Held responsible for any loss that may be
found due to neglect of his duties
The fact that he is mislead by subordinates will
not mitigate responsibility
Ignorance of rules, No excuse
Article 93 of A.P. Financial Code
Apex. 7 A.P.F.C. Volume II
G.O. Ms. No. 490, G.A, AR&T, dt: 28.09.1994
G.O. Ms. No. 389, G.A, AR&T, dt: 04.09.1996
G.O. Ms. No. 148, FRP dt: 21.10.2000
CHAPTER III RECEIPTS,COLLECTION AND
CHECK. ART 7 TO 37.
[Link],COST OF
SURVEY,AUCTION,FINES,RECEIPTS,RECOV
ERY,REFUND,TIME LIMIT,PREPARATION
OF DEMAND COLLECTON BALANCE
SHEETS,AUDIT APPEX 10.
Article- 5: A demand for receipts should be
raised after proper assessment
Article- 9: Controlling Officers should monitorD.C.B
Article-13: Rents of residential buildings should
be recovered at 10% of standard
rent
Article- 22: A: Auctions- usufruct; unserviceable;
conveniences; Notified in
newspapers if
anticipated value exceeds
Rs.5000.00
Andhra Pradesh Financial Code Volume I
Rules and instructions governing the
Purchase of Stores Rule III 7 under Article 125
of Andhra Pradesh Financial Code Volume I
FINANCE (TFR) DEPARTMENT
[Link]. 258, Date:20-9-2013
materials/stores costing more than Rs.1,00,000
shall be procured through e-procurement
platform only.
Andhra Pradesh Financial Code Volume I
Rules and instructions governing the Purchase
of Stores Rule III 7 under Article 125 of
Andhra Pradesh Financial Code Volume I
FINANCE (TFR) DEPARTMENT
[Link]. 40 , Date:14-02-2014
stores means all articles and materials
purchases (both for works and office use i.e.,
for all the purchases of
Goods/Products/works/services etc.,)
including livestock [other than cash and documents
Article - 26: Fine collection monitoring
Article 32: Refunds of Revenue- Appendix
Two lays
down authorities
Competent to order refund
Article 35: Exgratia refunds to be sought
within 3
months; statutory within
one year
EXPENDITURE GENERAL [Link] RULES
SANCTION,DATE OF EFFECT OF
SANCTION,LAPSE,CONTRACTS,ARREAR
CLAIMS,
Article 38: Inevitable payments to be settled
without delay
Article -39: Budget lapses by close of fiscal year
Article - 42 : Sanction to be in conformity with sanction
and statutes
Article 45 : Formal communicated to Accountant
General; Finance Departments concurrence
for Govt Sanction
Article 49 : Takes effect from date of issue unless
otherwise specific
Article 50 : Sanction lapses at close of financial year if
specified otherwise after one year
Article 51: Contracts formats standardized in codes
&
manuals. New contracts changes need legal
opinion
Article - 52: Any claim not preferred within one year
becomes time barred [Link] pre audit is
necessary.
Article 54 : T.A claims within 3 months, L.T.C,
within one month to be preferred.
Article 52 : Arrear claims one year from due date
allowed by drawing officer. If
exceeds one
year pre audit by A.G.
required.
Individual claims upto Rs. 500 May be paid without
pre audit up to period of 3 years
Claims on Govt. securities paid without time limit in
regard to interest.
G.O. Ms. No. 161, F&P. dt : 27.04.1991, stipulates
[Link] pre audit for claims upto a period of six
years. If it exceeds 6 years Head of the department
may order sanction without need of pre-audit.
Article 54: Claim for T.A. entertained by
controlling
officer if received within 3
months of
performance of tourL.T.C within one
month.
Delayed presentation will result in a
15% cut over total claims. This is allowed
only up to one year.
Treasury officer will admit pay bills for staff in
a temporary scheme only upto a period of 3
months beyond sanction on certification by
head of the office that further continuance is
applied for
Establishments,claims of [Link] and
Recoveries from them.
Article - 63:[Link] competent for the creation of
posts.
Art 65 : the scale of pay proposed for a new post
should be the same time scale that already in
force.
Art 70: distribution of Gazetted and non gazetted
establishments.
Article 72: Due date of pay is first working day of
month exceptions are transfer to
another audit circle: retirement: ousting
resignation, transfer of among PWD
circles
Article 73: Grants in aid bills need counter
signature by
department
Article 74: Efficiency bar orders to be issued
by
competent authority
Article 85: Deduction of provident fund:
postal life
insurance & other
mandatory funds made
from salary
Article 86: Deduction of income tax at source
to be
made from salaries & annual
return sent to
I.T. Authorities
Article 87: court Attachments
X-Y-1000/3
X=Gross pay
Y=Allowances
Article 88: Cooperative dues to be recovered
from
salaries of employees
If notice received after retirement recovered
effected from gravity after issuing show cause
notice as per appendix of revised pension rules
Article 90: Fines imposed on subordinates for
neglect of
duties to be recovered
(only last grade
employees)
Contingent expenditure.
Article 91: Contingencies mean incidental to
run any orgn. E.g.. Furniture, books,
machinery & equipment diet money etc.
Article 93: Heads of offices may sanction of a routine
nature for their offices they may
delegate
powers to subordinates
Article 94: Permanent advance for initial payment of
office
expenses advance to be recouped at
least twice
in a month.
Initial sanction of permanent advance & its increase
require Govt. Sanction
Article 98: 15th of April permanent advance
acknowledgement to be sent to
HO DEPT & Certificate enclosed to
pay
bill of April of drawing Officer
Article 99: Temporary advances Industries Mines
Animal Husbandry, Dept collectors,
police etc are authorised
Article -100: Advances for contingent expr. On tour
allowed
Article 102: Contingent expr grouped as counter
signed & non counter signed
Article 103: Contingent regr to be maintained,
Head of account wise expr
noted &
attested by head of office
Article 108: D.C. Bill for A.C. Bills to be furnished
to
DTO Directly
Article 115: Inter departmental adjustments
made by
book transfer
Article 120: Municipal & local taxes on buildings
not
occupied as residences
The occupant dept to pay taxes
If more than one dept revenue dept.
If revenue dept is not in occupation the dept in
major occupation
No municipal tax is payable on a public building
situated in a cantonment
Stores
The team stores is used to indicate all articles &
materials like furniture, chemicals, scientific
instruments, appliances, stationery diet in hospitals,
jails, material for construction of buildings
departmentally manufactured stores, tools & plant but
exclude books, publications periodicals etc in a library.
(Article 122 F.C)
Article 123: Competent authorities are as
directed by Government from time
to time
Indigenous products over imported products
up to 15%
Cottage & small scale industries 10 % price
preference
Co-operatives 5% preference (Article:123)
Foreign Goods: As far as possible to be placed
through local representatives of manufacturers
preferring those who have after sale service
and holding stock sufficient spares (Govt.
MEMO No. 41990) Acts (60-10 [Link] 24-2-1961)
Goods manufactured with in state allowed 5%
price preferred
The products manufactured out side the state
(Govt. MEMO No.8410/Accts/62-UFD282/62)
Purchasing officer to keep a list of reputed
dealers in the trade well in advance so that
communications are sent directly also besides
advertisement in news papers
Unserviceable stores to be written off as items if it
is due to fair wear & tear other wise money value
to be written off (Article: 140)
Stores to be verified periodically by competent
person (Article:144)
Discrepancies incorrect accounting theft, fraud,
wastage, driage (Article:145)
Grants in aid Article 211 conditional &
unconditional.
143 library books 3 vols. For every 1000 issues
may be written off
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