Preamble
The Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, West Bengal was established in the year
1972 under the Finance Department, Government of West Bengal as an apex body with
the basic object of monitoring and supervision of the works of Treasuries under
administrative control of the State Government.
Treasuries are the basic fiscal units which maintain the initial accounts of the
receipts and payments on behalf of the State Government and render them monthly
to the Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlement), West Bengal for compilation
of Government Account. All Government transactions – both receipts into and payments
out of the Government Account of the State, except the Inter Government Transactions,
are routed through the Treasuries which compile them under appropriate heads of
accounts as per the Annual Financial Statement or Budget of the State.
The treasury functions in Kolkata Metropolitan area as well as in the National Capital
Region of Delhi are performed by the Pay and Accounts Offices.
Presently, there are 91 (ninety one) Treasuries and Pay & Accounts Offices (List
of Treasuries and Pay & Accounts Offices) under the administrative jurisdiction
of the State. Out of them 85 (eighty seven) Treasuries are located in the Districts
and the Sub-Divisions, including 3 (three) Treasuries established in three newly
constituted Sub-Divisions at Mirik, Manbazar and Jhalda in the year 2017-2018, 3
(three) Pay and Accounts Offices in Kolkata and one in New Delhi and a Cyber Treasury
(i.e. e-Treasury) and a Pension Disbursement Office under the control of the Directorate.
Nature of Works / Responsibilities
The Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, West Bengal was established to look
after the functions of the Treasuries& Pay and Accounts Offices under the State and
to impart training to the Treasury officials. The functions of the Directorate include
inter alia -
- Monitoring the activities of the Treasuries / Pay and Accounts Offices under the
control of the Finance Department and providing guidance to the Treasury Officers
on functional matters.
- Modernization of the Treasuries and Pay and Accounts Offices.
- Inspection of Treasuries and Pay & Accounts Offices.
- Allotment of DDO Code to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of the newly established
State Government offices
- Allotment of Bank Code for each Bank Account opened by State Government Departments
and Parastatals.
- Nodal Officer in respect of New Pension Scheme (NPS) for the members of the All
India Services borne in the State Cadre, Officers of the Central and other State
Governments on deputation to the State.
- Disbursement of Pension of non-Government Educational Institutions in the Kolkata
Metropolitan areas through the Pension Disbursement Office.
- Maintaining liaison with the Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlement), West
Bengal, Reserve Bank of India and other Agency Banks on matters related to the Treasuries.
- Publication of Rules, Manuals and Compendium of Government Orders for use of the
Treasury Officers and other Departmental Officers dealing with receipts and payments
on Government Accounts.
- Organization of training sessions for and review meeting with the Treasury Officers.
- Clarification on issues related to the West Bengal Treasury Rules, West Bengal Financial
Rules etc.
- Conduct of inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the Treasury functions
- Accounting of the Receipts generated through the Government Receipt Portal System
(GRIPS) and receipts of State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) by the e-Treasury which
is a part of the Directorate.
e-Governance Initiative
Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) - The computerization of
Treasuries and the Pay and Accounts offices in the State had been started in the
year 1995 with a view to streamlining the Treasury operations, fast and accurate
compilation of accounts, effective expenditure control, enhancement of internal
check and control mechanism and security in treasury management, better
accountability at all levels and finally, transparency in financial transactions
of the State.
The initial stand-alone applications, developed by the National Informatics
Centre (NIC) and the CMC Ltd. separately, running at the Treasuries & Pay &
Accounts Offices in distributed environments with various technologies, data
architecture and multiple repositories could not deliver the desired goals in
the absence of a Central Data Centre and lack of integration with internal and
external stakeholders and electronic Information sharing. There was no single
source of truth in those fragmented and uncoordinated Packages.
