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27th July 2005, the Bihar Ele
Regulations with regards to
function of the Commission.
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TNA, FRIDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER 201
CITY REGULATORY COMMISSION, PATNA
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NOTIFICATION
The 15th November 2011
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ty Act, 2003 and all powers enabling in this b
ation and Appendix A of the Regulation i
July, 2005 published in the Bihar Gazette, Extr
ectricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes
o financial powers to the various officers to c
mmencement.—These regulations shall be call
mission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regul
n the date of their publication in the official gaze
hese regulations the words used shall have t
ment shall mean Government of Bihar.
hall mean Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commis
hall mean Chairman of Bihar Electricity
rtment shall mean Chairman of the Commission
om such powers may be delegated by the chairm
an the Electricity Act, 2003 and shall include
modification and re-enactment thereof.
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(vi) Secretary shall mean Secretary of Bihar Electricity Regulatory
Commission or any other officer of the Commission authorized by the
Chairman to discharge the responsibility of the Secretary in his/her
absence.
(vii) Head of the office shall mean Secretary of the Commission or any other
officer of the Commission to whom such financial powers may be
delegated by the Chairman.
(viii) Words and expressions used and not defined in these regulations but
defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning as in the Act.
3. Financial Powers:
(i)
All financial expenditures relating to the affairs of the Commission shall
be made in accordance with the delegation of financial powers mentioned
in appendix A to these regulations.
(ii) The powers delegated shall be used with due care maintaining financial
propriety and economy.
(iii) Total value of work should not be split up to avoid sanction of higher
authority.
4. Power to amend.—The Commission shall have powers to make suitable
amendments to these regulations from time to time in accordance with requirements of
the functioning of the Commission.
5. Repeal and saving.—The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission
(Delegation of Financial Powers) regulation, 2005 and Annexure A of the regulations
issued under notification No.-1 dated 8th July, 2005 and published on 27 July, 2005 in the
Bihar Gazette, Extra Ordinary are hereby repealed.
(ii) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or purported to have been done
or any action taken or purported to have been taken under the repealed regulation before
such repeal, shall be deemed to have been done or purported to have been done or taken
or purported to have been taken under these regulations.
6. Removal of difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the
provisions of these regulations, the Commission may, for reasons to be recorded in
writing, pass any order as it may consider necessary not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Act for removing the difficulties.
7. Any item of expenditure not appearing in Appendix A (Delegation of
Financial Powers) shall be dealt with as per State Govt. guidelines issued from time to
time.
By order of the Commission,
Sd./Illegible,
Secretary, BERC.
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Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission
Delegation of Financial Powers Regulation, 2011.
Appendix–A
SL
No.
Item of Expenditure
Monetary limit upto which expenditure
can be incurred.
Powers
of the
Chairman
Powers of
the head of
the
department
Powers of
the head of
the office
Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
6
1.
Unspecified items of
contingent
Expenditure:
(a)
Recurring
(not
covered
under
any other item in these
regulations).
Full power
Rs.
25,000
per occasion
Rs.10,000
per occasion
Subject to availability
of fund in the Budget
(b)
Non–recurring
(not
covered
under
any other item in these
regulations)
Full
Powers
Rs.
50,000
per occasion
Rs.25,000
per occasion
Subject to availability
of fund in the Budget
and observance of the
procedure
prescribed
by the State Govt. for
procurement of goods
in
Bihar
Finance
(Amendment)
Rules,
2005
2.
Motor vehicle:
(a)
Purchase of vehicle
Full
powers
Nil
Nil
Subject to availability
of fund and observance
of process prescribed
by the State Govt. for
procurement of goods
as laid down in Bihar
Finance (Amendment)
Rules, 2005
(b)
Maintenance,
Repair
and replacement of
parts
Full
Powers
Rs.
30,000
p.a.
per
vehicle
Rs.
16000
p.a
per
vehicle
Subject to observance
of
conditions
prescribed by the State
Govt.
regarding
purchase of Battery,
Tyre & Tube and other
such
conditions
prescribed by Govt. of
Bihar, Finance Deptt.
letter no. M4–18/2006–
4082 foå (2) dated–
24.06.2006.
(c)
Registration
and
insurance of vehicle
Full
Powers
Full Powers
Full Powers
(d)
POL
Full Power
Full Power
within
sanctioned
limit
per
Full powers
within
sanctioned
limit of POL
State
Govt.
Finance
Department order dated
09.10.2007
extending
limit
of
POL
per
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vehicle per
month
per vehicle
per month
vehicle per month shall
apply
in
case
of
Chairman
and
Members
of
the
Commis-sion ie, 250
liters per vehicle per
month
for
official
purposes
and
for
commuting
from
residence to office and
back. For other officers
it shall be 110 liters per
month per vehicle for
official purposes and
for
commuting
residence to office and
back.
