THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
30 AASHADH, 1944 (S)
No. 320
RANCHI, THURSDAY, 21st JULY, 2022
JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RANCHI -------- NOTIFICATION 21 July, 2022
(DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS) REGULATION, 2022
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Notification no 87--In accordance with Section 86 of the Electricity Act to ensure transparency while exercising its power and discharge its function Commission hereby in exercise of power conferred by Section 181 (1) of electricity Act, 2003 and all powers enabling in this behalf, Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission makes the following Regulation regarding the financial powers to the various authorities responsible for exercising the financial powers in connection with affairs and function of the Commission.
2 Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21st July, 2022, 1. Short Title and CommencementThese Regulations shall be called the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission(Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations 2022. They shall be deemed to be in force witheffect from 10thJune, 2022.
This Regulation shall supersede the Jharkhand State Electricity RegulatoryCommission(Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations 2004.
2. Definitions
In these regulations the words used shall have the following meanings:
i. Government shall mean Government of Jharkhand.
ii. Act shall mean Electricity Act 2003 and shall include anystatutory amendment, modification and re-enactment thereof.
iii. Commission shall mean Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
iv. Chairman shall mean Chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
v. Member shall mean Member of Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission
vi. Secretary shall mean Secretary of Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission orany other officer of the Commission authorized by the Chairman/Commission to discharge theresponsibilities of the Secretary in his/her absence for a limited period.
vii. Head of the office shall mean any officer of theCommission to whom such powers may be delegated by theChairman/Commission.
viii. Financial year means 1st April of every year and ending on 31st March of subsequent year.
ix. Words or expressions occurring in these regulations and not defined here in but defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning as in the Act.
Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21st July, 2022, 33. All financial expenditures relating to the affairs of the commission shall be made inaccordance with the delegation of financial powers mentioned in appendix A to theseregulations.
4. The Commission shall have powers to make suitable amendments to these regulations fromtime to time in accordance with requirements of the functioning of the Commission. TheSecretary of the Commission shall also have the authority to issue directives from time totime in order to ensure smooth implementation of these regulations.
5. Power to relax:If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of these regulations, theCommission may, by general or special order, do anything not being inconsistent with theprovisions of the Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing thedifficulties.
By the Order of Commission,
Rajendra Prasad Nayak, Secretary Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21st July, 2022, 4Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission Delegation of Financial Powers Regulations 2022
Appendix A
| Sl. No. | Item of Expenditure | Monetary limit upto which expenditure can be incurred | ||||
| Powers of the Chairman/Members | Powers of the Secretary | Powers of the Head of the Office | Rules, orders, restrictions or which the expenditure shall be incurred | |||
| 1. Unspecified items of contingent expenditure | ||||||
| (a) | Recurring | Full powers | Rs. 30,000/- in each case | Rs. 15000/- in each case | ||
| (b) | Non-Recurring | Full powers | Rs. 50,000/- in each case | Rs. 25,000/- in each case | ||
| Item 1(b): Non-recurring includes the payment of charges for attending workshops/seminars/meetings either by the Commission Members or officials of the Commission and also the cost of holding Workshops/Seminars/Meetings either by the Commission or jointly with any other Institutions. | ||||||
| 2.Motor Vehicles | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase of Vehicles | Full powers | Nil | Nil | ||
| (b) | Maintenance upkeep and repairs | Full powers | Rs.50,000/-per month (p.m.) per Vehicles | Rs. 15,000/- per month (p.m.) per Vehicles | ||
| (c) | Condemnation of Vehicles | Full powers | Nil | Nil | Subject to instructions issued by Government of Jharkhand. | |
| 3. Office Equipments and Computers | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase of all office equipments including typewriters, electronic typewriters, intercom equipments, calculators, electronic Dictaphones, copying machines, franking machines filling and indexing systems, Computers' accessories | Full powers | Rs.1,50,000/- per annum (p.a.) | Rs.50,000/- p.a. | ||
| (b) | Purchase of Computers (including personal Computers& laptops, Mobiles, hardware and software) | Full powers | Rs.5 lakhs p.a. | Rs. 2 lakhs p.a. | ||
| (c) | Maintenance of Computers of all kinds including re-filling of cartridges. | Full powers | Rs.50,000/- p.a. | Rs.25,000/- p.a. | ||
| (d) | Annual Maintenance Contract | Full Powers | Nil | Nil | ||
| 4. Furniture and Fixtures | ||||||
| (a) | Setting up of the office including procurement of new office furniture and fixtures, including purchase of Desert cooler, Room cooler, Air conditioner, water filter etc. | Full powers | Nil | Nil | ||
