Para 2.4.3 — CAM

2.4.3 After duly examining the bills on all aspects and recording pay order for payment both in words and figures on each bill, the Senior Accountant/Accountant should submit them to the Pay and Accounts Officer through his AAO for further scrutiny. This should be done along with the concerned 'DDO wise Bill Passing-cum-Expenditure Control Register' in Form CAM 9 in the case of PAO who do not process bill in PFMS. The Pay and Accounts Officer will examine the bills, compare the signature of the drawing officer with his specimen signature and satisfy himself of the correctness of the charges. Thereafter, he will tick off the relevant entry, affix his initials in the ECR and approve the pay orders over his full dated signature. After this, Digital Signature would be made by Pay and Accounts Officer in PFMS in respect of the bills so passed for effecting epayments or issue cheque in PFMS as the case may be. In the case of issue of cheque, the passed bill will be handed over immediately to the section for preparation of cheque. Maintenance of CAM-9 would be required in PAOs who do not process bill in PFMS so as to ensure at the time of passing each bill that the amount of the bill under check is covered by budget allotment. In the case of processing bill in PFMS, available budget under the relevant object head/s would be shown during pre-check by PAO in PFMS. Object head wise expenditure details would also be available under PFMS CAM Report No.BUD-04-Expenditure Control Register.