(4) Accountability Clause:

• In any future proposal for new vehicle purchase, the Commissioner must furnish detailed information including:
  • Number of old vehicles actually sold from the present 46
  • Total funds recovered from such sales
  • Failure to provide this information will result in rejection of future vehicle purchase proposals

  Budgetary Classification

  • Head of Account: 2039 — State Excise (राज्य उत्पादन शुल्क)
  • Sub-head: 00 — General (सामान्य)
  • Sub-sub-head: 001 — Operations & Administration (संचालन व प्रशासन)
  • Division: 01 — Commissioner's Office (आयुक्ताांचे कायालय)
  • Sub-division: 01(01) — Commissioner Office Establishment (आयुक्त कायालय-आस्थापना)
  • Detailed Code: 2039-0014
  • Expense Category: 13 — Office Expenses (कायालयीन खचग)
  • Financial Year: 2016-17

  References & Approvals

  Previous Directives Cited:

  1. Finance Department Circular No. DSP-1091/Proc.4/Regulation dated 18.06.1991
  2. Finance Department Circular No. VIAPRA-1000/Proc.31/2001/Regulation dated 15.06.2001
  3. Finance Department GR No. Vehicle-2014/Proc.9/14/Regulation dated 4.08.2014
  4. Home Department GR No. Vehicle-2012/Proc.41/RAU-1 dated 7.02.2015
  5. Industry, Energy & Labour Department GR No. BHANKS-2014/Proc.82/Part-III/Industry-4 dated 30.10.2015
  6. Home Department GR No. Vehicle-1415/Proc.170/RAU-1 dated 31.08.2016

  Policy Foundation (7.02.2015):

  • Total vehicles sanctioned for State Excise Department: 270 vehicles
  • Present authorization covers: 46 replacements from this authorized pool

  Finance Department Approvals (Per Para 6):

  • Informal reference No. 600/Regulation dated 27.12.2016
  • Informal reference No. 2/Regulation dated 2.01.2017

  Digital Dissemination

  • Published on: www.maharashtra.gov.in
  • Digital Portal Reference: 201701211133266029
  • Digitally signed by: D. J. Shedmekhe, Senior Officer, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra

  ---

  DISTRIBUTION (प्रतिलिपि)

  Official copies sent to:

  1. Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai [PRIMARY IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY]
  2. All Divisional Deputy Commissioners, State Excise Department
  3. All District Superintendents, State Excise Department
  4. Accountant General-1/2 (Accounts Branch/Accounts Sanctioning), Maharashtra State, Mumbai/Nagpur
  5. Grant & Accounts Officer, Mumbai
  6. Resident Audit Officer, Mumbai
  7. Finance Department (Regulation/Expenditure-8/Budget-11 Branch), Ministry, Mumbai
  8. Additional Secretary (Budget), Home Department, Ministry, Mumbai
  9. Resident (RAU-1), [Home Department]

  ---

  WHO IS AFFECTED

  Primary Authority:

  • Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra — bears sole responsibility for procurement execution and disposal of old vehicles

  Secondary Authorities:

  • All Divisional Deputy Commissioners, State Excise
  • All District Superintendents, State Excise
  • Accountant General's Office (accounts audit)
  • Resident Audit Officer (compliance verification)
  • Finance Department (fund release authorization and consolidated bill processing)

  Affected Department:

  • State Excise Department (operational vehicles for departmental administration)

  ---

  IMPORTANT NOTES / CONDITIONS / PENALTIES

  Critical Compliance Requirements

  (1) No Extension Beyond Two Months:

  • Old vehicles must be sold within exactly two months of new vehicle purchase — no discretion or extension permitted

  (2) Zero Tolerance for Pending Bills:

  • Departments with outstanding bills dated before 31.03.2015 are ineligible for consolidated bill release
  • This must be cleared before any fund disbursement

  (3) Mandatory Auction Sale:

  • Sale of old vehicles cannot be done through private negotiation or direct sale
  • Auction/लिलाव (open bidding) is mandatory as per Finance Department orders

  (4) Full Fund Recovery Mandatory:

  • 100% of sale proceeds must be credited to Government Treasury
  • No retention in departmental bank accounts

  (5) Future Proposal Rejection Clause:

  • Any future vehicle purchase proposal must include complete details of disposal of present 46 vehicles
  • Failure to provide disposal details = automatic rejection of future proposals
  • This is a binding condition for all future procurements

  (6) Personal Accountability of Drawing & Disbursing Officer:

  • Drawing & Disbursing Officer bears personal responsibility for submitting detailed bills within one month
  • Personal liability for any default or delay

  (7) Consolidated Bill Discipline:

  • Regular bills cannot be used for this purchase
  • Consolidated bills must be used exclusively
  • Non-compliance renders expenditure ineligible for audit approval

  (8) Price Cap Binding:

  • No vehicle can be purchased above ₹6.00 lakhs per unit under any circumstances
  • This is prescribed by Finance Department and is not discretionary

  Audit & Control Provisions

  • Resident Audit Officer will monitor compliance with all conditions
  • Accountant General will audit all expenditure against this resolution
  • All future proposals subject to retrospective verification of disposal details

  No Appeals Process Mentioned

  This is a direct Government directive — no formal appeals mechanism is specified in this resolution.

  ---

  EXCLUSIONS / NOT COVERED

  • This GR does NOT relate to Excise licensing (FL-I, FL-II, CL-I, Toddy, Neera, etc.)
  • This GR does NOT create or modify any excise revenue rules
  • This is purely an administrative vehicle procurement authorization
  • No Excise Act sections or Rules are invoked (this is under administrative/budgetary authority)

  ---

  DOCUMENT INTEGRITY NOTES

  • Original Language: Marathi (मराठी)
  • Translation Status: Full English summary provided above
  • Digital Signature: Present (D. J. Shedmekhe)
  • Page Count: 2 pages
  • Issued Under: Authority of the Governor of Maharashtra
  • Statutory Reference: Government of Maharashtra administrative procedures

  ---

  END OF ANALYSIS