Government said it had not violated any election code of conduct in connection with its ambitious direct cash transfer scheme as it was announced in the budget speech by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, Telecom minister Kapil Sibal said direct cash transfer is only an implementation of an announcement that has already been made.

Mr Sibal said the government would file a detailed reply on the questions raised by the Election Commission on the issue.

The Commission had on Sunday conveyed its unhappiness to the government over announcement of its direct cash transfer scheme when the Model Code was in force in poll-bound Gujarat.