Finance Ministry issued orders in r/o economy and rationalization of expenditure

Dear Comrades
In continuation of finance Ministry instructions on expenditure management dated 24/07/2009, in view of the current fiscal situation and that arising out of insufficient rain in large parts of the country, and the consequent pressure on Government's resources, Finance ministry issued fresh instructions in this regard vide its Memo No. 7(1)E.Coord/2009 dated 07/09/2009.Some important instructions reproduced here for the information of the members.
1.Cut in Non-Plan expensiture
For the year 2009-10, every Ministry/Department shall effect a
mandatory 10% cut in non-Plan expenditure under the following
heads:-
a) Domestic and Foreign Travel expenses
b) Publications
c) Professional Services
d) Advertising and Publicity
e) Office expenses
f) POL (except for security related requirement)
g) Other administrative expenses
The remaining portions of non-plan expenditure, excluding interest payments, repayment of debt, Defence capital, salaries, pension and the Finance Commission grants to the States, will be
subjected to a mandatory 5% cut. No re-appropriation of funds to augment the non-plan heads of expenditure shall be allowed during the current financial year.
No increase in budgetory allocation. Purchase of vehicles, except for operational requirements of the Defence Forces, Central Para Military Forces and security related organizations, will not be permitted. For full text of the order copy please click the below link and down load

http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notofication/ExpMangement2009.pdf