No. 368 ECF No. 540692-2 Dated 22-08-24

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No. 368 Dispur, Friday, 23rd August, 2024, 1st Bhadra 1946 (S. E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 22nd August, 2024

ECF No. 540692/2.- In continuation and in partial modification of existing guidelines issued by erstwhile Planning & Development Department (now Transformation and Development Department) for smooth implementation of the Untied Fund scheme and after due deliberations and careful consideration on certain issues, the following Standard Operating Procedures are issued for information of all concerned.

1. Hon'ble Minister, Transformation and Development Department will initiate and approve the list of schemes and the amount of fund scheme wise to be implemented under Untied Fund. The same shall be sent to the Senior most Secretary of Transformation and Development Department for issue of Administrative Approval & Financial Sanction in favour of the District Commissioner of concerned Districts where the schemes are proposed to be implemented. The Transformation and Development Department will issue AA & FS and upload F.O.C. proposals in Finassam portal for release of fund to the concerned DCs and the Finance department shall release the fund from the budget.

2. Concerned DCs after getting Administrative Approval, Financial Sanction & the fund, shall take steps to get the Plan & Estimates prepared by the concerned Technical authority of the line departments. DCs will obtain the Technical Sanction from the Competent technical authority & approve the plan & estimate thereafter. DCs will take steps to execute the works by line departments by observing the codal formalities of the department or notify the Construction Committees as per the provisions of Assam Public Procurement Rules, 2020 including Rule 24 (N). 3. District Commissioner shall ensure that there are no non-permissible items in the Plan & Estimates and that it conforms to all the existing guidelines of Untied Funds scheme. THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 23, 2024 4792

DCs shall release funds to the line departments/construction committees from time to time as per the guidelines of the Unties Fund Scheme.

4. On completion of the schemes, DCs should submit UCs to Transformation & Development Department as per rules.

5. All the existing guidelines requiring DCs to submit Plan & Estimates to T&D department before issue of AA &FS, to seek clearance of schemes costing Rs. 10.00 lakh and above from Transformation and Development Department shall be done away with. Henceforth, DCs will be fully responsible for ensuring conformance to the scheme guidelines while implementing the schemes.

This will come into force with immediate effect.

REENA MECH, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Transformation & Development Department, Dispur.

Guwahati : Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21. Extraordinary Gazette No. 735 - 10 + 10 - 23 - 08 - 2024. (visit at– dpns.assam.gov.in)