Maharashtra: Finance Minister slams DDOs for delay in employees’ salaries

 

* Minister asks Chief Secretary to take stock of the situation regularly and hold respective Drawing and Disbursing Officers responsible for delay in payment of salaries to employees

Staff Reporter
Several employees in various departments and even with Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Agricultural Universities have been complaining that they are not getting their salaries on time. Taking cognisance of this, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has slammed Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) for delay and has asked the Chief Secretary Swadhin Kshatriya to take stock of the situation.
In a letter to Chief Secretary, Mungantiwar has dubbed the problem as ‘serious’ and has stressed upon the need to fix responsibility of respective DDOs. As many as 5,81,774 employees in the State get their salaries through Treasury Department after their salary bills are prepared under Sevaarth System. For the purpose, every administrative department distributes grants to respective regional offices through Budget Distribution System (BDS).
If the administrative departments do not get grants through BDS, they may use ‘Negative Authorisation Slip’ and ensure that employees’ salaries are not delayed for want of grants. However, Mungantiwar has observed, this does not happen. “Hence, it is necessary to fix responsibility for delay in payment of salaries to employees, on respective DDOs,” he has stated in the letter.
It may be noted here that Sevaarth is a centralised web-based, integrated system of Personnel Information and Payroll for Maharashtra Government. As per the Finance Department website, Sevaarth is the first step towards achieving the aim of paperless Electronic Payroll System including pay bill generation, electronic submission, electronic audit, and electronic payment to the employees.
The salaries of employees of Zilla Parishads, aided institutions, and Agricultural Universities are not paid through Treasuries. Those are paid from grants withdrawn from Treasuries. For the purpose, respective departments have got their Customised Sevaarth System. However, many of these employees also are not getting salaries on time. Hence, Finance Minister has asked the DDOs concerned to stabilise their Customised Sevaarth Systems.
After suggesting these measures, Mungantiwar has made it clear that salaries of employees should be paid on time. “Despite these  measures, if employees do not get salaries on time, respective DDOs should be held responsible for delay,” he stated. He asked Chief Secretary to monitor the situation on regular basis and issue ‘strict’ instructions to administrative departments in this regard. 

(30-06-15)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chanda boy Dr Vipin Itankar is UPSC topper in State

Image
12-06-14 * Efficiency and effectiveness are the keywords for the topper * Nagpur lads Aawesh Titarmare, Arpit Gudadhe, and Ankur Meshram also bring laurels to the region in UPSC examination results By Kartik Lokhande  “I am blessed. Vipin is extremely hard-working, dedicated and a confident guy I have ever met in my life. He was always at top since college days. I was confident that he would be in top ten in the UPSC examination as well.” (Centre) Dr Vipin Itankar, who secured 14th rank nationally and topped Maharashtra in UPSC Civil Services Examination-2013 results, celebrating with his family members in Chandigarh on Thursday. This is how Dr Shalini, wife of Dr Vipin Vithoba Itankar, reacted on learning that Vipin had emerged as the Maharashtra topper in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Talking to ‘The Hitavada’ over telephone from Chandigarh, where Vipin and Shalini work in Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, both exp...
Read more

Hinganghat: Here rests the great surveyor of India...

Image
  By Kartik Lokhande  Often, the work of explorers lives on but they get buried in the history. This is exactly what has happened in case of Lt Col William Lambton. The man credited with initiating one of the greatest scientific activities in the world -- The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India -- lays buried at a place now known as ‘Kala Gota’ amid a crowded locality behind Bus Stand in the town of Hinganghat in Wardha district. Sadly, the memorial of this great surveyor, whose work led to measuring the highest point on Earth 50 years later, has become a victim of neglect. And, surprisingly, not many know about it and the great significance of Hinganghat in the landmark survey.  Lambton Memorial, known locally as 'Kala Gota' in Hinganghat. (Pic: Kartik Lokhande) Lt Col William Lambton The benchmark stone of Great Trigonometrical Survey, in the courtyard of a house behind Bus Stand in Hinganghat. (Pic by Kartik Lokhande) Lt Col Will...
Read more

Eknath Ranade, the man with ‘Rock’ solid determination

* November 2015 marks the culmination of birth centenary celebrations of Eknath Ranade, a son of Vidarbha who made it the cause of his life to realise the dream of Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari By Kartik Lokhande  It was 1962, a year that had stirred the atmosphere in the country owing to several factors including a war with China. In January 1963, India was to celebrate the birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda. In down south, in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, tension was in the air over Swami Vivekananda’s memorial. There were attempts by some to claim the Rock off the shores of Tamil Nadu where Vivekananda meditated. A firm leadership is required to navigate through little storms in the journey towards realisation of a goal. Eknath Ranade, a man born in village Timtala in Amravati district of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, was destined to be that firm leader as far as Swami Vivekananda’s memorial at Kanyakumari. Born on November 19, 1914, Eknath Ranade was the ...
Read more