IFMS

• Incorporation of Non-Budgetary Source in AAFS Module of WBIFMS

  Introduction of a facility to incorporate the proportion of project cost to be borne out of Non-Budgetary source(s) (Out of Budget Component) within total Project Cost in AAFS Module.

• Introduction of New Functionalities of HRMS

  1) Generation of Sanction Order and Bill in respect of All India Services Group Insurance Scheme (AISGIS) 2) Comparative Statement of Pay Bills 3) Transfer Order Information Modification 4) Out of Account Deduction entry facility in bulk 5) Modification of Approved Statement for Arrear/ Supplementary Bill 6) Facility for viewing HRA drawn by spouse 7)…

• Introduction of Workflow Chain and Approval of eService Book in HRMS

  Now all the entries so made are to be submitted online to the Custodian of eService Book through predefined Workflow System for approval.

• Auto Cancellation of Failed Transactions under Kanyashree/ Rupashree

  Through this new functionality as soon as any transaction fails, it would get cancelled in IFMS automatically and the cancelled payment files would be returned to the concerned Kanyashree/ Rupashree portals without any intervention in IFMS.

• Initiation of Making Payment through SBMS with CANARA Bank

  Governor is pleased to initiate payment process through SBMS of institutional bank accounts maintained in CANARA Bank having schematic fund of SDS, Administrative Expenditure, Own Fund and Other Schemes etc, except SNA bank accounts.

• Online Revision of Pay of Officers of Judicial Service through HRMS

  In order to facilitate the task of pay revision in online mode, the Governor is pleased to allow pay fixation of the Officers of the Judicial Service of West Bengal in HRMS module of WBIFMS.

• Implementation of New CTS-2010 Cheques w.e.f. 01.09.2022

  New “CTS 2010” cheques, with security features required for digital clearance, will be printed by the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, West Bengal and the existing cheques available with the PAO/ Treasuries and the Deposit Account operators would be replaced by the new “CTS 2010” cheque.

• Initiation of Making Payment through SBMS with Axis and ICICI Bank

  Governor is pleased to initiate payment process through SBMS of institutional bank accounts maintained in AXIS and ICICI Bank having schematic fund of SDC, Administrative Expenditure, Own Fund and Other Schemes etc.

• Initiation of Making Payment through SBMS with SBI, PNB and UCO Bank

  Governor is pleased to initiate payment process through SBMS of institutional bank accounts maintained in State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and UCO Bank having schematic fund of SDC, Administrative Expenditure, Own Fund and Other Schemes etc,

• Online Payment to Utility Service Providers – WBSEDCL, CESC, BSNL

  Introduction of facility for online payment to utility Service Providers WBSEDCL, CESC Ltd., BSNL (CTD) & BSNL (WBTC) by Deposit Accounts Administrators (Online PL) through seamless integration with IFMS.

• Guidelines for Preparation of Arrear/ Supplementary Bill in WBIFMS

  Arrear payment is an outstanding payment for a period that accrues when a difference arises between payment (Due) and payment (Drawn). Supplementary payment, on the other hand, is an outstanding payment to be made for a period in which no fund was drawn and disbursed.

• Withdrawal of Non-SNA Modality of IFMS e-Billing Module

  The relaxation for drawal of bills for Centrally Sponsored Schemes in IFMS e-Billing module availing “non-SNA” mode is hereby withdrawn.

• e-Services for Employees of Universities/ Colleges/ Grant-in-Aid Institutions

  Extension of ‘e-Services for Employees’ (eSE) facility to teaching and nonteaching employees of Universities, Grant-in-Aid Colleges and employees of other Grant-in-Aid Institutions, drawing their Pay Bill through HRMS submodule of WBIFMS, West Bengal.

• List of Integrated Banks in SBMS Module of IFMS

  Institutional Bank Accounts shall have to be mandatorily registered in SBMS for receiving Schematic Fund in those Bank Accounts and further making all Schematic transactions and operations through them.

• Introduction of Online GISS and Leave Encashment Calculation in HRMS

  Introduction of online GISS and Leave Encashment Calculation, Sanction and Bill generation for the retired (including superannuation and death) employees, in HRMS.

