District Government

Functions of Finance Department
--About Dir (U)

  1. Supervision and control of District Finance.
  2. Ways and Means of the District.
  3. Framing of Financial Bye Laws for guidance of other District Departments in consultation with the Provincial Government.
  4. Examination & Advice on matters, affecting directly or indirectly the finances of the District like:
    • Grants, contribution, other allowances and honoraria, contingencies recoveries form and payment to District Department and cases relating to money matters generally such as defalcation, embezzlements and other losses:
    • Emoluments, and allowances within the policy framework of the Provincial Governments.
  5. Administration of District revenues excluding Provincial taxes, cess fees and various levies.
  6. Assets and Liabilities of the District.
  7. Communication of financial sanctions within the authorized and released budget.
  8. Proposals for District Taxation excluding Provincial taxes, cess fees and various levies.
  9. Preparation of District Budget in consultation with the Provincial Government.
  10. Preparation of Supplementary Estimates and demands for excess grants in consultation with the Provincial Government within the share of respective district.
  11. Appropriation and re-appropriations within the Grant its communication to Provincial Finance Department.
  12. Abolition of posts.
  13. Supervision and maintenance of district accounts in accordance with such principles and methods as the Government of NWFP, Finance Department in consultation with Accountant General of NWFP, may prescribe.
  14. Arranging Audit of receipts and expenditures.
  15. District Public Accounts Committees.
  16. Reports of internal and External Audit and its communication to provincial Finance Department
  17. Authentication of Audit copies within authorized and released Grant.
  18. Assistance in compiling district Annual Development Plan.
  19. Processing the development schemes and their approval from competent for a m
  20. Examination of schemes of new expenditure
  21. Reconciliation of monthly and annual accounts of receipts and expenditures with District Accounts Offices/Local Fund.
  22. Audit matters relating to Departmental Accounts Committee and audit paras.
  23. Services matters having financial implications in accordance with rules and policy of the government.
  24. Any other functions that may be assigned to the District Government.