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~ GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR FINANCE DEPARTMENT BOOK OF FINANCIAL POWERS Digitized by Grievance Cell, FD : August, 2015 .

Third Edition 2002 (Amended upto ending March, 2002). )

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR FINANCE DEPARTMENT Preface to the Third Edition The First Edition of this publication titled "Kashmir Book of Financial Powers" was printed in the year 1945 and revised in the year 19S~.

The subsequent in .the years 1962, 1973 and 1980.


The last (fifth) correction year 1991. reprints of the book were brought out slips up to ending 22nd August, 1990, was printed in the incorporating re-print The Finance Department undertook the job of revision of in tune with of delegation day requirements and additions/deletions of various Government Departments.
in general to bring the delegation extent of powers in various provision in particular the present Keeping in view the suggestions made by various departments, drawn after discussions with senior conclusions the present gov~rnment, additions/deletions subordinate the Government No.

GDCS8/CM/2002 book form accordingly.

to of It met Section) vide GAD (Coordination dated 3-4-2002.

The same is being printed in the book with modifications, delegations thei approval etc.

was drawn as communicated consent up.


and in the in respect colleagues officers edition orders, of of (Sd.)

J.

A. KHAN, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department.

CONTENTS· .hapter Subject 2 1.

Definitions.

2.

3.

Classifications of Officers.

Expenditure-General Principles and Rules.

CONSENT ORDERS 4.1 Creation of work djustment etc.

budgets of posts, charged/temporary sanctioning of local post fund 4.2 Grants, concessions, leases etc.
4.3 Remissions or refunds of revenue or abandonment of claims due.

4.4 Compensatory Allowance, Bonus or Rewards.

4.5 Contingencies, stores compensation, remunerations etc.

4.6 Loans and advances.

4.7 Writing off of irrecoverable stock public money etc.

causes.

or other value of stores, live lost by fraud, negligence .i - 4.8 Sales of to fix rent thereof.

lands, buildings and other property or 4.9 Administrative approval to expenditure on works.

4.10 Tendors and contracts.


J Page 3 1-2 3-27 28-34 35-37 38-42 43-46 47-48 -,7 58-59 60-63 64-69 70-72 73-78 ( Hi ) 2 3 To abandon revenue or to grant refunds of 248-253 revenue.

To add offices or to withdraw these from public service.

Financial powers of High Court .

'254-256 257-260 Financial powers Development Depaxvnwt.

of various officers of Rural 261-270 Special financial powers delegated to Assistant 271-273 Directors, Social Welfare Department.

( ii ) 2 3 I)I!
( ii ) 2 3 I)I!

:LEGATION TO SUBORDINATE OFFICERS 1 .

\4 5.1 5.2 to Power remunerations.

grant rewards, fees, bonus, and 79-83 .t 5 Power stores to sanction sale and disposal of buildings, etc.

5.3 To grant scholarships.

5.4 5.5 To sanction expenditure other stores in the PWD.

on Tools and Plants and To accord estimates provisions technical sanction for expenditure under works etc.

and to sanction on works or to divert 5.6 To sanction servants.

advances to contractors and Gov •.

.


16 .17 .\8 84-99 100 101-105 106-112 113-116 5.7 To accord Administrative Approval to works.

117-123 5.8 To sanction write off of losses, stores etc.

124-134 5.9 To sanction etc.

expenditure under contingencies 5.10 To sanction discretionary and donations etc.

incurring of expenditure from grants, grants-in-aid, contributions 5.11 To sanction excess over estimates.

5.12 To sanction or cancel leases or agreements.


the terms of instruments, 11 To ~IIIlCt ion coutrncts, 135,202 203-205 206 207-215 ~ CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS .

1) "Appropriation" means the atnount provided' in the Budget Estimate for a unit of appropriation or the part of that amount placed at the disposal of a disbursing officer.

(b) (i) "Major Head of a Department" means a Class-I Officer who has been declared ~s: Major Head of Department (see Chapter 2 of this Book) or may be so declared in future.
., (ii) "Class -I, Class -II, Class-III & Class-IV Officers" mean the officers declared as such by the' Government (see Chapter 2 of this Book).

c) "Drawing and Disbursing Officer" means in relation to expenditure under any head of account the officer designated of the Kashmir Budget Manual.

as such in Appendix-C (d) "Financial Year" means the year commencing on the first day of April and ending on the last day of March.
(c) "Major Works" mean a work other than a work of repairs, the estimated cost of which excluding establishment and tools arid plants charges exceeds Rs ... 2.50 lakh.

(f) "Original Works" mean new constructions, whether of entirely .~ works or additions and alterations to existing works ; also all repairs to newly purchased\or previously abandoned buildings or works for bringing them in use.
(g) "Re-appropriation" mean the transfer of funds from one unit of appropriation to another such unit within the same grant.

\ (h) "Administrative Approval" is the formal acceptance by the Department concerned of a proposal to incur 'expenditure on works, initiated by or connected with the requirements of the Depnrtment.
( 2 ) to that Department III the case of works order at a stated Department sum to meet requisitioning executed by PWD it an to execute a certain specified work the is in effect needs of the administrative the work.

(i) "Technical Sanction" is the sanction of the competent authority a properly detailed estimate of the cost of a work in the of.

sanctioning of construction PWD.

Such sanction can only be accorded by authorities the PWD to whom the powers have been delegated.
or repair proposed to be carried out ) ( 3 ) CHAPTER 2 CLASSIFICATION OF OFFICERS (CLASS 1 OFFICERS) Mltjor Heads of Departments- I. chief Secretary to Government.

Financial commissioner to Government.

\.

principal Secretary to Government.

Principal Secretary to Governor.

Principal Secretary to Chief Minister.

'1 Commissioner/Secretary to Govt., Secretary to Govt.

independent incharge of a Department.

Advisors to Government.

8.

Financial commissioner, Coordination, New Delhi.


9. commissioner of Vigilance.

10.

Chief Electoral Officer.

11.

Resi(,ient commissioner, J&K Govt., New Delhi.

12.

Press and Publicity Advisor to the Chief Minister.

13.

Director IMPA.

14.

Establishment Member Public Service commission.

15.

Chairman subordinate Service Selection Board.

16.

Chairman J&K Special Tribunal.

17.

Director General of police!

Additional DG of police.

I~.

l)in:cWI' Gellcrlll or Prisons!

Addili~na\ DG of Prisons.


19.

Director General/Additional DG Fire Services.

II.

irector Funds Organisation.

20.

Director General/Additional DG Home Guards and Civil Defence.

21.

Inspector General of Police/Prisons/Traffic/Telecom Inspector Generals.

and other 22.

Deputy, Director General/Director NCC J&K.

23.

Director Fire Services.

24.

Director Forensic Science Laboratory.

25.

Director Sainik Welfare.

26.

Director Economic and Statistics.

27.

Director Information Department.

28.


Chief Executive Officer, Leh.

29.

30.

Chief Project Engineers of Major Hyde I Projects.

Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer, Power Projects and Flood Control Department.

Director Audit and Inspection Finance Department.

1:1 I'\' is.

16 \" IK II) .

0.

\.

irector Budget, Finance Department.

irector Codes, Finance Department.

Director Institutional Finance and Resources, Finance epartment.

Secretary Legislative Assembly/Legislative Council.
Registrar Gen~ral High Court.

Advocate General.

Director Industries and Commerce.

Director Geology and Mining.

Director Handicrafts.

Director Handlooms Development Department.

3.

Director Sericulture.

31.

Development Commissioner, Power Development Department.

Registrar cooperative Societies.

32.

Director General Youth Services and Sports.

33.

Project Director J&K Sainik School Manasbal, 34.

Director Technical Education.

35.

36.

Directors School Education, Jammu/Srinagar.

Principal Govt.
Principal Govt.

College of Engineering .'

and lechnology.

37.

Principal of Degree Colleges.

38.

.Excise Commissioner.

39.

Sales Tax Commissioner.

40.

Director Accounts and Treasuries.

Director Agriculture.

Director Horticulture.

lJll\.

":'VJl 011 ~0n~~rvation.

8.

Director Animal Husbandry.

Director Sheep Husbandry.

Financial Commissioner (Revenue).

o.

1.

Divisional Commissioner.

)•.. mmissioner (Mi~r8nt) 63.

District Development Commissioner.

I.


Director Gardens and Parks/Floriculture.

( 6 ) ( 7 ) 64.

Custodian General.

65.

