Other Powers

1. Creation of Posts: Board - Full Powers. 2. Appointment of consultants: Board - Full Powers. 3. Appointment of officers on deputation from Central/ State Government: Housing Commissioner - Full powers subject to availability of post. 4. Sanction of special pay for holding addl. Charge: Housing Commissioner - Full powers, as per rules applicable in State Govt. Housing Commissioner - For Class I & II officers and H O staff; AHC - Rs. 3000 maximum in a financial year for Class III and IV employees in Zone. 5. Sanction of honorarium for the work of occasional nature: DHC - Rs. 2000 maximum in a financial year for Class III and IV employees in Circle. 6. Sanction of stagnation increment: Annual increment sanctioning authority - Full Powers; Housing Commissioner - For AHC’s; C.Ad.O. - For rest of HO staff. 7. Sanction of withdrawals from GPF: AHC - Full powers for staff of Zone. 8. Sanction of advance for purchase House/Motor Car/ Computers: Housing Commissioner - Full powers subject to budget allotment. 9. Sanction of advance for motor cycle/scooter/refrigerator/ washing machine/ cycle: AHC(Zone) / C.Ad.o.(in HO) - Full powers subject to budget allotment. 10. Countersigning of T.A. Bills and Medical Bills (Local treatment): Chairman - Himself and his personal staff; C.Ad.O. - For rest of HO staff; A.H.Cs (Zone) - Office staff and DH.Cs; DHCs (Circle) - Office staff and EEs/EOs; EEs - Divisional staff; EOs - Ems and other staff. Note: Sanction of Board would be required for sanctioning expenditure for treatment outside the State. 11. Allowing journey outside the State for official purpose: Chairman - Self, personal staff, Housing Commissioner - Self, staff of HO & AHCs & DHCs; A.H.Cs - Staff of zone, other than DHC’s. 12. Grant of exemption form the rule limiting payment of daily allowance for halt on tour to 10 days at a station in each case: Chairman - Upto 20 days for self and personal staff. 13. Grant of concessions in Board's Guest House: HC - Upto 20 days for self and others. 14. Sanction of expenditure on exhibitions and seminars: Housing Commissioner - Upto Rs. 10,000 at one time and Rs. 50,000 in a financial year. 15. Sanction of grants to social, cultural and sports bodies on special occasions: Chairman - Upto Rs. 2,000 to a single society & Rs. 20,000 total in a financial year. 16. Sanction of expenditure on entertainment in connection with the business of the Board: Housing Commissioner - Rs. 10,000 at a time and Rs. 50,000 in a year; AHC (Zones) - Rs. 1,000 at a time and Rs. 5,000 in a year. 17. Sanction of contingent expenditure: Housing Commissioner - Upto Rs. 20,000 for single item of non-recurring nature and Rs. 5,000 for item of recurring of nature; Housing Commissioner - Rs. 50,000 in a year after observing store purchase rules. 18. Sanction of purchase of furniture: AH.Cs (Zone) - Rs. 25,000 in a year after observing store purchase rules. 19. Sanction of advertisement charges: Chairman - General Advertisement - Up to Rs. 5,000 in a single case and total Rs. 25,000 in a year. Housing Commissioner - Advt. for works and disposal of properties - Full powers subject to for works budget allotment. Other general advts. - Upto Rs. 5,000 in a single case and total Rs. 25,000 in a year. 20. Sanction of demurrage/ wharfage, transport of records etc.: Housing Commissioner - Full powers; AHC (zone) - Rs. 5,000 in year. 21. Sanction of purchase of vehicles, computers and telephone/fax/ internet installation: Housing Commissioner - Full powers. 22. To write off-unserviceable dead stock, machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture etc which is beyond repair or surplus, and to prescribe its mode of disposal: Housing Commissioner - Upto Rs. 1 lakh per year. 23. Payment of fees to advocates, legal experts, Chartered Accountants etc.: Housing Commissioner - Full powers. 24. Creation, abolition, or change of headquarters of subordinate offices: Board - For Zonal & Circle HQs; Housing Commissioner - Full powers for divisional & sub divisional HQs. Note 1: Powers not specifically delegated to the Chairman, Housing Commissioner or other officers of the Board, shall, be exercised by the Board. Note 2: The Housing Commissioner shall have full powers to incur and sanction expenditure on postage, purchase of forms, stationery, office consumables, printing, purchase of books, periodicals, Computer software, payment of electricity, water, telephone, POL and office refreshment bills, and all other such expenditures as are normally appurtenant to the smooth functioning and administration of the Board and its offices, subject to budget allotments, and after following the norms, procedures, rules, instructions and circulars issued by the Board from time to time, and to delegate such powers to his senior subordinate officers, in the Head-office and the field.