Segregation of wages and non Wages Bills – AG dt 09.07.2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: wages and non Wages Bills
In pursuance of directions received from office of the Controller General of Accounts vide No.96/AC-11/6-107/2013-14 (Advices) dated 18.06.2013, it has been decided to segregate Wages and non wages cheques, with effect from 1 July, 2013. The terms “wages” shall include all types of pay and allowances, G.P. Fund and Pension payments. All other payments shall be termed “non-wages”.
For System Generated Cheques
- Each District Accounts Officer / Accounts Officer (Payroll Section Local) shall compile separate pass bill statements for all Fl generated wages cheques The words “Wages” in red color shall be stamped on all such cheques.
- For monthly salary payments through HR payroll, cheques in favor of main bank branches / DDOs shall be stamped as “Wages” in red color.
- For G.P. Fund and Pension payment, the same practice shall be used as they have been included in the definition of “Wages” (para-1 above)Â
For Manual Cheques SDAs’ & PLAs’
- Each District Accounts Officer and Treasury Officer Lahore, shall ask their respective SDA operators to submit separate cheques for wages and non- wages claims with effect from 1st July, 2013. The practice of endorsing composite special account (SDAs & PLAs’) checks involving wages and non- wages needs to be discontinued with immediate effect.
- Upon provision of wage related manual cheques by special account (SDAs & PLAs’) operators, the District Accounts Officer / Treasury Officer Lahore, shall stamp the cheque as “Wages” and record expenditure accordingly.
- For all other types of expenditure, the manual cheques shall be stamped “Non- wages” by District Accounts Officer / Treasury Officer, Lahore.
This is issued with the approval of the Accountant General’.