Commissioner Agrarian Reforms.

66.

Director Food and Supplies.

67.

All Chief Engineers Health, Designs Procurement, Mechanical, UEED etc).

and Planning, (Electrical, R&B, Irrigation, Public Stores Flood Control, 68.

Superintending Engineer, Leh.

69.

Superintending Engineer, Kargil.

70.

Chief Town Planner.

71.

Development Commissioner Works.

72.


Director Stores and Procurement Department.

73.

Chief Architect.

74.

Director Health Services.

75.

Drugs Controller.

76.

Principal Medical College Jammu/Srinagar.

77.

Director Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar (SKIMS).

78.

Principal Dental College Srinagar.

79.

Administrator Associated Hospitals Srinagar/Jammu.

80.

Director Indian SY!

;tem of Medicines.

81.

Director Family Welfare, MCR and Immunisation.

82.

Director Social Welfare.

83.


Director General Tourism.

115.

Director State Motor Garages.

81;.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/Addl.

PCCF.

K7.

Chief Conservator of Forests.

11K.

Chief Wild Life Warden.

K9.

Director Environment and Remote Sensing.

1)0.

Director State Forest Institute.

I) 1.

Project Director Social Forestry Project.

92.

Chairman State Pollution Control Board.

93.

Director Hospitality and Protocol.

94.

Labour Commissioner.

95.


Director Stationery and Civil Supplies.

96.

Director Employment.

97.

General Managers; Govt.

Presses, Jammu/Srinagar.

98.

Development Commissioner Fisheries.

1)9.

Director Fisheries.

100.

Transport Commissioner.

I()1.

Director Local Bodies.

( 8 ) B.

OTHER OFFICERS CLASS-I OFFICERS ( 9 ) 1111111 Director Audio Visual Division, Information Department.

oillt Director Planning and Administration, Information Deptt.

1.

Secretary a Department).

to Govt.


(not being independently incharge of Chief Public Relation Officer, Kashmir Bureau ofInformation, Now Delhi.

2.

Special Secretary and Additional Secretary to Govt.

l'r mcipal Polytechnic.

3.

Director Estates.

4.

5.

Secretary, Trade Commission.

Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission.

6.

Registrar, Special Tribunal.

I)il'cctor Archives, Library, Archaeology and Museums.

Iornt Director, Education.

Principal, State Institute of Education.


H. State Editor, Gazetteers Unit.

7.

Secretary, Service Selection Recruitment Board.

I) Principal, College of Physical Education.

8.

Director-cum-Pilot Civil Aviation Wing.

9.

Deputy Inspector General of Police.

10.

Deputy Inspector General of Prisons.

11.

NCC Group Commander.

12.

DIG (Ranges).

13.

Director, Defence Labour Procurement Department.

14.

Director Forensic Science Laboratory.

15.

Joint Director, J&.K Fire Services.

16.


Zila Sainik Welfare Officer.

17.

Director Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy Udhampur.

18.

Joint Director, Evaluation and Statistics.

19.

Director, Audio Visual Division.

10.

Principal, Northern Jammu.

Zonal Accountancy Training Institute, II.

Principal, Accountancy Training School, Srinagar.

12.

Deputy Director Accounts and Treasuries.

n. Examiner Local Fund Audit.

Deputy Sales Tax Commissioner (Appeals).

Deputy Director Funds Organisation.


Financial' Advisors/Chief Officers.

Accounts Officers/Sr.

Accounts 17.

Registrar High Court.

HI.

District and Session Judges, District Magistrate and Additional District Magistrate.

II>.

Director Litigation, Srinagar/Jammu.

20.

Joint Director, Press and Publication, Info/motion Department.

10 Joiut I.

)lrl'clol lnd ies.

( 10 ) ( 11 ) 41.

Director Sericulture Development Department, Jammu/Srinagar.

42.

Director (Research) Sericulture Dev.

Department.

43.
Department.

43.

Joint Director Handicrafts.

44.

Minning Engineers.

45.

Chief Drilling Engineers.

46.

Joint Director/Dy Director, Floriculture 47.

General Managers, Industries Centres Veuetable Specialist.

ronomist.

III riculture Botanist.

eneticist.

,8.

Deputy Director Training.

,I).

Wheat Breeder.

O.

Deputy Director Agriculture.

48.

Director l~:xtcns.on and Training Sericulture Departmen •..

I. Agrostologist.

49.

Joint Director nandlo()ms. 50.

Joint Director Geology and MI<Lc 51.


Deputy Director Geology and Minnig.

52.

Additional Regi=trar Cooperatives.

53.

Joint Director Agr iculture.

54.

Director, Rakh "nd Farms.

55 .

Maize B ceder 56.

Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies.

57.

Joint Director Agriculture Multiple Cropping.

58.

Deputy Director Horticulture.

59.

Agriculture Research Engineers.

60.

Rice Specialist.

6l.

Soil Survey Officer.

/ 62.

Agriculture Chemist.

63.

Entornolozist.


Superintending Engineer, Engineering Wing, Agriculture Deptt.

(Note : The and powers financial Superintending the Executive Engineer Engineers of the Agriculture Deptt.

will exercise the by their as same counterparts in respect o.f accord of technical Engineers of Agriculture Department to the extent the Executive shall be competent in the Engineering Department of Rs.

50,000 in each case).

exercised sanctions and are .

73.


Deputy Director Marketing (Horticulture, Planning and Marketing).

74.

Mushroom Specialists.

75.

Director, Horticulture (Planning and Marketing).

76.

Plant Pathologist (Apple Scab).

77 .

Deputy Director Animal Husbandry.

78.

Manager Cattle Breeding Farm.

79.

'Poultry Project Officer.

80.

Deputy Director, Sheep Husbandry.

R t Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry.

82.

Deputy Director, Poultry .. ( 12 ) 83.

Deputy Director Research Animal Husbandry Department.
84.

Project Officer Intensive Cattle Development.

85.

Deputy Director, Poultry Marketing JammulKashmir.

86.

Poultry Geneticist, Jammu/Kashmir.

87.

Poultry Nutritionist.

88.

Manager, Exotic Cattle Breeding Farm Mansbal.

( 13 ) IO~!.

I)c.~puty Director, Health Services.

/(U, Superintendents of Nursing Homes.

1011.

Principal Ayurvedic College.

ICH.

State T.B.

Officer.

I()f.. Joint Director Health Services.

Itr/.

Controller Stores, Health and Family Welfare Medical Education Department.

89.
89.

Superintendent Research Project Upshi.

Farm.-cum-Geneticists All India Coordinated I OH, R~search Officer, Vaccine.

90.

Joint Director, Sheep Husbandry Department.

91.

Joint Director, Animal Husbandry Department.

92.

Project Director Live Stock Production Programme, Baramulla, JammuiSrinagar.

93.

Director Land Records.

94.

Director of Consolidation.

95.

Special Officer, Auqaf.

96.

Deputy Commissioners.

97.

Additional Commissioners.

98.

Superintending Health, Designs U~D.


Public Engineer, Electric, R&B, and Planning, Flood Control, Mechanical & Irrigation, • IO~.

Joint Director (Adm.) SKIMS.

1/ ().

Medical Superintendent, SKIMS.

1/1 Chief Hospital Engineer, SKIMS.

1/2.

Deputy Director Indian System of Medicines.

IIJ.

Deputy Controller Drugs and Food Organisation.

/1.'.

Director Tourism.

//5.

//6.

Project Chief Integrated Watershed Dev.

Project (IWDP) Hills.

Conservator of Forests.

/ J 7.

Soil Conservation Officer.


/ J H. Director Forest Protection Force.

J 9. , Joint Director Fisheries.

., O.

Chief Aquaculture Engineer.

99.

100.

101.

IJ Deputy Development Commissioner (Works) JammuiSrinagar.

I.

Assistant Commissioner Dev.

(Rural Development).

Senior" Architect.

Superintendents of Hospitals.

\ .

NOle-1 The SDM Zanaskar as are Development Approval Dev, Block.
shall exercise to Assistant the" same powers Commissioners for purposes of accord of Administrative in respect of Rural Dev.

Works of Zanaskar delegated ' ( 14 ) Note-2 powers of Deputy Commissioner shall exercise Administrative and The SDM Zanaskar for Plan Financial and Execution.
formation, Coordination, Monitoring for Zanaskar He shall be Area Development Officer and shall be in over all charge of the Sub-Division Developmert all Programme level and shall Development Departments function of District Development Commissioner, Kargil.

under over all guida.nce and supervision of the at the local said area for 122, 123.

124.

125.

126.

Joint Transport Commissioner.

Regional Transport Officer, JammulSrinagar.

Joint Director, Field Survey Organisation.


Joint Director Town Plalming Organisation.

Comptroller of Accounts LHDC.

-I, '{ I 1111\ I J ( 15 ) CLASS -II OFFICERS 1lcputy Secretaries to Government.

1)<.lputy Director Estates.

trade Agents.

Deputy Comptroller Governor's House-hold.

Unit Commanders, National Cadet Corps.

Assistant Police.

Inspector General of Police/SSP/Superintendent of Secretary, Advisory Board (Maintenance Act etc.).

of Internal Security 1:<, Deputy Director "J&K Fire Services.
1\ Superintendent Central Jails, Srinagar/Jammu.

10.

Deputy Director Statistics.

, II 1'!.

Chief Planning Officers.

..• Principal Information Officers.

13.

Assistant Director, Research.

and Publications.

14.

Assistant Directors of Information, Jammu/Kashmir.

15.

Public Relation Officer, Kashmir Bureau New Delhi.

of Information, 16.

SDM Zanaskar.

17.

Executive Engineers Electric.

IH, Research Officer, Incharge Hydraulic Research Station, Jammu nnd Irrigation Laboratories Jammu & Kashmir.
19, l rcputy Director Industrial Training Institute.

O.

1'1 incipnlx of' I)istl ict lnxt itutcs or Education .. ( 16 ) ( 17 ) 21.

Additional District Education Officer, Kargil.

(,.

Development Officer, Sericulture Dev.

Department. }

22.

Deputy Directors, Museums.

Archives, Library, Archaeology and Deputy Director Handicrafts (Trainings).

Note=-.
Note=-.

The Deputy Chief Education Officers shall (male and female) (Female) and Additional in addition of their own class exercise the financial powers and Zonal Education Officers, and institutions in their that planning these officers will and Zonal Education Zonal Education Officers to the powers of Chief Education Officers respectively jurisdiction preparation work under Chief Education Officers Officers budget and co-ordination in respect subject respectively.
of the staff condition to the for of 23.

Divisional Youth Welfare Officer.

24.

Principal Industrial Training Institute.

25.

Chief Education Officers.

General Manager, Massive Craft Scheme.

I), Deputy Director Quality Control.

10.

Chemical Examiner.

II.

Principal Extension Training Centre.

12.

Deputy Registrars of Co-operative Societies.

1:1.

Manager, Padgampura Farm.

I.t.

Agriculture Engineer.

15.

Farm Manager, Seed Multiplication Farm, Chinor.

16.
16.

Manager-cum-Chemist (Horticulture Deptt.).

26.

Provincial Social Education Supervisors, Social Education Department.

17.

District Horticulture Officers.

27.

Deputy Director Technical Education.

28.

General Treasurer.

29.

30.

Institutional Department.

Finance and Resources Officer, Finance District Treasury Officer SriAagar/Jammu) (excluding Saddar Treasury Officer, including Additional Treasury Officer, but 1"1, !III Srinagar/Jammu.

31.

Deputy Director, Audit and Inspections.

32.


Sub-Judges.

33.

Deputy Registrar, High Court.

34.

Deputy Director Handlooms.

35.

Geologist Grade-l. 8.

9.

Project Officer, Multiple Cropping.

Agronomist Junior Programme ).

(All India Co-ordinated Potato Dev, SO.

Chief Agriculture Officers.

1 .

Potato Development Officers.

52.

Floriculturists.

53.

Executive Department.

Engineer, Engineering Wing, Agriculture .

Engineer Superintending and the Execution the Agriculture Deptt.
will Engineers No/e.-The the same financial of in the Engineering powers as are exercised Deptt.

and in respect of the sanctions Executive Engineers of Agriculture Deptt.

shall be competent of Rs.

50,000 in each case: to the t'xtt'nt by their counterparts accord of technical exercise 1'1 III ( 18 ) 54.

Agriculture Development Officer.

55.

Assistant Director, Horticulture Planning and Marketing.

I 56.

Area Marketing Officer (Horticulture, Planning and Marketing) 57.

Vegetable Development Officers.


58.

Planning Officer, Co-operative Department.

19 ) Superintendent, Sheep Breeding Farm.

Project Officer, Intensive Development S~eep.

Research Officer, Disease Investigation Sheep.

Sheep and Wool Development Officers.

Settlement Officers.

Deputy Controller, Weights and Measures'.

59.

Divisional Seed Certification Officer (Agriculture Dev), 60.

Seed Analyst, Jammu/Srinagar, Agriculture Department= 61.
Mushroom Development Officer, JammulKashmir Agriculture Assistant Settlement Officers.

H2.

Assistant Commissioners.

Department.

62.

Assistant Agrostologist.

63.

Manager, Plant Protection Workshop and Stores Sri nagar/ Jammu.

64.

Chief Animal Husbandry Officer.

65.

Veterinary Disease Investigation Officer PDO/LBO.

66.

Poultry Development Officer.

67.

Assistant Project Officer, Sheep Husbandry Department.

K3, Principals, Revenue Training School, Jammu ana Sri nagar.
......~ 8 K Settlement Officer (Consolidation).

Sub-Divisional, Officers of the Revenue Department.

K6.

Deputy Director, Food and Supplies.

N Deputy Director, Mechanical and Stores Department.

X~, Chief Designer, Handicrafts.

H9.

Executive Engineers, R&B.

90.

Executive Engineers, Mechanical and Stores. '"

68.

Development Officer DPAP (Sheep) Doda.

I) I .

Architect.

69.

Manager, Poultry Farm, Srinagar.

70.

Animal Husbandry Extension Officer, Publicity Wing, Jammu.

71.
71.

Poultry Marketing Officer, Jammu/Srinagar.

.'

72.

Manager, Rearing Space, Jammu/Srinagar.

1)2 fn Town Planner.

Assistant Gulmarg) .

Executive Engineer, Incharge (Special Sub-Div.

f)·1 Joint Director (Works).

f) f)() Assistant Development Commissioner (Works) Leh.

"hief Executive Officer, Project Organisation, Pahalgam and /1 I, 73.

74.

State Dairy Development Officer.

~ Deputy Director, Husbandry Department.

Food and Fodder Programme, Animal ; 1III1II1r~' 97.

9S.

99. , 100.

10l.

102.


103.

104. rlill WII IIII 11111 I ( 20 ) Divisional Architect. )

7 Deputy 'Superintendents of City Ilospitais and C.D.

Hospitals.

Executive Engineer, Electric/Mechanical SKIMS, Srinagar.

Deputy Superintendent, SKIMS Hospital, Srinagar.

Senior Resident, SKIMS, Srinagar.

Stille Malariologist.

Administrative Officer, Associated Hospitals, Srinagar/Jammu.

i I(I, District Medical Officers.

Operation Research Officer, SKIMS, Sri nagar.

~ !


I?, Assistant Director, Health Services (Indian Medicines).

Academic Registrar, SKIMS, Srinagar.

Area Development Officers.

Project Officer, Rehber-I-Sehat, Ganderbal Block, Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Department.

105.

Chief Librarian, SKIMS Srinagar.

!

IK.

Special Officer Children.

for Special Programme for Nutrition for 19. o. Programme Department.

Officer/Deputy Director, Social Welfare Executive Engineer, UEED.

106.
106.

Executive Hospital Engineers (Electronics) SKIMS Srinagar.

I .

Deputy Director, Tourism.

107.

Deputy Controller Stores, Health and Family Welfare and larden Keepers, Parks and Gardens.

Medical Education Department.

10S.

Stores Purchase Officer, SKIMS Srinagar.

109.

Administrative Officer, SKIMS, Srinagar.

I.

Deputy Director Botanist, Parks and Gardens.

I.

Regional Wild Life Warden.

110.

Principal, Regional Family Planning Training Centre.

Joint Director, Integrated Water Shed Project.


111.

Medical Officer, :ncharge.

126.

Deputy Director IWDP.

112.

Medical Officer, Incharge of Centrally Sponsored and Aided Chief Executive Officer. '"'"

Scheme namely:- :(i) Leprosy Control Programme - (ii) Eradication of Small Pox ; ' (iii) Family Planning Programme (iv) B.C.G.

Programme; (v) Trachoma Pilot Project .

12ft.

Regional Director, State Pollution Control Board.

129.

Member/Secretary State Pollution Control Board.

1:10.
1:10.

Deputy Director, State Pollution Control Board.

IJ I.

Assistant Conservator, Incharge Forest Division Leh.

132.

Joint Director, Forest Protection Force.

(vi) Health Education Bureau: and 1~3.

Deputy DIrector, Forest Protection Force.

(vii) Anti V.D.

Programme. "

IJjl.

l nvisionul Forest Officer.

135.

Deputy Conservator of Forests.

136.

Executive Engineers, Irrigation.

( 23 ) CLASS-III OFFICERS 137.

Executive Engineers, Flood Control, Designs and Planning.

I Inder Secretary to Govt.


138.

Executive Engineers, Public Health.

Administrative Officer.

139.

Deputy Director, Hospitality and Protocol.

140.

District Employment Officer.

141.

Deputy Director, Central Employmerit Department.

ill 142.

Deputy Director, Youth Employment, Information Centre, Srinagar/Jammu.

Superintendent Jnmmu).

of District Jails, (other than Srinagar and Assistant Directors Fire Services.

Deputy Superintendent of Police.

ssistant Director Statistics.

143.


Joint Director/Deputy Director, Employment.

Revenue Officer, Power Development Department.

144.

Deputy Labour Commissioner.

Assistant Director Physical Education.

145.

Deputy Director/Chief Project Officers, Fisheries.

fficer Incharge Industrial Training Institute.

146.

Aquaculture Engineer.

10, Principals, Higher Secondary Schools (10+2).

=e 147 .. Project Officer, District Rural Dev.

Agency.

II.

Assistant Director Archives, Archaeology and Museum.

1.48.
1.48.

District Panchayat Officer.

12.

District Youth Welfare Officers.

149.

Deputy Directors, State Motor Garages.

I:1, Accounts Officer.

J 50.

Superintendent, National Sample Survey.

1,1.

PA to Excise and Taxation Commissioner.

J 5 I. Toshakhana Officers.

IS.

Excise and Taxation Officers.

152.

Deputy Director, Field Survey Organisation.

16.

Public Prosecutors/Add].

Public Prosecutors.

7 " 153.

Chairman, Sri nagar.

Divisional Debt Consultation Board, Jammu/ It.

Sub-Registrars.

IH.


Munsiffs.

154.

Land Scape Architect Project Organisation, Soura.

III 155.

Deputy Registrar, Special Tribunal.

HI.

Manager, Govt.

Central Market Srinagar.

\ \ '.

'O.

Manager, Industrial Estates.

( 'Iwlllisis.

( 24 ) 22.

Superintendent, Cottage Industries, Ladakh.

23.

Inspectors of Factories.

24.

Assistant Director Handlooms.

25.

Assistant Director Handicrafts.

26.

Sr.

Manager Massive Craft Scheme.

27.

Deputy Director of Sericulture Dev.

Department.

28.
Department.

28.

Manager, Industries Centres.

29.

Manager, Seed Sericulture Dev .. Department.

30.

Geologist Grade-Il.

31.

Manager, Plant Protection Work Shop and Stores (District /11 Level).

32.

Garden Assistant.

( 25 ) Officer lncharge, State Mechanised Farm,' Nandpur.

('lOp Botanist.

Mycologist.

Veterinary Inspectors.

l.ive -Stock Development Officer, Leh.

l.i ve- Stock Development Officer, Kargi 1.

O. Liver Fluke Control Officers, Agriculture Department.

Live Stock Dev.
Live Stock Dev.

Officers, Animal Husbandry Department.

IIiII Cattle Development Officer.

'hief Executive Officer, Emergency Relief Organisation.

'onsolidation Officers.

Iehsildars.

33.

Economists, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing.

I, Provincial Assistant Controllers of Weights and Measures.

34.

Assistant Soil Chemist, Soil Testing Laboratory.

,7.

Officer Incharge Border Area Land Reclamation.

35.

Information Publicity Officer (Horticulture Department).
X, Assistant Director, Food and Supplies., 36.

Principal, Malies Training Class.

)1), Assistant Architect.

37.

Officer Incharge, Tea Cultivation.

,0.

Assistant Town Planner.

38.

Assistant Horticulturists.

39.

Zonal Agriculture Production Officer.

40.

Superintendent Gardens, Agriculture Department.

41.

Assistant.

Registrar, Co-operatives.

42.

Field Manuring Officer.

43.

Assistant Plant Protection Omcer.

II.

Assistant Engineers.

'J I~, ,I. ,d, Chief B.C.G.

Officer.

Epidemiologists.


Vcncriologists.

Assistant Director, Health Services (Small Pox Project Scheme).

\ SIIII!I'OIL ( 26 ) 67.

Nutrition Survey Officer.

68.

Malaria Officer.

69.

Deputy Superintendents except Deputy Superintendent of City Hospital SMHS Hospital, Sri nagar.

70.

Drug Analyst.

71.

Assistant District Medical Officer (Indian Medicine).

72.

District Family Planning Officers.

7 quaculturc EIH!.ineers.

luck J)cvt'\0plIlcnt Officers.

and C. D. Hospital III Mt:di\:11I Officers.


fficer, J&K, SRTC.

III ks Malloger/Parts Managers, J&K, SRTC.

1!lllInl Regional Transport Officer.

"IIII1t1 Checking Officer, J&K SRTC.

III 11111 73.

Medical Officers (Assistant Surgeons), Incharge Primary Health Centres.

puhlic Analyst.

74.

Assistant Director (Crafts) Social Welfare Department.

75.

Project Officers Community Proj-ectslDistrict Social Welfare Officer/CDPOs/ Assistant Director Social Welfare Department.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

8!.


Tourist Officer, Katra.

Assistant Director, Gardens and Parks.

Assistant Director.

Tourism.

Officer Incharge, Floriculture.

Assistant Wild Life Warden.

Assistant Director Forest Protection Force.

82.

Assistant Soil Conservation Officer.

83.

Assistant Research Officer, Irrigation, Research Laboratories.

84.

Superintendents/Assistant Controller, Stationery and Supplies Department, Jammu/Srinagar.

85.

Assistant Labour Commissioner.

86.

Assistant Director/Sr.


Project Officer, Fishel ies.

Supcrviscrs, National Fitness Corps, Jammu/Srinagar.

AIISII.

Compt'roller Accounts LHDC.

Smrior Project Officer/ Asstt.

Director Fisheries.

CLASS-IV OFFICERS remaining Gazetted Officers not figuring in the lists II the Cluf4~-I, Class-Il and Class-III officers shall be categorised I II d"~,,••IV officers.

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( 28 ) CHAPTER-3 ( }C) ) IHiI he entertained the Budget has been passed until funds communicated .
and EXPENDITURE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND RULES tlli~ requisite I. APPROPRIATION SANCTION 'TO EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS NECESSARY EFFECTIVE.

TO MAKE Sanction funds'have to the expenditure 3.1 only when and does not become operative until There can be spent on any object elements thus, two are, been appropriated necessary :- or works becomes of money operative to meet such expenditure, they have been so appropriated.
public money before (i) There must be an act of sanction of an authority competent IU 1101 enough merely to have funds jH.

!llIllfllrt· such as the entertainment The expenditure Hlld»et for a specific item of a claim passed by must also be sanctioned illpe(Cllt Authority.

Wi fll nppropriation of funds requires II~HIII('.Jlt~01 Supplementary Allotments the communication or re-appropriation iuuer luid down n i. conveyed merely by the inclusion i•• IIIt1 Revised Estimates.

in the Kashmir Budget Manual.


No of an item of to sanction ; and (ii) There must be an purpose by an authority act of appropriation competent of funds to appropriate.

IIIhtwitk •• who sanction expenditure after funds have been ""'"HII!

!l rlied [lhoulU be careful to indicate the source of appropriation.

for the Note : In the P.W.


Department suspense accounts to cause an excess be held to be covered of case in the any expenditure over against charges which is not expected the net provision for the year may ' thereby.

