The Chhattisgarh Contingency Fund Act, 1957

GOVERNMENTOFMADHYAPRADESH

FINANCEDEPARTMENT

THEMADHYAPRADESH

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IE MADHYA PRADESH CONTINGENCY FUND

ACT, 1957.

(Madhya Pradesh Act No. VII of 1957)

ved the assent of the Governor on the 23rd Jantary, 1957; assent irst .published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette; Extraordinary on

e 25th- January. 1957.1

Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of the

Constituency Fund of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Be it enacted by the Madhya Pradesh Legislature in Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

(1) This Act may be cited as the Madhya Pradesh Contingency Fund Act, 1957. (2) It shall come into force immediately on its publication in the Official Gazette of the State.

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, "the Fund" means the Contingency Fund of the State of Madhya Pradesh established under section 3.

There shall be established a Fund in the nature of an imprest entitled "The Contingency Fund of the State of Madhya Pradesh" into which shall be paid from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Madhya Pradesh a sum of Rs. 100.00 crore.

The fund shall be held by the Governor and shall be administered by the Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the Finance Department, and no advances shall be made out of the Fund, except for the purposes of meeting unforeseen expenditure pending authorisation of such expenditure by the Legislature of the State under appropriation made by Law.

For the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act, the State Government may make rules regulating all matters connected with or ancillary to the custody of, payment of moneys into, and the withdrawal of moneys from the Fund.

(1) The Madhya Pradesh Contingency Fund Ordinance, 1956 (No. V of 1956), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act as if this Act were in force on the date on which such thing was done or action was taken.

the Administrative Departments for incuring expenditure against the advance shall speeify Accounts assifiCation in

the same detailsas n rule s d

8. (1)Supplementary estimatesor Voteon Account. as the case maybe, for all expenditureso finenced, "shall be presented to the Legislative&Assembly, atthe frst session meeting immediately after the advance is sanctioned unless such advance has been resumed to the Contingency Fund in accordance with the provision of sub-rule (2). Where, however, an advance from the Contingency Fund is sanctioned after the finalisation of the. Supple-

nentary Estimates/Vote on Account in the Finance Department, the estimate in respect of the expenditure so financed. may be presented to the Legislative Assembly at the

session next after.

1. (2) As soon as the Legislative Assembly.has authorised additional expenditure by means of an Act, the advance or advances made from the Contingency Fund whether for meeting the expenditure incurred before the estimates were presented to the Legislative Assembly or after they were so presented shall be resumed to the Fund to the 'iull extent of the Appropriation made in the Act. All advances sanctioned from the Contingency Fund to meet expenditure in excess.of the provision for the. sérvice included in an Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act shall be resumed to the Contingency Fund as soon as the Appropriation Act in respect of the expenditure on the service for thewholeyear including the excess metfrom theadvancesfromtheContingencyFund,ha been passed. 10. (1)TheAdministrativeDepartmentshallbe responsibleforsendingtoFinanceDepartmenttheproposalsforestimatesinrecqupementofadvancesfrom the ContingencyFundand,inthe preciesexplainingthe estimates,anotetothefollowingeffectshallbe appended:- "A sum ofRs. hasbeen advancedfrom the Contingency Fund in. andan equivalent amountis requiredto enable repaymentto be madetothat Fund". (2)In case of expenditureona 'new service' notcon- templatedin the.Annual Financial, Statement, advance from the Contingency Fund,despite savings fothe extent being avallable within the sapctioned grant,,shoilld beto the full extent of the,expenditure to beincurred up to the date of obtainingthe SupplementaryGrant, which should be fora token sum when savings; are, available in the sanctioned,grant.The note explainingthe Supplementary Ligant shouldbeinthe followin "Theexpenditureis onca Phew serviceAaumof aheehaadaseilcom treContingency quisedtoenebleirepaymentiut Peidt The amount,olz.,Rs oftheamount. viz., Rs. ssan be found.by.ce.appre- priationof avingswithinthe grantandatoken voteonly isnow required/A voteis requiredforthe balance,viz.;

(1)

Supplementary

estimatesor

Vote

on

Account. as

the

case

may

be,

for

all

expenditure

so

finenced,

"shall be

presented

to

the

Legislative

& Assembly,

atthe

frst session

meeting

immediately

after

the

advance

is

sanction- ed

unless

such

advance

has

been

resumed

to

the

Contin- gency

Fund

in

accordance

with

the

provision

of

sub-rule (2).

Where,

however,

an

advance

from

the

Contingency Fund

is

sanctioned

after

the

finalisation

of

the.

Supple- nentary

Estimates/Vote

on

Account

in

the

Finance

Depart- ment,

the

estimate

in

respect

of

the

expenditure

so

financ- ed.

may

be

presented

to

the

Legislative

Assembly

at

the session

next

after. (2)

As

soon

as

the

Legislative

Assembly.

has

authoris- ed

additional

expenditure

by

means

of

an

Act,

the

advance or

advances

made

from

the

Contingency

Fund

whether

for meeting

the

expenditure

incurred

before

the

estimates were

presented

to

the

Legislative

Assembly

or

after

they were

so

presented

shall

be

resumed

to

the

Fund

to

the 'iull

extent

of

the

Appropriation

made

in

the

Act. All

advances

sanctioned

from

the

Contingency Fund

to

meet

expenditure

in

excess.of

the

provision

for the.

sérvice

included

in

an

Appropriation

(Vote

on Account)

Act

shall

be

resumed

to

the

Contingency

Fund as

soon

as

the

Appropriation

Act

in

respect

of

the

expen- diture

on

the

service

for

the

whole

year

including

the

excess 8 met

from

the

advances

from

the

Contingency

Fund,

haś been

passed.

(1)

The

Administrative

Department

shall

be responsible

for

sending

to

Finance

Department

the

pro- posals

for

estimates

in

recqupement

of

advances

from

the Contingency

Fund

and,

in

the

precies

explaining

the estimates,

a

note

to

the

following

effect

shall

be appended

:- "A

sum

of

Rs. has

been

advanced

from the

Contingency

Fund

in.

and

an

equivalent amount

is

required

to

enable

repayment

to

be

made

to

that Fund". (2)

In

case

of

expenditure

on

a

'new

service'

not

con- templated

in

the.

Annual

Financial,

Statement,

advanceн from

the

Contingency

Fund,

despite

savings

fo

the

extent being

avallable

within

the

sapctioned

grant,,

shoilld

be

to the

full

extent

of

the,

expenditure

to

be

incurred

up

to

the date

of

obtaining

the

Supplementary

Grant,

which

should be

for

a

token

sum

when

savings;

are,

available

in

the sanctioned,

grant.

The

note

explaining

the

Supplementary Ligant

should

be

in

the

followinо "The

expenditure

is

onca

Phew serviceA

aum

of aheeha

adaseilcom

tre

Contingency quised

to

enebleirepaymentiut

Peidt

The amount,

olz.,

Rs

of

the

amount. viz.,

Rs. ssan

be

found.by.ce.appre- priation

of

šavings

within

the

grant

and

a

token

vote

only is

now

required/A

vote

is

required

for

the

balance,

viz.;

Rs.

A copy ofthe order resuming theadvance which shall givea reference tothenumberanddate ofthe order in which the originaladvance,was madeand to the AppropriationAct referred to in rules 8:and9 shall be forwarded by theFinance Departmentto the Accountant-General.

An account ofthe transactionsof theFund shall bemaintained by theFinance DepartmentIn FormA

annexed to these,rules.

outof advancefromthe ContingencyFundshallbe as follows:-

(i):Alldrawingofficersshall prepareseparate bills

inrespectof expendituretobemetoutofthe

advance from the Contingency Fund and all such bills shallbe labeiled conspicuouslyon top"ContingencyFund" by using a rubber stampor by writingin red ink. Detail d classificationof the expenditure in the bill

should be given accordingto theusual budget

heads.

(ii)Accountof the expenditure shall be maintained separately and reportedtothe Chief Controlling Officers monthlyfor contrel.of expenditurein a statement, headed "Expenditure met from the Contingeney Fund". The account shall be maintainedin 'the samedetails as for

expenditure met ifrom the ordinary budget grant.

1. (iii) As soon as orders received allatting funds out of theestimate, to meet the expenditure provisonally met from arn advance from the: Con- tingencyFund, the procedureof drawingo separate bills shall be diseontinued as the separate account shall be closed bytransfer ringthe expenditute tothe segular depar mental account Serial (1) (2) (3) Notransacior Notes.-(1) Date of (2) The The appropria- balance grant name amount Ruisidd No. rant tion and of o or should of advance the the the lication No. and date 4) or app- snn advances be of struck Amount the advance making No. and Madhya date should (5) thhe order after of of the be cach Pradesh Pund advanced Amount entered (See transaction. Rs. FORM A rule Contiag in black Act 12) Appropriation capenditure addidonul after bz ink when cach B oroo!! made of Amount. advance Rs. and ed in transacaon red ink after Balance Rs. cach when in-charge Initals of Officer- (10) (11) resumed. Remarks