Para 3.10.17 — MSO

3.10.17 In respect of other payments made on behalf of other Central ministries and departments, no authorisation from the Controller of Accounts of the Ministry of External Affairs is necessary. Instead, all such payments will be made by these Missions on the basis of valid sanctions of the ministries/departments concerned containing, inter alia, the approval of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) for payment in foreign exchange. The Missions will act on such authorisations only if it is received duly signed in ink through the Principal Accounts Officer of the ministry/department concerned, who will indicate either the exact amount payable in the designated authorised foreign currency or the manner in which the amount may be ascertained by the Mission.