• Introduction of New Functionalities in HRMS – HRA, ITAX, GPF etc.

  Online declaration of HRA, Process for change of deduction of Income Tax at Source and change of GPF Subscription, drawal of Part Salary and entry of Sanction details in respect of Grant in Aid Pay Bills in HRMS.

• State Level Training Team for organizing WBHS Reimbursement Claim

  Training on processing & disbursement of reimbursement claim under West Bengal Health Scheme on ONLINE platform through WBHS and WBIFMS Portal.

• Discontinuation of Medical Allowance/ Relief through WBHS Portal

  Governor is pleased to implement ONLINE functionality for discontinuation of Medical Allowance/ Relief from the Salary/Pension of the enrolled employee and pensioner with the following directives:

• Online Functionality for Opt-out and Termination of enrolment from WBHS

  Introduction of online functionality for Opt-out and Termination of enrolment from West Bengal Health Scheme through WBHS Portal.

• Introduction of Workflow for GPF Advance in HRMS

  Introduction of Workflow for GPF Advance, Online Conversion of Refundable GPF Advance, Pre closure of Refundable GPF Advance and Submission of Utilization Certificate for GPF Advance in HRMS.

• Making payment through Schematic Bank Account Management System

  Finance Department has been contemplating on making payment through SBMS for some time past. Now the Institutional Operator may generate Sanction and Payment Advice based on the above modalities for making online payment through SBMS.

• Introduction of Treasury Form 68C and 31A

  Governor is pleased to introduce the two new TR forms with number TR-68C and TR-31A for drawal of fund related to claims for Reimbursement/ Advance/ Advance Adjustment under WBHS in respect of Government employees/ pensioners and Teachers /Officers of GIA Colleges & Universities.

• Facility for Bulk Modification/ Updating of IFSCs in IFMS

  Based upon the verification of DDO, eGovernance Group, Finance Department, Government of West Bengal shall centrally modify /merge the IFSC of the beneficiary bank branch in IFMS;

• Seamless Integration between IFMS-PBSSD (TET&SDD) Portals

  Governor is pleased to extend Portal-to-Portal seamless integration facility between IFMS-PBSSD (TET&SDD) portal for making smooth payment/disbursement to the trainee of PBSSD.

• Last Date of Submission of Self Appraisal Report, 2020-21

  Extension of the period for submission and evaluation/ acceptance of online SAR by Officer Reported Upon and Reporting Authority/ Reviewing Authority/ Accepting Authority respectively in HRMS for the Appraisal Year 2020-21.

• IFMS-GeM Integration for Procurement through GeM Portal

  Introduction of IFMS-GeM integration for smooth and hassle free procurement of Goods & Services through GeM Portal by all State Government Offices and Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies, Local Bodies, etc.

• Discontinuation of Physical Copy of BSNL Telephone Bill

  Recently BSNL (CTD) and BSNL (WBTC) has taken a ‘Go-Green’ initiative for discontinuation of physical copy of landline bills of BSNL for the consumers and in turn the consumers will get a discount of Rs. 10/- per bill subject to maximum Rs. 100/- for each connection each year.

• Capturing GPF Balances of State Government Employees

  Governor is pleased to extend the last date of capturing GPF Balances of the State Government Employees including approval by Head of Office whose Accounts are maintained by the Office of Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal upto 5th March, 2020.

• Transfer of GPF Balance of Group-D Employees promoted to Group-C

  What actions are to be taken by Head of Office for transfer of GPF balance to the Office of the Accountant General, West Bengal (AGWB) of those Group-D employees who are/will be promoted/ appointed to Group C category or any category higher than Group C on or after 01.04.2018?

• Introduction of IFMS Module for GPF Account Statement

  Introduction of a facility in IFMS to access a statement showing up-to-date GPF balance for State Government Employees whose GPF Accounts are maintained by the Office of the Accountant General, West Bengal.

  • Creation and Management of Workflow in an Office/ Department in HRMS

    Head of Office shall create a Nodal Officer in HRMS to create the workflow chain in his/her office if the Head of Office desires to get himself/herself relieved of the task of creating the different levels below him/her. Nodal Officer shall be a reliable senior officer.

