CHAPTER 1; INTRODUCTORY

January 20, 2025

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTORY

1. ‘Budget’โ€”What it means.โ€”The word, ‘budget’ is derived from the French wordย ‘bougette’,ย which a small leather bag or wallet, and is reminiscent of the case in which Finance Ministers of the United Kingdom used to carry their financial proposals for presentation to Parliament. The word, in the sense in which it is used today, has, however, come to mean not the bag, but the document which is containsโ€”the Annual Financial Statementโ€”which the Finance Minister presents to the Legislature every year.

ย ย 2ย  Annual Financial Statement.โ€”Underย Article 202ย of the Constitution of India, a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the State for each financial year has to be laid before the Legislature.

This statement is known as the Annual Financial Statement and is commonly referred to as the ‘Budget’.ย 

ย  3ย  Preparation of the budget

(1) Every year, during the month ofย July,ย the Budget Wing of the Finance Department issues aย circularย to all Heads of Departments and other Estimating Officers, requesting them to take steps for the preparation and submission of the Departmental Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the ensuing financial year.ย 
This heralds the start of preparation of the budget,ย the firstย of the four budgetaryย stages.ย 

(2)ย The Departmental Estimatesย start coming inย September; theย Non-planย Estimates are received by theย 15th ofย ย September, andย the plan and Revenue Estimatesย by theย 30thย of November.ย The Estimates are receivedย direct byย the Finance Department;ย copies of the Estimates are simultaneously made available to theย Administrative Departments.ย The Administrative Departments scrutinise the Estimates, andย forwardย their comments to theย Finance Departmentย withinย ten daysย of receipt of theย Estimates
เดกเดฟเดชเตเดชเดพเตผเดŸเตเดŸเตเดฎเต†เดจเตเดฑเตฝ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เตพ เดธเต†เดชเตเดฑเตเดฑเด‚เดฌเดฑเดฟเตฝ เด†เดฐเด‚เดญเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด‚; เดชเตเดฒเดพเตป เด‡เดคเดฐ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเต เด•เตพ เดธเต†เดชเตเดฑเตเดฑเด‚เดฌเตผ 15 เดจเด•เด‚ เดฒเดญเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด‚, เดชเดฆเตเดงเดคเดฟเดฏเตเด‚ เดฑเดตเดจเตเดฏเต‚ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เดณเตเด‚ เดจเดตเด‚เดฌเตผ 30 เดจเด•เด‚ เดฒเดญเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด‚. เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เตพ เดงเดจเด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเต เดจเต‡เดฐเดฟเดŸเตเดŸเต เดธเตเดตเต€เด•เดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต; เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เดชเด•เตผเดชเตเดชเตเด•เตพ เด’เดฐเต‡เดธเดฎเดฏเด‚ เด…เดกเตเดฎเดฟเดจเดฟเดธเตเดŸเตเดฐเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเต€เดตเต เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเตเด•เตพเด•เตเด•เต เดฒเดญเตเดฏเดฎเดพเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต. เด…เดกเตเดฎเดฟเดจเดฟเดธเตเดŸเตเดฐเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเต€เดตเต เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเตเด•เตพ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เตพ เดธเต‚เด•เตเดทเตเดฎเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ เดชเดฐเดฟเดถเต‹เดงเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเต เดธเตเดตเต€เด•เดฐเดฟเดšเตเดšเต เดชเดคเตเดคเต เดฆเดฟเดตเดธเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดณเตเดณเดฟเตฝ เด…เดตเดฐเตเดŸเต† เด…เดญเดฟเดชเตเดฐเดพเดฏเด™เตเด™เตพ เดงเดจเด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเดฟเดจเต เด•เตˆเดฎเดพเดฑเตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเต.
(3)ย The Departmental Estimates areย scrutinisedย byย the Finance Departmentย minutely, in the light of the comments of the Administrative Departments, the figures of actual expenditureย made available by the Accountant General, and the information available with the Finance Department, and modified, wherever necessary. The availability of funds is then reviewed, and new schemes provided for to the extent practicable.ย The budget is ready for presentation to the Legislature by about theย end of February.
เด…เดกเตเดฎเดฟเดจเดฟเดธเตเดŸเตเดฐเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเต€เดตเต เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เด…เดญเดฟเดชเตเดฐเดพเดฏเด™เตเด™เตพ, เด…เด•เตเด•เต—เดฃเตเดŸเดจเตเดฑเต เดœเดจเดฑเตฝ เดฒเดญเตเดฏเดฎเดพเด•เตเด•เดฟเดฏ เดฏเดฅเดพเตผเดคเตเดฅ เดšเต†เดฒเดตเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เด•เดฃเด•เตเด•เตเด•เตพ, เดงเดจเด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเดฟเตฝ เดฒเดญเตเดฏเดฎเดพเดฏ เดตเดฟเดตเดฐเด™เตเด™เตพ, เด†เดตเดถเตเดฏเดฎเตเดณเตเดณเดฟเดŸเดคเตเดคเต เดชเดฐเดฟเดทเตเด•เดฐเดฟเดšเตเดšเดต เดŽเดจเตเดจเดฟเดต เด•เดฃเด•เตเด•เดฟเดฒเต†เดŸเตเดคเตเดคเต เดกเดฟเดชเตเดชเดพเตผเดŸเตเดŸเตเดฎเต†เดจเตเดฑเตฝ เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เตพ เดงเดจเด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเต เดธเต‚เด•เตเดทเตเดฎเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ เดชเดฐเดฟเดถเต‹เดงเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต. เดซเดฃเตเดŸเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เดฒเดญเตเดฏเดค เด…เดตเดฒเต‹เด•เดจเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดชเตเดฐเดพเดฏเต‹เด—เดฟเด• เดชเดฐเดฟเดงเดฟเดตเดฐเต† เดชเตเดคเดฟเดฏ เดธเตเด•เต€เดฎเตเด•เตพ เดจเตฝเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเต. เดซเต†เดฌเตเดฐเตเดตเดฐเดฟ เด…เดตเดธเดพเดจเดคเตเดคเต‹เดŸเต† เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญเดฏเดฟเตฝ เด…เดตเดคเดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เดคเดฏเตเดฏเดพเดฑเดพเดฃเต.

