lakh only to be recorded.
2. This disclosure statement does not include assets of Cabinet Secretariat, Central Police
    Organizations, Ministry of Defence, Departments of Space and Atomic Energy.
3. Reporting year refers to the second year preceding the year for which the annual
    financial statement and demands for grants are presented.
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                                                                                          Annex-N

                                         MOST IMMEDIATE
                                            BUDGET                 Ministry of Finance
                                                               Department of Economic Affairs
L.M. VAS                                                               North Block
Joint Secretary (Budget)                                             New Delhi - 110001


D.O.F.No.2(43)-B(CDN)/2004                                           January 21, 2005


Dear Shri

            At present, plan grants and loans to State and Union Territory Governments
provided through budget are being released under Major Heads 3601-Grants-in-aid to
State Governments, 3602-Grants-jn-aid to Union Territory Governments, 7601-Loans and
Advances to State Governments and 7602-Loans and Advances to Union Territory
Governments. In addition, plan funds are also being released under various Centra! and
Centrally Sponsored Schemes directly by certain Ministries/Departments to the State and
district-level autonomous bodies by debiting the functional heads of Account.

2.        With a view to considering the utility and feasibility of adding another
statement in Expenditure Budget Volume 1 on `Direct transfers of Centra! Assistance
to States/District level Autonomous Bodies', information on the quantum of such
transfers was called from Ministries/Departments.      The feedback received shows
that such transfers are a significant component of plan expenditure in the concerned
demands. Based on the feedback, it has been decided to include such a Statement
in the Expenditure Budget Volume 1 for 2005-2006.

3.          Accordingly, you are requested to forward a statement as per the enclosed
format showing major head-wise plan allocations to be released directly to State and
district level autonomous bodies in 2005-2006. The Statement may be forwarded
along with the Plan SBEs 2005-2006. A `nil' statement may also be furnished if there
is no material information to provide. It may please be ensured that this statement is
invariably sent alonqwith the SBEs.

4.           The receipt of this letter may kindly be acknowledged by return fax. .

             With regards,
                                                                         Yours Sincerely,



                                                                            (L.M. Vas)

All Financial Advisers (Ministries/Departments)




  Telephone No.      Office : 23092804                                   Fax : 23094052
                                            79
            Enclosure to JS(B)'s D.O. No. F. 2(43}-B(CDN)/2004 dated 21.1.2005


                              Name of Ministry/Department


    Direct transfers of Central Assistance to States/ District level Autonomous Bodies*


                                                                                    (Rs. Crore)
 SI. No.      Name of Scheme            Major Head             Allocation in BE 2005-2006



Sub/Grand
  Total



      *These could be societies/State PSUs/corporations owned/controlled by State
      Governments.
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                                                                                                 Annex - O
                                                                                               IMMEDIATE
                                        No.F.1 (23)-B (AC)/2005
                                         Government of India
                                           Ministry of Finance
                                     Department of Economic Affairs
                                           (Budget Division)

                                                                           New Delhi, the 25th May, 2006.
                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject: Revised Guidelines on Financial Limits to be observed in determining cases relating
        to `New Service'/`New instrument of Service'.
        In accordance with the commitment made in the Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement (Budget 2005-06)
under the mandate of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Legislation and in pursuance
of the approval of Public Accounts Committee (2005-2006) in the twenty-third report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha)
on the proposal for review of Financial Limits to be observed in determining the cases relating to `NEW
SERVICE'/`NEW INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE' for reappropriation of funds (Annex), which has the
concurrence of the C&AG, the following revised guidelines for re-appropriation of funds are hereby conveyed,
in modification of this Ministry's Office Memorandum No. F.7 (15)-B(RA)/82 dated 13th April, 1982.
2.     Definition of the terms `New Service'/`New Instrument of Service' and its application:
       (i) `New Service': As appearing in article 115(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, this has been held
            as referring to expenditure arising out of a new policy decision, not brought to the notice of
            Parliament earlier, including a new activity or a new form of investment.
       (ii) `New Instrument of Service': Refers to relatively large expenditure arising out of important
             expansion of an existing activity.
       (iii) While using these terms and applying the financial limits as indicated in the Annex, it needs to
             be noted that no expenditure can be incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India on a `New
             Service'/'New Instrument of Service' without prior approval of Parliament through supplementary
             demands for grants. Further, the determination of these financial limits will be with reference
             to Primary Unit of Appropriation.
       (iv) Where in an emergent case of `New Service'/`New Instrument of Service' it is not possible to
            wait for prior approval of Parliament, the Contingency Fund of India can be drawn upon for
            meeting the expenditure pending its authorisation by Parliament. Recourse to this arrangement
            should normally be taken only when Parliament is not in session. Such advances are required
            to be recouped to the Fund by obtaining a Supplementary Grant in the immediate next session
            of Parliament. However, when Parliament is in session, a Supplementary Grant should
            preferably be obtained before incurring any expenditure on a `New Service'/ `New Instrument
            of Service'. That is to say, recourse to Contingency Fund of India should be taken only in
            cases of extreme urgency; in such cases the following procedure recommended by the Sixth
            Lok Sabha Committee on Papers Laid on the Table in their 4Ih Report should be observed:
           "As far as possible, before such withdrawal is made, the concerned Minister may make a
           statement on the floor of the Lok Sabha for information giving details of the amount and the
           scheme for which the money is needed. In emergent cases, however, where it is not possible
           to inform the Members in advance, the withdrawal may be made from the Contingency Fund
           and soon thereafter a statement may be laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha for the information
           of the Members".
           It has been suggested by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat that the above procedure may also be
           observed in Rajya Sabha.
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3.      Checks to be observed by the Ministries/Departments to ensure compliance of the provisions
of this Office Memorandum are as under:
      (i) By Integrated Finance Division/Budget Unit: A specific certificate should be recorded in each
          case involving augmentation of sanctioned provision on receipt of related proposals, to the
          effect that the proposed augmentation attracts/does not attract financial limits of `New Service'/
          `New Instrument of Service'.
      (ii) By PAOs: Each expenditure sanction to be examined by PAOs from the `New Service'/ `New
           Instrument of Service' angle keeping in view the financial limits indicated in the Annex.
      (iii) Where any doubt arises about the application of financial limits of `New Service'/ `New Instrument
            of Service', the PAO would seek decision from CCA/FA of appropriate jurisdiction.
4.    Circumstances for obtaining Supplementary grants for expenditure qualifying as `New
Service'/ `New Instrument of Service' and the reporting procedure thereof are as follows:
      (i) if sufficient savings are available within the same section of the relevant grants for meeting
          additional expenditure to the extent mentioned in column 2 of the annex, re-appropriation can
          be made, subject to report to Parliament,
      (ii) The Report to Parliament should ordinarily be made through the ensuing batch of Supplementary
            Demands for Grants, failing which by adding an Annex in the Detailed Demands of the Ministry/
            Department for the ensuing year.
      (iii) A suitable write-up of such cases where possible, may also be made in the Notes on Demands
            for Grants of the Ministry/Department.
      (iv) Mere depiction of augmented provisions in the Revised Estimates included in the Demands
           for Grants will not be adequate to meet the requirement to incur expenditure. In cases where
           the financial limits of `New Service'/ `New Instrument of Service' are attracted, approval of
           Parliament may be obtained for incurring such expenditure through supplementary demands
           for grants.
      (v) The provisions in the `Vote on Account' are not intended to be used for expenditure on any `New
          Service'. In cases of urgency, expenditure on a `New Service' during Vote on Account period
          can, therefore, be incurred only by obtaining an advance from the Contingency Fund in the
          manner recommended by the Sixth Lok Sabha Committee on the Papers Laid on the Table
          already referred to in para 2(iv) of this OM. Such advances will be resumed to the Contingency
          Fund on enactment of Appropriation Act in respect of expenditure for the whole year.
5.    Exceptions:
      (i) Having regard to the volume and nature of Government transactions, it is not possible to list
          out all such cases which are not attracted by `New Service'/ `New Instrument of Service' limits.
          Broadly, however, expenditure on normal activities of Government (such as normal
          administrative expenditure - including that resulting from re-organization of Ministries/
          Departments, holding of conferences, seminars, exhibitions, surveys, feasibility studies, etc.
          assistance to foreign Governments, contributions to international bodies and fulfillment of
          Government guarantee on its invocation) are not attracted by the limits of `New Service'/`New
          Instrument of Service'.
      (ii) Transfers to State and Union Territory Governments are also exempt from these limits provided
           the scheme is not new.
      (iii) Further, these limits are applicable only to expenditure which is subject to Vote of Parliament.
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6.     Doubtful cases:
        In case of disagreement between the Integrated Finance Wing and Pay and Accounts Office, the
Ministry/ Department may send a self-contained communication to the Budget Division, Ministry of Finance
bringing out the specific point of doubt incorporating their Financial Adviser's views thereon. The decision
taken by the Budget Division in the matter will be final.
7.     Conclusion:
While agreeing to the revision of norms for re-appropriation of funds as annexed, the Public Accounts
Committee in its twenty-third report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) has concluded by stating as under:
        "The committee also expects the Financial Advisors of the Ministries/Departments to ensure that
there is no violation in implementation of the said revised norms for re-appropriation of funds and any
slackness in complying with the said norms is strictly dealt with".
8.     Hindi version will follow.








                                                                             (Dakshita Das)
                                                                            Director (Budget)
To,
1.     All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
2.     Financial Commissioner (Railways), Financial Adviser (DS), Member Finance (Telecom) and all
       other Financial Advisers.
3.     Finance Secretaries of Union Territory Administrations (Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
       Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep).
4.     Controller General of Accounts, Controller General of Defence Accounts and Chief Controllers of
       Accounts.


Copy forwarded for information to:
1.     Lok Sabha Secretariat (PAC) Branch/Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
2.     Comptroller and Auditor General of India and all Directors of Audit/Accountants General.
3.     Finance Secretaries of all State and Union Territory Governments.




                                                                             (Dakshita Das)
                                                                            Director (Budget)
                                                       83
         Annex to Ministry of Finance O.M. No. F.1(23)-B(AC)2005 dated 25.05.2006

                  Financial limits to be observed in determining the cases relating to
                          `NEW SERVICE/'NEW INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE'

             Nature of transaction                  Limits     upto       which       Limits beyond which prior
                                                    expenditure can be met by         approval of Parliament is
                                                    reappropriation of savings in     required for expenditure
                                                    a Grant subject to report to      from the Consolidated Fund
                                                    Parliament
                       1                                          2                                3
I. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
A. Departmental Undertakings
   (i) Setting up a new undertaking, or                           ...                          All cases
       taking up a new activity by an
       existing undertaking.

   (ii) Additional investment in an existing        Above Rs.2.50 crore but               Above Rs. 5 crore
        undertaking                                 not exceeding Rs. 5 crore.

B. Public Sector Companies/Corporations
   (i) Setting up of a new Company, or
       splitting up of an existing Company,
       or amalgamation of two or more                                                          All cases
       Companies, or taking up a new activity
       by an existing Company

   (ii) Additional investment in/loans to an
        existing company
        (a) Where there is no Budget Provision      Above Rs.50 lakhs but not             Above Rs. 1 crore
                                                    exceeding Rs.1 crore
        (b) Where Budget Provision exists for
            investment and/or loans
            Paid up capital of the Company
            (i) Upto Rs. 50 crore                   20% of appropriation              Above 20% of appropriation
                                                    already voted or Rs.10            already voted or Rs.10
                                                    crore, whichever is less          crore, which ever is less.

           (ii) Above Rs.50 crore                   20% of appropriation              Above 20% of appropriation
                                                    already voted or Rs.20            already voted or Rs.20
                                                    crore, whichever is less          crore, which ever is less.

C. All bodies or authorities within the administrative control/management of Central
   Government or substantially financed by the Central Government.

Loans                                               Upto     10%      of    the       More than 10% over the
                                                    appropriation already voted       appropriation already voted
                                                    or Rs.10 crore, whichever is      by Parliament or Rs.10
                                                    less                              crore, whichever is less


Note: Where a lumpsum provision is made for providing `Loans' under a particular scheme, the details of substantial
      apportionment (10% of lumpsum or Rs. 1 crore, whichever is higher) should be reported to Parliament, in the
      case of lumpsum provision of loans to States, the State-wise distribution should be reported to Parliament.
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             Nature of transaction                     Limits     upto       which        Limits beyond which prior
                                                       expenditure can be met by          approval of Parliament is
                                                       reappropriation of savings in      required for expenditure
                                                       a Grant subject to report to       from the Consolidated Fund
                                                       Parliament
                         1                                            2                                 3
D. Expenditure on new Works (Land,                     Above Rs.50 lakhs but not          Above Rs.2.5 crore or
   Buildings and/or Machinery)                         exceeding Rs. 2.5 crore or         above 10% of the
                                                       not exceeding 10% of the           appropriation already
                                                       appropriation already voted,       voted.
                                                       whichever is less.
II REVENUE EXPENDITURE
E. Grants-in-aid to any body or authority                            ...                            All cases
Note: Where a lumpsum provision is made for providing grants-in-aid under a particular scheme, the details of substantial
      apportionment (10% of lumpsum or Rs. 1 crore, whichever is higher) should be reported to Parliament. In the
      case of lumpsum provision of grants to States, the State-wise distribution should be reported to Parliament.