  • Online Submission of Option Form due to ROPA, 2019

    Governor is pleased to allow pay fixation of State Government employees due to ROPA, 2019 through HRMS module of iFMS for those employees having a valid HRMS ID and who will be in service as on 01.01.2020.

  • Service Book Management of State Government Employees

    Online system of Service Book Management in respect of State Government employees. Custodian of service book. Role of the Custodian of Service Books. Scanning and uploading of Service Book by the custodian of Service Book.

  • Clarification regarding Payment of Wages to Workers

    Whether drawal of non recurring wages of workers engaged locally and temporarily on seasonal/ one time basis should be paid through HRMS.

  • Creation of “Special HRMS ID” for Users in HRMS Module

    Creation of “Special HRMS ID” for users in HRMS Module of IFMS who do not draw salary from HRMS Module to enable them perform various roles in HRMS like approver/ operator of sub-modules of HRMS like leave, loan, TA/DA, LTC, SAR, etc.

  • Last Date for Filling/ Recording Comments in SAR, 2018-19

    SAR Nodal Officers are requested to complete the process of tagging of concerned Group-A Officers immediately and approve the chain of SAR flow in the System so that the SAR may be submitted by all Group-A Officers to their respective Reporting Officers within 30th June, 2019.

  • Introduction of Schematic Bank Account Management System in IFMS

    Governor is pleased to introduce “Schematic Bank Account Management System” (SBMS) Module in IFMS for management of Bank Accounts operations in connection with schematic funds disbursed through those Bank Accounts for different Schemes.

  • DPPG, WB will Credit Interest into GPF of Gr. D Employees

    DPPG,WB will generate the Interest Transfer Credit Bill in TR Form No. 43 within the 10th of every month for the subscriber whose Final Payment of GPF has been drawn during the preceding month on the basis of Final Payment Authority of GPF issued from DPPG.

  • Administrative Approval and Financial Sanction Module in IFMS

    Henceforth, administrative approval and financial sanction to Projects shall be accorded through AAFS Module and release of funds shall also be Project-wise within the respective Heads of Accounts.

  • Implementation of “Online e-Service Book” in HRMS

    All Custodians of Service Books are requested to undertake a special drive to update the Physical Service Books within 15th April, 2019 and issue the updated Duplicate Service Book to the employees.

• WBIFMS Mobile App for Employees, Pensioners and Public Users

  Governor is pleased to introduce the WBiFMS Mobile App for Users of the State Government and also for State Government Employees, Wage-Earners, Pensioners, recipient of various scholarships etc. and Public Users.

• Surrender of Unutilized Funds during F.Y. 2018-19

  This will enable Finance Department to re-allocate the surrendered funds to those departments which require the augmentation of funds for implementation of their development & welfare programmes.

• Transfer of Pension from Treasuries through IFMS

  Treasury Officer shall select the Transferee Treasury’s name in CTS Module of IFMS and generate the “Last Pension Payment Certificate” showing the details of pension drawn at the Transferor Treasury.

• Web-socket based Digital Signature Certificate in IFMS

  The new Web-Socket based D-Sign allows authentication of data by multiple users as well as signing of documents. It also minimizes dependency on the Internet Browser and incorporate multiple signatories on the same document.

• Introduction of Exit Management Sub-Module in HRMS

  Exit Management Sub-Module of HRMS has been developed for processing of pension papers for State Government Employees on retirement whose PPO is issued from AGWB.

• Entry of Nomination and Family Details in HRMS

  Nominations submitted through e-Services for Employee or entered in HRMS by the HOO Approver on behalf of the employee shall have to be approved by the Head of Office after proper verification.

• Introduction of Deputation Sub-Module of HRMS

  Governor is pleased to introduce the Deputation Sub-Module in Human Resource Management System (HRMS) for all State Government employees posted on different types of deputation.

• Introduction of Newly Introduced Sub-Modules of HRMS

  After successful implementation of the Pay Roll, Stakeholders, Leave, Loan and T.A./D.A. sub-modules of HRMS, Govt. has decided to further introduce 7 new sub-modules viz. Sanctioned Strength, Transfer, Pay-fixation, Non-functional Promotion, Training, Confirmation and Exit Management (Pension).

