In line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India and the goal of achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047, the Department of Fertilizers has taken a significant step towards strengthening digital governance and financial reforms. The Hon’ble Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Sh. Jagat Prakash Nadda today inaugurated the e-Bill System, which will enable the government to process the fertilizers subsidy of approximately ₹ 2 lakh crores at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi.

Addressing the event, the Union Minister said that this online system would play a significant role in strengthening transparent, efficient and technology-driven governance. Secretary Fertilizers, Shri Rajat Kumar Mishra said that the launch marks a major milestone in modernising the Department’s financial operations. The newly launched system represents a paradigm shift from manual, paper-based processes to a fully digital, system-to-system workflow, eliminating the need for any physical movement of bills.

This initiative is a significant outcome of the unique technological partnership between iFMS (Integrated Fertilizer Management System) of the Department of Fertilizers and PFMS of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance.

CCA Shri Santosh Kumar said that this transformation significantly enhances transparency and accountability by creating a centralized and tamper-proof digital audit trail for all financial transactions, thereby facilitating easier monitoring and audits. The system provides senior officials with real-time oversight of expenditures and strengthened financial control, as all payments are tracked and reported centrally under the unified system.

The seamless data exchange between the Department’s internal system and PFMS eliminates duplicate data entry, reduces manual errors, and improves overall processing efficiency and data accuracy.

JS (F&A) Manoj Sethi said that the system enables end-to-end digital bill processing, which will significantly accelerate payment timelines, including timely release of weekly fertilizer subsidy payments. Additionally, the e-Bill platform improves user convenience by allowing fertilizers companies to submit claims online and track payment status in real time, eliminating the need for physical visits and manual follow-ups. It will enforce a standard electronic workflow (such as first-in-first-out bill processing) across the department, ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with financial rules in bill handling. The integration also reduces IT system silos, simplifies system maintenance, and provides a comprehensive real-time financial information base to support informed decision-making, policy formulation, and efficient budget management.

The event was attended by AS Aneeta C Meshram, AS Aparna Sharma, JS KK Pathak, JS Anurag Rohatagi, Director Laboni Das Datta.

Shri Aseem Gupta, Senior Technical Director, NIC, explained the technical excellence and seamless architecture of the solution. The NIC team, including Joint Director Shri Ashutosh Tiwari and Developer Shri Harekrishna Tiwari, supported the implementation and demonstration of the platform. NIC’s efforts in building and implementing the system were widely applauded.

The integrated e-Bill system significantly strengthens financial governance, with robust built-in controls that validate payments against predefined criteria, log every action for audit purposes, and reduce the risk of fraud or misuse reinforcing the Government’s commitment to transparent, efficient, and technology-driven administration

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