F. Subsidies
   (i) New Cases                                                     ...                            Ail cases

   (ii) Enhancement of provision in the existing       Upto    10%       of  the          More than 10% of the
        appropriation                                  appropriation     already          appropriation already
                                                       approved        by    the          voted by Parliament or
                                                       Parliament or Rs.10 crore,         Rs.10 crore, whichever is
                                                       whichever is less                  less

   Payments against cess collections                   Limits as applicable to            All cases
                                                       grants-in-aid to statutory or
                                                       public institutions will apply

   New Commissions or Committees of Enquiry                          ...                  Above Rs.20 lakhs (total
                                                                                          expenditure)

G. Write off of Government loans                       Above Rs.50,000 but not            Above       Rs.1         lakh
                                                       exceeding Rs.1 lakh                (individual cases)
                                                       (individual cases)
H. Other cases of Government expenditure               Each case to be considered
                                                       on merits.
I. Posts                                               The aforesaid limits,              The aforesaid limits,
                                                       including those relating to        including those relating to
   Railways                                            Works expenditure, will also       Works expenditure, will
                                                       apply to these Departments         also apply to these
   Defence                                             subject to considerations of       Departments subject to
                                                       security in the case of            considerations of security in
                                                       Defence                            the case of Defence
                                                                                          Services Estimates.
Note 1: For investment in Ordnance Factories, the limit of Rs.5 crore mentioned in item A (ii) will be applicable with
       reference to investment in all the factories as a whole.
Note 2: Civil Works, which do not form part of any project of the departmental undertakings (Ordnance Factories)
       should be treated as ordinary Defence works. As such, prior approval of Parliament will be necessary if the cost
       of individual works exceeds Rs.2.5 crore and in cases where the individual works cost Rs.50 lakhs or more but
       not exceeding Rs.2.5 crore, a report to Parliament will be required. A list of such works should, however, be
       supplied to Director of Audit, Defence Services.
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                                                                                            Annex-P

                                                                                MOST IMMEDIATE
                                                                                       BUDGET
                                  No.F.l(5)-B(AC)/2005
                                   Ministry of Finance
                             Department of Economic Affairs
                                   (Budget Division )

                                                                                         New Delhi.
                                                                                  12th October. 2006.

                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:        Decentralization of budget provisions in respect of `works
                expenditure' from the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development
                and reflecting them in the respective Demands for Grants of the Ministries/
                Departments concerned.

                Reference paragraph 3.1 6 of this Ministry's Budget Circular for 2007-2008 issued
under letter No.F.2(9)-B(D)/2006 dated 21.9.2006 regarding allocation of funds towards `works
expenditure' hitherto provided for centrally in the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban
Development,

2.             The issue regarding shifting of the budget provision towards `works
expenditure' from the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development to that
of various Ministries/Departments concerned has been under examination of this
Ministry in consultation with Ministry of Urban Development, CPWD, Controller
General of Accounts, Planning Commission and concerned individual Ministries.

3.                After due consultation, it has been decided to reflect the budget
provision     on     `works     expenditure'    (capital  provision towards construction of
office/residential/non-residential building), hitherto provided for centrally in the
Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development, in the respective Demands
for Grants of the following Ministries/Departments, who have formally concurred
with the same, with effect from BE 2007-2008, and applicable to the budget
provisions made under both Plan as well as Non Plan. The execution of capital works
will continue to be carried out by Central Public Works Department.

        (i)     Department of Economic Affairs
        (ii)    Ministry of Science and Technology
        (iii)   Department of Telecommunications
        (iv)    Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
        (v)     Ministry of Power
        (vi)    Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

4.             As far as revenue expenditure towards `maintenance, repairs and minor
works' of the Government building is concerned, the budget provisions will continue
to remain in the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development. The budget
provisions    towards      `works        expenditure'       (capital     expenditure)    of    other
Ministries/Departments, who have not formally intimated their concurrence with the
new arrangement, to this Ministry, will continue to be reflected in the Demands for Grants of Ministry
of Urban Development.
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5.            Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure will issue necessary accounting mechanism to be followed by those
Ministries and Departments listed in para 3 above, keeping in mind the revised
arrangement.

