Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21^stJuly, 2022,

1. Short Title and Commencement

These 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 10^thJune, 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 1^st April of every year and ending on 31^st 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.

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Jharkhand 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

(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

Subject to

instructions issued

by Government of

Jharkhand.

3. Office Equipments and Computers

(a)

Purchase

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

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

(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.

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(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

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

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

(c)

Reimbursement of call charges

including internet telephone

line as well as the rental

charges.

Full powers

Rs.25,000/

- p.a.

(e)

Reimbursement

entitled

telephone charges (calls and

rental)

case

private

residential

installed

the

names of officers.

Full powers

Nil

8. Rent

(i) Ordinary Office accommodation

(a)

Where the accommodation is

entirely utilized for the office

Full powers

Nil

(b)

Where the accommodation is

used partly as office and

partly as residence.

Full powers

Nil

(ii) For residential and other purposes

Full powers

Nil

9.Petty Works and Repairs

Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21^stJuly, 2022,

(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

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--

(c)

Any

other

contract

work

including

horticulture,

security, housekeeping etc.

Full powers

--do--

10. Miscellaneous Charges

(a)

Electric, Gas and water charges

Full powers

Full

powers

(b)

Municipal Rates and Taxes

Full powers

Full

powers

(c)

Freight and demurrage/wharf

age charge

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

Appointment been

made in

accordance with

Commission’s

approval

(b)

Other Legal Charges

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

Payment of Consultancy

Charges

Full powers

Nil

The appointments

shall be made in

accordance with

relevant

regulations

framed by JSERC.

Welfare/Reward to the

officers/ staffs of the

Commission from

contingencies

Full powers

Nil

Honorarium

Full powers

Nil

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.

Conveyance/Hire of vehicles

Full powers

Rs. 30,000/- p.m.

Rs.

15,000/-

p.m.

Expenditure for refreshment

for official meetings

Full powers

Rs. 1,00,000/- p.a.

Rs.

50,000/-

p.a.

Subject to

availability of

budget.

Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 21^stJuly, 2022, 7

By the order of Commission.

S/d iIlegible,

Secretary,

Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

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Disposal of obsolete surplus or

unserviceable stores& spares

Full powers

Rs. 50,000/-at a time

Rs.

25,000/-

at a time

Re-appropriation of Fund

Full powers

Books periodicals magazines

and newspapers

Full Powers

Rs.15,000/- p.a.

Rs.10,000/

- p.a.

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

(b)

Foreign Travel Expenses

Full Powers

--do--

Nil