Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Telangana Restores Cheque Powers to Upa Sarpanchas
The Telangana government made a mistake in a rule about who can sign checks for village leaders.
They said only the main leader and the secretary could sign, but they forgot to include the deputy leader.
Now they fixed it so the deputy leader can also sign checks.
This helps the village leaders manage money better according to the national finance rules.
Telangana government issued a corrected memo restoring joint cheque powers to upa sarpanchas.
Initial order on December 22 incorrectly excluded upa sarpanch from digital signature process.
Correction replaces 'panchayat secretary' with 'upa sarpanch' for voucher preparation.
Change aligns with Union Ministry of Finance and 15th Finance Commission guidelines.
Official sources confirm the error has been rectified, maintaining previous practices.
- Who
- Telangana state government
- What
- Restored and corrected cheque signing powers for upa sarpanchas
- When
- Correction issued on an unspecified Tuesday
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- To rectify an error in the previous circular and align with financial guidelines
- Government
- Telangana
- Affected Officials
- Upa Sarpanchas
- Date of Initial Order
- December 22
- Date of Correction
- Tuesday (unspecified date)
- Authority Issuing Orders
- Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment
- Guidelines Followed
- Union Ministry of Finance and 15th Finance Commission
- Correction Made
- Replaced 'panchayat secretary' with 'upa sarpanch' in digital signature process