6.              The Ministries/Departments listed in para 3 above are requested to take
necessary action      for reflecting `works expenditure' (capital    provision  towards
construction under Plan and Non Plan) in their Statement of Budget Estimates for the
BE 2007-2008 and are also advised to put in place, well in advance, the required
systems and procedures in consultation with the Office of Director General (Works),
Central Public Works Department/Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Urban
Development, in order to ensure smooth implementation of the new arrangement wilh
effect from 1.4.2007.

7.           This issues with the approval of Finance Secretary.




                                                                   (Dakshita Das)
                                                                   Director (Budget

     (a)        The Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance,
                Department of Expenditure, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003
                with reference to D.O. letter No.18(3)/2004/TA/659 dated 30.9.2005. It is
                requested that necessary accounting instructions for the new arrangement may be
                issued to these Ministries.
     (b)        FAs of Ministries/Departments mentioned at para 3 above.
     (c)        JS & FA, Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New
                Delhi. ,
     (d)        Shri U.S.Pant, Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Urban
                Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi with reference to his
                D.O. letter No.G.20017/6/2004-Bl. dated 24.8.2006.
     (e)        The Director General (Works), Central Public Works Department
                with reference to letter dated 30th August, 2006.
     (f)        Shri Harish Chandra, Director(HUD), Planning Commission, HUD
                Division, Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi,
     (g)         Director(AP)/Director(DD)/OSD(FRBM)/OSD(Budget)/ABO
     (h)        All USs/DDs/SOs/SAOs of Budget Division.




                                                           Under Secretary (Budget)
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                                                                                                    Annex-Q


                                         No.7(2)/E.Coord/2013
                                          Ministry of Finance
                                       Department of Expenditure

                                                                   New Delhi, the 18th September, 2013


                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM

        Sub:   Expenditure Management Economy Measures and Rationalization of Expenditure.

                                                   ******


         Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has been issuing austerity instructions from time
to time with a view to containing non-developmental expenditure and releasing additional resources for
priority schemes. The last set of instructions was issued on 31st May 2012, 1st November 2012 and 14th
November 2012. Such measures are intended at promoting fiscal discipline, without restricting the
operational efficiency of the Government. In the context of the current fiscal situation, there is a need to
continue to rationalize expenditure and optimize available resources. With this objective, the following
measures for fiscal prudence and economy will come into immediate effect:-

2.1     Cut in Non-Plan expenditure:
        For the year 2013-2014, every Ministry/Department shall effect a mandatory 10% cut in non-
        Plan expenditure excluding interest payment, repayment of debt, Defence capital, salaries, pension
        and the Finance Commission grants to the States. No re-appropriation of funds to augment the
        Non-Plan heads of expenditure on which cuts have been imposed, shall be allowed during the
        current fiscal year.

2.2 Seminars and Conferences:
(i)     Utmost economy shall be observed in organizing conferences/ Seminars/workshops. Only such
        conferences, workshops, seminars, etc. which are absolutely essential, should be held wherein
        also a 10% cut on budgetary allocations shall be effected.
(ii)    Holding of exhibitions/seminars/conferences abroad is strongly discouraged except in the case of
        exhibitions for trade promotion.
(iii)   There will be a ban on holding of meetings and conferences at five star hotels.

2.3     Purchase of vehicles:
        Purchase of vehicles is banned until further orders, except against condemned vehicles.

2.4     Domestic and Foreign Travel:
(i)     All officers are to travel in economy class only for domestic travel, except officers in the Apex
        Scale who may travel in executive class. Officers may travel by entitled class for international
        travel, however officers in Apex scale may travel only by business class. In all cases of air travel,
        only the lowest fare air tickets of the entitled class are to be purchased/ procured. No companion
        free ticket on domestic/ international travel is to be availed of. The existing instructions regarding
        travel on Leave Travel Concession (LTC) would continue.
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(ii)    It would be the responsibility of the Secretary of each Ministry/Department to ensure that foreign
        travel is restricted to most necessary and unavoidable official engagements based on functional
        necessity, and that extant instructions are strictly followed.
(iii)   Where travel is unavoidable, it will be ensured that officers of the appropriate level dealing with
        the subject are sponsored instead of those at higher levels. The size of the delegation and the
        duration of visit will be kept to the absolute minimum.
(iv)    Proposals for participation in study tours, workshops/ conferences/ seminars/presentation of papers
        abroad at Government cost will not be entertained except those that are fully funded by sponsoring
        agencies.
(v)     Travel expenditure (including FTE) should be so regulated as to ensure that each Ministry remains
        within the allocated budget for the same. Re-appropriation proposals on this account would not
        be approved.

