No. 7/01/2024- Welfare(RWA)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi, Dated 27^{th } December 2024

To
The Secretaries of the, Central Government Employees, Residents Welfare Associations (recognised by DoPT)

Subject: Grants-in-aid for the year 2024-2025 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations- Submission of Accounts for the year 2023-2024-regarding.

Sir/Madam,
The Department of Personnel & Training has been sanctioning Grants-in-aid to the eligible recognized Residents Welfare Associations formed by the Central Government employees in residential colonies to enable them to meet a part of their expenditure on the welfare activities, programmes during the financial year. The recognized Central Government employees Residents Welfare Associations eligible to receive grants-in-aid may send a request to this effect to this Department in the prescribed Proforma. (copy enclosed)

2. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations are requested to send their request keeping in view the following guidelines:-
   a. Central Government employees and employees of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Supreme Court, High Court, UPSC, Statutory and Autonomous bodies and Delhi Administration shall qualify for regular membership of an Association in respect of the grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel & Training subject to fulfillment of conditions as laid in para (b) to (h) of clause II (2) of the O.M. No. 5/8/2013-Welfare dated 3^{rd } June, 2014.
   b. Grants-in-aid admissible will be subject to an upper ceiling of Rs.10,000/during a financial year.
   c. Consolidated accounts for the previous financial year may be provided in Annexure ‘A’ signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Internal Auditor.
   d. A complete list of the members showing their names, residential address, official designation and address as on 31.03 .2024 may be submitted as in Annexure ‘B’.
   e. All the vouchers relating to each head of expenditure as appearing in Annexure ‘A’ should be maintained by the Association, so as to verify the expenditure as and when needed.
   f. The Stock Register maintained by the Association as audited and certified by the Internal Auditor after physical verification should be maintained by the Association. The Department of Personnel & Training may verify the Stock
   Register as and when required. Similarly, the inventory of articles should also be maintained.
   g. A copy of the minutes of the General Body meeting wherein the accounts of the Association and other activities thereof for the previous year have been approved may be submitted (Annexure ‘ K ‘).
   h. Utilization Certificate in respect of the grants-in-aid provided by this Department and information regarding assets acquired wholly or substantially funded from the grant may also be furnished as per proforma in Annexure ‘ F ‘ and ‘ G ‘ respectively. The Association who has not received grants-in-aid for the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 may submit Utilization Certificate for the previous year. However, the newly formed Associations need to submit Utilization Certificate indicating ‘Nil’ along with the Accounts for the year 2023-24.
   i. A report on the activities of the Association with reference to the Annual Action Plan as provided in Clause 7 of the Rules and Regulations framed under the Model Constitution may also be provided (Annexure ‘J’).
   j. A certificate regarding expenditure on Swachh Bharat Mission may also be provided (Annexure ‘L’).
3. It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-inaid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past.
4. CGERWAs are requested to send their request complete in all respect, in the prescribed proformas, to DoPT by \mathbf{3 1 . 0 1 . 2 0 2 5} for further necessary action in the matter. The requests received beyond prescribed date shall not be entertained.
5. As per revised Model Constitution, the proposals seeking grants-in-aid shall be submitted with recommendation of Area Welfare Officer who may ensure that the grants allocated is spent by following due process and proper auditing of accounts is done.

Note: Incomplete Accounts for the year 2023-24, for receiving the grants-in-aid for the year 2024-25, will not be entertained by this Department.
Note 2: The CGERWAs who received funds for 2023-24, recently, may submit utilization certificate for the previous sanction issued.

Yours faithfully,
(Satyendra Singh)
Under Secretary (RWA)
Tel.: 24646961

ANNEXURE-‘A’

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 2023 -2024

RECEIPTS

1. Opening balance as on 01.04 .2023
   (a) Cash Rs.
   (b) In Bank
   Rs.
   (Total)
2. Grants-in-aid sanctioned

For the year 2023 – 24

3. Bank Interest etc.
4. Normal annual membership Subscription form: (a) Regular Members (b) Associate Members (Amount collected for chowkidar should not be included)
5. Games Fees
6. Ad-hoc contributions
   (State details of source also – from Members or non-members)
7. Entry fee realized for tournaments
8. By sale of old newspapers & magazines.
9. By sale of used sports articles
10. Contribution for picnic.
11. Entertainment proceeds from
12. Receipts from the Community Needs Scheme.
13. Miscellaneous receipts

Grand Total:-

EXPENDITURE

1. Articles of Sports:
   (i) for Adults
   (ii) for Children
2. Accommodation charges
3. Magazines and Periodicals
4. Film Shows
5. Hiring and repairing of furniture
6. Purchase of furniture etc.
7. Organization of Picnics etc.
8. Prizes (i) Adults (ii) Children
9. Office equipment, stationary
10. Social Cultural & Religious meets (details of every meet attached)
11. Purchase and maintenance of Community need equipment
12. Swachh Bharat Mission
13. Conveyance charges
14. Light refreshment at the General/ Executive meetings/guests etc.
15. Miscellaneous (details attached)
16. Attendance charges

