MS-94: Budget 2012-13 – Online Budget Release Orders – Instructions - Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT Budget 2012-13 – Online Budget Release Orders – Instructions - Issued. FINANCE (BG.I) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 94 Dated:02-04-2012. Read the following:- 1. G.O.Ms.No.59, Finance (BG.I) Dept., dt.30-3-2001. 2. G.O.Ms.No.278, Finance (TFR.I) Dept., dt.22-9-2006. 3. G.O.Ms.No.297, Finance (TFR.I) Dept., dt.10-10-2006. 4. U.O. Note No.29875-A/1283/A1/BG.I/2006, Finance (BG.I) Department, dt.25-11-2006. 5. G.O.Ms.No.147, Finance (BG.I) Dept., dt.11-7-2011. 6. G.O.Ms.No.190, Finance (BG.I) Dept., dt.02-9-2011. 7. G.O.Ms.No. 81, Finance (BG.I) Dept., dated 27-3-2012. 8. G.O.Ms.No. 85, Finance (BG.I) Dept., dated 31-3-2012. <><><> ORDER: In the reference 8thread above, Appropriation Act, 2012 relating to Budget 2012- 13 has been communicated to the Heads of Departments and Estimating Officers for enabling them to incur expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State duly following quarterly regulations. 2. In the reference 7th read above instructions were issued authorizing the Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Pay and Accounts Officer and Director of Works Accounts to issue One Time Online Budget authorization based on the distribution statements furnished by the HODs and Chief Controlling Officers for the Non-BRO items under Non-Plan by 7th April 2012 which will be valid for the relevant period in the financial year . 3. Government hereby order issue of Online Budget Release Orders from 1st April, 2012 onwards for all the Plan schemes and also for certain items under Non-Plan which requires sanction of expenditure by the Government including the items of expenditure included in the “Green Channel Scheme” in the ref. 5th and 6th read above. 4. The Online BRO will be issued in the proforma appended to this order during 2012-13 as programmed below for (i) All Plan schemes, (ii) The Schemes under Non- Plan under the detailed heads 270 - Minor Works, 310 - Grants-in-Aid, 520 - Machinery & Equipment for which sanction of expenditure by the Government is necessary. 11st Quarter 25% of the budget provision of 2012-13 in April, 2012 through Online BRO. 2nd Quarter 25% of the budget provision of 2012-13 will be released through Online BRO on 30th June, 2012 as 2nd installment subject to department’s / HOD’s compliance with issue of administrative sanction and distribution statement as required under G.O.Ms.No.81, Finance (BG.I) Department, dated 27-3-2012. 3rd quarter 25% of the budget provision of B.E. 2012-13 will be released through Online BRO on 30th September, 2012 as 3nd installment subject to utilizing 90% of the 1st quarter release by 31 st August, 2012 and also issue of Administrative Sanction for the 2nd Quarter release. 4 quarter 4th installment will be released through Online BRO for the balance th amount available as per RE 2012-13 and after utilizing 90% of the 2nd quarter release, by 31st December, 2012. In respect of items of expenditure included in the “Green Channel Scheme” vide ref.5th and 6th read above, the Online BROs/LOCs shall be issued as per the periodicity mentioned against each item of expenditure separately. 5. In respect of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, Central Assistance Schemes (ACA) and Schemes financed by other agencies, BROs will be issued after receipt of the funds from Government of India and other funding agencies. In respect of Central Assistance schemes (ACA) if the releases made to the Department during 2011-12 are more than the obligation of the State Government, the excess releases made during 2011-12 will be set off against the State share during 2012-13. In so far as Externally Aided Projects, RIDF Schemes and Schemes under AIBP, and other schemes wherein the State has to incur expenditure first, LOC/BRO shall be issued from BE 2012-13 based on actual requirement in each quarter and the departments concerned shall submit claims for getting the reimbursement from the respective funding agencies. 6. Provisions made for New Schemes in BE 2012-13 shall be considered for release only after receipt of proposals from concerned departments with full details. 7. In respect of Wages and Payments to Home Guards / Anganwadi workers, Scholarships / Stipends to Junior Doctors and other categories of people engaged on contract basis against sanctioned permanent posts under plan, the BRO shall be given for the entire provision made in BE 2012-13 at a time subject to regulating the expenditure on quarterly basis. 8. The Departments of Secretariat are requested to follow instructions issued in reference 4 read above for issuing administrative sanctions based on the Online th BROs/LOCs issued by the Finance Department. It has come to the notice of the Government that some of the Administrative Departments are failing to issue administrative sanctions promptly based on the BROs/LOCs issued by Finance 2Department resulting in avoidable delay in incurring of expenditure. Government therefore decided to prescribe the time limit for the validity of Online BRO / LOC as 30 days from the date of issue of such Online BRO / LOC. In case, the administrative department fails to issue administrative sanction within the above prescribed time limit, such department has to again approach Finance Department giving valid reasons for not issuing the administrative sanction and also for issue of fresh BRO / LOC if necessary. The DTA / DWA shall not authorize expenditure for administrative sanction issued by the Administrative Departments Secretariat, beyond the prescribed time limit. 9. The Departments of Secretariat and HODs are requested to follow the procedures laid down in the references 2 and 3 read above for obtaining the Online nd rd BRO/LOC for the works to be taken up by them through the other agencies other than PW Engineering Departments. 10. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Pay and Accounts Officer, and Director of Works Accounts shall take necessary action for authorizing the expenditure during 2012-13 for each quarter to the HODs as per BE 2012-13 and as per Online BROs/LOCs issued by the Finance Department. The HODs shall prefer bills based on the authorization issued by the Director of Treasuries and Accounts / Director of Works Accounts. 11. The above order is available on ‘http://goir.ap.gov.in’ (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) V. BHASKAR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To All Departments of Secretariat The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, A.P., Hyderabad. The Director of Works Accounts, Hyderabad. All the Heads of Departments The Dy. Directors/District Treasury Officers in the State. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad. Copy to: The A.G., A.P., Hyderabad. All Sections in Finance Department. All Officers in Finance Department. Peshi of PFS./Prl. Secy. (IF)/ Prl Secy. (R&E)/Prl. Secy. (FP)/Secy. (W&P) SF/SC. //FORWARDED BY ORDER// SECTION OFFICER. 3