ย  4ย  Passing of the budget:-

The budget isย presentedย to the Legislature by theย Finance Ministerย towards the end of February or the beginning of March.

First, there is a general discussion on the budget, at the end of which the Finance Minister may choose to reply. This is followed by detailed consideration and voting of the Demands for Grants.ย A Demand for Grantย เดงเดจเดพเดญเตเดฏเดฐเตโ€เดคเตเดฅเดจ is, in effect, a request from the Executive to the Legislature for a specified sum of money to finance a particular service during the year. Theย appropriation Billย เดงเดจเดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด—เดฌเดฟเดฒเตโ€ is then introduced, discussed, and passed.

เด†เดฆเตเดฏเด‚, เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดจเต†เด•เตเด•เตเดฑเดฟเดšเตเดšเต เด’เดฐเต เดชเตŠเดคเตเดšเตผเดšเตเดšเดฏเตเดฃเตเดŸเต, เด…เดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เดตเดธเดพเดจเด‚ เดงเดจเดฎเดจเตเดคเตเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เต เดฎเดฑเตเดชเดŸเดฟ เดจเตฝเด•เดพเตป เดคเดฟเดฐเดžเตเดžเต†เดŸเตเด•เตเด•เดพเด‚. เด‡เดคเดฟเดจเต† เดคเตเดŸเตผเดจเตเดจเต เดตเดฟเดถเดฆเดฎเดพเดฏ เดชเดฐเดฟเด—เดฃเดจเดฏเตเด‚ เด—เตเดฐเดพเดจเตเดฑเตเด•เตพเด•เตเด•เดพเดฏเตเดณเตเดณ เด†เดตเดถเตเดฏเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดŸเต† เดตเต‹เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด‚เด—เตเด‚. เดซเดฒเดคเตเดคเดฟเตฝ, เด’เดฐเต เดชเตเดฐเดคเตเดฏเต‡เด• เดธเต‡เดตเดจเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเต เดตเตผเดทเดคเตเดคเดฟเตฝ เดงเดจเดธเดนเดพเดฏเด‚ เดจเตฝเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต เด’เดฐเต เดจเดฟเดถเตเดšเดฟเดค เดคเตเด• เด†เดตเดถเตเดฏเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดŸเต เดŽเด•เตเดธเดฟเด•เตเดฏเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเต€เดตเดฟเตฝ เดจเดฟเดจเตเดจเต เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญเดฏเดฟเดฒเต‡เด•เตเด•เตเดณเตเดณ เด…เดญเตเดฏเตผเดคเตเดฅเดจเดฏเดพเดฃเต เด—เตเดฐเดพเดจเตเดฑเดฟเดจเดพเดฏเตเดณเตเดณ เด†เดตเดถเตเดฏเด‚. เดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด— เดฌเดฟเตฝ เดชเดฟเดจเตเดจเต€เดŸเต เด…เดตเดคเดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเตผเดšเตเดš เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดชเดพเดธเดพเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเต.

