Overview
- Departmental ministers can now clear projects up to ₹50 crore, with ₹50–150 crore requiring the finance minister’s nod and amounts above ₹150 crore needing the chief minister’s approval.
- All departments must secure approval of their annual action plans by April 15, with any failure to meet the deadline to be reported to the Chief Minister’s Office.
- Projects facing cost escalations greater than 15% must obtain fresh approval supported by justification.
- The government is pushing cyber treasury and fully online bill processing to achieve a paperless system by April 2026.
- Major works will undergo third‑party quality audits by IITs and NITs, new buildings must include five‑year payment‑linked maintenance, and ASHA and Anganwadi honorariums are to be paid on time using state funds if central releases are delayed.