Modernisation of the Revenue Sector being a top priority of the UP Government, NIC UP State Unit took up the challenge of computerising the Treasuries of all the State Districts and the Budget Directorate.
The major objective of the Project was to bring transparency between the money allocation to the departments and the actual receipts and payments. In addition, NIC also envisaged an accurate and speedy accounting pattern, proper budgeting, timely reporting etc.
The Project has been taken up in a phased manner and the main components include :
State Annual Budget : One of the major achievements of the Project has been the preparation of the Annual Budget (97-98) in a record time frame of 25 days, against a schedule time of 90 days. The budget document, consisting of around 4500 pages, was prepared using computers for the first time.
Contingency Fund Monitoring System : Monitoring of the contingeny fund, which is spent through out the year for emergency expenditures was computerised.
Budget Release and Expenditure System : A software has been developed to monitor the budget release, once it is approved by the assembly, and the monthly expenditure by the Department.
Monitoring of Loans and Guarantees : This system has been implemented for monitoring of different loans and guarantees given by the State and Central Governments to different Corporations, Boards etc.
Treasury Information System of NIC (TISNIC): This user-friendly sofware having a modular approach has been developed with the objective of preparing accounts upto the standard object level, to help the management with timely data for monitoring of expenditures on schemes and also to secure itemised control on expenditure.
Budget Control System : Till now, treasuries have been maintaining only grant-wise budget sanctions released from the departments. This leads to a pooling of the grants allowed to the District Developement Offices for various schemes and it becomes difficult for the treasury to maintain the expenditure record in a particular scheme. Hence, the Budget Control System has been developed to overcome this problem and help the treasury in maintaining accurate records. The System is currently in the implementation phase.