The Appropriation Actย is the legal authorityย for the withdrawal of money fromย the Consolidated Fund of the State, and it specifies the maximum amount that may be spent on each service during the financial year.

เดธเด‚เดธเตเดฅเดพเดจเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต†ย เดธเดžเตเดšเดฟเดคเดจเดฟเดงเดฟย เดจเดฟเดจเตเดจเต เดชเดฃเด‚ เดชเดฟเตปเดตเดฒเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเดจเตเดณเตเดณ เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดชเดฐเดฎเดพเดฏ เด…เดงเดฟเด•เดพเดฐเดฎเดพเดฃเต เด…เดชเตเดฐเต‹เดชเตเดฐเดฟเดฏเต‡เดทเตป เด†เด•เตเดฑเตเดฑเต, เด•เต‚เดŸเดพเดคเต† เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด• เดตเตผเดทเดคเตเดคเดฟเตฝ เด“เดฐเต‹ เดธเต‡เดตเดจเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเด‚ เดตเต‡เดฃเตเดŸเดฟ เดšเต†เดฒเดตเดดเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเดตเตเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฐเดฎเดพเดตเดงเดฟ เดคเตเด• เด‡เดคเต เดตเตเดฏเด•เตเดคเดฎเดพเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต.

ย ย 5ย  Execution of the budget:-

(1)ย As soon as the budget is passed and the Appropriation Act is published in the Government Gazette the Budget Wing of the Finance Department issues a circular to all Heads of Departments and others, informing them thatย the publication of the Act in the Gazetteย is sufficient authority for the payment and appropriation of the sums included therein.ย The stage is now set for the execution of the budget.

เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเดพเดธเดพเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดธเตผเด•เตเด•เดพเตผ เด—เดธเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเตฝ เด…เดชเตเดฐเต‹เดชเตเดฐเดฟเดฏเต‡เดทเตป เด†เด•เตเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเตเดฐเดธเดฟ เดฆเตเดงเต€เด•เดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดคเดพเดฒเตเดŸเตป เดงเดจเด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เดตเดฟเดญเดพเด—เด‚ เดŽเดฒเตเดฒเดพ เดตเด•เตเดชเตเดชเต เดฎเต‡เดงเดพเดตเดฟเด•เตพเด•เตเด•เตเด‚ เดฎเดฑเตเดฑเตเดณเตเดณเดตเตผเด•เตเด•เตเด‚ เด’เดฐเต เดธเตผเด•เตเด•เตเดฒเตผ เดชเตเดฑเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดตเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เด—เดธเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเตฝ เด†เด•เตเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเตเดฐเดธเดฟเดฆเตเดงเต€เด•เดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเต เดฎเดคเดฟเดฏเต†เดจเตเดจเต เด…เดฑเดฟเดฏเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเต. เด…เดคเดฟเตฝ เด‰เตพเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดคเตเดคเดฟเดฏเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจ เดคเตเด•เด•เตพ เด…เดŸเดฏเตเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเตเด‚ เดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด—เดฟ เด•เตเด•เต เดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต เดฎเตเดณเตเดณ เด…เดงเดฟเด•เดพเดฐเด‚. เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เดจเดŸเดชเตเดชเดพเด•เตเด•เดพเดจเตเดณเตเดณ เดตเต‡เดฆเดฟ เด’เดฐเตเด•เตเด•เดฟเดฏเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต.


The work of distribution of the appropriation is first taken up.
Theย chief Controlling Officersย distribute the appropriation among the officers next below them (Sub-controlling Officers/Disbursing Officers). The Sub-controlling Officers divide the appropriation among the Disbursing Officers. In certain cases, the Chief Controlling Officers/Sub-controlling Officers may themselves retain the appropriation.