Sanction to recurring expenditure covering a specified period 3.2 becomes operative when funds are appropriated to meet the expenditure of the first year and remain the end of specified period subject till in each year.
to appropriation in operation 3.3 Sanction to recurrirrg expenditure terminates (a) with the expiry of its or in broken periods are, therefore, register of recurring temporary expires responsible ; and specified (Disbursing term whether continuous and Controlling Officers) for maintaining check sanction showing when each a II Ililllllllll (b) when funds are no longer appropriated.
3.4 It follows from the foregoing rules that; lilll (a) is not sufficient merely to have sanction It authority to the expenditure.

of a claim may be sanctioned For example, from 1st April of competent the entertainment "j)~t but it Il!lIorit ics which sanction expenditure 1Ii:,1 should be careful 0nlloll."

hetllN the provisions for sanction to expenditure, funds have been after to indicate the source of appropriation.
it should be distinctly has, or charge of the year, and if it by valid can be found the proposed in the Budget Estimates whether funds the for I h<'clI Illude, hCI~1I made 111I11)11, IIli uthority of nccount sanctioning the expenditure should indicate the to which the expenditure is debitable.

I{lNt, OF EXPENDlTURE IN ANTICIPATION OF FUNDS.

IfllJlly speaking, no expenditure the Budget plil are :- liN peuuitted until has been communicated.
should be incurred after the The only 1111 Ii) Hills for pay and other charges for the month of March and previous months may be paid in .uuicipation of the Budget, but only aIter of communication the Budget has been passed.

duly sanctioned II) Similarly expenditure may also be incurred in emergent.

cases during the months of April and May in anticipation r communication uch expenditure LI.lillUlldltllll.!

of of the Budget docs not exceed year.

the average monthly the previous allotment; provided \.
( 30 ) (b) Expenditure may be incurred in the PWD in anticipation of I(date to the number or grading or cadre or the emoluments the receipt of its Budget, subject to the following limits :_ posts or to any other conditions of service of posts (i) All original works in progress at the end of the previous III uny way involve any relinquishment of revenue.

financial year may be continued. )


(ii) Expenditure may be incurred to the extent of the previous years allotment under each of the it does not exceed Budget Sub-heads; included in the Budget Estimates of the current year.

that on annual provided repairs that (iii) Expenditure may be incurred of Establishment" and provided for in the current year under "Pay of Officer" scale according to also at the average monthly temporary establishment to the and "Pay sanctioned for casual rate of the current year.
(iv) Expenditure on travelling allowance, tools and plants may be incurred rate of the previous year.

.contingencies and at the average monthly 1'lIIl1nce Department may prescribe the III uuhorities exercise of any power' under specified may be considered cases in which its consent these by the rules to have bee~ given.
l'he assent of the Finance Department may be presumed to mllllllC (including such tulitlllc is expressly authorised to be made by any authority under advances) in which in those cases uvisions of :- I) uny legislative made under enactment for the time being in force, or rules such enactment ; or h) the rules in the Financial Code, or any other Code, Regulation by competent or Hand-book issued to which the Finance Department or to the extent any other uthority rules : As a matter of course these all expenditure rules in anticipation of sanction to the annual Budget Estimates the grants eventually made.
must be treated as a charge against incurred under on departmental in the Forest Department (c) Expenditure works from the preceding year may be incurred during the months of April and May in anticipation and distribution of Budget grant.

of communication and exploitation in progress lumbering concurrence may not have been prescribed.
II The consent • 10 above of is not the Finance Department to be presumed to :- in respect of expenditure or advance which involves existing order of the Government, or other or in any other Code, Hand-book of any limit or of the ruies in the Financial Code imposing any scale, or Regulation; contravention restrictions, .

\ Note ill 1 1I11 I I III POWERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS.
No Department consultation with the 3.9 Finance Department than orders pursuant to any general delegation made by the Finance Department) which the finances either shall without previous any.orders repercussion immediately or by their will affect authorise (other .
of the State or which in particular :_ (a) any grant of or grant, involve concession, rights or a right respect of such concession land or assignment lease or of licence mineral or forest in or privilege revenue to water, or any easement of ; \0.

(ii) expenditure which forms part of a scheme, which as a whole the assent of the Finance Department; equires and (iii) any item of expenditure of an unusual or extravagant nature.
Unless otherwise I: uthority in a Department may exercise iuthority subordinate provided to it.

by a special order; a higher the powers de1egated to the IV COMMUNICATION OF SANCTIONS.

).13 Except tho Departure 1" to the extent II\., under l that powers may have been delegated rules approved by the Finance Department ( 32 ) j ) J enforced every order of an Administrative Department in Audit to be Authorities Secretary shall send an extra copy of the order.
by the Finance Department shall be conveying a sanction to the Audit of signature communicated under the to whom the Secretary of the Administrative Department Note : The includes used above term "Secretary" a Joint Secretary, an Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, a Deputy Secretary, or an Under Secretary, Director (Budget), and Financial Advisor apd Chief Accounts Director Officer or such other officer as may be specifically empowered in that behalf.
and Additional (Codes) (a) Orders effecting the personal emoluments, not should be communicated direct requiring servants 3.14. etc.

of Gazetted Govt.

Finance Department General by the Sanctioning Authority.

a Gazetted Govt.

intimation urgency.


to Audit, by letter servant is is notified of posting, consultation leave the to the Accountant If, however, an order effecting a separate in cases of in the Gazette except not necessary (b) Changes in the personnel by the authorities to ensure that orders and in their emoluments statements responsible in each case as required authorisiug directing stoppage the emoluments effecting of the appointment which he holds, to the Audit Office by letter.
preparing those documents establishment of subordinate should be indicated in pay bills and absentee who are authority are obtained Orders of a special nature servant or or otherwise pay should however, be communicated in the emoluments to him against to a non- gazetted Government of any increase by the rules.

of competent admissible sanctioned the grant the Accountant General' As conveying of audit sanctions, expenditure' orders to.
in case where 3.15. technical communicated or Department assigned to any Department by the Department of facilitate the audit scrutiny the authorities quote the reference sanction technical communication concerned.

the the such on works is conducted against sanctions must be by the Public Works has been other than the Public Works Department, It should be conveyed independently Approval.
of works execution In order of Administrative to concerned should invariably to Administrative Aproval when they communicate to the Accountant General.

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I I1111 ill , pi (1$ 1'I\1vilkd herein rules below or by in case or no work of Government or liability incurred in connection with covered orders commenced pm:inl IH1 1\ ,"IiI .'

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thllinistrative Approval has been obtained from the authority mllll)pl'late in each case ; Plopcrly detailed design and estimate has been ucrioued ; and Ii F\llhlo;to coyer the charge during the year have been provided .

hv Competent Authority: .

.

Hxn:u\ion of works or obtaining or emergency Ily the executive HIIg,lIleer.
On receipt I'll mny proceed to carry 'out in contravention officers of such written only on the written orders, the necessary work, of supplies on grounds of can be of the above rule, orders of the the executive to the subject to the Accountant General liability and states approximately he immediately intimates an un-authorised the liability which he is likely to incur.

lulull that no is incurring 111IIJllnt of ,r: In all letters 111111mg authorities.
conveying sanctions should invariably has been accorded.

Where .uction Illl\lO~IC~: any further restrictions or conditions or conditions to new grants-in-aid the quote the rule under which authority in addition to those laid should also be clearly a sanctioning II i\l the rule such restrictions I 1111th in the letter.

All sanctioning expenditure, letters or orders \ 'l I~ must .be signed by;.the: :s'a~ctioning authority , Uazetted nil' him, but 'In no case by a 'non-ga~etted Govt.
Ilples of sanction IItfieient and app<?intmen~s by or in charge of his office ';:authorised to sign ':Similarly are~ot should be authent~cated by a Gazetted Govt.

servant signed by a non-gazetted Govt.

o.ovt:' servant personally servant.

servant (.(.

Note under rule 3.1 ~ above).

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I )J\TE OF EFFECT OF SANCTIONS.

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.1H Unless IIIcllllll hns elfcct the date of effect is specifically· mentioned in it, from the date or the orders conveying it.

( 34 ) .19 recipient delegation.


Power derived from a delegation cannot be exercised of the delegated powers from a date earlier than by the the 3.20 A sanction for a year must be held with necessary renewed for any charge which has not been acted Upon to have lapsed, unless it is specifically provision in the Budget Estimates.