2.5     Creation of Posts:
(i)     There will be a total ban on creation of Plan and Non-Plan posts.
(ii)    Posts that have remained vacant for more than a year are not to be revived except under very
        rare and unavoidable circumstances and after seeking clearance of Department of Expenditure.


3.      Observance of discipline in fiscal transfers to States, Public Sector Undertakings and
        Autonomous Bodies at Central/State/Local level:
3.1     Release of Grant-in-aid shall be strictly as per provisions contained in GFRs and in Department
        of Expenditure's OM No.7(1)/E.Coord/2012, dated 14.11.2012.
3.2     Ministries/Departments shall not transfer funds under any Plan schemes in relaxation of conditions
        attached to such transfers (such as matching funding).
3.3     The State Governments are required to furnish monthly returns of Plan expenditure - Central,
        Centrally Sponsored or State Plan - to respective Ministries/Departments along with a report on
        amounts outstanding in their Public Account in respect of Central and Centrally Sponsored
        Schemes. This requirement may be scrupulously enforced.
3.4     The Chief Controller of Accounts must ensure compliance with the above as part of pre-payment
        scrutiny.

4.      Balanced Pace of Expenditure:
4.1     As per extant instructions, not more than one-third (33%) of the Budget Estimates may be spent
        in the last quarter of the financial year. Besides, the stipulation that during the month of March
        the expenditure should be limited to 15% of the Budget Estimates is reiterated. It may be
        emphasized here that the restriction of 33% and 15% expenditure ceiling is to be enforced both
        scheme-wise as well as for the Demands for Grant as a whole, subject to RE ceilings. Ministries/
        Departments which are covered by the Monthly Expenditure Plan (MEP) may ensure that the
        MEP is followed strictly.
4.2     It is also considered desirable that in the last month of the year payments may be made only for
        the goods and services actually procured and for reimbursement of expenditure already incurred.
        Hence, no amount should be released in advance (in the last month) with the exception of the
        following:
        (i)      Advance payments to contractors under terms of duly executed contracts so that
                 Government would not renege on its legal or contractual obligations.
        (ii)     Any loans or advances to Government servants etc. or private individuals as a measure of
                 relief and rehabilitation as per service conditions or on compassionate grounds.
        (iii)    Any other exceptional case with the approval of the Financial Advisor. However, a list of
                 such cases may be sent by the FA to the Department of Expenditure by 30th April of the
                 following year for information.
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4.3    Rush of expenditure on procurement should be avoided during the last quarter of the fiscal year
       and in particular the last month of the year so as to ensure that all procedures are complied with
       and there is no infructuous or wasteful expenditure. FA's are advised to specially monitor this
       aspect during their reviews.

5.     No fresh financial commitments should be made on items which are not provided for in the
       budget approved by Parliament.

6.     The instructions would also be applicable to autonomous bodies.
7.     Compliance
       Secretaries of the Ministries/Departments being the Chief Accounting Authorities as per Rule 64
       of GFR shall be fully charged with the responsibility of ensuring compliance of the measures
       outlined above. Financial Advisors shall assist the respective Departments in securing compliance
       with these measures and also submit an overall report to the Minister-in-Charge and to the
       Ministry of Finance on a quarterly basis regarding various actions taken on these measures/
       guidelines.




                                                                             Finance Secretary


All Secretaries to the Government of lndia


Copy to:
I. Cabinet Secretary
2. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
3. Secretary, Planning Commission
4. All the Financial Advisors
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                                                                                                   Annex-R

                                       No.M-12043/03/2013-PC
                                       Planning Commission
                            (Plan Coordination and Management Division)

                                                                            Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
                                                                                     New Delhi- 110001,
                                                                                            July 11, 2013

                                        OFFICE MEMORANDUM


       Subject: Restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the 12th plan - approval of the
               Cabinet


    The undersigned is directed to inform that following proposals for restructuring the Centrally Sponsored
Schemes under the 12th Plan have been approved:

1. The existing CSS/ACA Schemes in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan have been re- structured into 66
Schemes, including Flagship Programmes. The list of 66 schemes approved by the Cabinet is enclosed
at Annex-I. It may be mentioned that in the current financial year, budgetary provision has been made for
137 CSS and 5 scheme based ACA schemes. The indicative mapping of these schemes into 66 CSS,
placed at Annex-IA has also been approved. The list of the CSS components which may be implemented
as Central sector schemes is at Annex-II.