ย 
เดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด—เดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดตเดฟเดคเดฐเดฃ เดชเตเดฐเดตเตผเดคเตเดคเดจเด™เตเด™เตพ เด†เดฆเตเดฏเด‚ เดเดฑเตเดฑเต†เดŸเตเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต.
เดšเต€เดซเต เด•เตบเดŸเตเดฐเต‹เดณเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผ เด…เดตเดฐเตเดŸเต† เดคเดพเดดเต†เดฏเตเดณเตเดณ เด‰เดฆเตเดฏเต‹เด—เดธเตเดฅเตผเด•เตเด•เต (เดธเดฌเต เด•เตบเดŸเตเดฐเต‹เดณเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผ / เดตเดฟเดคเดฐเดฃ เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผ) เดตเดฟเดนเดฟเดคเด‚ เดตเดฟเดคเดฐเดฃเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเต. เดธเดฌเต เด•เตบเดŸเตเดฐเต‹เดณเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผ เดตเดฟเดนเดฟเดคเด‚ เดตเดฟเดคเดฐเดฃเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจ เด‰เดฆเตเดฏเต‹เด—เดธเตเดฅเตผเด•เตเด•เดฟเดŸเดฏเดฟเตฝ เดตเดฟเดญเดœเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต. เดšเดฟเดฒ เดธเดพเดนเดšเดฐเตเดฏเด™เตเด™เดณเดฟเตฝ, เดšเต€เดซเต เด•เตบเดŸเตเดฐเต‹เดณเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผ / เดธเดฌเต เด•เตบเดŸเตเดฐเต‹เดณเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด“เดซเต€เดธเตผเดฎเดพเตผเด•เตเด•เต เดคเดจเตเดจเต† เดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด—เด‚ เดจเดฟเดฒเดจเดฟเตผเดคเตเดคเดพเด‚.
(2) In the course of the year, it has to be endured that the expenditure on a particular service, say Medical, does not , at any time exceed the budget grant as a whole.

The Disbursing Officers are required to submit their accounts monthly to their superior controlling authority (Sub-controlling Officer I or Sub-controlling Officer II, as the case may be, vide diagram). Each Sub-controlling Officers consolidates his own accounts and the accounts rendered by the Disbursing Officers below ……………… and submits the consolidated return to the Chief controlling Officer. The Chief controlling Officers, likewise, consolidates the ………………received from the Sub-controlling Officers and his own accounts, and thus gets a complete picture of the flow of expenditure against the budget grant as a whole.

(3) If, in the course of the year, expenditure in excess of the budget grant becomes unavoidable, or expenditure has to be incurred on a ‘new service’, not contemplated in the budget, a supplementaryย demand for grantย is placed before the Legislature. On the contrary, if it is found that the budget grant cannot be utilised in full, funds in excess of requirements are surrendered by the Disbursing Officers, in the reverse order in which they received the funds, to the Chief Controlling Officer, from whom the Finance Department will resume the final savings.
ย  6 ย Review of the budget.

โ€”The appropriation Bill passed by the Legislature, after considering of the budget, specifies the maximum amount that may be spent during the year on each service.ย The actual spending is, however, doneย by the Executive. As such, after the close of the financial year, theย Legislatureย has to be satisfiedย that the budget grant has been spent by the Executive for the purposes for which it was intended and in amounts intended.

เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญ เดชเดพเดธเดพเด•เตเด•เดฟเดฏ เดตเดฟเดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด— เดฌเดฟเตฝ, เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เดชเดฐเดฟเด—เดฃเดฟเดšเตเดšเดคเดฟเดจเต เดถเต‡เดทเด‚, เด“เดฐเต‹ เดธเต‡เดตเดจเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเด‚ เดตเตผเดทเดคเตเดคเดฟเตฝ เดšเต†เดฒเดตเดดเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเดตเตเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฐเดฎเดพเดตเดงเดฟ เดคเตเด• เดตเตเดฏเด•เตเดคเดฎเดพเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต. เดฏเดฅเดพเตผเดคเตเดฅ เดšเต†เดฒเดตเต เดŽเด•เตเดธเดฟเด•เตเดฏเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเต€เดตเต เด†เดฃเต เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเดคเต. เด…เดคเตเดชเต‹เดฒเต†, เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด• เดตเตผเดทเด‚ เด…เดตเดธเดพเดจเดฟเดšเตเดšเดคเดฟเดจเต เดถเต‡เดทเด‚, เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเต เด—เตเดฐเดพเดจเตเดฑเต เดŽเด•เตเดธเดฟเด•เตเดฏเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเต€เดตเต เด‰เดฆเตเดฆเต‡เดถเดฟเดšเตเดš เด‰เดฆเตเดฆเต‡เดถเตเดฏเด™เตเด™เตพเด•เตเด•เดพเดฏเตเด‚ เด‰เดฆเตเดฆเต‡เดถเดฟเดšเตเดš เดคเตเด•เด•เตพเด•เตเด•เตเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ เดšเต†เดฒเดตเดดเดฟเดšเตเดšเตเดตเต†เดจเตเดจเต เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญ เดคเตƒเดชเตเดคเดฟเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดคเตเดคเต‡เดฃเตเดŸเดคเตเดฃเตเดŸเต.This is done by getting the accounts audited by an independent authorityโ€”the Comptroller and Auditor Generalโ€”and examining his report through a Legislature Committeeโ€”the Public Accounts Committee/Committee on Public Undertakings.

