Para 2.4.1 — CAM

2.4.1 Bills should be passed for payment through issue of Payment Advice or cheque or in such other form as may be prescribed by Government from time to time, within a maximum of five working days of their receipt. Processing of bills for payment for purchases made on GeM should be made within two working days of their receipt from DDO through PFMS, in line with the current timelines prescribed by DoE, or as amended from time to time. The date of token generation shall be the starting point for reckoning of time for processing of payments. However, token generation shall be done on a daily basis and must not be deferred/delayed once due. Head of Accounting Organization i.e. Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAs (i/c) as the case may be, should personally monitor their compliance. Effort should however be towards passing the bills and making payments within a shorter period, if feasible. In addition, the bills indicated as 'Immediate' by a DDO should be attended to urgently, so that the e-payment advice/cheques are issued on either the same or the next day.