| (b) | Repair of office furniture and fixtures | Full powers | Rs. 1,00,000/-p.a. | Rs.25,000/- p.a. | ||
| (c) | Hire of office furniture, heater, coolers including Desert cooler, Room Cooler, Air Conditioner etc. | Full powers | Rs.50,000/- p.a. | Rs.20,000/- p.a. | ||
| 5. Purchase of Stationery | ||||||
| (a) | Purchase of stationery stores uses in office for day to day functions. | Full powers | Rs.2.5 lakh p.a. | Rs.50,000/- p.a. | ||
| (b) | Local Purchase of petty stationery stores. | Full powers | Rs. 2.5 lakh p.a. | Rs.75,000/- p.a. | ||
| (c) | Local Purchase of rubber stamps and office seals. | Full powers | Rs. 10,000/- p.a. | Rs. 5,000/- p.a. | ||
| 6.Printing/Publication/Publicity | ||||||
| (a) | Printing and Binding | Full powers | Rs. 2.5 lakh p.a. | Rs. 1,00,000/- p.a. | ||
| (b) | Publication | Full powers | Rs.2.5 lakh p.a. | Rs.1,00,000/- p.a. | ||
| (c) | Payment of Advertisement/Publicity charges | Full powers | Rs.8 lakh p.a. | Rs. 1,00,000/- p.a. | ||
| (d) | Postal, Courier and purchase of stamps expenses | Full Powers | Full Powers | Full Powers | ||
| 7.Telephone & Internet Charges | ||||||
| (a) | Sanction of residential telephones/internet connections with separate telephones line in case of officers drawing salary in the scale equivalent to that of Dy..Secy. In the Govt. of India or above. | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | ||
| (b) | Sanction of residential telephones/internet connections with separate telephones line in case of officers drawing salary in the scale below to that of Dy.Secy. in the Govt. of India. | Full powers | Nil | Nil | ||
| (c) | Reimbursement of call charges including internet telephone line as well as the rental charges. | Full powers | Full powers | Rs.25,000/ - p.a. | ||
| (e) | Reimbursement of entitled telephone charges (calls and rental) in case of private residential installed in the names of officers. | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | ||
| 8. Rent | ||||||
| (i) Ordinary Office accommodation | ||||||
| (a) | Where the accommodation is entirely utilized for the office | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | ||
| (b) | Where the accommodation is used partly as office and partly as residence. | Full powers | Nil | Nil | ||
| (ii) For residential and other purposes | Full powers | Nil | Nil | |||
| 9.Petty Works and Repairs |
| (a) | Execution of petty works and special repairs to Government owned buildings, including gardening, sanitary fittings, water-supply and electric installations in such buildings and repairs to such installations including security and surveillance. | Full powers | Rs. 5,00,000/- p.a. | Rs. 1,00,000/- p.a. | |
| (b) | Any other alteration/modification of building including gardening in capital nature. | Full powers | --do-- | --do-- | |
| (c) | Any other contract work including horticulture, security, housekeeping etc. | Full powers | --do-- | --do-- | |
| 10. Miscellaneous Charges | |||||
| (a) | Electric, Gas and water charges | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | |
| (b) | Municipal Rates and Taxes | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | |
| (c) | Freight and demurrage/wharf age charge | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | |
| (d) | For Lunch, Dinner and refreshment during meetings | Full Powers | Rs.25,000/- per ocassion | Rs. 10,000/- per ocassion | |
| 11. Legal charges | |||||
| (a) | Hiring of legal consultants including Barristers, Advocates, Pleaders, arbitrators and umpires | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | Appointment been made in accordance with Commission's approval |
| (b) | Other Legal Charges | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | |
| (c) | Reimbursement of legal expenses incurred by Commission employees in cases relating to discharge of their official duties. | Full powers | Full powers | Full powers | |
| 12 | Payment of Consultancy Charges | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | The appointments shall be made in accordance with relevant regulations framed by JSERC. |
| 13 | Welfare/Reward to the officers/ staffs of the Commission from contingencies | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | |
| 14 | Honorarium | Full powers | Full powers | Nil | |
| 15 | Reimbursement of Medical Expenses | Full powers including powers to grant relaxation from provisions of regulations framed by the commission in deserving cases | Full powers as per Jharkhand Government Medical Rules | Full powers as per Jharkhand Governme nt Medical Rules | The Jharkhand Government Medical Rules, to be followed till framing of medical attendance regulations by the Commission. |
| 16 | Conveyance/Hire of vehicles | Full powers | Rs. 30,000/- p.m. | Rs. 15,000/- p.m. | |
| 17 | Expenditure for refreshment for official meetings | Full powers | Rs. 1,00,000/- p.a. | Rs. 50,000/- p.a. | Subject to availability of budget. |
| 18 | Disposal of obsolete surplus or unserviceable stores& spares | Full powers | Rs. 50,000/-at a time | Rs. 25,000/- at a time | |
| 19 | Re-appropriation of Fund | Full powers | - | - | |
| 20 | Books periodicals magazines and newspapers | Full Powers | Rs.15,000/- p.a. | Rs.10,000/ - p.a. | |
| 21 | Travelling Expenses | ||||
| (a) | Domestic Travel Expenses | Full Powers | As per Travelling Allowances (T.A.) Rules of Government of Jharkhand subject to approval of tour programme by the Chairperson/Member | As per Travelling Allowance s (T.A.) Rules of Governme nt of Jharkhand subject to approval of tour programm e by the Chairpers on/Memb er | |
| (b) | Foreign Travel Expenses | Full Powers | --do-- | Nil |
By the order of Commission.
S/d iIlegible,
Secretary,
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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