HYDERABAD: As per new format, capital and revenue expenditures to figure in the proposals Chief secretary SP Singh has directed the secretaries of all departments to prepare budget estimates as per the new guidelines issued by the Union government.
At a meeting held with them at the Secretariat here on Friday, he gave instructions for preparation of 2017-18 budget in the new format.
The chief secretary wanted the secretaries and head of departments to prepare the budget estimates as per the priorities of the state government keeping in mind instructions given by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Singh said that the plan and non-plan expenditure would go and the budget estimates should be submitted in capital and revenue expenditure format. The chief minister coined ‘maintenance and scheme expenditure’ for the two new heads, he said.
The chief secretary said that under the maintenance head, the establishment expenditure, maintenance and payments and under the scheme head subsidies, grants and scholarships should be included.
He, however, directed the officials that the funds for SC and ST plans should be continued as per their population.
He directed the secretaries that they should also keep in mind the effect of demonetisation and also the proposed Goods and Services Tax, while sending the estimates of their respective departments.
Singh wanted the officials to submit the utilisation certificates for all the works done with the Union government funds immediately. “The chief minister is very particular about submission of utilisation certificates. Conduct a meeting with HoDs in this regard,” the chief secretary told the secretaries.