Balance as on 31.03.2024
(a) Cash in Hand.
(b) In Bank

Total Balance.
Grand Total.
TREASURER
AUDITOR
SEAL AND SIGNATURE)
From pre-page:-

NOTE: NO CHOWKIDAR ACCOUNTS SHOULD BE SHOWN IN ANNEXURE- ‘A’

CERTIFICATE

Certified that:-

1. The opening balance has been tallied with the closing balance of the last year accounts and no difference found to exist. In case, there is any difference, suitable explanation has been furnished.
2. All the receipts have been exhibited truly and correctly in the cash book.
3. Totals of both sides have been physically checked and found to be correct.
4. Vouchers have been classified under blocks and are relevant to the item as shown in the expenditure side of the statement.
5. All the vouchers have been produced for the entire expenditure shown and no voucher is missing. The vouchers have been thoroughly checked by me and are found to be in order. Vouchers have been properly affixed with the Revenue stamp where necessary. All the vouchers bear the pay order of the Executive.
6. The vouchers bear the dated signature of the payee/payee(s) whose names tally with those shown in covering list of vouchers.
7. No part of expenditure and /or vouchers pertains to the period other than the one under review.
8. I have audited the accounts of the Association for the year 2022-2023 and found them in order.
   (SIGNATURE IN INK WITH DATE)

AUDITOR
SEAL

NOTE: – IN CASE THE AUDITOR HAS MADE ANY OBJECTION, A COPY OF THE OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THE AUDITOR AND THE COMPLIANCE BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY/PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCAITION SHOULD BE FURNISHED.

CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNT OF EXPENDITURE

1. No expenditure should be incurred out of grants-in-aid on watch and ward of the Quarters in the Colony.
2. Associations may incur expenditure on picnics and excursions not exceeding 10 % of the total grant-in-aid for the year, the balance of such expenditure, if any, being met by raising special contributions from the participating members. The expenditure incurred on transport to the place of picnics/excursions should be met by raising special contributions for the purpose from the participating members.
3. Expenditure on entertainment (light refreshment served in the General Body/executive committee meetings/Guests etc.) and conveyance should not exceed 15 % and 10 % respectively, of the total grants-in-aid for the year.
4. An illustrative list of items on which expenditure may be incurred by the Associations out of the grant is given below:-
   a) Articles of outdoor sports and indoor games equipment.
   b) Reading Room library organization of book clubs, magazines and periodicals.
   c) Purchase, hire and repair of furniture, fittings etc. of Association premises.
   d) Hiring of accommodation for Association.
   e) Film shows.
   f) Social and cultural programmes, sports and children’s functions.
   g) Swachh Bharat Mission.
   h) Community expenses incurred locally.
   i) Conveyances expenses incurred locally.
   j) Entertainment.
   k) Prizes.
   l) Stationery, office equipment etc.

COLLECTION OF DONATIONS FROM COMMERCIAL FIRMS

While there is no objection to stray local voluntary donations of small amount being received, it becomes an unhealthy practice if a regular collection drive is made for collecting donations from firms, especially those with whom the Associations are having commercial transactions. It has, therefore, been decided that no Association receiving grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel and Training should seek any donations or financial assistance from commercial firms particularly donations of substantial amount. There is no objection to the donations being received from members giving in their personal capacity but these should be accounted for.
LIST OF MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2023-2024 SHOWING THEIR RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS ETC.

NOTE: A COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE RETURNING OFFICER/MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GENERAL BODY ELECTING THE OFFICE BEARERS MAY BE ADDED.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS (REGULAR & ASSOCIATE CATEGORY-WISE FOR THE YEAR 2023-2024

| Sl. No. | Category | Regular Members | Associate
Members | Total amount of subscription
realised from members | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
| | | | | Regular
Members | Associate
Members |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| i) | Group ‘A’ &
‘B’employees | | | | |
| ii) | Group ‘C’
employees | | | | |
| | TOTAL | | | | |

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please ensure that the number of Regular and Associate members shown invariably tallies with the amount of subscription realized from each category and tallies with that shown on the receipt side of statement of Receipts and Expenditure.

ANNEXURE ‘E’

CERTIFICATE

Certified that no member of this Association is enrolled on the record of any other Residents Welfare Association which is recognized as well as is sanctioned the grants-in-aid by the Department of Personnel and Training.

Signature Signature Name & Address of the Secretary

Dated

CERTIFICATE

Signature Name & Address of the President

Dated
FORM OF G.F.R. 19-A
(Sec Rule 212 (1))

FORM OF UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE