Compilation of amendments in GFR 2017 upto 31.01.2023

Ch.-1 – INTRODUCTION

Rule 1 Short Title and Commencement: These rules may be called General Financial Rules, 2017 and they shall come into force at once and shall be applicable to all Central Government Ministries/Departments, attached and subordinate bodies. The provisions contained in GFRs are deemed to be applicable to Autonomous Bodies except to the extent the bye-laws of an Autonomous Body provides for separate Financial Rules which have been approved by the Government.

DoE: Amendments in General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017

Rule 2 Definition: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(i) “Accounts Officer” means the Head of an Office of Accounts or the Head of a Pay and Accounts Office set up under the scheme of departmentalization of accounts;

(ii) “Administrator” means Administrator of a Union Territory, by whatever name designated;

(iii) “Appropriation” means the assignment, to meet specified expenditure, of funds included in a primary unit of appropriation;

(iv) “Audit Officer” means the Head of an Office of Audit;

(v) “Competent Authority” means, in respect of the power to be exercised under any of these Rules, the President or such other authority to which the power is delegated by or under these Rules, Delegation of Financial Power Rules or any other general or special orders issued by the Government of India;

(vi) “Comptroller and Auditor General” means the Comptroller and Auditor General of India;

(vii) “Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund of India referred to in Article 266 (1) of the Constitution;

(vill) “Constitution” means the Constitution of India;

(ix) “Contingency Fund” means the Contingency Fund of India established under the Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950, in terms of Article 267 (1) of the Constitution;

(x) “Controlling Officer’ means an officer entrusted by a Department of the Central Government with the responsibility of controlling the incurring of expenditure and/or the collection of revenue. The term shall include a Head of Department and also an Administrator;

(xi) “Department of the Government of India” means any of the Ministries, Departments, Secretariats and Offices as notified from time to time and listed in the First Schedule to the Government of India (Allocation of Business Rules);

(xii) “Drawing and Disbursing Officer” means a Head of Office and also any other Gazetted Officer so designated by a Department of the Central Government, a Head of Department or an Administrator, to draw bills and make payments on behalf of the Central Government. The term shall also include a Head of Department or an Administrator where he himself discharges such function;

(xiii) “Ministry of Finance” means the Ministry of Finance of the Central Government;

(xiv) “Financial Year” means the year beginning on the ist of April and ending on the 3ist of March following;

(xv) “Government” means the Central Government;

(xvi) “Government Account” means the account relating to the Consolidated Fund, the Contingency Fund and the Public Account; as defined in these rules;

(xvii) “Head of the Department” means an authority or person (not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India), declared by the concerned Department in the Government of India as a Head of Department in relation to an identifiable establishment or establishments to exercise the delegated financial powers under these Rules;

(xvill) “Head of Office’ means (a) a Gazetted Officer declared as such in the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules and (b) any other authority declared as such under any general or special orders of the competent authority;

(xix) “Local Body” means an authority legally entitled or specially empowered by Government to administer a local fund;

(xx) “Local Fund” means a local fund as defined in Rule 652 of the Treasury Rules;

(xxi) “Non-recurring expenditure” means expenditure other than recurring expenditure;

(xxii) “President” means the President of India;

(xxiii) “Primary unit of appropriation” means a primary unit of appropriation referred to in Rule 8 of the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules;

(xxiv) “Public Account” means the Public Account of India referred to in Article 266 (2) of the Constitution;

(xxv) “Public Works” means civil/ electrical works including public buildings, public services, transport infrastructure etc., both original and repair works and any other project, including infrastructure which is for the use of general public;

(xxvi) “Re-appropriation” means the transfer of funds from one primary unit of appropriation to another such unit;

(xxvii) “Recurring expenditure” means the expenditure which is incurred at periodical intervals for the same purpose. Expenditures other than recurring expenditure are nonrecurring expenditure;

(xxviii) “Reserve Bank” means the Reserve Bank of India or any office or agency of the Reserve Bank of India and includes any Bank acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act II of 1934);

