Haryana Government has decided that all bank accounts being operated by the Heads of Department, in their name or in the name of any other officer, should be closed immediately.
Also, the amount lying in such accounts be deposited in the State treasury unless permission for operation has been granted by the state Finance Department after April 1, 2014. Giving this information on Friday, an official spokesman of Haryana Finance Department said that detailed instructions had been issued to all administrative secretaries and heads of department in respect of opening and closing of bank accounts, but it has been noticed that these instructions were not being followed meticulously. PNS a letter issued by the additional chief secretary, Finance, to Registrar General, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, all heads of department, Commissioners of Divisions, Deputy Commissioners and SDOs (Civil), it has been reiterated that action should be taken immediately for closing all such bank accounts and the amount be deposited in the state treasury without further loss of time, if the requisite permission has not been taken for operating the said account after April 1, 2014. The treasuries in the state are fully computerized. A robust mechanism of Electronic Payment System (EPS), e-salary, e-pension, OBAMAS, e-billing, e-receipt/eGRAS and web OTIS has been developed and all the payments to the payee can be made through RTGS/NEFT.
In exceptional circumstances, where the procedure of operation of a bank account cannot be done away with, a detailed fresh proposal may be sent to the Finance Department for opening or continuing its operation in accordance with the instructions issued on November 26, 2012. Thus, only those bank accounts will be allowed to be operated for which necessary permission has been obtained afresh from the Finance Department.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Union Government has decided that from April 1, 2014, plan assistance under all CSS and Block Grants would be classified as central Assistance to State Plan.
