Budget

The Board shall, on such date as may be fixed by the Government, prepare and submit to the Government, the budget for the next financial year showing estimated receipts and expenditure on capital and revenue accounts according to the programme and schedule of the staff sanctioned by the Government. The following shall be the duties and powers of the Secretary :— (1) To arrange for holding meetings of the Board or its committees, maintain proceedings of the Board records thereof according to rules and regulations. (2) To act as convener of the meeting. (3) To carry on day-to-day routine administration of the Board and its affairs particularly in regard to schemes, works or institutions run or administered by the Board and exercise such powers as may be necessary in the proper discharge of his duties and responsibilities including examination of books of accounts, vouchers or other relevant registers by himself or any other official so authorised. (4) To look after the property and other contractuel cbligations of the Board. (5) To cperate on the funds of the Board in accordance with the rules and maintain or cause to be maintained by his staff proper accounts of the Board. (6) With the exception of such funds as may be provided in Regulations of the Board, to deposit cash with the State of India or a Co-operative Bank a Scheduled Bank with the approval of the Board. (7) To purchase or sanction purchase of raw material required for any scheme, work or institution sanctioned under the scheme and also to purchase or sanction purchase of goods, instruments or sundry articles as may be approved in the budget or under the contingent grant, provided the amount does nof exceed Rs. 10,000/- and with the sanction of Chairman for an amount exceeding Rs. 10,000/- up to the full limit of personal Account. (8) To engage skilled or unskilled labourers, etc. or permit the same to be engaged on daily wages as may be required under the scheme. (9) To permit any building to be hired for carrying our functions of the Board upto Rs. 100/- par mensem and up to Rs. 250/- with the approval of the Chairman and above that with the approval of the Executive Committee. (10) To appoint Class IV servants or terminate their services or make appointment of Clerks as stop gap arrangements in consultation with the Chairman. (11) To send the proceedings of the meetings of the Board to the Government of Punjab in the Administrative Department concerned under section 10 of the Act. (12) To sue or be sued in the name of or on behalf of the Board. (13) To assign duties to the servants of the Board working under it, subjeci to any general directions issued by the Board. (14) To sign afl the pay and contingent bills and also to sign the T. A. bills of the non-official member and the servants of the Board. (15) To incur such expenses as may be indispensable to run any scheme or institution in anticipation of the approval of the Board in consultation with the Chairman. (16) With the approval of the Executive Committee to increase or reduce the staff employed in the various schemes or institutions in consonance with the increase or decrease in the volume of work so long as there is no notable loss. (17) Duties of the staff working under the Board shall be assigned by the Secretary. (18) To carry on any work assigned to him by the Board. Subject to the provisiogs of the rules framed under the Act, the Joint Secretary shall exercise gach powers and perform such functions as that of the Secretary when acténg fot him under instructions of the Chairman.