The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, held the Chintan Shivir 2025 in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan on November 14th & 15th, 2025. Finance Departments from Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, and Rajasthan participated. Deliberations focused on 'Just in Time' flow of funds, Integrated Financial Management System and Public Financial Management System, use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Processes, and appraisal/ approval process of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).
The event was kickstarted with a welcome speech by Additional Secretary (Personnel), Department of Expenditure Ms. Parama Sen, followed by an address by Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Shri V. Vualnam. Discussions on the first day addressed the current state of affairs and concerns related to 'Just in Time' fund flow. The Finance Department of the Government of Rajasthan presented on their Integrated Financial Management System working with the Public Financial Management System. The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, presented on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government processes. The second day involved discussions on the design and implementation issues of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) considering that the XV Finance Commission Cycle ends on 31.03.2026 and the XVI Finance Commission Cycle begins on 01.04.2026. The Chintan Shivir 2025 concluded with remarks from the Secretary, Department of Expenditure, followed by a vote of thanks. A special thank you was offered to participating States/UTs and the Government of Rajasthan. The press release was posted by PIB Delhi on 15 NOV 2025 at 6:25 PM. Release ID: 2190472, Visitor Counter: 167.
Key Entities Referenced
Chintan Shivir 2025: A two-day event organized by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance to discuss various financial management and governance issues.
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance: The organizer of the Chintan Shivir 2025 and a primary ministry involved in the discussed financial management systems.
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS): A focus of the Chintan Shivir 2025, specifically regarding their design, implementation and appraisal/approval processes.
Rajasthan: The location where Chintan Shivir 2025 was held.
Integrated Financial Management System: A system that was discussed during the Chintan Shivir 2025.
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance, concludes Chintan Shivir 2025 held in
Rajasthan on 14th & 15th November, 2025
Chintan Shivir 2025 saw participation of Finance
Departments from Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana,
Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan
Deliberations during Chintan Shivir 2025 focused on ‘Just
in Time’ flow of funds, Integrated Financial Management
System and Public Financial Management System, use of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Government Processes, and
appraisal/ approval process of Centrally Sponsored
Schemes (CSS)
Posted On: 15 NOV 2025 6:25PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, organised a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir 2025’ in
Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, on 14th & 15th November, 2025. Apart from officers of the Department
of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, the event witnessed participation of representatives as well as
Finance Departments of the following States and Union Territory: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,
Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan.The Chintan Shivir was kickstarted with welcome speech by Additional Secretary (Personnel),
Department of Expenditure Ms. Parama Sen followed by address by Secretary, Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Shri V. Vualnam.
During the first day, deliberations focused on the present status & issues regarding ‘Just in Time’ flow
of funds. In an interactive session followed by a presentation on the topic, suggestions were obtained
from the States/UT on the fund flow mechanism for an in-sync, effective and collaborative approach
of the fund flows. It was followed by a presentation of the Finance Department of the Government of
Rajasthan on how its Integrated Financial Management System is working together with the Public
Financial Management System and various fund flow mechanisms of the Central Government to
achieve ‘Just in Time’ flow of funds. In another interactive session, a presentation was made by
National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology,
Government of India on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government processes. Various
advantages and challenges on the use of AI in government processes were discussed at length.
Various ways in which AI can be used effectively for decision making and policy formulation in the
Government was also discussed. Subsequently, the officials broke away in four Groups for ‘Chintan’.
On the second day, deliberations were held with participating States/ UT on design and
implementation issues of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) as the tenure of XV Finance
Commission Cycle shall be ending on 31.03.2026 and that the XVI Finance Commission Cycle shall
be commencing on 01.04.2026. Suggestions/ views of the States/ UT were also obtained in the wakeof undergoing appraisal/ approval process of the CSSs ending on 31.03.2026 and requiring
continuation beyond the XV FCC. It was followed by presentations by the four groups on diverse
topics for bringing in evolving, unique and state-of-the-art thought processes through ‘Chintan’, to
enhance functioning and outreach of the Government.
The Chintan Shivir 2025 concluded with concluding remarks of the Secretary, Department of
Expenditure, followed by vote of thanks.
A special thanks was given to the participating States/ UT and the Government of Rajasthan for
joining the Department of Expenditure in the Chintan Shivir.
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