Digitisation of Government Payments – Payments above INR5,000/- to be made electronically only

          A huge number of payments are made by Government Departments every day in the normal course of business

          To encourage digital payments, Controller General of Accounts, vide Office Memorandum  5^th December 2016, has advised all Government Departments to release all payments above INR5,000/- to suppliers/contractors/grantee/loanee institutions etc be released electronically only.

          As there was not much progress, Controller General of Accounts vide Office Memorandum  dated 28^th June, 2017 sought exception report on the payments above INR5,000/- from the respective Government departments.

          As the reasons furnished by Government departments were not tenable, Controller General of Accounts, vide Office Memorandum dated 31^st January 2018 reiterated the need to release all payments above INR5,000/- electronically only.

          It was noticed that a majority of cheques above INR5,000/- were issued to Telephone companies, electricity boards, water boards, payment of professional tax etc. Vide the Office Memorandum dated 31^st January, 2018 it was reiterated that the above payments be routed electronically only.

          Through Gazette Notification GSR 412(E) dt. 27^th April 2017, all payments to Government employees should be made through ePayment only. This was again reiterated vide Office Memorandum dated 31^st January, 2018

          So what are you waiting for??