Jammu Kashmir Finance Dept Issues Fresh Directions on Utilisation of CDF Funds | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has directed all District Development Commissioners (DDCs) to strictly follow guidelines governing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Scheme, particularly with regard to the utilisation and management of unspent funds.

In an official communication, the department referred to Government Order No. 76-FD of 2025 dated March 10, 2025, which outlines the procedure for allocation, release and management of funds under the scheme.

As per the guidelines, funds under the CDF Scheme are non-lapsable, and any unspent balance available with the DDCs or executing agencies as on March 31 each year must be deposited in the Government Treasury under Account Head MH:8229.

The DDCs have also been instructed to submit details of such unspent balances to the Finance Department at the end of every financial year.

Officials said the guidelines further allow these balances to remain deposited under MH:8229 so that the funds can be utilised in the subsequent financial year.

The Finance Department has emphasised that the balances lying under the deposit head must be treated as the first charge for utilisation under the CDF Scheme in the following financial year to avoid unnecessary parking of funds and delays in the execution or completion of developmental works.

All concerned officers and Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) have been directed to ensure strict compliance with the instructions while implementing the scheme.