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1. (i) Administrative Department. Full powers provided the prescribed

procedure for invitation of tenders is followed.

(ii) Director Food Full powers provided the prescribed procedure for invitation of tenders is followed.

i) Powers to accept tenders in respect of transportation, handling and labour charges (including charges for loading loading stacking, un-stacking weighing, up-gradation / sieving for the purposes of exports or supply to an International Agency sieving if required on account of

infestation etc) of Govt. stocks. (iii) Deputy Director Food. Full powers provided the prescribed procedure for invitation of tenders is followed.

(i) Administrative Department. Full powers.

(ii) Director Food. Full powers.

ii) Powers to accept quotations in respect of transportation of Govt.

stocks and labour activity (including charges for loading, unloading, stacking, un-stacking, weighing up-gradation / sieving for the purposes of exports or supply to an International Agency, sieving if required on account of infestation etc) in cases where tenders have been invited but no response is received.

(iii) Deputy Director of Food Incharge of the Region.

Upto Rs.0.150 million for each storage centre subject to approval by the Director Food.

Note-I For transportation of stocks through N.L.C rate contract for a period of three months shall be settled at one time which shall not be higher than the lowest rates of transportation received in the tenders enquiry from the Registered Transport Contractors. If tenders are not floated due to emergency or if no response is received on account of tender inquiry, the rates may be negotiated with the N.L.C.

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(i) In case of emergency the AD, may accept quotation for the transportation of stocks without going through the prescribed procedure of inviting tenders;

(ii) In case of sieving on account of infestation responsibility for negligence and action thereof shall be fixed / initiated; and

(iii) In case of emergency declared by the AD, Deputy Director Food Incharge of the Region may accept quotation for transportation, handling, sieving / up-gradation of wheat for export purposes, sieving for removal of infestation and labour charges (including loading, un-loading stacking, un-stacking weighing etc) upto Rs.1.000 million at a time without going through the prescribed procedure of inviting tenders. Provided further that the Director Food shall be required to submit a proposal to the AD to seek declaration of any such emergency.

(i) Administrative Department.

Full Powers.

(ii) Director Food. Upto Rs.0.250 million in each case.

(iii) Deputy Director Food. Upto Rs.0.125 million in each case.

(iii) Powers to accept quotation in respect of handling and labour Charges (including charges for loading, unloading, weighing etc.) of Government stocks in cases where tenders have been invited but no

response is received. (iv) District Food Controller. Upto Rs.50,000/- in each case.

(a) For stocks stored house type godowns / bins / ganjies over one year.

(i) Administrative Department Upto 0.50% of the total stock in a Unit/ganji subject to maximum value of Rs.0.200 million.

2. To write off losses on account of shortage enroute or in storage due to dryage weevil and other similar causes e.g. damage due to heating excessive moisture leave in a bags destruction by insects other than weevils destruction by rodents difference in weight due to variation in scales.

(ii) Director Food. Upto 0.35% of the total stock in a unit/ganji subject to maximum value of Rs.0.105 million.

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Incharge of Region.

Upto 0.25% of the total value of stock stored in a unit/ganji subject to maximum value of Rs.52,500/-.

Note: – The above powers are subject to the condition that the handling staff is proceeded against under the Efficiency and Discipline rules.

(b) Enroute / transit losses of Government stocks duly verified by the dispatching end staff/

officer nominated by the competent authority for verification at the spot:

(i) Administrative Department. Upto Rs.0.150 million in any one case.

(ii) Director Food. Upto Rs.75,000/- in any one case.

(iii) Deputy Director Incharge of Region.

Upto Rs.37,500/- in any one case.

Provided the total weight of the consignment is not less than one thousand tons.

3. Power to sanction transfer of Stocks. (i) Administrative Department.

Full powers.

(ii) Director Food. Full powers within the Province.

(iii) Deputy Directors. Full powers within their respective Food Regions.

(iv) Assistant Director Incharge of Region.

Full powers within their respective Food Regions.

1 2 3 4 4. Powers to purchase gunny bags, (i) Administrative Department. Full Powers.

fumigants, tarpaulins, weighing scales,

etc. (ii) Director Food. Full Powers.

(iii) Deputy Directors Incharge of Region.

According to the procedure laid down in the Purchase Manual.

5. (i) Administrative Department.

Full powers.

Powers to release of forfeit securities food grains agents.

(ii) Director Food. Full powers.

(iii) Deputy Directors Incharge of Region.

Upto Rs.75,000/-subject to the conditions prescribed by the Government/ Director Food.

6. Schemes to be financed from Sugarcane (Development Cess) Fund.

District Co-ordination Officer in the concerned District Respect of Mill Areas within their respective jurisdiction.

Full powers subject to the condition that final approval shall be accorded by the Provincial Sugarcane (Dev) Cess Committee.

Note: The exercise of these powers shall be subject to the following conditions: -

The Powers shall be exercised by the District Coordination Officer concerned in District Sugarcane (Dev) Cess Committee consisting of :

(i) District Co-ordination Officer of the concerned District. Chairman (ii) A representative of each Sugar Mills in the District. In case of District without a

Sugar Mill one rep of each Sugar Mill purchasing Sugarcane from the said District.

Member

1 2 3 4 (iii) The representative of the growers equal in number of Sugar Mills in the District.

In case of District without a Sugar Mills the number of representatives of the growers is equal to the number of Sugar Mills Purchasing Sugarcane from the District. The rep. shall be nominated by the Governor from the panels submitted by the DCO concerned.

Member

(iv) The Executive District Officer (Works & Services). Member

(v) The Executive District Officer (Agriculture). Member

(vi) Deputy Director Food in whose region the mill is situated. Member

(vii) District Food Controller concerned. Member

(viii) The Executive District Officer (Finance & Plan). Member

(ix) A representative of Zila Nazim. Member

(x) A representative of P&D Department. Member

(xi) Any other member to be co-opted by the District Coordination Officer for technical reason and advice etc.

Member

(2) Subject to such general or special directions as Government may give and the availability of the required amount in the Fund, a District Sugarcane (Dev) Cess Committee shall for the purposes specified in sub-rule (5) of rule 8 of the Punjab Sugarcane Development Cess Fund rules, 1964 have powers to formulate and initiate the scheme and select the roads and bridges, the construction, repair or maintenance whereof is to be financed from the Fund and fix their priorities.

(3) A Scheme or other work approved by a District Sugarcane (Dev) Cess Committee shall be executed by the Executive District Officer (Works & Services).

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