• Online GPF Module to Group D Work Charged Employees

  All Work Charged employees shall be mapped with their respective Head of Offices in the stakeholder module of HRMS within 15.06.2018.

• Approval of Opening Balance of GPF (Group D Employees)

  Extension of last date of entry and approval of Opening balance of GPF for Group D Employees in IFMS and submission of documents to DPPG WB.

• Online System of Self Appraisal Report for Group-A Officers

  The online Self Appraisal Report (SAR) for the Appraisal Year 2017-18 for all Group-A employees of the State Government shall be available for submission in HRMS from 01.06.2018 onwards.

• Control and Management of GPF (Group D Employees)

  Henceforth, Unique Id generated in the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) shall be treated as the GPF Account Number for the Group D Employees.

• Manual Refund Procedure of SGST

  Till the process of automated refund of SGST is introduced the manual procedure for refund of SGST shall be followed.

• AA&FS must be endorsed with Allotment Orders

  Reference of the G.O. under which the “Administrative Approval and Financial Sanction” was issued, should invariably be given in the “Sanction-cum-Allotment” order.

• e-Service Book in IFMS-HRMS – Draft Format

  State Government has constituted a Committee for revising the format of Service Book for the purpose of development of e-Service Book in IFMS-HRMS.

• Introduction of New TR Form No. 51

  Governor is pleased to replace the existing TR Form No. 51 with the new TR Form No. 51. Necessary amendment in West Bengal Treasury Rules will be made in due course of time.

• Discontinue Reports/ Registers at Treasuries/PAOs

  After introduction of IFMS, certain Reports/ Registers maintained in the Treasuries/ PAOs Offices have become redundant and no longer required to be maintained.

• Mandatory Use of DSC for approval in HRMS

  Head of Offices (HOO), Appointing Authorities (AA) will provide all necessary approvals or accord permissions in HRMS through his/her digital signature only.

• Access for viewing various MIS reports in IFMS

  MIS reports may be viewed/ downloaded by logging into the portal with the login ID and password by the administrator of the concerned Department.

• Submission of bill through IFMS-HRMS Module

  Submission of claims relating to Loan, TA/DA may be made without being processed through the Loan and TA/DA sub-modules of HRMS till 30.06.2017.

• Stakeholder, Leave, Loan and TA or DA sub-modules of HRMS

  Human Resources Management System (HRMS) of IFMS – Introduction of Stakeholders, Leave, Loan and T.A./ D.A sub-modules of HRMS in all offices of Government of west Bengal.

• Online Re-appropriation System through e-Bantan for 2017-18

  Governor is pleased to prescribe the following guidelines for the Online reappropriation system through e-Bantan for the current financial year 2017-18.

• Revised Procedure of Issuance of PPO from DPPG, W.B.

  e-PPO will be issued and transmitted to the Treasuries through IFMS system in respect of pension cases those are lying pending at DPPG, W.B for issuance of manual PPO.

• Issue of Order Cheque for Payment to Resource Division

  Where both the Works Division and Resource Division is under the jurisdiction of same treasury, the fund may be transferred by submission of bill at the Treasury/ PAO.

• Introduction of HRMS in all Offices of Govt. of West Bengal

  Government of West Bengal has decided to switch over to Online Human Resource Management System (HRMS), in the field of establishment matter, from present manual process.

• Submission of Bill to Treasuries – No more Annexures

  Discontinuation of submission of Bill Extract, Top Sheet, Duplicate copies of Schedules and Acknowledgement along with the physical copy of the bill at the Treasury/ PAO.

• Implementation of HRMS-IFMS for Grant-in-aid Colleges

  Sub module for payment of salary to the employees of Grant-in-aid Colleges has been developed and deployed in the live server of IFMS.

• Implementation of HRMS-IFMS for Payment of Wages

  Payment of wages for contractual engagement shall have to be paid from detailed head 02-wages irrespective of the engagement being made on daily rated, consolidated or in scale linked.

• Renewal of DSC from M/s CRG Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd.

  Governor is pleased to authorize M/s CRG Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd., an authorized agent of M/s eMudhra Consumer Services Ltd., to renew DSCs on or before expiry of their validity.

