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Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Division
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
Duted the 72't' Sep, 2014
To
The Pay & Accounts Officer (Sectt.),
Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation,
1 6-Akbar Road Hutments,
New Delhi - 110 011
Sub:
Bihar under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RK\ID during 2014expenditure incurred from their own resources during 2013-14 -
Release of funds to Govt. of
15 for adjustment of
regarding.
Sir,
In continuation of this Departrnent's letters of even number d,ated,29.08.20L4,I arn directed to
convey the sanction of the President to the payment of Rs. 91.68 crore (Rupees ninety one crore and
sixty eight lakh only) to the Govemrnent of Bihar towards adjustment of extra expenditure incurred by the
State from its own resources during 2013-14 under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKV!.
2.
st.
No.
The details of allocation and amount beins released are as under:-
Name of Scheme
Allocation for 2014-15*
Amount already released
Rs. in crore
Amount being released*
Normal RKVY *
Total
39r.73
19s.86
19s.86
91.68
91.68
391.73
x including Production Growtlt, Infrastructure &
Assets and Flexi Fund Streams
in the ratio of
35:35:10
3.
This assistance is in the form of 1000 grant.
4.
State GovernmentAtrodal Departrnent shall ensure that project details of all the projects approved are
in the RKVY Database & Management Information System (RDMIS). State Govemment/Nodal
Agency must also ensure that project status for the projects approved and taken up, upto the year 20I3-I4
entered
are also entered in the
RDMIS
at the earliest.
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5. In accordance with the levised procedure, the Reserve Bank of India may please be advised fol
debiting to the account of the Departrnent of Agriculture and Cooperation and passing on the credit to the
Central Account Section, Nagpur for transfer to the State Government of Bihar.
6.
Release of funds under Normal RKVY is based on interim allocation conveyed vide letter No. 71/2014-RKW dated 04.06.2014 and the amount of funds to be released to the state in the second
instalment would be subject to adjustment in accordance with the final/revised allocation. State
Government of Bihar is further informed that release of this amount will not increase the State's
allocation under RKVY for the current year. State Government may curtail their sanctions to the
amount of funds available to them (i.e. Allocation - Rs. 91.68 crore).
The release of funds is further subject to the following conditions:
7.
State Government
of Bihar will be required to utilize the funds in the cunent year for
implementation of the projects approved by State Level Sanctioning Cornmittee as per the above
mentioned sanction letter and related detailed project documents. Wliile releasing the funds to
implementing agencies State Government shall ensure that the proportion of expenditure incured in
different strearns of RKVY are in accordance with para 4.1 of RKVY guidelines,2014 i.e., 35:35:10
in respect with Production Growth, lnfrastructure & Assets & Flexi Fund Streams respectively.
b.
The DepartmentA{odal Agency shall ensure that Project-wise accounts are maintained by the
Implementing Agencies and are subject to the normal process of Statutory Audit. Likewise, an
inventory of the assets created under the projects should be carefully preserved and assets that are no
longer required should be transferred to the Nodai Department for its use and redeployment where
possible.
State Government of Bihar/fr{odal Implementing Agency will have to report onutllization of funds
released and submit the physical and financial performance reports as well as utilization cerlificates
in the prescribed proforma at the end of the financial year 20I4-I5 .
d.
Recurring kind of expenditure like manpower hiring, POL, TA/DA, transport, computer and
other consumables shall not be incurred out of RKW Project Funds. These items shall be
charged from RKVY Administrative Funds with the approval of the SLSC Chairman,
separately.
For trainings/awareness camps/demonstration/publicify, ATMA funds available with the State
should also be utilized. It will not be advisable to have ATMA funds remain unutilized at the
end of the year, whereas RKVY funds have been used.
This is to note that without detailed physical and financial progress of the RKVY projects and
their updated entry in the RDMIS during 2013-14 and audited accounts for years from200708 to 2012-13 release of 2"d installment shall not be considered. In other words, for the
subsequent release, the conditions laid down in para-10.3 of the RKVY guidelines, 2014 would
apply.
8.
This amount is released with reference to the Administrative Approval accorded vide letter No. 51/2014-RKVY dated 19.05.2014 and 03.06.2014 and should be utilized as per the Guidelines for Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana during 2014-15. The financial assistance/cost norrns should be as per the existing
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centrally sponsored/central sectorlstate plan schemes. Fufther, State Government is"advised to ensure that
there is no duplication or overlapping of activities/areas covered under RKVY Projects vis-)-vis existing
schemes of Central or State Govenrment. The project profile should inter-alia highlight physical
targets/deliverables and outcome thereof.
g.
The expenditure is debitable under Demand No.i - Department of Agriculture and Cooperation for
the year 2014-15 and may be debited to the following head of Account:
Major Head - 3601 - Grants-in-aid to State Government
Sub Major Head - 02 - Grant for State Plan Schemes
Minor Head - 446 - Crop Husbandry-Other Grants
01 - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
010031 - Grants-in-aid
10. The payment sanctioned above is provisional and is subject to adjustrnent on the basis of the audited
figures of expenditure in terms of Ministry of Finance letter No.2(19)-P.IV60 dated 09.I0.1964.
11.
The accounts of the State grantee Institution shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority
and audit, both by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act,
1971, and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry or Department, whenever the
State(s) / institution is called upon to do so.
12.
This sanction issues in exercise of the delegated powers in consultation with the Finance Division
the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation vide their Dy. No. 1596/AS&FA dated 10.09,2014.
of
Yours faithfully,
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(V. K. Srivastava)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Telephone No: 011-23383990 I 23070964
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Copy forwarded to:
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The Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agri. & Coop., 16-A,
Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi.
Olo the Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, AGCR Building, IP estates, New Delhi-2.
The Accounts Officer (L&G), Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agricuiture & Cooperation,
16-4., Akbar Road Hutments, New Delhi.
Principal Secretary (Agriculture) /
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Commissioner
a. Agri. Production
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(Agriculture)/
(Planning)/
(Finance)/
Agriculture
Commissioner and Secretary
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Secretary
) Government of Bihar with reference to their letter
Secretary
) No. RKVY - 171200813580/Agri. Dated 12108/20t4.
Secretary
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Director of
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Accountant General (A&E), Bihar
Secretary,Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi
JS (Seeds)/JS (Crops)/JS (INMyJS (PPyJS OTRMyJS (RFS)/JS (oil Seeds)/JS (M&T)/JS (Extn.)/JS
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Joint Secretary (RK\ O / Director (RK\f! / US (RKVY)
Joint Secretary (L&H)lJoint Secretary (Fisheries), DAHD&F, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
Senior Tech. Director, NIC, DAC, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
Sr. PPS to Secretary (A&C)/PPS to AS (RKVY)
Finance Division/Budget Section/Budget & Accounts Section of DAC
RKVY Division/ Guard File / concerned State folder
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(V. K. Srivastava)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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