(xxix) “Subordinate authority” means a Department of the Central Government or any authority subordinate to the President;

(xxx) “Treasury Rules” means the Treasury Rules of the Central Government;

(xxxi) CAPEX model: In the CAPEX Model, Capital expenditures is used by the buyer to straightway purchase goods followed by procurement of consumables, arranging comprehensive maintenance contract after warranty period and finally disposing the product after useful life;

(xxxii) OPEX model: In the OPEX model, the Seller provides the goods, maintains it and also provides the consumables as required and finally takes back the goods after useful / contracted life. The expenditure is made by the Buyer in a staggered manner as per the terms and conditions of the contract.

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No.F.10/2/2019-PPD(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Procurement Policy Division (PPD)

512, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated the 17th February, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Amendment to Rule 153 of General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017.

It has been decided to partially amend Rule 153 of GFR regarding Reserved Items and other Purchase / Price Preference Policy as under:

1. Existing provision of Rule 153 of GFR, 2017

The Central Government through administrative instructions, has reserved all items of hand spun and hand-woven textiles (khadi goods) for exclusive purchase from Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC). It has also reserved all items of handloom textiles required by Central Government departments for exclusive purchase from KVIC and / or the notified hand loom units of Association of Corporations and Apex societies of handlooms (ACASH).

Amended Rule The Central Government, through administrative instructions, has reserved all items of hand spun and hand-woven textiles (khadi goods) for exclusive purchase from Khadi Village Industries commission (KVIC) Of all items of textiles required by Central Government departments, it shall be mandatory to make procurement of at least 20% from amongst items of handloom origin, for exclusive purchase from KVIC and / or Handloom Clusters such as Co-Operative Societies, Self Help Group (SHG) Federations, Joint Liability Group (JLG), Producer Companies (PC), Corporations etc. including Weavers having Pehchan Cards.

2. This OM is also available on our website www.doe.gov.in -> Notification -> Circular –> Procurement Policy OM. Hindi version of this OM will follow.

(Kotluru Narayana Reddy)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To
(i) Secretaries to All Central Government Ministries / Departments
(ii) Financial Advisors of All Central Government Ministries / Departments

Source: DoE

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Office of the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam,
Delhi Cantt-110010

No. AN/ III/ 3012/Circular/Vol. VIII

dated 22.05.2019

All PCsDA/ PCA (Fys.)/ CsDA
(through CGDA website).

Subject: Rule 39 of the General Financial Rules 2017 (GFR)-regarding.

A copy of DO letter no. 1/44/ 2/2019-Cab dated 01.04.2019 from Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan on the above subject is forwarded herewith for information and necessary action.

The contents of the ibid DO letter may please be brought to the notice of all concerned including officers and staff of subordinate offices of your organization please.

(MUSTAQ AHMAD)
Sr. Dy. CGDA (AN)

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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

A Ministry or Department may procure certain non-consulting services in the interest of economy and efficiency and prescribe detailed instructions and procedures for this purpose without, however, contravening the basic guidelines provided in rule 199 to 206 of “General Financial Rules 2017” (GFR 2017). As each Ministry/Department is competent to procure services at their level to meet seasonal or short-term requirements, the centralised data is not maintained in this regard.

There are detailed procedures laid down for procurement of such non-consulting services including e-procurement in Chapter 6 of the GFR 2017 and the “Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & Other Services, 2017”.  Ministries are competent to decide the mode depending on the nature of work, nature of competency required etc. Any deviation or violation can be dealt by the Ministry appropriately. The wages for the persons engaged on contract/outsourcing cannot be less than the minimum wage fixed/notified by the concerned State Government.

The Government posts are regularly filled up in accordance with the recruitment rules. Each Ministry/Department is responsible for appointment of regular employees against vacant posts after completing all procedural formalities. The centralised data of vacancies and backlog vacancies is not maintained.

This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, AtomicDr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today

PIB

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