Department of Expenditure

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The Department of Expenditure is a key arm of India’s Ministry of Finance responsible for managing government spending, financial rules, and budgetary control across central ministries and departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of the Government of India
government agency
coordinatesWith Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Controller General of Accounts
NITI Aayog
country India
hasDivision E-Governance and Systems division
Expenditure Management divisions
Finance Commission division
Personnel and Pay-related divisions
Public Procurement division
Works division
issues General Financial Rules (GFRs)
delegation of financial powers orders
instructions on austerity and expenditure control
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfWork English
Hindi
locatedIn New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
oversees implementation of austerity measures in government spending
implementation of financial rules in central government
rationalization of non-plan and plan expenditure (historically)
parentOrganization Government of India
partOf Ministry of Finance
surface form: Ministry of Finance (India)
regulates central government expenditure
responsibleFor budgetary control of central government expenditure
cost norms and standard schedule of rates for public works
expenditure management of the Government of India
expenditure proposals appraisal
financial concurrence for major government projects
financial sanctions and approvals
fiscal discipline across central ministries and departments
formulation of financial rules
guidelines on centrally sponsored schemes expenditure
guidelines on use of public funds
outcome and output-based budgeting guidelines
pay and allowances of central government employees
pensionary matters of central government employees
procurement policy of the central government
public financial management
public works and infrastructure expenditure policy
public-private partnership appraisal from expenditure angle
release of funds to central ministries and departments
review of government schemes from expenditure angle
review of subsidies and transfers from expenditure perspective
sector public finance
supervises financial advisers system in ministries and departments
website https://doe.gov.in/

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Union Budget of India preparedBy Department of Expenditure
Finance Minister of India oversees Department of Expenditure
this entity surface form: Department of Expenditure (India)
North Block houses Department of Expenditure
Ministry of Finance oversees Department of Expenditure
subject surface form: Ministry of Finance (India)
Department of Finance, Punjab worksWith Department of Expenditure
this entity surface form: Department of Expenditure, Government of India