Manual for Development Projects - Planning Commission

Manual For Development Projects
the Committee, provided that in such cases the particular scheme would be processed through the
normal channels and submitted to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council
(ECNEC) after completing all the formalities within six months with further provision that the total
period of anticipatory approval should not exceed 12 months in any case. Furthermore, anticipatory
approval and sanction for incurring expenditure shall in no case be allowed beyond the end of each
financial year, i.e 30th June (Para-3 of Annexure-XXXI). On the expiry of the date for which
anticipatory approval has been granted, the case will have to be processed afresh in the same
manner as mentioned above, if further extension is required. It may be noted that the grant of
anticipatory approval falls in the category of "extraordinary jurisdiction" and this power cannot be
re-delegated both for reasons of uniformity of treatment and to maintain financial discipline and
control. Therefore, all cases of anticipatory approval, irrespective of the cost involved, have to be
submitted only to the Chairman, ECNEC for approval (Annexure-XXXII).
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Anticipatory Approval Of Communication Projects
6.37 Minister for Communications may on the recommendation of the Executive Board of
National Highway Authority may accord anticipatory approval which falls within the jurisdiction
of the Council.
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Administrative Approval
6.38 Project approval is followed by administrative approval and sanction for incurring
expenditure. Administrative approval is issued by the Federal Ministry in respect of federally
sponsored projects, while for the Provincial projects the approval is issued by the Provincial
Department concerned.
6.39 Administrative approval is a sort of general sanction of the scheme in which total cost
foreign exchange component and any other riders imposed by the approving body are
incorporated. This sanction is distinct from the sanction for incurring expenditure on the scheme
which is to be issued on yearly basis restricted to the budget provision (Annexure-XXXII).
Issuance of Administrative Approval
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6.40 The decisions of the CDWP and ECNEC in respect of approval of projects are circulated by
the Planning and Development Division (D.A. Section) through an authorization letter/O.M. The
Administrative Ministries concerned with the federal projects and the Provincial Governments
concerned with the provincial projects are advised to take urgent steps to issue necessary
administrative approval and expenditure sanction in respect of the schemes approved by the said
bodies.
6.41 Copies of sanction letters issued by the Federal Ministries and the Provincial Governments
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