(1) The drawer of a bill shall be personally responsible for all moneys drawn as pay, leave salary, allowances, etc., on a pay bill signed by him. He shall make arrangement with the local bank, preferably where the accounts of the Municipality are maintained, to disburse salaries to the municipal employees through cheque. For this purpose, he shall issue a cheque with the list of employees containing their bank account numbers and the net amount to be credited to their accounts. The same procedure shall be followed for payment of festival advance. In respect of supplemental or arrears claim, he shall issue cheques in favour of the employees concerned.
(2) However in case of payment of wages (Nominal Muster Roll) or temporary or urgent ‘advance’ payments, the system of cash payments may be followed.
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