APPENDIX XV

List of vouchers (bills cheques etc.) referred to in the Account Rules and their period of currency

Description	Period of currency
(1) Cheques of the Military Department.	Three months after the month of issue.
(2) Other cheques	Three months from the month of issue, thus a cheque issued on any date of January will be payable by 30th April vide paragraph 62. This amendment made vide C. S. no. 98 dated 16-03-1992 [File No. 15(3)/90 Vitta (Lekha) Anubhag-1]
(3) Bank Drafts	Three account years after that in which they are issued—vide paragraph 335.
(4) Bank Drafts relating to Policemen’s remittances.	Six months from the date of issue—vide paragraph 339.
(5) Letters of credit with the following exception.	Till the end of the financial year in which they are issued—vide paragraph 442.
(a) Railway Department.	Six months after the expiration
(b) The Irrigation officer	of the financial year in which the letter of credit was issued.
(c) Post and telegraphs	For post office at close of month for which issued. For telegraph services the balance does not lapse at the end of the official year, but if such balance is not operated on in the meantime it will lapse six months after expiration of the financial year in which the letter of credit was issued—vide paragraph 443.
(d) Survey Department	At the end of the month following the period for which issued or in the case of special letters of credit [paragraph 602 (c)] after one month from the date of issue—vide paragraph 443.
(6) Cash orders	Three months from the date of issue—vide paragraph 451.
(7) Payment order on bank	Ten days—vide paragraph 501.
(8) Pension payment orders	One year from the date of issue—vide article 956, Civil Service Regulations.