• Online Payment of Motor Vehicle Taxes on GRIPS

  Transport Department has made substantial progress in the rolling out of e-Vahan along with integration of the same with e-payment of Motor Vehicle Taxes, etc. on the GRIPS platform

• Transfer of EMD to Security Deposit Head Account

  Procedure for Transfer of EMD received online through the e-tender portal to the Security Deposit Head of Account maintained at the Treasury/PAO.

• List of Participating Banks in GRIPS on IFMS Platform

  List of Participating Banks to accept payments of Government Revenues and Deposits – both online and off-line (Over the Counter) through GRIPS.

• GRIPS in IFMS and Integration with e-Kuber Portal of RBI

  Revised procedure of reporting and accounting of GRIPS transactions on incorporation of GRIPS in IFMS and integration with e-Kuber Portal of the Reserve Bank of India.

• Rolling out of New GRIPS into IFMS Portal

  GRIPS is being integrated with IFMS and is going to be rolled out as a Module of Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) on and from 31st October, 2016.

• Linking of Bank Account with ICICI Payment Gateway

  e-Procurement – Linking of Bank Account with ICICI Payment Gateway is required for online receipt/ refund/ settlement of and EMD/ Tender Fees for the e-tenders.

• “Online Payment Module” mandated from 01.10.2016

  Payment from Local Fund/ Personal Ledger/ Deposit A/c by online mode and Transfer of fund to Bank Account for Taxes and Statutory Duties.

• Access of MIS Dashboard and Reports of IFMS to FA

  The guidelines for User creation for Financial Advisors at Departmental level with access to view only the MIS dashboard and reports is enclosed herewith.

• Introduction of “e-Services for Employees” (ESE)

  “e-Services for Employees” has been introduced iin HRMS module of IFMS. Following services are offered: Update personal information, Generate pay slips, GPF Contributions etc.

• Landline/ Broadband Telephone Bills through IFMS

  Government has decided to introduce online payment facility for Landline/ Broadband telephone bills raised by the BSNL (Calcutta Telecom District) only from the IFMS Portal.

• On-line Reappropriation System through e-Bantan for 2016-17

  Governor is pleased to prescribe the following guidelines for the Online reappropriation system through e-Bantan for the current financial year 2016-17.

• Bonus, Festival Advance, Interim Relief in HRMS

  All Bonus and Festival Advance bills may be prepared and submitted mandatorily through HRMS system only whenever the applicability of payment will arise.

• Payment of Electricity Bills (CESC) using IFMS

  In order to make online payment of electricity bills to the service provider, each DDO have to create Service Provider Master in IFMS separately for all electricity connections of CESC Ltd. for which bills are drawn.

• e-Services for Employees (ESE) – Register Mobile No. for OTP

  The “e-Services for Employees” (ESE) is a new functionality in HRMS module of IFMS which will be used by the employee to update personal information online as and when required.

• Payment of Salary to Staff of Colleges through e-Pradan

  Modalities for payment of salary to the teachers and non-teaching staff of non govt. aided colleges through e-Pradan of IFMS. Pay will be drawn through HRMS w.e.f. 1st July, 2016.

• Payment of Electricity Bills (WBSEDCL/NTESCL) using IFMS

  Online Electricity bill payment facility for all bills raised by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. and New Town Electricity Supply Company Ltd. through e-Pradan.

• Mandatory Pay Bill Submission through HRMS from Feb, 2016

  Pay Bills of all Government employees for the month of February, 2016 onwards shall be submitted by the DDOs to PAO/ Treasury through Pay Roll Processing Sub-module of HRMS-IFMS.

• Use of Official e-Mail ID by Drawing and Disbursing Officers

  All DDOs who have been provided with the e-Mail ID on NIC Mail Server, shall use those e-Mail Accounts only for the official communications instead of other e-Mail service providers.

• Implementation of Pay Roll Processing Sub-module of HRMS-IFMS

  To introduce the 1st sub-module of HRMS, namely ‘Pay Roll Processing’ for use by DDOs who can prepare monthly Pay Bills of their employees through this sub-module of HRMS-IFMS.

