Para 2.3.8 — CAM
Original Rule Text
2.3.8 Miscellaneous procedure relating to payments in PFMS:
i. All the e-claims attached with e-bill for which voucher has been generated shall carry the image ‘Paid and cancelled’.
ii. The online e-bill register for recording the details of bills in electronic form will be maintained by the system for tracking status of e-claim and e-bill at various stages by DDO/PAO. System will provide window to the Claimants to track their payments. The following reports have been made available in PFMS:
a. Claim Tracking Report: For checking the status of e-claim: CAM Reports-MIS-MIS-08 Claim Tracking Report b. Bill Register: CAM Reports-Precheck-PC-05 Bill Register
iii. The PFMS shall update the payment status against the e-claim in the system and SMS alerts shall be sent to the claimant to inform about the payment against his/her e-claim on receipt of escroll from bank, informing the status of transaction viz. Success/Failed/Failed after success.
iv. As soon as the payment is credited in claimant’s account, a Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) will be generated and recorded against the concerned e-Bill number that appears in the eBill Register, for the purpose of monitoring at DDO level.
v. Check box shall be provided for the necessary certification by DDO/PAO.
vi. At the time of preparation of e-sanction against the claim, the system shall show the details of last 10 transactions of the same Bill type in r/o the claimant on the screen for verification that the claim has not been processed earlier. However, for viewing more than 10 transactions (say
Twelve months prior to the date of submission), the same is available through the PFMS report PAY-07 as indicated below: -
Sanction Vendor Payment details: For checking details of last payment to claimants:
CAM Reports-Payment-PAY-07-Sanction Vendor Payment details
All the payments drawn by the claimant through e-bill and normal bill mode under the selected PAO and DDO codes are available in PAY-07 report. This report may also be used to verify payments drawn earlier by the selected vendor/beneficiary.
vii. In the case of preparation of e-sanction against e-claim submitted by supplier, the invoice number, invoice date, period of claim should be mentioned for easy reference. The ‘e-Sanction’ can be generated only against the CRN of e-Claim. The requisite details of e-Claim will appear as per the respective RPR bill formats.
viii. The system developed for processing e-payments shall have repository of digital signature of authorized SnM and SnC or DDO or PAO users. If the bill or sanction is digitally signed, the system will verify the digital signature with the public key/ private key concept of Digital Signature.
What This Means
This paragraph covers miscellaneous procedures for payments processed through PFMS. Once a voucher is generated for an e-bill, the e-claim is stamped with 'Paid and cancelled' to prevent reuse. An online e-bill register automatically tracks the status of every claim and bill at various stages, and claimants can track their payment status through PFMS. Specific reports are available: Claim Tracking Report (MIS-08) for claimants, and various CAM reports for PAO reconciliation and monitoring purposes.
This explanation was generated with AI assistance for educational purposes. Always refer to the official gazette notification for authoritative text.
Key Points
- 1e-Claims with generated vouchers are automatically marked 'Paid and cancelled'
- 2Online e-bill register maintains status tracking at every processing stage
- 3Claimants can track their payment status through PFMS
- 4Claim Tracking Report (CAM Reports-MIS-MIS-08) available for payment status checks
- 5System provides transparency and prevents fraudulent reuse of paid claims
Practical Example
A government employee submits a medical reimbursement e-claim and wants to know the status. They log into PFMS and run the Claim Tracking Report (MIS-08) using their e-claim reference number. The report shows: 'e-Claim received by DDO on 5 March, e-Bill generated on 7 March, Token at PAO on 8 March, Pre-check cleared on 10 March, Payment authorized on 11 March, e-Payment advice issued on 12 March, Bank credit on 13 March.' The e-claim now shows 'Paid and cancelled', confirming it cannot be resubmitted.
This explanation was generated with AI assistance for educational purposes. Always refer to the official gazette notification for authoritative text.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can a claimant check the status of their payment?▼
What does 'Paid and cancelled' mean on an e-claim?▼
Is the e-bill register maintained manually?▼
This explanation was generated with AI assistance for educational purposes. Always refer to the official gazette notification for authoritative text.