Postal Board
Postal Board
Postal Board
THE MEMBERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
Existing monetary Revised Monetary limit up to which
limit up to which expenditure can be incurred
Sl. Items of expenditure expenditure can be Reference to
No. Level Monetary Limit DFPRs
incurred by the
Secretary
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. INDENT, CONTRACT AND PURCHASES
(i) If a contract extends over a period of Up to Rs.5 Crores MEMBER Up to Rs.3 Crores Rule 21 (a)
time, the total value over the entire period
of its currency shall be taken as the value SECRETARY Beyond Rs.3 Crores and
up to Rs.5 Crores
for the purpose of applying the limit
(iii) Any indent for stores of a proprietary Up to Rs. 60 Lakhs MEMBER Full Powers Rule 21 (c)
nature
(iv) any purchase which has normally to be Up to Rs. 50 Lakhs MEMBER Up to Rs.40 Lakhs Rule 21 (e)
effected through the Central Purchasing
Organisation, but which is proposed to be SECRETARY Beyond Rs.40 Lakhs and
up to Rs.50 Lakhs
made direct on grounds of emergency
2. PRINTING AND BINDING
(ii) Where printing is executed through or Full Powers MEMBER Full Powers Sl. 14 of
with the approval of Director of Printing Schedule V
(i) Execution of petty works and special Rs.5000 each case MEMBER Up to Rs.5000 each case Sl. 12 of
repairs to Government owned buildings, Schedule V
including sanitary fittings, water supply and
electric installations in such buildings and
repairs to such buildings
(ii) Repairs and alterations to hired and Rs.50,000 per MEMBER Rs.50,000 per annum Provisions of
requisitioned buildings annum non‐ non‐recurring Rule 137, 142
recurring Rs.5000 per annum and 152 of GFR,
Rs.5000 per annum recurring
1963 shall be
recurring
observed
4. MOTOR VEHICLES
(i) Purchase Full Powers subject SECRETARY Full Powers subject to Provisions of
to the provisions the provisions contained Rule 137, 142
contained at sl. no. at sl. no. 10 of Schedule‐ and 152 of GFR,
10 of Schedule‐V of V of DFPRs and orders
1963 shall be
DFPRs and orders issued by M.O.F. from
issued by M.O.F. time to time observed
from time to time
(ii) Replacement Full Powers subject MEMBER Full Powers subject to Provisions of
to certificate of certificate of Rule 137, 142
condemnation being condemnation being and 152 of GFR,
given by the given by the competent
1963 shall be
competent authorities
authorities observed
5. LOCAL PURCHASE OF PETTY STATIONERY Full Powers MEMBER Full Powers Sl. 21 (B) of
STORES Schedule‐V
6. COMPUTERS Full Powers MEMBER Full Powers subject to Sl. 26 (a) of
(including personal computers) provision contained in Schedule‐V
Sl. 26 (a) of Schedule‐V
of DFPRs
7. CONTINGENT EXPENDITURE
8. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE
(I) Entertainment, foundation stone laying Full Powers subject MEMBER Full Powers subject to Schedule‐VI
ceremonies and opening of buildings to general general instructions
instructions issued issued by the Finance
by the Finance Ministry
Ministry
9. WRITE OFF LOSSES
The powers specified may be exercised
provided that:
(a) The loss does not disclose a defect in
rules or procedure, the amendment of
which requires the orders of higher
authority or Ministry of Finance
(b) There has been any serious negligence
on the part of any Government servant
which may call for disciplinary action by a
higher authority
(i) Irrecoverable losses of stores or of public
money
(a) Losses of stores not due to theft, Rs. 20 Lakhs MEMBER Up to Rs. 10 Lakhs Schedule‐VII
fraud or negligence SECRETARY Beyond Rs. 10 Lakhs and
up to Rs. 20 Lakhs
(b) For other cases Rs. 2 Lakhs MEMBER Up to Rs. 1 Lakh Schedule‐VII
SECRETARY Beyond Rs. 1 Lakh and
up to Rs. 2 Lakhs
(ii) Loss of revenue or irrecoverable loans Rs. 50,000 MEMBER Up to Rs. 50,000 Schedule‐VII
and advances
(iii) Deficiencies and depreciation in the Rs. 50,000 MEMBER Up to Rs. 50,000 Schedule‐VII
value of stores (other than a motor vehicle
or motor cycle) included in the stock and
other accounts
(iv) Condemnation of motor vehicles and Rs. 2 Lakhs subject Dy. Dir. Genl. Up to Rs. 1 Lakh subject Schedule‐VII
motor cycles to restrictions to the restrictions
specified in the specified in the schedule
schedule
MEMBER Beyond Rs. 1 Lakh and
up to Rs. 2 Lakhs subject
to the restrictions
specified in the schedule
11. EXPENDITURE ON SCHEMES OF PROJECTS