• Modified Format of Inspection Report on Working of Treasury

  Consequent upon the introduction of Integrated Financial management System, Governor is pleased to introduce the revised Format of the “Inspection Report on the working of Treasuries”.

• Allot/ Release Plan Fund upto 100% of Budget Provision

  Administrative Departments/ Controlling Authorities are authorized to allot/ release Plan fund upto 100% of Budget Provision under Core Plan except under 33-Subsidies, 55-Loans and Advances, 54-Investment.

• Introduction of Online Payment Out of PL, LF, PF Accounts

  State Government has decided to introduce the online Application for payment out of Local Fund, Personal Ledger, and Provident Fund Deposit accounts etc. in order to bring uniformity in the payment system under IFMS.

• Guidelines for DDO regarding Implementation of HRMS Module

  The DDO shall enter into the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) module by using the same user ID & Password which he has used for all other modules of IFMS like e-Billing and e-Pradan.

• Re-Appropriation from One Detailed Head to Another, 2015-16

  Online re-appropriation system through e-bantan has been introduced w.e.f. 01.08.2015. In continuation, the re-appropriations, admissible from detailed head to detailed head are shown.

• Inclusion of some more TR Forms under e-Billing module of IFMS

  It is expected that the DDO’s will prefer preparation of the bills in electronic format for the claims to be submitted in the TR forms and acquaint themselves with the e-Billing.

• Digitization of T.R. Form Nos. 7A, 12A, 24, 50, 68B

  E-billing committee constituted by the state Government to examine and review the existing TR forms to make them amenable to digitization in order to facilitate their incorporation in e-pradan and e-billing modules of IFMS.

• Introduction of Online Re-appropriation System through e-Bantan

  To decentralize the power of re-appropriation from the Finance Department to the concerned Administrative Department by introducing ‘On-line Re-appropriation System through e-bantan’

• Drawal of Bills for WBA&AS Officers on Deputation

  Questions have been raised regarding – How the GPF, LTC etc. of the Officers of West Bengal Audit and Accounts Service, posted on deputation, shall be paid through e-Pradan.

• Implementation of e-Billing module of IFMS

  DDOs using DSC can prepare the bills by just filling up the relevant fields in the TR bill forms and submit them electronically to Pay & Accounts Office/ Treasury through e-Billing module.

• Exempted Category of Bill from the purview of e-Pradan

  Inter-state Government payment, Payment to any organisation/undertaking/office of Government of India, Funeral expenses, Electricity bills, Telephone bills, Municipal tax, Payment to post office towards cost of postage stamp etc.

• Deposit of Building and Other Construction Cess recovered

  How the Building and other construction cess recovered under West Bengal Building and other Construction workers welfare Cess Act, 1996 from the contractors’ bills will be deposited under e-Pradan?

• One Time Password (OTP) for Non-DSC Holder DDO in e-Pradan

  DDO will receive an OTP on his/ her registered mobile number each and every time he logs in to the system with his login ID and password to submit Bills to the Treasury/PAO.

• Exempted category for Drawal of Bills under e-Pradan module

  Drawal of tiffin charges/conveyance charges under “13-OE” or “50-other charges”; and, Drawal of claim of travelling allowances initially met out of permanent advance by the DDO.

• e-Pradan implementation for COSA bills for all DDOs

  Upload the COSA salary files (for each bill two files like bill summary file and other is personal detail file) for the month of April, 2015. After uploading successfully a Reference no. will be generated.

• Rescheduled Date of Bill Submission through e-Pradan

  State Government has decided to reschedule electronic submission of bills through e-Pradan to the dates mentioned against each. Salary Bills of Government Employee: 01.05.2015.

• E-Pradan of IFMS mandatory from 01.04.2015 in Education Dte

  All the Principals/ Teacher-in-Charges/ DDOs of the Govt/ Govt. aided/ Sponsored Colleges of West Bengal are requested to implement e-Pradan of IFMS (e-Payment) w.e.f. 01.04.2015.

• Implementation of e-Pradan (e-Payment) module of IFMS

  With the introduction of e-Pradan (e-Payment), issuance of cheques from the treasuries/PAO’s will be discontinued and instead payment will be credited directly into the bank accounts of the payees.

