WITHDRAWAL OF MONEYS FROM THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT

T.R.12–
In this section “Withdrawal” with its cognate expressions refers to the withdrawals of funds from the Public Account, for disbursement of or on behalf of the province other than disbursement in the United Kingdom

GENERAL RULES

T.R.13–
Unless the Finance Minister, after consultation with the Comptroller, otherwise directs in any case, moneys may not be withdrawn from the Public Accounts without the written permission of the Treasury Officer or of an officer of the Indian Audit Department authorized in this behalf by the Comptroller

POWER OF THE TREASURY OFFICER

Subject as hereinafter provided in this Section a Treasury Officer may permit withdrawal for all or any of the following purposes, namely:

(i)

To pay sums due from the Government to the drawing officer.

(ii)

To provide the drawing officer with funds to meet claims likely to be presented against the Government in immediate future by-

1)

other Government servants, or

2) private parties.

(iii)

To enable the drawing officer to supply funds to another Government servant from which to meet similar claims.

(iv)

To pay direct from the treasury or from the Bank sums due by Government to a Private party.

(v)

In the case of an officer or authority empowered to make investments of moneys standing in the Public Account of the Province, for the purpose of such investments.

T.R.15— 

 Unless expressly authorized by the Comptroller a Treasury Officer shall not permit withdrawal for any purpose not specified in Clause (a) of this rule.

S.O.48–

 Grants-in-aid to local bodies, religious, charitable , or educational institutions, stipends , scholarship, contribution to public , exhibitions and fairs, expenditure from the discretionary grants placed at the disposal of the head of local administration, Commissioner, etc, compensation to Government servants for accidental losses, etc, can be disbursed at the treasury without authorization from Accountant General. A copy of every Government sanction under the rule shall be forwarded to the Treasury/Sub-Treasury Officer who will not make payment without receiving the sanctioning order

Bills for payment of the aforesaid grants –in-aid to private individuals non– Government Institutions, Body corporate, etc, shall be accompanied by and attested copy of the sanctioned and shall be counter signed by the competent authority where necessary.

T.R.16–

 Except as provided in Rules 26 and 27 a Treasury Officer shall not permit withdrawal for any purpose unless the claim for withdrawal is presented by such person and in such form and has been satisfactorily submitted by the Treasury Officer to such cheques, as the Finance Minister after consultation with the Comptroller ,may prescribe. The procedure so prescribed shall, among other matters contain provisions so as to secure-(i) that any person having a claim against Government shall present his voucher at the treasury duly receipted, and stamped where necessary , and that otherwise specially provided no such claim shall be paid unless the claim is first submitted to, and the payment directed by the Treasury Officer.(ii) that where the sub- treasuries are specially permitted by the Government to cash certain classes of bills without reference to the Treasury Officer , the payment of such bills shall, not , except under special arrangement and on, particular occasions , be allowed at the District Treasury also.

(iii) that all bills and vouchers on which payment is made by the Treasury Officer or which are enfaced by him for payment at the Bank or a sub-treasury shall show to what head of account the payment is to be debited, how the amount of the payment is to be allocated between Governments or departments, and what amount, if any, appertains to the revenues of Central Government or the Federation.