Review of the budgetalso involves detailed examination of the Estimates presented to the Legislature, to see how best the plans and programmes embodied therein could be executed efficiently and economically.ย This work is entrusted to anotherย Legislature Committee,ย specially constituted for the purposeโ€”the Estimates Committee.ย 

เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญเดฏเดฟเตฝ เด…เดตเดคเดฐเดฟเดชเตเดชเดฟเดšเตเดš เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต† เดตเดฟเดถเดฆเดฎเดพเดฏ เดชเดฐเดฟเดถเต‹เดงเดจเดฏเตเด‚ เด…เดคเดฟเตฝ เด‰เตพเด•เตเด•เตŠเดณเตเดณเตเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฆเตเดงเดคเดฟเด•เดณเตเด‚ เดชเดฐเดฟเดชเดพเดŸเดฟเด•เดณเตเด‚ เดŽเด™เตเด™เดจเต† เด•เดพเดฐเตเดฏเด•เตเดทเดฎเดฎเดพเดฏเตเด‚ เดธเดพเดฎเตเดชเดคเตเดคเดฟเด•เดฎเดพเดฏเตเด‚ เดจเดŸเดชเตเดชเดฟเดฒเดพเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เด•เดดเดฟเดฏเตเดฎเต†เดจเตเดจเต เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เดตเดฒเต‹เด•เดจเดคเตเดคเดฟเตฝ เด‰เตพเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดจเตเดจเต. เดˆ เดชเตเดฐเดตเตƒเดคเตเดคเดฟ เดฎเดฑเตเดฑเตŠเดฐเต เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญเดพ เดธเดฎเดฟเดคเดฟเดฏเต† เดเตฝเดชเตเดชเดฟเดšเตเดšเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเต, เดˆ เด†เดตเดถเตเดฏเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเดพเดฏเดฟ เดชเตเดฐเดคเตเดฏเต‡เด•เด‚ เดฐเต‚เดชเต€เด•เดฐเดฟเดšเตเดš เดŽเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฎเต‡เดฑเตเดฑเตเดธเต เด•เดฎเตเดฎเดฟเดฑเตเดฑเดฟ

STRUCTURE OF THE BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

ย  7ย  ย The structure of the budget and accounts now obtaining is much different form what it wasย prior toย 1stย April, 1974,ย consequent on the reforms introduced as recommended by the Study Team appointed by the Government of India.ย เด‡เดจเตเดคเตเดฏเดพ เด—เดตเตบเดฎเต†เดจเตเดฑเต เดจเดฟเดฏเต‹เด—เดฟเดšเตเดš เดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดกเดฟ เดŸเต€เด‚ เดถเตเดชเดพเตผเดถ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดค เดชเดฐเดฟเดทเตโ€Œเด•เดพเดฐเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดŸเต† เดซเดฒเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ 1974 เดเดชเตเดฐเดฟเตฝ เด’เดจเตเดจเดฟเดจเต เดฎเตเดฎเตเดชเตเดฃเตเดŸเดพเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจ เดฌเดœเดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต†เดฏเตเด‚ เด…เด•เตเด•เต—เดฃเตเดŸเตเด•เดณเตเดŸเต†เดฏเตเด‚ เด˜เดŸเดจ เดตเดณเดฐเต† เดตเตเดฏเดคเตเดฏเดธเตเดคเดฎเดพเดฃเต.
ย  8ย  .ย Main divisions of account
(1) Government accounts are kept inย ย threeย parts
Part IThe Consolidated Fund
Part IIThe Contingency Fund
Part IIIThe Public Account.
Sinking Fund