Treasuries in West Bengal have now been brought under National e-Governance Plan
[NeGP] of State Mission Mode Project [MMP] and a comprehensive System known as
Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) has been introduced from 1st April
2014. A Portal for IFMS namely www.wbifms.gov.in has been launched by the State
Government for the purpose and web based application software has been
designed, developed and deployed for online management of the Public Finance of
the State Government. Prior to the implementation of IFMS, the legacy data in
the previous standalone servers of the Treasuries have been migrated to the
Central Server between November, 2014 and January, 2015.
IFMS has been conceptualized as an umbrella system to cover almost all
Government business processes and to ensure a Real Time Information
Availability, Single Source of Truth, Stakeholder Convenience, Minimal
Reconciliation, Financial Discipline and Speed and Certainty in Service
Delivery. This e-governance Project has on one hand removed the normal time lag
for reaching the fund to the end users and thus, extended the period and scope
for execution of developmental works and on the other has established a
transparency in payment of fund to the actual beneficiary. Being global in
nature IFMS helps retrieve, analyze and utilize the requisite financial data
centrally for the financial and fiscal administration of the State and as a
decision support system.
Biometric Attendance System - Biometric Attendance System has been
introduced in all the three Pay & Accounts Offices in Kolkata in 2015.
Work flow based File Tracking System (WFTS) - WFTS has been implemented
in the Directorate including the Pension Disbursement Cell in the year 2015 as
well as in all the three Pay & Accounts Offices in Kolkata. Total no. of files
processed through this system till 31.03.2017 was 40835.
e-Mail Accounts and Closed User Group (CUG) Mobile Connection - All the
Treasury Officer / Addl. Treasury Officer / Pay & Accounts Officer / Addl. Pay &
Accounts Officers in the State as well as the officers of the Directorate have
been provided with designation based e-Mail Accounts on NIC Mail Server in the
year 2015-16for communication of all official information, Government orders and
Notifications over a secured network. Nearly 8000 DDOs across the State have also
been provided with the same facility. Distribution Lists for each group of
officers have also been created to facilitate sending of mails to each member of
the group on a single click without selecting each and every one separately.
These e-Mails can now be managed and new e-Mail can be created at the
Directorate itself through a dedicated Admin Console. In addition to the e-Mail
Accounts, Closed User Group (CUG) Mobile Connections have also been provided to
the 320 officers posted in Treasury and Pay & Accounts Offices for making faster
communication with DTA, Finance Department, DPPG, DDOs, etc.in the discharge of
their duties.
Government Receipt Portal System (GRIPS) - In order to facilitate the
payment of Government revenues and other receipts electronically at any hour and
from any place using the Net Banking and Debit Cards facilities, a dedicated
secured Portal was launched in October, 2012. The portal is now integrated with
21 (twenty one) major Commercial Banks like SBI, UBI, PNB, ICICI, HDFC, Axis
Bank, etc. through which the revenues of the State are collected under on-line
and off-line modes. 15 (fifteen) Departments / Directorates including the major
revenue earning Departments / Directorates like Commercial Taxes, Registration
and Stamp Revenues, Transport, Excise, etc. are having portal to portal
integration with GRIPS to facilitate collection of various taxes, duties and
fees or deposits. Many more Departments / Directorates like Electricity Duties,
Forest, Fire and Emergency Services and Banks like Andhra Bank have initiated
the process of integration in 2017-18. GRIPS is also integrated with the e-Kuber
system of the Reserve Bank of India for settlement of funds into Government
Accounts and accounting of e-receipts in e-Treasury w.e.f. November, 2016.
Collection of Tax and Non-Tax revenues of State on electronic mode constitutes
about 90 (ninety) %of the total revenues of the State. Total revenues collected
by the State on electronic mode in 2017-18 (including State Goods and Services
Tax (SGST) of `8826.44 crores) accounts for `43779.78 crores against the total
revenues of `48794.51 crores.
Total Tax and Non-Tax Revenues and other Deposits of the State through GRIPS
over the years from 2012-13 to 2017-18 are shown in the following graph. The
e-Receipts of the State including the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) are
accounted for in the e-Treasury under the Directorate.
Network Connectivity at Treasuries & Pay and Accounts Offices - All the
Treasuries / Pay & Accounts Offices are now connected to a Central Server
located at West Bengal State Data Centre (SDC) using Multi Protocol Label
Switching System (MPLS) – both intranet and internet, supported by West Bengal
State Wide Area Network (WBSWAN) as a failover or redundant connectivity. In
order to ensure uninterrupted treasury works, MPLS Help Desk has been set up at
Webel Bhaban as well as at the Directorate for continuous monitoring of the
internet connectivity at the Treasury end.
Achievements
(i) Modernization of Treasuries - Most of the Treasuries are now
accommodated in the Collectorate or Government Buildings. Separate buildings to
accommodate the Treasuries have also been created at 27 locations out of the
fund provided by this Directorate. These building are now equipped with modern
amenities with an ambience for delivering the best of the services by the
Treasury officials. During the year 2016-17 &2017 – 18, an amount of `11.82
crores has been spent on infrastructural up-gradation of 48 Treasuries in the
Districts and one Pay and Accounts Office in Kolkata. It involves construction,
renovation and reconstruction of Treasury buildings as well as for electrical
installation. An amount of 35.00 crores has been spent on this score during the
period from 2011-12 to 2017-18.
(ii) Hardware Support - Most of the Treasuries are now accommodated in
the Collectorate or Government Buildings. Separate buildings to accommodate the
Treasuries have also been created at 27 locations out of the fund provided by
this Directorate. These building are now equipped with modern amenities with an
ambience for delivering the best of the services by the Treasury officials.
During the year 2016-17 &2017 – 18, an amount of `11.82 crores has been spent on
infrastructural up-gradation of 48 Treasuries in the Districts and one Pay and
Accounts Office in Kolkata. It involves construction, renovation and
reconstruction of Treasury buildings as well as for electrical installation. An
amount of 35.00 crores has been spent on this score during the period from
2011-12 to 2017-18.
(iii) Inspection of Treasuries - Inspection of Treasuries in one of major
activities of the Directorate to control and monitor the Treasury activities and
to assess their performance. 60 nos. of Treasuries and Pay & accounts Offices
out of 88 have been inspected during the year 2016 – 17. The questionnaire for
inspection of Treasuries has also been revised to accommodate the changes made
in the treasury functions and management in the IFMS regime.
(iv) e-Payment of Pension - Payment of monthly pension to all categories
of Pensioners by direct credit to their Bank Accounts through e-Pradan Module
under IFMS has been implemented to eliminate the time lag between the passing of
Pension Bills at Treasury and the ultimate credit to the Bank Accounts of the
Pensioners. Now, more than 6 (six) lakhs of Pensioners in the State are getting
their monthly pension through ECS on the first day of next month. The delay in
getting the first pension by the Pensioner has also been dispensed with. Now, a
Pensioner may get their first pension credited to their Bank Account on the
first date due for such payment or within the next day of his first appearance
in the Treasury.
(v) New Pension Scheme (NPS) - A new Defined Contribution Pension Scheme,
known as New Pension Scheme (NPS), for the members of the All India Services
joining the State Cadre on or after 01.01.04 was introduced by the State
Government vide Notification No. 1069 – F (Y) Dated 03.02.12 following the
guidelines issued by the Government of India. The scheme has subsequently been
extended to the Divisional Accountant / Divisional Accounts Officers and the
employees of the Central Government and other State Government posted in State
Government offices on deputation. Director of Treasuries and Accounts is
designated as the State Nodal Officer (SNO) responsible for the overall
implementation of NPS in the State.265 nos. of subscribers have been registered
with the Central Record keeping Agency (CRA) of the National Securities
Depository Ltd. (NSDL) and a sum of `13.92 crore has been deposited into their
Pension Fund on account of Own and Government contributions till 31.03.2018. 84
nos. of Treasuries and 238 nos. of DDOs have been registered with the CRA – NSDL
for processing of Bills related to NPS contributions. Permanent Retirement
Account Number (PRAN)of the subscribers are now being generated on-line through
the CRA system w.e.f. 2016-17 and 12 PRANS have been generated till 31.03.2018
through the CRA system.
(vi) Capacity Building of Treasury Officials and DDOs on IFMS Modules -
Several training sessions have been arranged for the Nodal Officers of the
Department / Directorates, Treasury Officers / Addl. Treasury Officers and the
Drawing and Disbursing Officers also for practical demonstration of the
functionalities of the modules in live or test environment with the assistance
of the System Developer to get them acquainted with the IFMS modules. A training
server has also been provided to facilitate the stakeholders to verify the
functionalities of the Modules beyond the training sessions with dumb data.
Apart from the training on IFMS Modules induction and in-service training
programmes for the members of the West Bengal Audit and Accounts Services on
various fields are arranged regularly at the Administrative Training Institute,
Salt Lake for development of the domain knowledge and soft skill.
(vii) Discontinuation of Counter Payment of Pension at the office of the AGWB
- Although the Finance Department has ensured credit of pension direct to
the bank accounts of the Pensioners on a fixed date in each month, some 2000
State Govt. Pensioners of different categories are still drawing pension from
the office of the Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlement), West Bengal and
have to visit personally every month to draw their pension over the counter much
to their discomfort. The system of counter payment of pension from the office of
the AGWB has since been discontinued and the pension of these Pensioners is now
being disbursed on-line by direct credit to their Bank Accounts.
(viii) Revision of West Bengal Treasury Rules & West Bengal Financial Rules -
West Bengal Treasury Rules were last revised in the year 2005. Since then,
particularly, during the last few years several procedural changes have taken
place and business process re-engineered, such as, e-Receipts of Tax and Non-Tax
Revenues through GRIPS, abolition of LOC system, direct paymentto the
beneficiaries, etc. The treasury management system has undergone a paradigm
shift because of implementation of IFMS. All these have urged the State
Government to review the Treasury Rules and to bring about the necessary changes
therein. A Rule Revision Committee comprising of the senior officers of the
Finance Department, Law Department, representative of the Accountant General
(Accounts and Entitlement), West Bengal had been formed for the
purpose. Presently, the draft West Bengal Treasury Rules have been approved and
are awaiting publication in Official Gazette. Similarly, the West Bengal
Financial Rules are also being revised and are expected to be published in the
year 2018.
(ix) Review Meeting with Treasury Officers - Quarterly review meetings
with the treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers are now being held
regularly to assess the performance of the Treasuries / PAOs. The last such
meeting was held in the month November, 2017.
(x) Publication - This Directorate publishes on regular basis compendium
of Government Orders and Circulars for use of the Treasury Officers, DDOs and
others concerned with processing of service and financial matters. The last
volume (Vol-VI) of such compendium was published in the year 2014 and the next
volume (Vol – VII) is ready for publication within a very short while.
Contact Details of Treasury Officers
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CLOSE USER GROUP(CUG) MOBILE CONNECTION FOR TREASURY OFFICERS
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Designated Officers
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Director of Treasuries and Accounts
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Nodal Officer and Appellate Authority under RTI Act, 2005
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Shri Randhir Kumar, IAS |
Name : |
Shri Tarun Kumar Roy, WBA&AS |
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Director of Treasuries and Accounts |
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Joint Director of Treasuries and Accounts |
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Mitra Building (3rd Floor), |
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Mitra Building (3rd Floor), |
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8, Lyons Range, |
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8, Lyons Range, |
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Kolkata – 700 001 |
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Kolkata – 700 001 |
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033-2262 2196 |
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033-2262 1162 |
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033-2248 4742 |
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| E-mail : |
dta-wb@gov.in |
E-mail : |
jdta3-wb@gov.in |