Govt asks circuit houses to curtail expenses

The government has directed the circuit houses to avoid unnecessary expenses.

Public Administration Ministry issued a directive in this regard on Tuesday asking the authorities concerned to adopt austerity measures while using state funds.

The authorities would extend no post-expenditure approval and this is why the expenses must not exceed the allocation, it added. 

The payments of monthly utility bills (electricity, water, municipal tax, gas, and fuel etc.) must be monitored closely at the circuit houses, the directive stated. 

The ministry has also approved the budget allocations of the circuit houses for the fiscal year 2022-23.

A budget implementation plan has to be formulated at the beginning of the fiscal year based on the allocated money. 

In case of any ambiguity in the allocation, the officials have been asked to inform the ministry, instead of taking any instant action.