F.No.12 (13)- B(W&M)/2020
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)

New Delhi, 24th September 2021.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Cash Management System in Central Government – Modified Exchequer Control Based Expenditure Management for the remaining part of this financial year (2021-22).

Attention is invited to the instructions issued vide this Ministry’s O.M. F.No.12(13)-B(W&M)/ 2020 dated 30.6.2021 (regulating expenditure in Quarter-2 of FY 2021-22) and F.No.15(39)-B(R)/2016 dated 21.8.2017 regarding modified exchequer control based expenditure management under Cash Management System in Central Government.

2. The above guidelines have been reviewed. The stipulations to regulate the overall expenditure within 20% of BE 2021-22 in Quarter 2 (July-September, 2021) by the Demands/ Appropriations mentioned under Category B in this Ministry’s O.M. No. F. No. 12(13)-B(W&M)/2020 dated 30.6.2021 stands withdrawn with immediate effect.

3. Accordingly, all Ministries/Departments are now permitted to spend as per their own approved MEP/QEP until further orders, during the remaining part of this financial year.

4. Also, instructions regulating bulk items of expenditure (Rs. 200 crores) are stated in this Ministry’s O.M. No. F.No.15 (39)-B(R)/2016 dated 21.8.2017 as referred above, are relaxed for items pertaining to budgeted capital expenditure for the remaining part of the current financial year.

5. Any deviation from the aforesaid guidelines would require prior approval from the Ministry of Finance. Any communication by Ministries/ Department on the subject cited above should be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Expenditure.

6. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Rakesh Bhatnagar)
Deputy Director

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F.No. 12(13)- B(W&M)/2020
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
( Budget Division )

New Delhi,
28th September, 2020.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Cash Management System in Central Government – Guidelines for expenditure control in Q3 (October, 2020 to December, 2020).

Attention of Ministries/ Departments is drawn to this Ministry’s O.Ms. of even number dated 8.4.2020 and 23.6.2020 regarding modified exchequer control based expenditure management under Cash Management system in Central Government.

2. With a view to manage the cash flows of the Government, it has been decided to retain and continue with the same expenditure management measures, stipulated for Q1 and Q2, for Q3 (October, 2020 to December, 2020) of FY 2020-21.

3. However, during Quarter 3, Demand No.6 – Department of Fertilizers, Demand No.19 – Defence Services (Revenue) and Demand No.20 -Capital Outlay on Defence Services are re-classified as Category ‘A’.

4, Other conditions stipulated in this Ministry’s O.Ms. dated 8.4.2020 and 23.6.2020, the details of which are given below, will continue to be followed:

• Monthly Expenditure Plan (MEP) for October, November and December will mirror the MEP stipulation that were spelt out for April, May and June 2020;
• Expenditure on ‘salaries’ and ‘pensions’ will be as per actual requirement and shall be within the overall limits prescribed under cash management guidelines;
• The amounts that remain unspent in a month will not be available for automatic carry-forward into the next month. The amounts that remained unspent in a Quarter will not be available for automatic carry-forward into the next Quarter. Specific approvals of Secretary, Department of Expenditure shall be
  obtained by the Ministries/ Departments for utilising these unspent amounts;
• Ministries /Departments while utilising their allocations shall take utmost care not to bunch up expenditures/ releases in a bid to improve their pace of expenditure leading to parking of funds. In this time of acute cash stress, utmost care may be taken to avoid releases that can contribute to idle parking of funds, and
• Items of large expenditure would continue to be governed by the guidelines issued in this Ministry’s O.M. F.No.12(13)-B(R)/2016 dated 21.8.2017.

5. This has the approval of Secretary, Department of Expenditure.

(Vyasan R)
Deputy Secretary (Budget)

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