เด•เดŸเดฎเต‹ เดฌเต‹เดฃเตเดŸเต‹ เด…เดŸเดฏเตเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เดจเต€เด•เตเด•เดฟเดตเดšเตเดšเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฃเด‚ เด…เดŸเด™เตเด™เดฟเดฏ เด…เด•เตเด•เต—เดฃเตเดŸเดพเดฃเต เดธเดฟเด™เตเด•เดฟเด‚เด—เต เดซเดฃเตเดŸเต. เดธเดฟเด™เตเด•เดฟเด‚เด—เต เดซเดฃเตเดŸเตเด•เตพ เด•เดพเดฒเดพเดตเดงเดฟ เดชเต‚เตผเดคเตเดคเดฟเดฏเดพเด•เตเดฎเตเดชเต‹เตพ เด•เดŸเด‚ เดตเต€เดŸเตเดŸเดพเตป เดธเดนเดพเดฏเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด‚ เด…เดฒเตเดฒเต†เด™เตเด•เดฟเตฝ เด“เดชเตเดชเตบ เดฎเดพเตผเด•เตเด•เดฑเตเดฑเดฟเตฝ เดฌเต‹เดฃเตเดŸเตเด•เตพ เดคเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เต† เดตเดพเด™เตเด™เดพเตป เดธเดนเดพเดฏเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด‚.

(2)ย Part Iโ€”The Consolidated Fundย hasย twoย mainย divisionsโ€”
(1) Revenue andย 
(2) Capital, Public debt, loans etc.ย 
(1) Revenue andย 
(2) Capital, Public debt, loans etc.ย 
(3)ย Inย Part IIย of the accounts,ย the transactions connected with theย Contingency Fund,ย established by the State Legislature underย ย Article 267 (2)ย ย of the Constitution, are recorded.
(4)ย Part IIIย of the accountsโ€”The Public Accountโ€”is meant to record transactions relating toย Debtย (other than those included in Part I),ย Deposits, Advances, Remittances, and Suspense.ย Underย ‘Debt, Deposits and Advances’, transactions in respect of which Government incur a liability to repay the moneys received (Debt and Deposits) or acquire a claim on amounts paid (Advances) are recorded, together with repayments of the former and recoveries of the latter.ย ‘Suspense’ and ‘Remittances’ย are meant mainly for the temporary accommodation of debits/credits, the final classification of which is not known or which have to be passed on to other accounting circles or agencies, for booking against the final heads of account.

ย  9.ย Five-tierย systemย of classification of transactionsย 

ย 
(1) Within each section/division mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the transactions of Government are classified according toย a five-tier system,ย aimed at achieving closer liaison=เดฌเดจเตเดงเด‚ย with the object of the revenue or expenditure, rather than the department which collects the revenue or incurs the expenditure. Under the system,ย the transactions within each section/division areย firstย grouped intoย ‘sectors’,ย which constituteย the first tierย of classification and represent broad groupings of the various functions or services of Government.
Thus, the sectionย 
ย ย Receipts Heads (Revenue Account)ย has been divided intoย three sectorsโ€”
  • A. Tax Revenue,ย 
  • B. Non-tax Revenue, andย 
  • C. Grants-in-aid and Contributions.ย 
Similarly, in the section

ย ย Expenditure Headsย (Revenue Account)ย ย ย there areย fourย sectors

  • A. General Services,ย 
  • B. Social and Community Services,ย 
  • C. Economic Services, andย 
  • D. grant-inยฌaid and Contributions.ย 
Similarly, in the section

ย ย Expenditure Headsย (Revenue Account)ย ย ย there areย fourย sectors

  • A. General Services,ย 
  • B. Social and Community Services,ย 
  • C. Economic Services, andย 
  • D. grant-inยฌaid and Contributions.ย 
Part IIIย of Government accountsโ€”
ย 
The Public Accountโ€”ย ย ย sixย sectorS
ย 
I. Small Savings, Provident Funds, etc.,ย 
J. Reserve Funds,ย 
K. Deposits and Advances,ย 
L. Suspense and Miscellaneous,ย 
M. Remittances, andย 
N. Cash Balance.ย 

Each sector has been assigned a distinguishing prefixโ€”aย CAPITAL LETTERย of the alphabet.