(e)
Condemnation
of
vehicles
and
their
disposal
through
auction
Full
Powers
Nil
Nil
Subject to fulfillment of
norms prescribed by the
State Govt. for disposal
of goods as laid down
in
Bihar
Finance
(Amendment)
Rules,
2005, read with Govt.
of
Bihar,
Finance
Deptt.
letter
no.
04.11.2008–4665/foå
(2), dated 09.06.2008
3.
Hiring of conveyance
Full Power
20,000
per
occasion
10,000
per
occasion
4.
Office
Equipment
Electric
Appliances
and computers:
(a)
Purchase of all office
equipment
including
electric and electronic
appliances, intercom,
calculators
photocopiers.
machine,
franking
machine, filing and
indexing
system,
computer accessories,
projectors,
printers
etc.
Full
Powers
50,000
per
occasion
20,000
per occasion
Subject to observance
of guiding principle as
laid down by the State
Govt. for procurement
of
goods
in
Bihar
Finance (Amendment)
Rules 2005.
(b)
Purchase
of
Computers including
personal computers,
printers and computer
furniture
Full Power
Rs.
50,000
per occasion
Nil
Do
(c)
Repair of computers
of
all
kinds
and
maintenance
and
Full Power
Rs.
15,000
per occasion
Rs. 10,000
per occasion
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repair
of
other
equipments
(d)
Refill of Cartridge of
Printer/Photocopier/Fa
x machine.
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
5.
Furniture and fixtures:
(a)
Setting
up
of
the
office
Full Power
Rs.
50,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.10,000
on
each
occasion
(b)
Purchase of furniture
Full Power
Rs.
50,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.
15,000
on
each
occasion
Subject to observance
of instructions of the
State
Govt.
for
procurement of goods
as laid down in Bihar
Finance (Amendment)
Rules, 2005.
(c)
Purchase
of
Air
conditioner and Room
cooler
Full Power
Rs.
35,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.
10,000
on
each
occasion
–Do–
(d)
Repair of furniture and
fixtures
Full Power
Rs.
20,000
annual
Rs.10,000
annual
6.
Purchase of stationery:
(a)
Purchase
of
stationery stores
Full Power
Rs.
25,000
per month
Rs.10,000
per month
Subject to the condition
as contained in Govt. of
Bihar
Finance
Department
circular
No.
195,
dated
08.01.2003.
Any
amendment
subsequently made in
the said provision by
the State Govt. shall
automatically apply.
(b) Purchase of rubber
stamps
and
office
seals
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
7.
Printing and binding,
Publication
and
Publicity
(a)
Printing
and
Binding
Full Power
Rs.
75,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.25,000
on
each
occasion
(b)
Purchase
of
publications including
purchase
of
Govt.
publication,
non–
Govt.
publication,
Books,
periodicals,
newspapers.
Full Power
Rs.1,00,000
annual
Rs.25,000
annual
(c) Publicity charges
Full power
Rs.
25000 Rs.15,000
Advertisement shall be
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on
each
occasion
on
each
occasion
taken out at DAVP rate
only.
8.
Telephone,
Mobile
and Internet charges:
(a)
Sanction
of
residential
telephone
with
separate
telephone lines or to
allow
the
existing
residential
telephone
installed in the name
of
the
officer
or
his/her
spouse
as
official with internet
connectivity
and
facility
of
mobile
phone
in
case
of
officers
appointed
against post equivalent
to the scale of Dy
Secretary in Govt. of
India (15,000-39,100
with Grade pay 7600)
and above.
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Subject to ceiling of
amount
payable/reimbursable
for land line, internet
connectivity
and
mobile charge together
prescribed by Govt. of
India for different rank
of officers as laid
down in Govt. of India,
Ministry of Finance,
Department
of
Expenditure OM no. 7
(14)/ 2006-C&V/2006
dt.
14.11.2006.
Payment of Bill within
the prescribed limit will
be made by Head of the
Office.
(b)
Sanction
of
residential
telephone/internet
connection/mobile in
case of officers below
the
grade
of
Dy.
Secretary in Govt. of
India
(15000–39100
with grade pay of Rs.
7600)
Full Power
Nil
Nil
The
ceiling
amount
shall be Rs. 800 p.m
(land line + internet +
mobile). Once it is
approved
by
the
Chairman payment of
Bills will be made by
Head of the Office.
9.
Hiring of Building:
(a) Hiring of building
for
office
accommodation
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Once decision is taken
for hiring of building
for
office
accommodation
and
monthly rent is decided
by the Chairman, rent
shall be paid by the
head of the Office.