Note : This rule sanctioned does not apply to a case where for a post or a class of Govt.

an allowance has not the post or a servants of .


been drawn .by a particular particular made gradually ment under a general a proper incumbent set of Govt, servants nor does it apply to additions establish- by scheme which has been sanctioned to a permanent from year authority to year ~ , ~ ~ II ,' I 'I I > I I " I / 0 OJ) ••.. ] =~ > '6'1> .~ •.. = ~ "-l "-l ~ -= I~ :a ~ •.. 0 •.. = •..~ ~ ~ y ~ ~~ OJ) '"C C' ~ "0 § ~ = '= 0 -..:: y = ~ "-l ~ "-l 0 ••.. Q" •.. =~e•.. "-l C' '-' ~e 0 "0 ••• "-l &.
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CdCQ Vl Cd ~~ \ •• ~~:::I) 2 3 4 2. f 3. corresponding To increase or reduce the strength of any Office, Division, Cir- cle, Section or Branch by reduction or increase in some other Offices, Division, Circle, Sec- tion or Branch of the same Department.

xxxx To sanction the open- ing of new schools.

All Departments.

If the reduction or the increase is not on perma- nent basis., Education Department.
Provided it is - w 0- (a) 'b) in accordance with the sanctioned programme; the details of expenditure have been exam- ined and by the Finance Department sanctioned by Government; plan and --- l.UXl~ote : For the purposes of this delegation shall mean the Public Works Department Electric, Floods, Public Health , Designs and Planning (c) Funds have been provided in the budget.
---,------------------------------- in .case of Public Works Department all its wings viz Roads and Buildings, as 2 whole and will include "Same Department" the words and Mechanical and Stores DepartmeI7t.

5.

6.

Education Department To sanction transfer of of teachers from \ to kind of school another.

nenever a necessity anses m consequence 0 schoo!

being defunct fall in the number of students increase in another.
or if' consequence of the in one school and To sanction the open- Health Department ing of new dispensa- ries.

Provided (a) it is in accordance with the sanc- tioned plan programme; and (b) Funds have been provided in the budget.

7.

~ To transfer posts of, Education Department.

callers and peons from one kind of school to another .

.. • «t > 4.2 Grants, concessions leases, etc .

: S.No e , Nature of Power Depa ent Extent to which assent is given 1 1.

- 2. r 2 3 4 To-sanction leases by .all~tion lJ.


after invit- .ingtenders (i) Land of i-- Revenue Department Works Public Revenue Departments Education Department and trees (ii) Fruit or grazing of cattle (iii) Fruit trees grow- the of ing in compounds Government Educational institutions.

(i) When the lease is made under the Rules for the lease of Waste Lands and does not relate to land which is included in a scheme or programme which is likely to come under perennial canal irrigation.
,.-... w 00 '-' To sanction lease or Revenue Department licences of land other land for than Nazool ili hand pumps and wells.

(ii) Approach roads, steps culverts, etc.

special To sanction or of timber grants other forest produce free or at favourable rates for special pur.

: poses.

To sanction leases of land for agricultural in forest purposes plantations.

To sanction leases of land to tenants either on cash rent or on .

Batai .

.. Revenue Department Subject the Forest Law Manual.
to the conditions and limits laid down in Do.

Do.

When the lease is for a period not exceeding three years.

W \0 '-" <; 2 3 ""- 4 6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

To sanction leases of All Departments.

and State rakhs.

gardens of Do.

Do.

To sanction leases of Revenue Department land for' building or commercial purposes.

To sanction transferof land held leases under Building 'Site Rules.

To sanction surrender of leases of land held under Building Site Rules.
To' sanction assess- ment of land on .lease under Building Site Rules.

sale of To sanction leases which can not be auctioned by the Committee referred to in (a) above for rea- sons to be recorded.

Forest Department Dc.

the value' of contract For a period not exceeding three years provided' does not exceed that Rs.

50,000 and consideration is not less than that received under previous contract.

Under Building Site Rules of fixed rates on rent provided premium has been determined by public.

auction.
auction.

-': ~.

';; In accordance with the rates of rent Government but rent was not assessed.

".

fixed by in cases where leases were sanctioned Up to RsJ to the con- lakhs in each case subject dition that the sale of products and leases 'are put tender is accepted.

to tenders and only thehighest d mese are no low the reserve price of each lot approved by the Pr.Chief Con- servator of Forests , '" .J.

To sanction crude resin.

sale of Forest Department Full Powers.


to the condition that to Subject is tender/auction rate accepted approved by the Pr.Chief Conservator of Forests.

the sale is put offer and is not below the reserve and only the highest Forest Department Full Powers.

Revenue Department to the condition that the lowest offers Subject are accepted which than the reserve price approved by Pr.Chief Conservator of Forests for each lot.

are not more To the extent of sanctioned grant and in terms of the standing rules.
14.

15.

To.

sanction contracts blazes.

-of wage resrn To sanction expen- diture from allotment under Social Security and Welfare .

..- ./>.

0 ./>.

2 3 4 Public Works Depart- Up to 4 trees in all in individual case of fire or flood sufferers.

Up to 40 trees in the case of a whole hamlet or populace which suffered from an incident of dis- tress caused by fire or flood.

Food & Department Supplies When outstandings year.

are recovered within one 1 16.

17.

18.


19. trees To grant poplar from area owned by ment Public.

Works the Department on con- ession prices or free of in cases of dis- cost tress caused by fire or flood.

To sanction fixation of instalments for recov- ery of amounts due to the Food Supplies De- partment.

To grant sanction minerals.


licences and leases To exempt persons of- All Departments ficiating in short term vacancies from fur- nishing security as re- ferred to in Rule 18.6 of J&K Financial Code Vol-I.

'0.

re of Power Industries and Com- of merce Department Provided the rates are in accordance with those prescribed in the Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development Act, 1957 (67 of 1957).
If circumstances warrant exemption provided :- (i) There is no risk involved; (ii) Such exemption is granted only in case of permanent Government servants; (iii) The period of officiating in which security is generally taken does not exceed four months.

appointment 1 1.

2.

3.

.,..

2 3 4 Revenue Department.

refunds To sanction suspensions and remisions ofland rev- enue.
(i) Remission due to calamities (ii) Suspensions under the rules relating to sus- pensions and remissions of land revenue if is due to natural'oalami- damage to harvests ties (iii) Remission or permanent reduction of land revenue due to dilusion action , acqu~ition of land for public purposes felling of walnut trees and permanent removal of water mills (including Gharats & Jandars).

To..sanction refunds, suspensio,nt;' and of canal reinissions revenue Irrigation Deptt.
In accordance with the rules issued under Canal and Drainage Act.

To sanction re-funds of excise revenue.

Excise Deptt.

and Taxation Subject or re- to the condition that the refunds missions or concessions are made in accordance with the rules in the Excise Mr.nual, ~ N ,... ~c..J '-' 2 J 4 To sanction the writ- ing off of irrecover-: able forest revenue.

Forest Department.

Up to Rs.

50,000.

To sanction refunds of other revenue All Departments.

Subject to the rules laid down by Govt.


To sanction remis- sions of ground rent.

remit land To on agricul- revenue ture land acquired for puolic purposes.

of To"sanction the write off irrecover- able Dak Bungalow Rent.

Revenue Department.

Revenue Department.

On land acquired under the Land Acquisition Rules.

Public Works Uepart- ment & Tourism Deptt.

Up to the Rs.

500 in each case.

To sanction write off Revenue Department.

of irrecoverable sums on account of cost in pauper suit.
of irrecoverable on account of fines imposed i~ revenue cases by revenue officer or Revenue Courts.

To sanction write off of irrecoverable ex- cise duty.

Excise Department.

& Taxation Up to Rs.

25,000 in each case.

To remit arrears of Revenue Department land revenue.

Up to a limit of Rs.

50,000 under the 3 year rule for one harvest per District if the Deptt.

is satis- fied that since the revenue was suspended, due deligence has been shown in collection.
To sanction changes Revenue Department in on Revenue Alluvion and Diluvion files.

.to .to '-' .

;:.

v. To sanction the re- All Departments mission irreco- of Up to Rs.

2?,000 in each case.

/ 4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

It.

12 13.

14.

.- -=== 15.

2 3 4 revenue verable not otherwise specifically provided for.

Finance (Excise) Department Up to Rs.

1,00,000 on anyone quantity to be exempted not to exceed 25%.

occasion and '.

exemption To' grant of State .from pa~ent .


excise occasion on to liquor and armed para-military-forces stationed inJ&K.

and beer forces 1 1.

2.

3.

4. o. l'iatn~ of Power 2 3 4 To grant rewards un- der section 12 of the Kashmir Forest Regu- lation.

Forest Department.

(i) Up to Ill0th subject case.

(ii) Subject Manual.

of the value of the produce to a maximum ofRs.

