Pondy CM dubs Fin Secy's circular on expenditure management as

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Sunday issued a 'standing order' to all secretaries and heads of all departments not to abide by a circular issued by the Finance department of the territorial government on expenditure management.

Dubbing the "restriction" of delegation of powers to contingent and miscellaneous expendituresas "mischievous and grossly illegal," Narayanasamy in his standing order said it was issued 'without approval of the Chief Minister who is in-charge of the Finance portfolio.'