Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Central Government Account Receipts and Payments Rules, 1983. It was issued by the Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on April 27, 2017, and comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Key changes involve payment methods and procedures for government transactions and employee payments.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Central Government Account Receipts and Payments Rules, 1983:
* The rules are called the Central Government Account Receipts and Payments Amendment Rules, 2017.
Payment Methods:
* Separate bills are required for each payment method (payment advice, cheque, demand draft, postal order, money order, cash).
* The specific payment method must be clearly indicated on the top of each bill.
Payments to Government Servants:
* Salary and other payments to government servants shall be made via electronically signed payment advices for direct credit to their bank accounts, contingent on the availability of banking facilities.
* A one-time relaxation for alternative payment methods may be granted in cases of hardship, subject to approval by a competent authority.
* Clause iii in subrule 3 of rule 44 is omitted.
Impact Analysis:
Government Departments/DDOs:
Impact: Must prepare separate bills for each payment method and clearly indicate the method on the bill. Affected by the shift to electronic payments for government employees.
Action Required: Implement procedures for separate billing based on payment method. Adopt electronically signed payment advices for payments to government servants.
Government Servants:
Impact: Will primarily receive payments, including salary, via direct credit to their bank accounts.
Action Required: Ensure that their bank account details are correctly registered for direct credit.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, the supreme law of India, specifically article 283 is mentioned.
Central Government Account Receipts and Payments Rules, 1983: The main policy document being amended by this notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification is issued, New Delhi, Delhi
Ministry of Finance: The ministry under which the Department of Expenditure and Controller General of Accounts operates.
Department of Expenditure: The department within the Ministry of Finance responsible for this notification.
Controller General of Accounts: The office issuing the notification.
SOMA ROY BURMAN: The Jt. Controller General of Accounts who signed the notification.
Gazette of India: The official government publication in which the rules were originally published and subsequently amended.
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((cid:7018) यय िवभाग)
(महालखे ा िनय(cid:7074)ं क)
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 27 अ(cid:7079)ैल, 2017
सा.का.िन. 412(अ).—रा(cid:7020) (cid:7069)पित, संिवधान के अनु(cid:6994)छ ेद 283 के खंड (1) (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए
क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार खाता ((cid:7079)ाि(cid:7009) त और संदाय) िनयम, 1983 का और संशोधन करन े के िलए िन(cid:7013) निलिखत िनयम बनात े ह,(cid:7289)
अथा(cid:6981)त ्:—
1.(cid:32) (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का संि(cid:6979)(cid:7009) त नाम क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार खाता ((cid:7079)ाि(cid:7009) त और संदाय) संशोधन िनयम, 2017 ह ै।
(2) य ेराजप(cid:7074) म (cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7004) त ह(cid:7298)ग े ।
2. क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार खाता ((cid:7079)ाप् ित और संदाय) िनयम, 1983 म,(cid:7286)—
(i) िनयम 33 म,(cid:7286) —
(क)(cid:32) खंड (भक) के (cid:7021) थान पर, िन(cid:7013) निलिखत खंड रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त् :—
‘(भक) जब संदाय(cid:7298) के िभ(cid:7008) न िभ(cid:7008) न (cid:7271)प(cid:7298), अथा(cid:6981)त ् संदाय सूचना/चैक/मांगदेय (cid:7071)ा(cid:7010)ट/मनीआड(cid:6981)र/नकद इ(cid:7004) या(cid:7408)द,
से वांिछत ह(cid:7298) तो आहरण और संिवतरण अिधकारी (cid:7367)ारा पृथक िबल तैयार (cid:7408)कए जाएगं े और िबल के ऊपर
िन(cid:7013) निलिखत (cid:7021)प (cid:7020) टत: उपद(cid:7414)श(cid:6981)त (cid:7408)कया जाएगा:
“(*) (cid:7367)ारा संदाय”
2791 GI/2017 (1)(cid:32)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(*संदाय सूचना या चकै या मांगदेय (cid:7071)ा(cid:7010)ट या मनीआड(cid:6981)र या नकद)’;
(ii) िनयम 44 म,(cid:7286) —
(क)(cid:32) उपिनयम (3) म,(cid:7286) खंड (i) के (cid:7021) थान पर िन(cid:7013) निलिखत खंड रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त ्:—
“(i) सरकारी कम(cid:6981)चा(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) को सभी संदाय िजसके अतं ग(cid:6981)त वेतन संदाय भी ह,ै ब(cid:7289)ककारी सुिवधा(cid:7312) क(cid:7409)
उपल(cid:7011) धता के अ(cid:7007) यधीन, उनके ब(cid:7289)क खात(cid:7298) म (cid:7286) सीध े जमा करने के िलए इले(cid:6989)(cid:7069)ोिनक ह(cid:7021)ता(cid:6979)(cid:7407)रत संदाय सूचना
(cid:7367)ारा (cid:7408)कए जाएंग:े
परंतु क(cid:7407)ठनाइ क(cid:7409) दशा(cid:7312) म(cid:7286), जहां कारण स(cid:6979)म (cid:7079)ािधकारी (cid:7367)ारा स(cid:7013) यक (cid:7271)प से अनुमो(cid:7408)दत ह,ै अ(cid:7008) य
मा(cid:7008) यता(cid:7079)ा(cid:7009) त मा(cid:7007) यम(cid:7298) (cid:7367)ारा संदाय के िलए एक-बार म(cid:7286) छूट (cid:7079)दान क(cid:7409) जा सकेगी”;
(ख) खडं (iii) का लोप (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
[फा. सं. 3(2)(1)/2016/TA/आर एंड पी िनयम/संशोधन]
सोमा रॉय बम(cid:6981)न, संयु(cid:6989) त महािनयं(cid:7074)क लेखा
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)प ण : मूल िनयम भारत के राजप(cid:7074) अिधसूचना सं. सा.का.िन. 739, तारीख 3 िसतंबर, 1987 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कए गए थ े
और त(cid:7004) प(cid:7019) चात ् उसम(cid:7286) सा.का.िन. 268(अ) तारीख 30 माच,(cid:6981) 2012 (cid:7367)ारा संशोधन (cid:7408)कया गया ।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Expenditure)
(CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th April, 2017
G.S.R. 412(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 283 of the Constitution, the
President hereby makes the following further amendments to the Central Government Account (Receipts and
Payments ) Rules, 1983, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Amendment
Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules, 1983,—
(i) in rule 33,—
(a) for clause (xa), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
‘(xa) When payment is desired by different modes of payments i.e., payment advice/Cheque/
Demand Draft/ Postal Order/ Money Order/ Cash, etc., separate bills shall be prepared by the DDOs
and the following shall be clearly indicated on the top of the bills:
“Payment by (*)”
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(ii) In rule 44,-
(a) in sub-rule (3), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
“(i) All payments to Government servants, including salary payments, shall be made by
electronically signed payment advices for direct credit to their bank accounts, subject to availability
of banking facilities:
Provided that a one-time relaxation may be granted for payment by other recognized modes in
cases of hardship where the reasons are duly approved by competent authority”;
(b) Clause (iii) shall be omitted.
[F. No. 3(2)(1)/2016/TA/R&P Rules/Amendment]
SOMA ROY BURMAN, Jt. Controller General of Accounts
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number G.S.R. 739, dated
the 3rd September, 1987 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R. 268(E), dated the
30th March, 2012.
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