Thus, the three sectors in the section

ย โ€œReceipt Heads (Revenue Account)โ€,
otherwise referred to as theย ‘Revenue Receipt Section’,

ย have been assigned the lettersย A to C,

the four sectors in the section

โ€œExpenditure Heads (Revenue Account)โ€,ย otherwise referred to as theย ‘Revenue Expenditure Section’, the lettersย A to D,

and the sectors comprising theย remaining sections/divisionsย the lettersย A to N.ย 

(2)ย The sectors are sub-divided into major heads of account. In some cases, the sectors are first sub-divided into ‘sub-sectors’, before further divisions into major heads of account. The sub-sectors are distinguished by small letters of the alphabet.
Thus, theย sectorsย โ€œA. General Servicesโ€ hasย sixย sub-sectorsโ€”
(a) Organs of State,
(b) Fiscal Services,
(c) Interest payments and servicing of debt,
(d) Administrative Services,
(e) Pensions and Miscellaneous General Services, and
(f) Defence Services, and
the sector โ€œG.ย Economic Servicesโ€ย sevenโ€”(
(a) General Economic Services,
(b) Agriculture and Allied Services,
(c ) Industry and Minerals,
(d) Water and Power Development.
(e) Transport and Communications,
ย (f) Railways and
(g) Posts and Telegraphs.
ย The different divisions of account and the various sections, sectors, and sub-sectors thereunder are shown in Appendix I.ย 
(3) In the accounts,ย the main unit of classification is theย major head,ย which forms theย second tierย of classification.
The major heads falling within the sections โ€œRevenue Receiptsโ€, โ€œRevenue Expenditureโ€, โ€œCapital Expenditureโ€, and โ€œPublic Debt, Loans and Advances, etc.โ€,ย in the Consolidated Fund generally correspond to theย ‘functions’ย of Government, and indicate the different services provided by Government,ย like Education, Medical, Housing, etc.
Each major head is allotted a code number, which is aย ย ย four-digit Arabic numberย ย ย for purposes of identification.

Thus taking the function ‘Housing’ as an example,ย 
the corresponding major heads in the four sections
โ€œRevenue Receiptsโ€,
โ€œRevenue Expenditureโ€,
โ€œCapital Expenditureโ€, and
โ€œPublic Debt, Loans and Advances, etc.โ€,
bear the numbersย 0083, 2083, 4083 and 6083 respectively, theย last two digitsย of all the four which are the same, viz.,ย 83. it will also be seen that the numbers, when arranged in the ascending order, differ from each other byย 2000.
HOUSING
0083Revenue Receipts
2083Revenue Expenditure
4083Capital Expenditure
6083Public Debt, Loans and Advances etc.
ย 

(4)ย Each major head is divided intoย minor heads,ย which constitute theย third tierย of classification in Government accounts. In certain cases,ย the major heads are first divided intoย sub-major heads,ย before further division into minor heads.ย 

For example, under the major headย โ€œ2080. Medicalโ€, there areย two sub-major headsโ€”

A, Allopathy andย 
B. Other Systems of Medicineโ€”

 

each of which is subยฌdivided into minor heads.
The minor heads below the major heads falling within the sections
โ€œRevenue Receiptsโ€, โ€œRevenue Expenditureโ€, โ€œCapital Expenditureโ€, and โ€œPublic Debt Loans and Advances, etc.,ย generally identify the programmesย undertaken by Governmentย to achieve the objectives of the function represented by theย major head.ย 

For example,

the objectives of Public Healthย are achieved through programmes for the prevention and control of diseases, prevention of food adulteration, drugs control, etc. Accordingly, โ€œPrevention and control of diseasesโ€, โ€œPrevention of food adulterationโ€, and โ€œDrug Control of diseasesโ€, โ€œPrevention of food adulterationโ€, and โ€œDrug control of diseasesโ€, of the major heads below the functional major head โ€œ2082. Public Health, Sanitation and Water Supplyโ€.

