Directives to ensure financial discipline

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: Commissioner Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Navin K Choudhary today issued directives to ensure proper financial discipline and budgetary control over the expenditure.
He said that wherever Accounts officers or Chief Accounts officers are posted, the drawing and disbursing powers of that office or institution shall invariably be exercised by them.
He further directed that in case the Administrative Department has delegated the drawing and disbursing powers to some other officers other than Accounts officer or Chief Accounts officer, the same will be deemed to have been withdrawn and delegated in favour of the said Accounts officer or Chief Accounts officer.
The Commissioner further said that the treasury officers will not entertain any bills and other instruments of payment in case the same are not signed by the Accounts officer or Chief Accounts officer, wherever such Accounts Officer or Chief Accounts officer is posted.