Imphal, March 30 2009: Taking serious note of reports that some Government Departments have drawn funds for schemes/projects and retained the same in the account of their respective DDOs, despite earlier instructions, the Finance Department has issued an official notification that such cases will be dealt under the Manipur Servants Personal Liability Act as frauds.

Talking to The Sangai Express an official source today said that it has been decided that funds which are not required for immediate disbursements should be deposited into Major Head 8449.The copies of the challans for deposit made till March 31 this year should be submitted to the Finance Department on or before April 10, said the source quoting the notification.

The notification issued by the Principal Secretary, Finance, further said that in all cases of Cheque Drawal Authority and drawal of funds from the Treasury for scheme, no part of the funds is to be kept in the form of Bankers' cheque or is to be deposited in the accounts of the DDOs.

The notification also decreed that no Scheduled Bank conducting transaction on behalf of the Government should honour any cheque (except those related to salary and endorsed to this effect on the back of the cheque under the signature of the DDO) drawn for deposit into the accounts of any DDO.

Anyone found violating the order of the Finance Department will be dealt with under the Manipur Public Servants Personal Liability Act, 2006 as cases of fraud.

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