Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

Budget and comparative statement and other details :-
2. Committee Note about Capital estimates.
3. Variation of Establishment Schedule items I, II & III prepared by Personnel
Department.
8) As per Section 126 A of the MMC Act. the General Manager is required to prepare and
present before the BEST Committee the Budget Estimates of BEST Undertaking on or before 10th
day of October every year. At this stage the estimates are called as Budget Estimates only. Under
Section 126 B of the MMC Act, the BEST Committee has to consider estimates of the General
Manager and then prepare Budget Estimates 'C' which will show a minimum balance of Rs. 1 lakh.
As per the provisions of Section 126B(3) the G.M. is required to present Budget Estimates 'C' as
framed by the BEST Committee before the Standing Committee on or before 1st December every
year.
Since printed copies of Budget Estimates 'C' and Establishment Schedule are circulated to the
members of the Standing Committee/Corporation and after adoption by the Corporation to the all
heads of Departments/Branches of the Undertaking and to the outside semi govt. Institutes as per
practice a tender for printing and Supply of required number of copies are invited and finalised.
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9) After the presentation of the Budget Estimates/Establishment Schedule to the BEST
Committee, a Xerox copy of such G.M.'s stage Budget Estimates and Establishment Schedule is sent
to the approved Printers for printing the copies. If the Budget Estimates is approved by the BEST
Committee early i.e. say before 15th November, as there is sufficient time to get the copies printed
with changes made by the BEST Committee, before submitting to the same to the Standing
Committee on or before 1st December, G.M.'s stage plus BEST Committee stage combined 90 copies
are printed for Standing Committee. However, if the Budget is approval after 15th November, 50
copies of G.M.'s stage are printed and changes made by the Committee are incorporated in the same
manually and submitted to the Standing Committee at the time of submission i.e. on or before 1st
December, Subsequently, 40 copies are got printed incorporating the changes made by the BEST
Committee and circulated to the Standing Committee.
Budget Department is responsible for proof reading of the printed copies of budget estimates
and for ensuring that the final copies are ready for presentation by the statutory dates.
10) Printed copies of the Budget Estimates 'C' and Establishment Schedule are required to be
delivered to the Municipal Secretary 3 hours before presenting of the same to the Standing
Committee.
11) Discussion on Budget 'C' in the Standing Committee are generally held in second week of
December when G.M., Addl. G.M., Secy., CAO & FA, Dy. CAO and BO remain present.
Report of the Standing Committee to be inserted in Budget 'C' to be presented to the
corporation is prepared by the P.A. to Chairman of Standing Committee in consultation with
Municipal Secretary and Budget Department of the BEST.