Government Rules — Questions & Answers
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What happens if an employee goes on a second deputation without reverting to the parent department first?
The employee is deemed to have notionally reverted to the parent Ministry/Department before proceeding on the new foreign service or deputation, and the pa...
What is the practical significance of the 'grossing up' requirement in Rule 58(2)?
The grossing up ensures that Parliament's Appropriation Accounts and audit reports show the full extent of losses by embezzlement, theft, or misappropriati...
What are the three categories of Reserve Funds?
Funds accumulated from grants by outside agencies, funds built from internal government transfers/appropriations, and corpus funds with earmarked revenue s...
Why is there a double verification API for net banking?
The double verification API is invoked after every net banking transaction to reconfirm the transaction status before updating ICEGATE. This prevents error...
What happens to a deceased pensioner's unpaid pension if no nomination was made?
The arrears are paid as per the procedure in DoPPW OM No. 1/22/2012-P&PW(E) dated 10.07.2013, which specifies the order of entitlement among legal heirs....
What superscriptions go on a bank draft for salary?
The draft is marked 'Not Transferable' and 'Not to be Presented Before [date]' where the date is the earliest permissible payment date under Para 2.4(1)(a)...
Does IA have the authority to audit autonomous bodies?
Yes. The accounts of all grantee institutions or organizations are open to IA by the Principal Accounts Office, whenever called upon. A provision for this ...
Is the National Human Rights Commission a Constitutional Body?
No. NHRC is a Statutory Body created under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. It does not derive its existence directly from the Constitution....
Is it mandatory to include a fax number even if the Section no longer uses fax?
Para 42 says 'wherever applicable'. If the section genuinely has no active fax number, it may be omitted. However, email is now essential and must always b...
When a State receives a Central loan, how should it be classified?
The State must record it under the corresponding head in its own books that mirrors the head used in Central Government sanctions. Rule 4 (read with the An...
What does 'security grading' mean for dak purposes?
A cover with security grading (e.g., 'Confidential', 'Secret', 'Top Secret') is not opened by CR. It is forwarded sealed to the addressee. Only the address...
What is the prescribed form for requisitioning records under the Public Records Act?
NAI and DARPG prescribe the requisition form. It typically requires the file number, subject, date range, reason for access, and the authority of the requi...
What does 'all noting in the Department will be on the NSO file' mean?
The Department does not create a parallel file. It records its own notes (Section Officer's note, Under Secretary's note, etc.) directly on the pages of th...
Why are recorded files placed below current files in the arrangement?
Because recorded (old/closed) files are background reference — they are consulted if needed but are not the primary document being acted upon. The current ...
What happens to a government servant's pay when summoned to give evidence in court?
Pay and allowances (including TA) during the period of absence to give evidence in official capacity are debited to the government under which the servant ...
How does the PAO detect duplicate sub-vouchers?
During pre-check, the PAO verifies that the sub-vouchers attached to the e-claim have not been previously used for another payment. The PFMS system's DMS a...
Does this dispensation cover employees deputed to Railways and Defence departments?
Yes, it covers all departments of the Government of India including Railways, Defence, Posts, Telecommunications, and UT Governments/Administrations....
Can a bill received in March but paid in April be booked in the previous year?
No. The rule explicitly states that actual cash transactions taking place after 31st March cannot be treated as pertaining to the previous financial year. ...
Why is there a Rs. 1,000 threshold for no-monetary-settlement? What happens to that cost?
The Rs. 1,000 threshold is a practical de minimis provision to avoid the administrative cost of settlement exceeding the value of the service itself. Below...
Who is responsible for keeping the residential address list of Section staff?
Para 8(e) makes the Section Officer responsible for maintaining a list of residential addresses of all Section staff. This is needed for emergency contacts...