TMI BlogAccounting procedure approved by C.G.A. regarding Consumer Welfare Fund - RegardingX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ies received for the purposes of the Fund, will be credited, in accordance with the provisions of Central Excise and Customs Law (Amendment) Act, 1991. The Fund will be utilised by the Central Government for the welfare of the consumers, in accordance with the rules framed in this behalf, under the said Act. 2. The accounting and budgetary arrangements for the transactions in respect of fund have been considered in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts and Comptroller General of Accounts and Comptroller & Auditor-General of India and the procedure prescribed in this regard is as follows : (i) In the Public Account of India, the 'Consumer Welfare Fund' (CWF) may be opened as a distinct minor head below major head '8229 - Dev ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed by per-contra credit to sub-head 'Deduct-Amount', met from Consumer Welfare Fund' to be opened under minor head 'Transfer from reserve funds' below major heads namely, 3456, 3601 and 3602, as the case may be whereunder the expenditure has been debited earlier. In the Demands for Grants the provision will be made on a gross basis, the recoveries being shown "below the Line". 3. The Consumer Welfare Fund will be maintained in the books of the Ministry of Civil Supplies & P.D. by the Controller of Accounts of that Ministry. The transfers to the Fund, in the Public Account of India, will be effected by the CA (Civil Supplies). The procedure to be followed in this regard will be as under : (i) The Pay & Accounts Officer attached to each Cen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ating transfer to the CWF effected by him during the month, date-wise. The CCA (Excise & Customs) will on the basis of the information available for transfer to the CWF have been duly transferred to the Fund by the CA (Civil Supplies). (v) The Controller of Accounts (Civil Supplies) will report monthly, for monitoring purposes, to the Department of Revenues the actual expenditure incurred on the intended purpose by the Ministry. 4. The expenditure to be met out of the Fund, as cleared by the Committee constituted for the purpose and finally approved for inclusion in the Budget, will be provided under the relevant functional major head, etc., in the Demands for grants of the Ministry of Civil Supplies & P.D. The Statement of Budget Estimat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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