(5) A list of the major and minor heads authorised to be operated in the State’s accounts is given isย Appendix 2ย (published separately) . In all account records, the major and minor heads should be arranged in exactly the same order as in this appendix.ย The introduction of any new major head or minor head, and the abolition or change in nomenclature of any existing head will require the approval of theย Comptroller and Auditor General of India,ย who will obtain the approval of the President, where necessary.ย 
(6)ย Each minor head is divided into a number of subordinate heads, generally known asย sub-heads.ย These form the fourth tier of classificationย in Government accounts, and generally reflect the schemes or activities undertaken under aย programme (represented by the minor head).
For example, the programme for the prevention and control of diseases may consist of schemes for the eradication of Malaria, control of Tuberculosis, eradication of Smallpox, control of Leprosy, and the like. Accordingly, the sub-heads under the minor head โ€œPrevention and control of diseases mayโ€ include โ€œNational Malaria Eradication Programmeโ€, โ€œB. C. G. Vaccinationโ€, โ€œSmallpox Eradicationโ€, and โ€œLeprosy Control Schemesโ€”S. E. T. Centersโ€. In certain cases, especially in the case of non-developmental expenditure of expenditure of an administrative nature, the sub-heads denote the components of a programme, such as โ€˜organisationsโ€™ or the different โ€˜wings of administrationโ€™. The State Government and the Accountant General are free to determine the sub-heads below a minor head, so as to meet local or special requirements, bearing in mind the following guiding principles:โ€”
ย  (i) Homogenous schemes under a programme, especially those involving small outlay, should be grouped into suitable sub-heads.
ย  (ii) The sub-heads should not be multiplied unnecessarily.
(iii) Wherever the โ€œGeneral Directionsโ€ or the foot notes in the List of Major and Minor Heads of Accountโ€ Appendix 2) contain direction regarding the opening of specific sub-heads below the minor heads, these should be adopted.
ย  (iv) In the case of Central Plan Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes, if the nomenclature of the sub-heads to be adopted has been prescribed by the Ministers of the Central Government, this should be adopted.
ย  (v) If it becomes necessary to open new sub-heads in the budget and accounts of a year after the printing of the budget documents, proposals in this regard should be sent by the Administrative Department concerned to the Finance Department, for scrutiny and sanction.
(7) The sub-heads are divided intoย detailed heads,ย which constitute theย fifth andย last tier of classificationย in Governmentย accounts, otherwise known asย โ€˜object classification.โ€™
1Sector2Major Head3Minor Heead4Sub Head5Detailed HeadCODESeย MaMiย Sh Dhย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Sector Majorhead Minorhead Sub head Detailed head
For the purpose of department control, it is necessary to analyse the expenditure on a scheme in terms of inputs such as salaries, grants-in-aid, investments etc. On the expenditure side of the accounts, particularly in respect of heads of account within the Consolidated Fund, the detailed heads are, therefore, meant primarily for itemised control over expenditure, and indicate the nature of expenditure on a scheme, activity, or organisation, in terms of the inputs.ย A list of โ€˜standardโ€™ detailed heads, capable of adoption by all Governments and representing the common items of Government expenditure, is given inย Appendix 3, with notes explaining their scope. Additional detailed heads (other than those included in Appendix 3), found absolutely necessary to distinctly exhibit specific types of expenditure in certain departments, may also be opened, care being taken to check unnecessary proliferation. The Estimating Officers will include the necessary detailed heads in the Departmental Estimates, which will be scrutinised and approved by the Administrative Departments and the Finance Department, at the stage of preparation of the budget. After the budget documents for the year are printed, the finance Department or the Accountant General may authorise the opening of additional detailed heads is sanctioned by the Finance Department, a copy of the order should be endorsed to the Accountant General, for incorporation of the new detailed heads in the acc
10. Classification of expenditure.โ€”Expenditure which, under the provisions of the Constitutions, is subject to the vote of the Legislature should be shown in the accounts separately from expenditure that isย โ€˜chargedโ€™ on the Consolidated Fund of the State, vide Appendix 4. Important general orders governing classification of specific classes of expenditure are given in the Kerala Account Codeโ€”Volume I
APPENDIX 4
[See Paragraph 10]
List of items ofย expenditure charges onย theย 
consolidated fund of the State
ย 
1. The emoluments and allowances ofย the Governorย and other expenditure relating to this office.
[Article 202 (3) (a) of the Constitution]
2. The salaries and allowances of theย Speaker and the Deputy Speakerย of the
Legislative Assembly.
[Article 202 (3) (b) of the Constitution]
3.ย Debt chargesย for which the State is liable, including interest, sinking fund chargesย and redemption charges, and other expenditure relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt.
[Article 202 (3) (c) of the Constitution]
4. Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of theย Judges of the Highย Court.
ย 
[Article 202 (3) (d) of the Constitution]
5. Any sums required to satisfyย any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal.
[Article 202 (3) (e) of the Constitution]
6.ย The administrative expenses of the High Court,ย including all salaries, allowances, and pensions payable to or in respect of the officers and servants of the Court.
[Article 229 (3) of the Constitution]
7. The sum specified in Article 290A of the Constitution, to be paid to theย Travancore Devaswom Fund.
[Article 290A of the Constitution]
8. The expenses of theย State Public Service Commission, including any salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the members or staff of the Commission.
[Article 322 of the Constitution]
9.ย Any other expenditure declared by the Constitution of India or by the Legislatureย of the Stateย by law to be so charged.
[Article 202 (3) (f) of the Constitution]
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