GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
2. The District Treasury Officers’ Conference held in December, 1988 considered in depth the question of ensuring accuracy and punctuality in submitting monthly accounts to the Accountant General. During discussions in this Conference it was pointed out that the District Treasuries are required to submit their monthly Accounts to Accountant General on different dates approximately between 12th and 17th of the succeeding month. It was mentioned during discussions that under the present system wherein the pay day is the last working of the month, heavy transactions take place on the last working day. Consequently, the District Treasuries are finding it difficult to prepare the monthly accounts duly verifying proper classification and submit the same to the Accountant-General within the time available, which is approximately 12 to 17 days. The Conference highlighted that if the pay day is shifted to the first working day of succeeding month, the Treasury staff will have about 40 days’ time from the pay day for submission of the relevant accounts. Therefore, in the interest of preparation of monthly accounts duly ensuring accuracy and proper classification, the Conference recommended to the Government to shift the pay day to the first working day of the succeeding month.
3. The Accountant General, A.P. has also informed that a portion of monthly accounts of the District Treasuries pertaining of to Central Government transactions should be sent to him by 10th of the following month to enable his Office to render accounts to Central Government by 20th of the following month. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts in his letter 4th read above has informed that the Central Accounts cannot be sent separately in advance unless complete monthly accounts have been tallied in all respects in a District. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts has pointed out in this context that under the present system wherein very heavy transactions take place on the last working day of the month, it will not be possible for the Treasury staff to complete preparation of monthly accounts and send them to the Accountant General by 10th as requested by him. The Director Treasuries and Accounts has suggested that shifting of the pay day to the first working day of the succeeding month will facilitate submission of accounts to the Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad on due dates.
4. The Government after carefully examined the recommendation of the District Treasury Officers’ Conference held in December 1988, the request of the Accountant General, A.P., Hyderabad that Central Accounts should be submitted by the District Treasury Officers to him by 10th of the following month as well as the suggestion of Director of Treasuries and Accounts. The Government are also of the opinion that even after shifting the pay day to the first working day of the following month, the interval between two pay days will continue to be the same as at present. Therefore, with a view to improve the punctuality as well as quality of monthly accounts submission to the Accountant General, A.P., the Government hereby order that in supercession of the orders issues in the reference first and second read above, the monthly pay and allowances and other recurring payments of all the State Government employees and also the salaries/wages to workcharged establishment as well as establishments paid from contingencies for any month shall be payable on the first working day of the following month.
5. Necessary amendments to A.P.Financial Code, Vol.I will be issued separately.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
