Budget 2023-24: Govt begins exercise
The government today asked Budget Controlling Officers to start Budget preparation exercise for the year 2023-24.
The order issued by the government and accessed by The News Now read as “All the Administrative Departments / HODs / Budget Controlling Officers/ DDOs are requested to start Budget preparation exercise for the year 2023-24 in the right earnest to enable examination, compilation and consolidation of these estimates in the Administrative Departments for onward submission of the same to the Finance Department.
The Administrative Departments shall further carry out due scrutiny of estimates and forward their recommendations to the Finance Department not later than 30th September, 2022.
To achieve this target date, the budget preparation at the DDO and the HOD level shall be completed by 10th September, 2022 and 15th September, 2022 respectively.
The budget preparation Forms for both Revenue Budget and Capital Budget will be made available to all the field offices as well as the Administrative Departments online through ‘Budget Estimation, Allocation and Management System’ (BEAMS) only.
Hard copies of Forms except for project wise statements shall not be entertained in the Finance Department. The technical assistance in this regard shall be had from the NIC and the Resource Persons available in each District Treasury.
A detailed set of instructions for preparation of Budget proposals by the Departments are contained in the enclosed Annexure ‘A’.
For extant instructions on the subject reference can be made to the Budget Manual.
A check list indicating details of information to be provided to the Finance Department is also enclosed as Annexure ‘B’ for guidance.
All the Administrative Secretaries are requested to send Budget Proposals in respect of each HOD to the Finance Department by the notified date. The calendar for discussion of Budget proposals of the departments shall be issued separately”.
