Rule 53 — GFR

Rule 53 (1) Acceptance and inclusion of estimates. The estimates of receipts and expenditure of each Ministry/Department shall be scrutinized in the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance. Secretary (Expenditure) may hold meetings with Secretaries or Financial Advisers of

Administrative Ministries or Departments to discuss the totality of the requirements of funds for various programmes and schemes, along with receipts of the Ministries or Departments.

Rule 53 (2) The estimates initially submitted by the Departments may undergo some changes as a result of scrutiny in the Budget Division, Ministry of Finance and deliberations in the pre-budget meetings between the Secretary (Expenditure) and the Secretary or Financial Adviser of the Department concerned. The final estimates arrived at on the basis of scrutiny and pre-budget meetings shall be incorporated in the Budget documents.