25,000 in each to the conditions in Forest Law To grant rewards Live Stock Show.

at Animal Department.


Husbandry Within the limit ofRs.

10,000 for each Live Stock Show according to local circumstances.

Industries Department.

Up to Rs.

5,000 in each case subject mum of Rs.

50,000 p.a.

to a maxi- rewards officials persons to or for rendered To grant Govt.

private assistance in the safeguarding of the interest of Mining Department.

Industries Department Up to Jts.

5,000 in each case.
5,000 in each case.

rewards To grant giving to individuals information which leads to the location of useful minerals in .

the State.

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,-... ~ Q\ '-' ,-... ~-.J '-' 1 5.

6.

7. ,/ 8.

2 3 ~ To grant agricultural rewards shows.

at Agriculture Department.

Within the limit ofRs.

5,000 for each agricultural show according to local circumstances.

rewards To .grant connection with rural reconstruction works.

in Rural Dev.

Department.

Up to Rs.


5,000 in each case by debit to the grants sanctioned in the departmental budget for the pur- pose.

Home Deptt.

Up to Rs.

5,000 in each case within the budget provision for the purpose.

All Departments.

Up to Rs.

2500 in each case of Rs.

provisions budget. )

0,000 in case of death by debit in the concerned departmental .

injury and to the To grant in favour Officers.


'rewards of Police To sanction gratuities in favour of persons , whether workmen or not other than those in regular Govt.

service who sustain injuries while on employed behalf ofGovt.

as well as in favour of the sur- vivors of the persons who lose their lives in the performance of their duty during such employment.

~~o.

Nature of Power 2 3 ex- All Departments.

1 1.


•.. in the upon specified (i) To sanction penditure items in detail sanctioned budget estimates under gencies' than ferior not provided this chapter.

(ii) To sanction 'contin- other 'pay of in- servants' otherwise for in ex- •,{""diture upon items not speci- fied in detai I in the budget estimates sanctioned Do.

Up to a limit of Rs.

10,000 Rs.20,000, for non-recurring .


for recurring and L ~ 00 -~ '-' 2 3 4 under 'office ex- and not penses' pro- otherwise , vided for in this ex- of an Chapter.

iii) To sanction penditure extraordinary nature on public occasions or otherwise To sanction expendi- ture on account of re- freshment in favour of Govt.

em- ployees participating in All India Services charges I Tournaments.

To sanction an allow- ance to ·orderlies who handle Gestetner Ma- chines to their own duties.

in ;ddition 2.

3.
in ;ddition 2.

3.

All Departments.

Up to Rs.

500 at a time subject year.

to Rs.

2,000 for a Administrative Depart- ment Rs.

150 per player per day during coaching pe- riod and on the days of match.

All Departments.

Upto Rs.


30 per month in each case provided that- (a) there is no post of Gestetner Assistant sanc- tioned for the purpose in the department; (c) subject of certificate to production to incharge issued by the Gazetted Officer office administration or an officer senior to him in the office where the machinery is operated, the concerned orderly has been sufficiently trained by the supplier of the machinery or by the IT!

where he may have been deputed specifically for the purpose.
to the effect that 4.

5.

".. .ment, To sanction expend i- Administrative Depart- ture on account of re- freshment charges in favour of GOYt.

em- ployees participating tournaments.

in local ", to the condition Rs.

50 per player per-day subject that such "lo~l tournament" be one which is rec- ognised by J&~ Sports Council.

or Civil Sectt.

Board.

Forest Department \ To sanction su usual payments on account expendi- of revenue ture in the Forest Department.
; ,-... u. o '-' ,... 2 3 '4 General Administrative Deptt.

(Estates) is recommended Full powers subject to the following conditions- by the State Rent (a) Rent Assessment Cortunittee {for composition of the Committee refer to SI.

No.

1 of Chapter 5.9 sub-clause (g)}, (b) Hiring of the accommodation at the rental re- by the Committee is approved commended by the Chief Minister ....•....... in coordination .

Administrative Deptt.


subject powers, to the condition that rent Full payable is recommended to be reasonable by the Executive Engineer of the concerned locality in which the accommodation has been hired and the agreement of the Finance Department has been obtained.

To sanction private dation hired for resi- rent accommo- for .

dential purposes, when suitable Govt.

building is not avail- able.

hired or payment.


To sanction of rent for accommo- for dation public offices required institutions for non-residential purposes outside the State no Govt.accommodation be available purpose.

when the for engage- To sanction and remu-.

ment of neration to counsels to defend State cases.

Law Department Full powers.

7.

8.

- it either to the stationery grant or the contingent grant of the department concerned as the case may be.

10.

To reimburse a Govt.

All Departments.


Provided that (i) in the case of witnesses: con- servant whose duct the has been subject of investiga- by a regular tion enquiry for expendi- ture on (i) summoning witnesses and (ii) fee of counsel.

are in accordance with the (a) the charges sanctioned scales; and of (b) charges those witnesses only paid whom the commission declares are to be (ii) (a) (b) necessary.
in the case of fees of counsel; the rates are according to those laid down in the Law O.epartment Manual; and the fee df the counsel where the Govt.

servant is successful ing himself-of the suspiCion.

is reimbursed only in clear- .

\- 1 11.

12.

13.

2 3 4 To sanction expenditure All Departments.

on keys, trowels etc.

in connection with cer- emonial functions such as the laying of a foun- dation stone the opening of a public building debit-able to the unit of appropria- tion 'Contingencies' or.
Up to Rs.

1,000 only and subject to the proviso that when the sanction of a competent authority under State Servants Conduct is necessary Rules to the acceptance of such key's, trowels etc.

such sanction is obtained before the expend i- ture is incurred.

To grant compensation to Govt.

employees under the Workmen's Compensation Act.

All Departments.

In accordance with the rules framed in that be- half.

Education Department Up to a maximum ofRs.

200 in each case.
200 in each case.

To sanction expend i- ture on payment of re- muneration to non Govt.

servants for.act- or ing as examiners for for setting p~ers the Examination Departmental of the install a- All n.-.

""_Oh To sanction tion of electric lights and fans.

•.....•.

.,.

VI '-' " Food and Department.

Supplies General Administration Deptt.

(Estates).

As per sanction of the Telephone Sanctioning Committee.

To engage rent for storage grains.

for houses, of and pay etc.


food To sanction telephone connections for public offices and institu- and residences tions of Government offic- ers.

To make purchases the open market current market when no response received notice.

in All Departments.

at rates is to a tender To make purchases without, ders.

inviting ten- All Departments.

Up to Rs.

50,000 in each case.

Up to Rs.

20,000 to a maximum of Rs.

1,00,000 in a year in consulta- tion with FA and CAO.
in each case, subject •......• VI VI '-' i\ \1 " 14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

2 3 4 Law Department.

Subject Mannual.

to the provisions in the Law Deptt.

.

To sanction remunera- tion to pleaders who accused per- defend ""sons in Sessions Court or High Court.

insurance To deal with propos- of als for and State Buildings stores valuable against fire.

To sanction expend i- ture on entertainment of Govt.

or such officers and oth- ers as from outside visit the State.
guests To sanction expend i- ture on entertainment 'News under the unit, Service and Briefing .

of Correspondants' All Departments.

Up to a limit ofRs.

1,00,000 as premium payable per annum in each case in respect of such build- ings and stores the insurance of which stands ~c- tioned by Govt.

Hospitality and Protocol Deptt.

In accordance with the sanctioned rules.

Information Department Up to maximum of Rs.


5,000 on each press "briefmg .. \ To reduce or enhance the cash balance lim- its of all State treasur- ies and to issue neces- sary correction slips on such consequent or reduc- increases tions 494 to para Financial Code Vol-IT (old edition).

To sanction expendi- ture on presentation of gifts to high digni- taries.

of reim- To sanction ex- bursement penses incurred under Employees State In- surance Scheme (ESI Corporation ofIndia).

2).

26.
2).

26.

Finance Department Full Powers.

Hospitality & Protocol Department.

Up to a limit ofRs.

5,000 in each case.

Labour Department.

Full Powers as per .Scheme.

(\ ..-.. VI 0\ ......., •...•..• 1':.1;.

-..J 6 The power to grant Loans and Advances is delegated in the following cases :- .No.

Nature of Power Department Extent to which assent is given 1 1.

2.

3.

4.

2 3 4 To sanction House 'Building Advances.

All Departments.
All Departments.

to the conditions Subject Financial Code Vol-I laid down in the J&K loans for im- Revenue Department.

