The Finance Department has approved the release of additional funds under the Revenue Budget for the financial year 2024-25.
As per the latest order, departments with an expenditure of 70% or above will receive 100% of the Budget Estimates (BE) or Revised Estimates (RE), whichever is lower, while those below 70% will get 85%. Specific expenditure heads, including telephone, hospitality, advertisement, and seminars, will receive 90%, with an additional 10% for heads below 55%.
Full funding is granted for electricity charges and similar credits.
The specific expenditure categories such as travel expenses (TE), telephone charges, office expenses, fuel (POL), camps, seminars, hospitality allowances, and advertisement & publicity have been allocated up to 90% of BE 2024-25 or as per RE 2024-25, if the expenditure level exceeds 55% of previously released funds.
“If the expenditure in these heads is below 55%, further funds of 10% have been authorised, ensuring an aggregate release of up to 85%,” the order said.
"Full fund authorisation has been granted for detailed heads involving contra-credit, such as electricity charges, as per the BE 2024-25 or reworked RE 2024-25, whichever is lower," the order said.
"Certain categories, including Leave Travel Concession (LTC), vehicle purchase, furniture procurement, interest payments, power purchases, food grain costs, snow clearance, UT Share under the Revenue component, and the Disaster Response Fund (DRF), will be considered for fund release on a case-by-case basis upon proposal submission by the respective departments," it added.
"The utilization of the authorized funds will be subject to conditions outlined in Government Order No. 268-F of 2024 and adherence to austerity measures specified in Government Order No. 10-F of 2025, issued on January 11, 2025," it added.