Revision of monetary ceiling for reimbursement of Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Purse - MoF

REVISION OF MONETARY CEILING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PURCHASE OF BRIEF CASE /OFFICE BAG/LADIES PURSE

F. No. 13016/1/2005-GAD

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, Central Secretariat

New Delhi-110001 Dated: 01st May, 2024

CIRCULAR

Subject: Revision of monetary ceiling for reimbursement of Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Purse-reg.

As per the existing practice, reimbursement against purchase of briefcase/office bag/ladies purse is provided to the officials/officers of this Department once in three years from the date of issue of earlier one. The Competent Authority has revised the monetary ceiling for reimbursement of Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Purse.

2.The details indicating the previous and revised ceiling in respect of officials/officers of Department of Expenditure is appended below:-

Sr.no.	Level of officers/officials	Rates	limit (in Rs.)	Period
		Existing Ceiling	Revised Ceiling incl. of GST
1.	Secretary/Special Secretary or equivalent (Level 17)	10000	12500	Once in 3 years
2.	Addl. Secretary or equivalent (Level 15-16)	8000	10000	-do-
3.	Joint Secretary or equivalent (Level 14)	6500	8125	-do-
4.	Director/Dy. Secy./Sr. PPS or equivalent (Level 12-13)	5000	6250	-do-
5.	Under Secretary/PPS or equivalent (Level 11)	4000	5000	-do-
6.	Section Officer/PS or equivalent (Level 8-10)	4000	5000	-do-
7.	Assistant Section Officer/PA or equivalent (Level 7)	3500	4375	-do-

3.Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Purse may be purchased by the officer/official himself/herself and the bill in original may be sent to General Administration Branch certifying that the Briefcase/Office Bag/Ladies Purse has been purchased and the reimbursement for the same will be made subject to the revised ceiling as mentioned above with effect from 1" May. 2024.

4. This issues with the approval of AS&FA(Finance) vide diary no. 367066 dated 29.04.2024.

(Pravin Kumar Pandey)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To,

All Officers/Sections of Department of Expenditure

Copy to:-

(i) Section Officer/DDO (A&B Branch), Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi. (ii) The Pay & Account Officer, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi.