Finance department Sunday has clarified that Rs. 10 crores differences noticed between the figures appeared in the Nagaland Appropriation Bill (No. 2), 2016 and the figures in the budget papers presented to the House on March 17, 2016, was due to “apparent discrepancy” in the form of presentation on different budgetary documents as per established procedure.
In a press release, principal secretary and finance commissioner, Temjen Toy said vote of the Legislature was obtained for the whole gross expenditure proposed against each demand for grants, where the Annual Financial Statement shown the net expenditure against each major head after adjusting the recoveries of departmental charges under each demand for grant.
This was the reason, the Nagaland Appropriation Bill (No. 2), 2016 total to a gross amount of Rs. 13,658.74 crores and Annual Financial Statement shown the total net disbursement from the Consolidated Fund as Rs. 13,645.98 crores, a difference of Rs. 12.76 crores, said the finance commissioner.
He said the difference represented the “recoveries” contemplated in the budget by way of departmental charges, agency charges, etc.