To grant provement of land and other purposes under the Jammu and Kash- mir Aid to Agriculture and Land Improve- mentAct.

To the extentofRs.

allotted."

5,000 within the limit of funds To grant loans to agri- culturists for purchase of cattle, seed and fod- der etc.

under Jammu and Kashmir Aid to Agriculturists Act.

Do.

Witl-in budget provision and (i) to the extent of Rs.
4.000 for purchase of cattle and other articles of husbandry and (ii) to the extent of Rs, 1,000 for purchase of seed and fodder.

.

To grant advances from the General Provident case Fund of Heads in of All Departments.

In accordance with the rules relating to General Provident Fund.

r\o..n .••rtments.
r\o..n .••rtments.

To sanction relaxation of the rules regulating the grant of loans for or advanced special as training shown below :- studies ARI & Training Depart- ment, (i) to grant ions for repayment the loan exten- the of (ii) to vary the instal- ments due inthefirst sixmonthsofrepay- mentof a loan; (iii) to suspend the re- coveries.

(i) Up to period of six months after it becomes due.
(ii) provided that if the variation is for reduc- the deficiency is made tion of an instalment, good in the subsequent six months. "

(iii) for a period of one year in cases where the income of the loan scholar does not exceed Rs.

2,500 per month 6.

To sanction extension in the period of recov- ery of loan from fire sufferers.

Revenue Deptt.

Full powers.

.

--VI 00 '-' .-.. VI \0 '-' 4.7 Writing off of Irrecoverable value of Stores.

Live Stock, Public Money etc.


lost by fraud, negligence or other causes.

S.No.

Nature of Power Department Extent to which assent is given 1 1.

2.

3.

/ 2 3 4 All Departments.

Full powers with the consent of FA and CAO.

To sanction under ule 18.180ftheJ&K Financial C ode Vol-1 the writing off finally of the irrecoverable and value of stores live stock "lost when there is no fraud and indi- negligence othe viduals , causes.

of or All Departments.


under To sanction Rule 18.;18 of the J&~ Financial Code Vol-t the writing off final I of the irrecoverable value of stores and live SLOcklost when 1 or other causes.

case does not exceed Provided that (i) the amount of the write off in any individual Rs.

5,000 to a limit of Rs.


50,000 book value in a subject year and (ii) (a) a the loss does not disclose the amendment of which would defect of system, require a reference to the Finance Department or of some (b) serious negligence on the part is taken against req ••~~ng a reference to the Finance Departrnen and in case of any fraud or negligence discipli- nary action officer Of officers concerned of Government loss is written off.
the defaulting under Appendix 2 and any other 'r fore the J&K Financial Code, Vol-II Order on the subject under To sanction Rule 18.180ftheJ&K Financial Code \'01-1 the writing off of pub- lost lic money by the negli- fraud gence of individuals or other causes.

or All Departments.

Up to Rs.

10,000 in each individual case subject to a limit of Rs.
50,000 a year provided the loss does not disclose (a) a defect of system the amend- ment of which would require a reference to the Finance Department or (b) serious negligence on the part of some individual Govt.

servant or serv- ants which might possibly call for disciplinary action requiring a reference to the Govt.
in con- sultation with the Finance Department and in case of any fraud or negligence disciplinary action is taken against or officers the defaulting offficer concerned under Appendix 2 of J&K Financial Code Vol-II and "any other Govt.

'Order on the subject before the loss is written "Off.'

\ -.. o ........ •....... 0\ '-' / 1 4.

I 5.

6.

7.

2 3 4 To write off losses of .stock due to deprecia- ment.

tion as opposed to ac- tualloss.


Public Works Depart- Provided the depreciation is not the result of the negligence of any individual.

All Departments.

To deal finally with cases of destruction of State property by fire, or any other extraordi- nary calamity such as lightening etc.

flood, To sanction write off Revenue Deptt.

of grains by worms or rats in fron- tier granaries.

eaten Up to 5 per cent of the value of the stock. """'
0'\ N '-' To sanction write off of irrecoverable ad- vance or over pay- ments.

To sanction write off of- (i) shortages offood grains in transit ; Forest Department.

Up to Rs.

10,000 in anyone case.

Food & Supplies Depart- ment , UP to 1 percent } }* } Up to 3 per cent } 4.8 Sales of lands, buildings and other property or to fix rent thereof.

S.No.

Nature of Power Department Extent to which assent is given 1 1.. 2.

3.

-r • 5.

9.

2 3 4 To sanction other land Nazool by auction.


sale of Revenue Deptt.

than public sale of To sanction write off of buildings.

cutting To sanction by public and sale auction of Royal trees such as Chir, Budhloo etc.

and cutting and lopping of Pipal and Bohar trees.

To sanction sale of Minor Forest Prod- ucts.

To sanction half wrought.

sale of ic auction of sale 0 occupancy rights held by occupancy tenants under the State when such tenants die heir- less.
To sanction confisca- tion and sale of lands and in the Ladakh.

Kargil Districts for violating the restric- tions against sale and mortgage of Agricul- tural in those Districts.

lands To sanction standing by public auction.

sale of green trees To constitute Survey Committee for survey surplus and of' stores, unserviceable Public Works Deptt.

Revenue Deptt.

Provided Rs.

l~OO,OOO.

the book value does not exceed Forest Deptt.


Full powers provided the rates accepted are not lower than those obtained at the last 'sale, Do.

Full powers.

acres.

Revenue Deptt.

Public Works Deptt.

Full powers All Departments.

The Committee to be constituted in each Deptt.

shall comprise for the purpose three FA & CAO of the including enior officers Department.

The Committee should examine the least at ,-.. 0'1~ '-' ,.., 0'1 VI '-' <, 1 2 3 4 in the Departments subordinate to them.
unserviceable stores and give their recommenda- tions about their disposal.

In their examination the Committee among other things should see that the articles have out- lived their prescribed life, have become unserviceable after fair use, are be- yond any economical repair and their decay is not due to any negligence on the part of the concerned official(s) incharge'of custody etc.

10.

11.

13.

1.. 15.

16.

To issue orders declar- All Departments.

ing store etc.

surplus or unserviceable.


Full powers in respect of stores which have been surveyed by the survey committee and recom- mended for disposal.

,-.. 0'1 0'1 '-' \ .

~ To recognised institutions on reciprocal basis as well as to scholars of repute interested in such literature.

When the recovery in any case is made at less than the sale price of shali and rice .

under All Departments.


To sanction rule 18.180ftheJ&K Financial Code Vol-l sale by auction of worn out, unservice- able articles and the write off of the differ- the between.

ence original value and the sale proceeds.

official publications of their own Depart- ments to other Govt.

Deptt.

or Institutions.

Depart- Food & Supplies Deptt.

To sanction supply'of Education Deptt.

Research ments publications.

To sanction 'rate of out-turn shali milled by the Food Control Deptt.
To fix rates for recov- Food & Supplies Deptt.

eries of shortage etc.

of shali and rice.

for 00.

To enhance the fixed ratesof all kindsof ~ local and imported food grains excepting shaliissuedto Muffasil Centres of Kashmir to cover transport and incidental other charges incurred on such food grains.

1 17.

18.

19.

- 20. '")

23.

24.

2: 3 4 Food & Supplies Deptt. '

Provided the sale rates so fixed are in no case less than the landed cost.

Local Self Govt.

Deptt.

Food & Supplies Deptt.

Do.

Do.


,-- Do.

Up to the value of Rs.

50,000 on each occasion and not more than Rs.

50 lakh during a year.

To fix purchase and sale rate of all kinds of imported and locally procured food grains or their derivatives and by products of all such food grains.

respective To sanction the sale of the produce of thin- ning and prunning, sale of dead & fallen trees belonging to Municipalities.
To fix sale of issue of rations and granting reliet food- of all grains throughout the State.

To fix the sale price of forms used in Food and Supplies Deptt.

.

~ .on and write off of the difference be- tween the cost price and the price realised.

To prescribe fee in Food & Suppfies issue of for Deptt.

duplicators.

To fix sale rateof sur- plus empty gunny bags after necessary classification, to other Govt.

Departments for their Departmental use.


..-.. 0\ 00 •...•.. ..-.. 0\ \0 •...•.. To sanction supply of Research and Museums.

Archaeological and Research Deptt.

Pub- lications.

.

To recognised institutions on reciprocal basis as well as to scholars of repute interested in such literature.

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