Rule 21 — DFPR

Rule 21: Repeal and savings– (1) The Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, 1978, is hereby repealed:

Provided that such repeal shall not affect anything done, any order issued, any action taken or any powers exercised before coming into force of the Delegation of Financial Powers Rules, 2024 and all sanctions, orders, declarations or other action taken before the commencement of these rules shall continue to be operative and in force even after the commencement of these rules, unless specifically cancelled or revoked by the authority who accorded such sanction or issued such order or took such action:

Provided further that all delegations made to any authority under special orders of Government shall also continue to remain in force unless specifically revoked by the President.

Note 1– The Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Defence and authorities subordinate to that Ministry and Departments of Atomic Energy, Space and Telecommunications are required to align their Primary units of Appropriation as far as possible on the lines provided in rule 8.

(2) Nothing contained in these rules shall apply to –

(a) the Ministry of Railways and authorities subordinate to that Ministry;

(b) the Ministry of Defence and authorities subordinate to that Ministry in relation to expenditure debitable to Defence Services Estimates.

(c) the Departments of Atomic Energy and Space;

(d) the Department of Telecommunications;

(e) the Government of India’s representatives abroad whose powers shall be determined in accordance with the rules or orders issued separately in consultation with the Finance Ministry.