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
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