The Welfare Commissioner may exercise the following powers in addition to powers conferred under Section 12 , namely.-
(1) to sanction promotion permanent of officiating or otherwise arrangements involving alternation in the pay of the rank of employees of the rank of non-gazetted Government servants not sanctioned to them within one year from the earliest date on which they could be sanctioned (vide Article 20(d) of KFC and rule 20 of KCSRs) subject to economy orders issued from time to time by the State Government;
(2) to sanction payment of arrear claims of account of contingent charges (including supplies and services) T.A, to non-officials for attending meetings and monthly recurring grant-in-aid not exceeding rupees three thousand in each case preferred one year after their becoming due (vide Article 21, Note 1 of KFC).
(3) to sanction refunds of revenue claim on account of contingent including fees, fines etc., admissible under Rules (vide Articles 142 to 144 of KFC).
(4) to declare stores as obsolete surplus or unserviceable and dispose them subject to fixing responsibility for the loss where they have become obsolete, surplus or unserviceable owing to negligence or fraud, etc., on the part of the individual employees ((vide Article 168 of the KFC).
(5) to sanction House Building, House purchase or House Repair advance to subordinate employees of the rank of non-gazetted Government servant ((vide Article 211 of the KFC).
(6) to sanction Bicycle purchase advances to subordinate employees of the rank of non-gazetted Government servants (vide Article 233 of the KFC)
(7) to sanction advance to subordinate employees of the rank of nongazetted Government servants for purchase of Motor Cycle/Scooter/Moped/Cycle fitted with power packs (vide Article 225 (a) of KFC);
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1. Added by GSR 400, dated 11-11-1969, w.e.f. 11-11-1969, KGD 27-11-1969 7
(8) to sanction write off of the following subject to quarterly statement of such write off being submitted to State Government the case of Heads of Departments and to the Heads of Departments in order cases for review, namely.-
(i) Values of store or Government/Board money lost other than by fraud or negligence of individual employees upto rupees ten thousand in each individual case subject to maximum of rupees two lakhs per annum;
(ii) Irrecoverable items of Board revenues upto rupees ten thousand in each individual case subject to maximum of rupees two lakhs per annum;
(iii) Irrecoverable amount of loans and advance upto rupees ten thousand in each individual case subject to maximum of rupees of two lakhs per annum (vide Article 306 of the KFC);
(9) to specify in the case of subordinate staff security for the custody of Government/Board cash or stores and fix the amount in cases not covered by specific provision in the rules or Government order- (vide Article 353 of KFC);
(10) to sanction expenditure on publication of official advertisements in newspapers upto rupees thirty thousand in each case (vide Rule 55(1) of MCE);
(11) to sanction the employment of unskilled part-time menials payable out of contingencies in subordinate offices for a total period not exceeding three years upto rupees six hundred-per month of each employee (vide Note 2 below Rule 7 and Rule 55(2) (b) of MCE);
(12) to sanction charges for repairs to office Biycycles-powers (vide Rule 55(7)(b) of MCE);
(13) to sanction the purchase of books of reference relating to the special work of particular departments including periodicals like magazines and journals and books for their departmental libraries and for granting prizes and to sanction the free supply of purchases of Government, Publications required for reference in offices under their control from the Government Book Depot (vide Rules 45 and 55 (9) of MCE);
(14) to purchase, if absolutely necessary for official purposes, Government of India publications and copies of administrative reports and the like issued by corresponding Departments of other State Government if they are not supplied free or on exchange basis (vide Rule 55(9) (d) of MCE);
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(15) to sanction the purchase of furniture upto rupees twenty thousand each time and rupees two lakhs per annum (vide Rules 28 and 55 (11) of MCE);
(16) to sanction the purchase of equipments upto rupees twenty thousand each time and rupees one lakh per annum;
(17) to sanction for conveyance of office records in excess of eleven paise per Kilometer in maidan tracts and sixteen paise per kilometer in maidan tracts according to local circumstances (vde Rule 55(17)of MCE);
(18) to sanction charges for section writing i.e., copying manuscript by piece work (vide Rule 55(18) of Manual of Contingent Expenditure);
(19) to sanction repairs of calculators, Duplications, Furniture and other articles of office equipment (vide Rule 55(28) of Manual of Contingent expenditure);
(20) to sanction charges for insurance on special goods of Government/Board such as mathematical and scientific instruments, articles made of glass and other fragile articles when such insurance is a condition of transport (vide rule 55(32) of MCE);
(21) to sanction to purchase of lopo-sheets and maps for use in offices (vide Rule 55(37) of MCE);
(22) to sanction the hiring of private building including lands for Departmental/Board use in consultation with the House Rent Controller (if there is one) or the Executive Engineer of the Division upto rupees ten thousand each case per month (vide Rule 55(46) of Manual of Contigent Expenditure);
(23) to sanction local purchase of stationery articles in offices upto rupees ten thousand each time and rupees two lakhs per annum (vide Rule 55(48) of Manual of Contingent expenditure);
(24) to sanction charges for shifiting telephones from one office building to another (vide Rule 55(53) of manual of Contingent Expenditure);
(25) to sanction repairs to typewriters, including duplicators of offices (vide Rule 55(56) of Manual of Contingent Expenditure);
(26) to sanction expenditure for participating in Dasara Exhibition or other similar important State exhibitions within the State upto rupees twentyfive thousand per annum.