2. In the 12th plan, no new CSS other than those which have been included in the list of 66 CSS would
be introduced. For the 66 CSS/ACA/Flagship schemes, implementing Ministries/Departments should
obtain scheme wise approval of the Competent Authority in case guidelines of the scheme are proposed
to be changed for implementation in the 12th plan. Where no specific guidelines are to be changed and
the schemes have been merged into Umbrella schemes, implementing Ministries/Departments may issue
instructions to that effect. It is further proposed that where introduction of an additional component within
an existing Umbrella scheme or modification of an `existing component is sought, the level of approval
would be determined by the extant financial delegation as if the said component is a stand- alone scheme.

3. If a new CSS is proposed to be introduced, they may ordinarily be considered only at the stage of
mid - term appraisal of the 12th Plan. In addition, such proposals may be first placed before the empowered
Inter-Ministerial Committee co-chaired by Secretary Planning Commission and Secretary Expenditure
and with representatives of the Administrative Ministry after consultation with State Governments.

4.     Out of the 66 approved CSS, 17 would be implemented as Flagship Programmes as listed at Annexure
Ill.

5. At least 10% of the outlay of each CSS/ACA/Flagship Scheme would be kept as Flexi funds. In this
regard, Planning Commission would be issuing guidelines separately.

6. All Plan schemes under which Central Assistance is provided to the States are to be classified and
budgeted together as Central Assistance to State Plans with effect from 2014-15 {BE) onwards.
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7. State specific guidelines for each CSS/ACA/Flagship scheme may be formulated for which an lnter-
Ministerial Committee under the Co-chairpersonship of the. Secretary {Planning Commission) and
Secretary (Department of Expenditure) with representative of the State Government concerned is to be
constituted. A notification forming the aforesaid Committee is being issued separately.

8. For each new CSS/ACA/Flagship scheme, at least 25% of funds may be contributed by the General
Category States and 10% fund by the Special Category State's including States of J&K, Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand.

9. For all CSS/ACA schemes funds will be placed with the Administrative Ministries for transfer to the
States through the Consolidated Fund of the States concerned. This mode of transfer may be implemented
in a phased manner in BE 2014-2015.

10. These arrangements shall come into force for the remaining years of the Twelfth Five Year Plan.




                                                                           (Rakesh Ranjan)
                                                                        Adviser (PCMD & HUA)
                                                                         Planning Commission
                                                                             Tel.23096783

To

All Secretaries of Government of India (as per the list).
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                                            INDEX

