REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 32] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MARCH 22,1969/CHAITRA 1,1891
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 22nd March 1869
No. F. l(65)-B/68.—The Government of India is pleased to constitute a Team consisting of the following officers to consider certain matters relating to Accounts and Budget Heads arising out of the recommendations of the Administrative Re- forms Commission in its Report on "Finance, Accounts and Audit" and "The Machinery of the Government of India and its procedures of work":—
1. Shri A. K. Mukherji, Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Convenor).
2. Shri A. R. Shirali, Joint Secretary (Budget).
3. Shri V. M. Bhide, Joint Secretary (Planning Commission) will be co- opted as and when matters relating to Plan Heads of Development are considered.
4. An officer of the Administrative Ministry concerned will be co-opted as and when matters relating to that Ministry are considered.
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154 T HE GAZETTE 0F INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC 1]2. The terms of reference to the Team will be as follows:
(a) (i) To conduct a comprehensive review of the Heads of Accounts and the Heads of Development adopted for Plan purposes on the lines indicated in recommendation No. 2 of the Administrative Reforms Commission's Report on 'Finance, Accounts and Audit' keeping in view the requirements of performance budgeting and the economic classification of the budget; and
(ii) to make recommendations for establishing a direct correlation between the Plan Heads of Development and the Heads of Accounts and also between programmes and activities of departments and organisations where performance budgeting is to be introduced and mmor heads or subheads of accounts,
While making recommendations on (ii) above the Team will have due rcgaru to recommendation No. 1 of the Report of the Administrative Reforms Commission on 'Finance, Accounts and Audit'.
(b) (i) To consider recommendation No. 16 of the Administrative Reforms
Commission's Report on "Finance, Accounts and Audit"; and
(U) to recommend measures for streamlining the primary units of appro- priation and for making the Demands for Grants and the correspond- ing central accounts more compact and comprehensive, keeping also in view recommendation No. 13 of the Report of the Administrative Reforms Commission on the "Machinery of the Government of India and its procedures of work" in so far as it relates to the need for making distinct provision In the budget for each wing of a Ministry;
(c) (i) to review in the context of recommendation No. 17 of the Adminis- trative Reforms Commission's Report on "Finance, Accounts and Audit" the working of the scheme of separation of accounts from audit as introduced in certain Departments in recent years; and
(ii) to recommend measures in the direction of maintenance of appropriate accounts within the various Departments of Government as an aid to management;
(d) (i) to study the practical aspects of recommendation No. 18 of the Administrative Reforms Commission's Report on "Finance, Accounts and Audit"; and
(ii) to make specific reocmmendations regarding the detailed accounts which should be maintained by the various Departments of Govern- ment and the extent to which the details could be eliminated from the accounts maintained in the offices of the Accountants General and other Accounts Offices;
(e) to review the heads of accounts in the Public Account of the Union and
to make recommendations in this regard; and
(f) to consider any other specific matter that may be referred to the Team
by Government.
3. The Team shall submit recommendations to Government by Slst March, 1970.
ORDER
Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to the Convenor and Members of the Team.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published In the Gazette of India for gene- ra] Information.
A. R. SHIRALI, Jt. Secy.
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