(27) to sanction expenditure for participating in District and other exhibitions within State upto rupees twenty five thousand per annum.
(28) to sanction charges in connection with the publication of handbook and leaf lets.
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(29) to sanction refund of wrong or excess credits provided (vide Article 142 the KFC);
(i) Each claim is supported by treasury certificate or original credit and its non-payments;
(ii) The claim is preferred within three years of original credits;
(iii) It is clearly established that it was a case of wrong or excess credits.
(30) to authorize subordinate employees to proceed on duty beyond the limits of their charges but within the State (vide Rule 16(a) of KCSRs);
(31) to sanction in-charge arrangements in posts which are vacant or the incumbents of which are absentees and the filling up of which requires the sanction of a higher authority (vide Rules 32, 68,192 and 196 of the KCSRs) employees who are in the scale of pay of:
(i) Rs.7400-13120 and above 4 months
(ii) Rs.5575-10620 and above but below 7400-13120 6 months
(iii) Rs.2500-3850 and above but Below Rs.5575-10620 Full Powers
(32) to sanction the extension of joining time to subordinate employees of the rank of non-gazeetted Government servants upto fifteen days (vide rule 82 of Karnataka Civil Services Rules);
(33) to sanction maternity leave to married female employees of the Board (vide Rule 135 of KCSRs);
(34) Sanction of leave other than special disability leave to subordinate staff (vide Rule 192 and 196 of KCSRs);
Board employees who are in the scale of pay of.-
(i) Rs.7400-13120 and above 4 months
(ii) Rs.5575-10620 and above but below 7400-13120 6 months
(iii) Rs.2500-3850 and above but Below Rs.5575-10620 Full Powers Note.- The powers to sanction leave as above includes the powers to sanction leave preparatory to retirement but does not include he powers to refuse earned leave applied for as leave preparatory to retirement.
(35) to sanction of encashment or earned leave other in block parental of two years in ordinance with Rule 118 of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules.
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(36) encashment of earned leave at the time of retirement or death while in service in accordance with Rule 118-A of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules;
(37) to sanction disbursement to subordinate employees of the rank of nongazetted Government servants of arrears of leave more than one year from the date of relief (vide Rule 198 of the KCSRs);
(38) to sanction in exceptional cases, road metreage both ways for road journeys made by subordinate servants between places connected by rail (vide Rule 462(h) of KCSRs);
(39) to sanction daily allowance for halts on tour exceeding ten days at a place to subordinate servants (vide Rule 516 of KCSRs);
(i) thirty days in the case of employees of the rank of Gazetted Officers;
(ii) ninety days in the case of employees of the rank of non-gazetted officers.
(40) to allow subordinate servants on transfer, the actual cost of transport by rail or other craft or their conveyance at owner’s risk (vide Rule 532(3)(A)(1),
(2) and (4) of the Karnataka Civil services Rules);
(41) to accord administrative approval to works to be executed by the Public Works Department against funds provided in the Budget, upto rupee twenty lakhs each work.
Note.- In the case of major works estimated to cost rupees one lakh and above, the powers approved to only works for which there is specific provision in the Budget.
(42) to order the casual and emergent purchase of stores which should normally be purchased through the Stores Purchase Department without reference to the Stores Purchase Department, upto rupees twenty thousand each time subject to rupees one lakh per annum;
(43) empowered to subscribe two newspapers/periodicals to his officer;
(44) Appointment of temporary staff of Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ grade in leave vacancies upto a period of six months;
(45) Sanction of Medical Charges to non-gezetted staff Full powers;
(46) Sanction of expenditure for community necessities not exceeding rupees ten thousand at a time.
(47) Sanction of expenditure for games and sports at a cost not exceeding rupees twenty five thousand at a time.
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(48) Sanction of expenditure for entertainments and other forms of recreation at a cost not exceeding rupees five thousand at a time.
[23-A. Approval of expenditure incurred by the welfare Commissioner.- Any expenditure incurred by the Welfare Commissioner shall be placed in the immediate next meeting of the Board for the information and its approval.]