(b) For residential and
other purposes
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Do
10.
Petty
works
and
repair:
(a) Execution of petty
works
and
special
repairs
to
office
building
(hired)
including
sanitary
fittings, water supply
Full Power
Rs.
25,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.10,000
on
each
occasion
Subject to availability
of fund. In case of hired
building,
if
special
repair is undertaken the
expenditure
incurred
shall
be
adjusted
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and
electric
installations
and
repairs
to
such
installations.
against rent payable.
(b) Execution of petty
works, special repairs
and
day
to
day
maintenance of own
Building
Full Power
Rs.
50,000
on
each
occasion
Rs.25,000
on
each
occasion
Subject to availability
of fund in the Bridget
11.
Legal charges:
(a) Hiring of legal
consultants including
appointment
of
counsel, arbitrator
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Once
panel
of
advocates/counsels
is
approved
and
their
remuneration payable is
sanctioned
by
the
Chairman,
payment
against their bill after
proper verification shall
be made by The Head
of the Office.
(b) Reimbursement of
legal
expenses
incurred
by
Commission
employees relating to
discharge
of
their
official duties
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
12.
Payment
of
consultancy charges
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Once
sanction
is
granted
and
amount
payable is decided at
the level of Chairman,
payment shall be made
by the Head of the
Office.
13.
Miscellaneous
charges:
(a) Electric, Gas and
water Charges
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
(b) Municipal rates
and Taxes
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
(c)
Freight
and
demurrage/wharfage
charge
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
14.
Staff
paid
from
contingencies:
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Once
amount
is
approved
by
the
Chairman,
payment
shall be made by the
Head of the Office.
15.
Sanction
of
Honorarium:
Full Power
Nil
Nil
16.
Postal
and
courier
charges:
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
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17.
Supply of liveries and
washing allowance
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
18.
Sanction of Tour
(a) In case of group
‘A’ officers
Full Power
Nil
Nil
(b) In cases of other
officers and staff of
the Commission
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
(c)
Sanction
of
advance of TA if tour
is sanctioned as at (a)
& (b) above up to the
limit
and
rate
as
prescribed by the State
Govt.
Full Power
Full Power
Full Power
19.
Drawal
of
amount
from
Bank
to
replenish cash chest to
meet day to day petty
contingent expenses.
Full Power
Up
to
75,000
including
unspent
balance
Up
to
50,000
including
unspent
balance
20.
(a)
Expenditure
on
refreshment
for
official meeting
Full
Powers
Rs. 50 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs.
5,000
per occasion
Rs. 50 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs. 25,00
per
occasion
(b)
working
lunch
during
the
meetings/conferences/
seminar/work shops
Full Power
Rs 150 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs.
10,000
per occasion
Rs. 150 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs. 5,000
per occasion
(c) Working lunch on
holidays to officers &
staff
Full Power
Rs. 100 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs.
5,000
per occasion
Rs. 100 per
head with a
ceiling
of
Rs. 500
21.
Security and sanitation
service:
(a)
Engagement
of
security and sanitation
services
Full Power
Nil
Nil
Once engagement of
services is approved by
the Chairman, payment
will be made by Head
of Office.
(b)
Extension
of
contract of Security
and sanitation services
Full Power
Nil
Nil
–Do–
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22.
Reimbursement
of
medical Expenses
Full Powers
including
powers
to
grant
relaxation of
provisions in
deserving
cases
Full Power as
per
Bihar
Electricity
Regulatory
Commission
(Terms
and
conditions of
services
of
Chairperson
and
Members)
Rules,
2003
in
case
of
Chairperson
and Members
of
the
Commission
and in case of
other officers
and staff as
per
Bihar
Govt.
Medical
Rules
Full Power as
per
Bihar
Electricity
Regulatory
Commission
(Terms
and
conditions of
services
of
Chairperson
and
Members)
Rules,
2003
in
case
of
Chairperson
and Members
of
the
Commission
and in case of
other officers
and staff as
per
Bihar
Govt.
Medical
Rules
23.
Write-off
irrecoverable losses of
stores public money
due to the theft fraud,
negligence
depreciation
in
the
value of stores
Full Power
Nil
Nil
24.
Disposal of obsolete,
surplus
or
unserviceable stores
Full Power
Up to Rs.
50,000
Nil
Subject to obtaining
report of condemnation
of
the
article
by
constituting
suitable
committee
and
to
follow the provisions of
disposal of goods as
laid down in Bihar
Finance (Amendment)
Rules, 2005
25.
Re appropriation of
fund
Full Power
Nil
Nil
By order of the Commission,
Sd./Illegible,
Secretary, BERC.
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