                                                                 Paragraph Number
Advances to Government Servant                                      1.14 (h)
Annual Plan allocations                                             3.8
Asset register                                                      11.5
Bonus Share                                                         2.1, 2.3, 3.1,3.6.2g(iii)
Budgetary support                                                   3.12
Capital Expenditure                                                 3.2.3, 3.6.2, 3.7
Capital Outlay                                                      1.14.5, 3.2.3
Cash requirement estimates                                          2.8
Ceiling for expenditure                                             3.7
Central assistance for externally aided projects                    10.1(iii)
Central assistance to States/districts level autonomous bodies      11.6
Central Plan                                                        3.2.2, 3.2.10, 8.6(ii), 10.1(ii)
                                                                    (v), 12.2(8)
Central taxes and duties                                            1.1
Centrally sponsored plan schemes                                    10.1(v)
Detailed Demands for Grants                                         3.2.3, 3.2.10, 3.4, 3.15, 8,8.1,
                                                                    8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8,
                                                                    8.9,9.1,11.1,11.2,11.3,12.1
Disinvestment of equity                                             2.1, 2.4
Dividends from Government Investment                                1.11
Estimated strength of establishment                                 8.6(i), 10.1(vi)
Estimates of expenditure                                            3.1, 3.2.14,
                                                                    3.4, 3.6.1,4(2)
Estimates of interest receipt                                       1.14, 1.14.1, 1.14.4, 2.2, 2.5
Estimates of rent (licence fee)                                     1.7
Estimates of Revenue Receipt                                        1.2(iii), 1.8, 4(v), 12.2
Estimates of Taxes                                                  1.3
Exercise of reviewing/evaluation                                    3.2.1
Expenditure Budget Vol. 2                                           3.4,12.2(9)
External assistance                                                 3.2.10, 11.7
Externally aided projects                                           3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.6.1, 3.6.2 g
                                                                    (iii),(v),8.6(ii),10.1(ii),(iii),11.7,
                                                                    12.2(8)
Final Print Order                                                   8.2
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management                         11.5
Five Year Plan                                                      3.2.1
Gender Budgeting                                                    11,11.1
Gift of Government Properties                                       8.6 (vii)
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                                                           Paragraph Number
Government Companies                                          2.3
Government equity and profit                                  1.11
Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961      8.5, 13
Grantee/Loanee Bodies                                         3.6.2 g(vii)
Gratuities                                                    1.5
Guarantees given by the Government                            8.6(ix)
Guidelines on expenditure management                          3.2.8,11.4
Historical value                                              8.6 (ix)
Individual works & projects                                   8.6 (v)
Industrial & commercial enterprises                           1.14 (d)
Inflation                                                     12.1
Interest and loan repayment                                   1.14.4
Interest Payment                                              5.1
Interest Receipts                                             1.2(ii), 1.14, 1.14.1(a) (b) (c)
                                                              (d) (e) (f) (g) (i), 1.14.1,
                                                              1.14.4, 2.2, 2.5, 3.6.3, 12.2(1)
Interest subsidy                                              10.3
Internal and extra budgetary resources                        3.12, 10.1(iv)
Item of work transferred                                      3.15, 8.5
Large scale unspent provision                                 3.2.5
Latest actuals                                                3.6.2 (a)
List of Demands for Grant                                     13
Loan and equity                                               3.7(iii)
Loan register                                                 1.14.4
Loan repayment                                                1.14.1, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 2.1, 2.2,
                                                              3.6.3
Loans and Advances                                            1.2 (ii), 1.14.4
Loans from foreign sources                                    8.6 (ix)
Loans outstanding against borrowers                           1.14.1
Monthly expenditure plan (MEP)                                9.1, 9.2
Disclosure statement                                          11.4,12.2(11)
New Service/New Instrument of Service                         7,10.1(i)
Non tax revenue                                               11.4 (iii)
Non-Government bodies                                         8.6 (iv), (vii)
North Eastern Region and Sikkim                               11,3.2.2, 3.2.3
Notes on Demand                                               6.1, 6.3, 12.2(9)
Numeric code                                                  8.4
Outstanding dues                                              1.14.3
Paid up capital                                               1.11
Pending utilisation certificates                              3.6.2 g (ix)
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                                             Paragraph Number
Pensionary Charges                              1.9,
Plan Schemes                                    3.2.1, 10.1(v)
Proceeds of cess                                3.2.12
Provident Fund                                  2.8,5.1
Public Account Transactions                     2.1, 2.6, 2.8, 12.2
Public Accounts Committee                       3.2.4, 5.1
Public Sector Financial Institutions            1.14(c)
Public Sector Undertaking                       1.14.3
Re-appropriation                                3.2.3
Receipt Estimates                               1.4, 1.10, 12.2
Receipts of Commercial Departments              1.10
Recoveries from State Government                4.1(v)
Recoveries of loans and advances                1.14.4
Recoveries taken in reduction                   3.7(ii)
Refinancing through fresh loan                  2.2
Register of fixed assets                        11.4(iv)
Register of guarantees                          10.2
Repayment of loan                               2.5, 3.2.15
Repayment of the principal                      8.6 (ix)
Reserve Fund                                    5.1
Revenue Receipts                                1.2, 1.2(iii), 1.2(iv), 1.3, 1.7,
                                                1.8, 3.1, 4(v), 12.2
SC & ST Specific Programme                      11.1
Scheme discontinued/merged                      3.2.1
Statement Budget Estimates (proposed)           3.6.1
Statement of Budget Estimates                   3.2.12, 3.2.13, 3.3, 3.12
Statement of Budget Estimates (Final)           3.7, 12.2, 14.2
Statutory Bodies                                1.14 (e)
Subsidies                                       3.2.8, 3.2.13
Supplementary Demands for Grants                3.15, 3.16, 8.5
Tax revenue raised but not realised             11.4
Unspent balances                                3.6.2 g(vii),(viii)
Ways and Means Advances                         3.2.15
Works outlay                                    3.12, 3.13
Write off                                       1.14.6, 2.2

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