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C.No
1 /1 /A1/2009/Systems
Date: /07 /2009
To Ref: Shri. Jayant Sahay, AD
The Director General
Directorate General of Systems & Management
Hotel Samrat
NEW DELHI.
Sir,
Sub: ACES- Provision of VPN over Broadband to stand-alone Ranges – Fincial difficulties – Request for Fund allocation.
This is with reference to F.No.IV/18/1280/2008-Systems dated 18.6.09 of DGSM on the captioned subject.
The obtaining of VPN over Broadband facility to the stand-alone Ranges faces financial difficulties as discussed herewith. The existing Broadband scheme costs Rs.6000/- only per annum per Range Office, while ‘VPN over BB’ scheme requires an initial deposit of Rs.33,000 + 4750 = 37,750/- for a single Range, which works out to an estimated fund sanction of Rs.37,750/- p.a. under O/E Head for a single Range or Rs.8,32,760 p.a. for 20 Ranges under O/E fund or IT Head. This scheme was recommended by DGSM as a part of contract between BSNL, Karnataka Circle and CBEC vide letter Ref.No.BD-243/06-07 dt 16.12.08 communicated vide DGSM letter dated 19-12-08 captioned above.
Presently the Commissionerate has been allotted only Rs.13,00,000 against the estimated Budget demand of Rs.75.02 lakhs under IT-Fund-ACES plus Rs.33.20 lakhs under Non-ACES-IT Fund, towards the proposed infrastructure spending under both IT consolidation (ACES) and the existing hardware upgradation and maintenance, submitted early last year in compliance with the DGSM's letter of even No. dated 19-12-2008. By the DG's said letter, Commissionerates were asked to prepare Revised Budget Estimate for 2008-09 and estimate for 2009-10 and send them to Accounts Wing through the Chief Commissionerates for allocation of funds towards capital expenditure on DG Set, Printers, etc and their consumables.
Accordingly estimates were prepared and sent to Chief Commissioner. Sanction of funds as per the above proposal is still awaited under O/E and IT Heads for these expenditure proposed.
Since capital expenditure planned for 2008-09 was not made for want of funds, the current year's budget needs to include estimate of 2008-09 also. Accordingly, a minimum fund of Rs.108.22 lakhs is required towards proposed expenditure. Hence, until sufficient funds are allotted under O/E (for ACES) and IT Heads (for ACES and existing hardware maintenance and upgradation), the available balance under IT Head currently need not be spent towards acquiring VPN over BB. Alternatively, specific sanction with more funds may please be accorded or -as one more option- the BSNL may please be asked to offer the “VPN over Business 2000 Plan” with monthly payment facility in lieu of initial deposit. This may please be approved.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: One Annexure.
[MANOJ KRISHNA]
COMMISSIONER.
Copy submitted the Chief Commissioner for information ( in continuation of this office letter C.No.1/1/A5/2008/Comp. Dated 18-6-2009 on “Preparatory Steps for launching of ACES and location-wise status” report; CC's ref:C.No. IV/11/17/2009/CCO dt.18.6.09)
Copy to AO-H/AO-Bills, Hqrs.Office Pondicherry for information
PONDICHERRY CENTRAL EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE
EXPENDITURE PROPOSED AND FUNDS REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
ACES AND IT PROJECT DURING 2009-10: