Government body funds need finance department nod

Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government issued a memorandum stating no budgetary fund should be transferred to bank accounts of government departments, directorates, societies, PSUs, corporations, statutory bodies, boards or Unnayan Parishads, etc. without the approval of the finance department.

The decision comes in the wake of a number of cases of such fund transfers from different scheme heads of the government to bank accounts of the directorates, societies, PSUs, corporations, statutory bodies, boards or Unnayan Parishads, where the finance department has found irregularities and violations of financial norms.

" This is a step to promote better financial discipline in the working of the government," a top official of the finance department said. The circular issued by state finance secretary H.K. Dwivedi also directed all departments to send a "status report" on the details of their bank accounts.

"The departments have been asked to furnish details related to budgetary amount transferred to these bank accounts in the financial year 2016-17 & 2017-18 and also the balance as on March 31st and May 31st. The details of bank accounts in field offices may also be provided.