• Discontinuation of present Letter of Credit (LOC) System

  Discontinue the present LOC System for execution of Works and Forest Expenditure and bring the working of the Works and Forest Divisions under the ambit of the Treasury System through allotment of funds w.e.f. 01.04.2015.

• Digital Signature Certificate for Operation of e-Pradan module

  Procurement of digital signature certificates for TO/ATO, PAO/APAO, and PDO/APDO who are stake holders of e-Pradan module in their capacity as Administrator/operator/user of different function of the module.

• Implementation of e-Pradan from 01.12.2014

  Finance Department intends to implement the second module of IFMS, viz. e-Pradan (e-Payment from 1st December, 2014) gradually covering all the treasuries and DDOs by 31st March, 2015.

• Procedure of e-Pradan of IFMS [e-Payment]

  E-Pradan, another module of Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), is an online payment system against bills submitted by the Drawing and Disbursing officer (DDO) to the Treasury/ PAO.

• District Level Committee for Implementation of IFMS Project

  In order to monitor and supervise the processes towards implementation of IFMS Project in the districts, it has been decided to form a District Level Committee with the following officials of Govt. of West Bengal.

• e-Bantan (Online Budgetary Allotment) – Training

  To organize training programme on IFMS in each district and sub-divisions for the training of all DDOs and SAOs. The Nodal Officers-cum-Master Trainers will impart the training of all DDOs and SAOs at the district and sub-division level.

• Nodal Officers cum Master Trainers of IFMS

  For imparting training to the District officials, the officers as listed in the Annexure have been selected as Nodal Officers cum Master Trainers of the respective District Head Quarters/Sub-Divisions for e-Banton module of IFMS.

• Issue of Allotment Order through e-Bantan Mandated

  Approval to fund flow through e-bantan module of IFMS does not need any separate allotment order other than the system generated one. Any conventional method of preparation of allotment letter and forwarding the same manually may result in duplication and will not be entertained in the Treasury/ PAO.

• Internet Connectivity upto DDO Level for e-Bantan Module

  e-Bantan module will cover the entire processes of digitized fund flow ending up at the Drawing and Disbursing Officer’s level. For the purpose, it requires provisioning of Internet Connectivity up to the DDO level.

• Guidelines for Drawal of Bills for the Financial Year 2014-15

  State Government has decided to allow drawal of fund from the treasuries/ Pay and Accounts offices of the State Government in anticipation of allotment of fund for the following items of expenditure for the period upto 31st July, 2014.

• Introduction of Integrated Financial Management System, IFMS

  In the first phase, e-Bantan will be implemented, tentatively from 1st April 2014. Allotment /release of fund including Budgetary allocation to the Administrative Departments shall be uploaded from time to time by the Finance Department in e-Bantan.

• Temporary withdrawal of ‘On-line Re-appropriation System’

  The facility for ‘Online Re-appropriation System’ shall be not be available to the Administrative Departments on and from 01.02.2014. After this period, in case of necessity, the Administrative Departments may move to the Budget Branch of Finance Department for ‘Offline Re-appropriation’.

• Integrated Financial Management System – Telephone

  IFMS is an IT-enabled system to integrate and record all the Government financial transactions, online-monitoring, generation of MIS reports etc., including treasury computerisation and integration of treasury function with DDO, Banks and AGWB.

• Introduction of Online Re-Appropriation System

  To decentralise the power of re-appropriation by introducing ‘On-line Re-appropriation System’ as an e-Governance activity with a view to establishing accountability, transparency and uniformity in the system in a centralised manner.

• Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS)

  Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) comprising all aspects of treasury and budget functions including integration of receipt and expenditure accounts of the State Government.

• Implementation of Workflow Based Online File Tracking System

  Finance Department has introduced web-enabled application software Workflow based Online File Tracking System to track online movement of files for speedy decision making at all levels.

• Broad Band connection or Data Card for all SEs and EEs

  Governor is pleased to allow Broad Band connection for all the Superintending and Executive Engineers with the existing telephone line or a data card for official use, the maximum charge for which should not exceed Rs. 750/- only per month.

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