This document outlines the guidelines and procedures for Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations to apply for and report on grants-in-aid received from the Department of Personnel & Training. It details eligibility criteria, financial ceilings, required documentation (including various annexures for accounts, membership lists, and utilization certificates), and deadlines for submission. The circular emphasizes proper accounting practices, adherence to model constitutions, and the importance of transparency in fund utilization. It also clarifies acceptable expenditure categories and discourages reliance on donations from commercial firms. Associations are required to submit detailed accounts and supporting documentation to ensure proper auditing and compliance.
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No. 7/02/2021- Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated 1st September, 2021
To
The Secretaries of the,
Central Government Employees,
Residents Welfare Associations (recognised by DoPT)
Subject: Grants-in-aid for the year 2021-2022 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations- Submission of Accounts for the year 2020-2021-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)
- 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 3rd 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 31.03.2021 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 have not received grants-in-aid for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 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 2020-21.
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’).
- It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-in-aid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past.
- CGERWAs are requested to send their request complete in all respect, in the prescribed proformae, to DoPT by 31.10.2021 for further necessary action in the matter. The requests received beyond prescribed date shall not be entertained.
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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 2020-21, for receiving the grants-in-aid for the year 2021-22, will not be entertained by this Department.
Yours faithfully,
(Kulbhushan Malhotra)
Under Secretary (RWA)
Tel.: 24646961
ANNEXURE-‘A’
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 2019-2020
RECEIPTS
- Opening balance as on 01.04 .2020
(a) Cash Rs.
(b) In Bank
Rs.
(Total) - Grants-in-aid sanctioned
For the year 2020 – 21
- Bank Interest etc.
- Normal annual membership
Subscription form: (a) Regular
Members (b) Associate Members
(Amount collected for chowkidar should not be included)
- Games Fees
- Ad-hoc contributions
(State details of source also – from Members or non-members) - Entry fee realized for tournaments
- By sale of old newspapers & magazines.
- By sale of used sports articles
- Contribution for picnic.
- Entertainment proceeds from
- Receipts from the Community Needs Scheme.
- Miscellaneous receipts
Grand Total:-
PRESIDENT
(INK
SECRETARY
DATED
EXPENDITURE
- Articles of Sports:
(i) for Adults
(ii) for Children - Accommodation charges
- Magazines and Periodicals
- Film Shows
- Hiring and repairing of furniture
- Purchase of furniture etc.
- Organization of Picnics etc.
- Prizes (i) Adults (ii) Children
- Office equipment, stationary
- Social Cultural & Religious meets (details of every meet attached)
- Purchase and maintenance of Community need equipment
- Swachh Bharat Mission
- Conveyance charges
- Light refreshment at the General/ Executive meetings/guests etc.
- Miscellaneous (details attached)
- Attendance charges
Balance as on 31.03.2021
(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:-
- 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.
- All the receipts have been exhibited truly and correctly in the cash book.
- Totals of both sides have been physically checked and found to be correct.
- Vouchers have been classified under blocks and are relevant to the item as shown in the expenditure side of the statement.
- 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.
- The vouchers bear the dated signature of the payee/payee(s) whose names tally with those shown in covering list of vouchers.
- No part of expenditure and /or vouchers pertains to the period other than the one under review.
- I have audited the accounts of the Association for the year 2020-21 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
- No expenditure should be incurred out of grants-in-aid on watch and ward of the Quarters in the Colony.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, specially 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.
ANNEXURE-‘B’
LIST OF MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021 SHOWING THEIR RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE ADDRESS ETC.
Name and designation | Address (complete address should be given) | Amount of subscription for the year 2020-21 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Official | Residential | Amount | Receipt No. | Date | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS AND MEMBERS OF MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLOCK YEAR 2021-2023 |
| Sl.
No. | Name in full
and office
held | Residential
address | Ministry/Deptt./Office | Tele No.
Office/Residence/Mobile/
e-mail i.d. | Remarks |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
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 2020-2021
| 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
Signature
Name & Address of the President
Dated
FORM OF G.F.R. 19-A
(Sec Rule 212 (1))
FORM OF UTILIZATION CERTIFICATE
Sl. No. | Letter No. & date | Amount | Certified that out of Rs. \qquad of grants-in-aid sanctioned during the year \qquad in favour of under this Ministry / Department letter No. given in the previous year, a sum of Rs. \qquad has been utilized for the purpose for which it was sanctioned. The balance of Rs. \qquad remaining unutilized at the end of the year has been surrendered to Government (vide receipt No. \qquad dated and will be adjusted towards the grants-in-aid payable during the next financial year |
---|
TOTAL
- Certified that, I have satisfied myself that the conditions on which the grants-in-aid was sanctioned have been duly fulfilled/ are being fulfilled and that I have exercised the following checks to see that the money was actually utilized for the purpose for which it was sanctioned.
Kinds of checks exercised
Signature
1.
Designation
2.
3.
Date
ANNEXURE ‘G’
Assets acquired wholly or substantially out of Govt. Grants.
- Name of the Association.
- No. and date of sanction
- Amount of the sanctioned grant
- Brief purpose of grant
- Whether any condition regarding right of ownership of Govt. in the property or other assets acquired out of the grant was incorporated in the grants-in-aid sanction.
- Particulars of assets actually credited or acquired.
- Value of the Assets as on
- Purpose for which utilized at present
- Encumbered or not
- Reasons if encumbered
- Disposed or not
- Reasons and authority if any, for disposal
- Amount realized on disposal
- Remarks
ANNEXURE – ‘H’
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE HEAD WISE FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021
Sl. No. | Voucher No. | Brief description of the expenditure with Bill No. dated __ from M/s | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
CERTIFICATE FROM THE BANK SHOWING THE AMOUNT AT THE CREDIT OF THE ASSOCIATION AS ON 31^{ST } MARCH, 2021. |
ANNEXURE- ‘J’
A REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR 2020-2021 AS PER ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF THE ASSOCIATION/SABHA/SAMITI ETC.
Sl. No. | Item in Annual Action Plan | Action thereon | Reasons for shortfall if any |
---|---|---|---|
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
ANNEXURE- ‘K’
A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF GENERAL BODY MEETING IN WHICH THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021 WERE APPROVED MAY ALSO BE ENCLOSED.
Certificate regarding expenditure on Swachh Bharat Mission
It is certified that an amount of Rs. \qquad has been spent on Swachh Bharat MissionCleanliness Campaign by the RWA.
Signature
Designation:
Date: