Rule 20 — DFPR

Rule 20: Communication of sanctions to audit– (1) Whenever the consent or sanction of the Finance Ministry is required under these rules, such consent or sanction shall be communicated to the audit or Pay and Accounts Officer concerned by a Department of the Government of India itself after adding a clause to the sanction as follows:- “This order / memorandum issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure), vide their O.M./ U.O. No……..dated………”. (2) Whenever a financial sanction is issued by a Department of the Government of India in exercise of the powers conferred on it by these rules in consulta- tion with its Internal Financial Adviser or Integrated Financial Adviser and approval of competent authority, it shall be communicated to audit/ Pay and Accounts Officer concerned by the Department concerned by adding a clause of the sanction as follows:

“This sanction issues with the approval of competent authority. The advice of Internal Finance / Integrated Finance was conveyed vide Dy. No./ U.O. No………dated………”.