Internship Programme in the Department of Expenditure - Ministry of Finance
THE Department of Expenditure is the nodal Department for overseeing the public financial management system in the Central Government and matters connected with State finances.
What does this Department do?
(a) pre-sanction appraisal of major schemes/projects (involving both Plan and Non-plan expenditure);
(b) handling the bulk of the Central budgetary resources transferred to States;
(c) implementation of the recommendations of the Finance and Central Pay Commissions;
(d) overseeing expenditure management in the Central Ministries/Departments through interface with the Financial Advisors;
(e) administration of Financial Rules/Regulations/Orders;
(f) submission of 'Action Taken Notes' on monitoring of Audit paras;
(g) preparation of Central Government Accounts;
(h) managing various aspects of financial management in the Central Government;
(i) scrutiny of legislation having financial and economic implications;
(j) appraisal/approval of capital restructuring/revival proposals of Central Public Sector Undertakings;
(k) assisting Central Ministries/Departments in controlling costs and prices of public services, assisting organizational re-engineering through review of staffing patterns and O&M studies; and
(l) reviewing systems and procedures to optimize outputs and outcomes of public expenditure.
Now, the Department is launching an internship programme. The Interns are expected to be instruments par excellence pursuing Post-Graduation Research Courses in Economics/Finance/Management and in the 4th and 5th year of Integrated Courses in Law/any other professional course from Universities/Institutions of National and International repute.