Curtailing Avoidable Expenditure: 20% Reduction In Controllable Expenditure With Suggestive List Of Object List

The Government has decided all Ministries/Departments should take steps to curb wasteful/avoidable expenditure and aim for 20% reduction in controllable expenditure.

The Department of Expenditure has been directed to review the progress in the matter

2. Therefore, all the Ministries/Departments are requested to take steps to curtail all avoidable non-scheme expenditure and aim for 20% reduction in controllable expenditure, in compliance of the above decision.

Expenditure in 2019-20 may be taken as the baseline for this purpose. A suggestive list of object heads of controllable expenditure is attached.

3. Expenditure related to containment of the Covid-19 pandemic is excluded from the scope of this order.

This issues with the approval of Finance Secretary.

(Thanglemlian)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India