Functioning Of Treasuries

Treasuries are the nodal offices for all financial transactions of the Government in the district. They manage both payments and receipts of the Government.

The Sub-Treasuries work as an extension of the Treasuries at the Tehsil level.

The Drawing & Disbursing Officers who are authorised to draw money can present their claims in the Treasury.

Some of the important functions are as follows :-

Payment of bills

• Receiving claims from Drawing and Disbursing Officers.

• Scrutiny of claims as per (databases maintained in the computer.) Punjab Treasury Rules, Financial Rules and other relevant rules.

• On-line generation / issuance of cheques

Receipts

• Entry of credit scroll received from Banks against challans deposited.

• Refund of Revenue as per advice issued by Competent Authority.

Account Preparation

• Preparation of Receipt and Payment Accounts upto detailed Head of Accounts.

• Incorporation of Sub-Treasury accounts in Treasury accounts.

• Submission of accounts to AGPB.

• Providing a monthly list of receipts and payments to all Drawing Officers of the concerned department.

Monitoring of disbursement of Pension through the banks

Deposits

• Maintenance of personal deposits, civil deposits and revenue deposits.

• Issue of Treasury cheque against cheque received from deposit holders.

Strong Room

• Maintenance and issue of stamps/stamp papers..

• Safe custody of valuable and duplicate key packets deposited by civil courts and different offices in the district.

• Maintenance of Bill token books & Cheque books.