India, March 13 -- The Delhi government has cautioned its departments against a rush of proposals in the final month of the financial year, as it leaves little time for examining such expenditures and ensuring proper utilisation of funds, officials said on Thursday.

In a communication issued on Wednesday, the Finance Department directed all departments to ensure that spending is evenly distributed throughout the financial year. It comes at a time when the Delhi government is likely to present the state budget by March 23.

The department cited General Financial Rules 2017 Rule 62(3), which states that a rush of expenditure, particularly in the closing month of the financial year, should be treated as a breach of financial propriety and m...