No.A/X3/BSNL/Bills                                                                                                                                  Dt.19.07.2002

 

PROCEDURE ORDER NO.1/ACCOUNTS/2002

 

 

Sub:     Payment of BSNL telephone bills-office and residence- Corporate Billing Group – Regarding.

 

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            In connection with payment of bills pertaining to BSNL telephones provided by the administration in the offices as well as residence of officers, the BSNL authorities have come up with the programme of accepting Corporate billing and payment as a single transaction for all the telephones provided in the headquarters area of SC division thereby availing the 5% & 10% discount by the administration.  The following procedure order therefore has to be adhered to in letter and spirit to avoid disconnection and ensure proper accountal.

 

1.            The procedural order shall come into effect for the bills of June 2002 and onwards. It must be noted and ensured that all the officers./units having BSNL telephone provided by the administration shall promptly act and take expeditious action in respect of these bills.

 

2.            The consolidated bill along with individual bills for all the 182 telephones on SC division headquarters area will be sent to the office of Sr.DAO/SC every month by BSNL in person for passing before day by date.  The bill will be passed immediately after scrutiny by Sr.DAO/SC without sending to branch officers/units for immediate certification.

 

3.            Individual telephone bills branch wise will be sent to the respective branch officers/units for certification of the amount and acceptance by the unit/branch officer concerned.

 

4.            The respective branch officers/units must identify the number of private calls and then advise whether it is to be recovered from the salary bill or enclose original copy of miscellaneous cash receipt as proof of remittance to the Railways. However recovery of private trunk call charges below Rs.200/- shall not be through salary bills and shall be remitted to the Railways in cash only.

 

5.            The bill with necessary certification and acceptance with details of correct allocation has to be sent back to Sr.DAO/SC within 5 working days from the date of receipts of the bill by the branch officer/units concerned without fail. Failure to do so will result in disconnection of the service by BSNL authority for which the respective branch/unit officer shall be responsible. Any discrepancies towards wrong billing observed by the unit/branch and Sr.DAO/SC’s office will be adjusted in the bills of the following month.

 

6.            In respect of residential telephone, any official calls in excess of over and above the stipulated permissible calls of 650 shall have the sanction of AGM failing which such call charges will be recovered from the salary bills of the concerned officer.

 

7.            ADAO/II & SSO/X3 must accord priority for passing the corporate telephone bill and ensure that the cheque is sent to DC/P/SC latest by 3rd day of receipt of the consolidated bill.

 

8.            DC/Pay/SC must ensure that the cheque issued in the favour of BSNL is immediately sent by one of his staff to one of the On line counters at Padmarao Nagar/Tarnaka etc., indicated on the bill, whichever is convenient on the same day/following day of its receipt in his office.

 

9.            In case the bill is lost after receipt in the branches/units, it shall be the responsibility of the respective officer/unit to arrange to obtain duplicate copy from BSNL of the same and submit to Sr. DAO/SC.

 

10.        DC/P/SC after obtaining the acknowledgement of BSNL authorities on handing over the cheque must send a xerox copy of the receipt to SSO/X3 of Sr.DAO/SC’s office for record.

 

11.        As and when the telephone is shifted/number is changed/transferred, the branch officer/unit shall intimate such changes to Sr.DAO/SC.

 

This issues with the approval of DRM.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                     Sr.DAO/SC

 

Copy forwarded to:

 

All the Branch Officers

 

DC9P)/SC for necessary action.