West Bengal Panchayat (Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti ...

Key word: Expenditure Sanction
76.
Expenditure sanction means the concurrence of the competent authority to the expenditure based on the
technically vetted estimate or a rough cost estimate. When the expenditure is within the budgetary provisions
of the relevant head, the Sthayee Samiti concerned is competent to sanction; otherwise, the proposal shall be
referred to the Artha Sthayee Samiti for sanction of fund, if necessary, by reappropriation. When the
expenditure is required to be met out of any separate fund placed by the Government or any other authority,
prior sanction of the authority from whom the fund has been received, shall be necessary for application of
the fund.
Key word: Technical sanction.
77.
For every work proposed to be carried out, except petty repairs, a detailed estimate shall be prepared for
sanction by the competent authority. This sanction shall be known, as the technical sanction to the estimate.
The financial limit for technical sanction of the scheme and estimate of work shall be such as may be notified
by the State Government from time to time.
Key word: Commencement of the work
78.
No work shall be commenced and no liability shall be incurred in connection with the work until
administrative approval has been obtained, and detailed design and estimates have been sanctioned,
expenditure sanction has been accorded and allotments of funds made and orders for the commencement
have been issued in writing by the Executive Officer or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf.
Mere provision in the budget estimate shall convey no sanction for the commencement of the work. The
execution may be proceeded with when the provision made in the budget of the year, is actually available.
Key word: Approval of other Department before commencement of work
79.
(1) Unless it is provided that a scheme or programme requires prior approval of the
State Government, such approval may be accorded in the meeting of the Zilla Parishad
or the Panchayat Samiti or, if within the competence of a Sthayee Samiti, by such
Sthayee Samiti as the case may be. The certificate as to the soundness of the proposal
and the correctness of the preliminary estimate and the technical sanction to the detailed
estimate shall be given by such officer as may be authorised in these rules or an order,
general or special, of the State Government issued in this behalf.
(2) In case of projects for construction or reconstruction of bridges over a river or for
works which may affect or alter the course of any river which is navigable at any time of
the year, or in either bank of which there is any public embankment, and in case of
projects for road embankment that is likely to affect the drainage or irrigation system of
any major tract of the region, the approval of the State Government in the Department of
Irrigation and Waterways Department shall be obtained before any specific action is
taken for implementation of the project.