Irrigation Duties

ANNEXURE

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PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING ITEMS SPECIFIED IN RULE 4(1)(b)(ii) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 (The Powers and duties of the officers and employees) Name of the Department/Board/

: Irrigation Department Punjab

Corporation/Institution/Office SR Name of the Duties No post 1 2 3 1.

Chief Engineer

Power and duties (In Brief) Power 4

Chief Engineer is the 1. administrative head of the branch and is responsible advisor of the Government in all matters relating to his charge or on which his advice is desired

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As per rule 10.4(5) of Departmental Financial Rules to convey administrative approval to working estimates for works other than residential buildings, forming part of a project estimate upto Rs. 25.00 lacs subject to the certain conditions. As per rule 10.5(i) of Departmental Financial Rules to accord technical sanction to detailed estimates of the original works and special repairs upto 10% of the excess work of the amount sanctioned by the competent authority. As per rule 10.6(1) of Departmental Financial Rules, has full powers to accept

tender for the execution of works by the Contractor. 4 (1) To sanction new outlet below one cusec discharge ii) To sanction new reclamation shoots. iii) To Transfer outlet from one channel to another iv) To transfer area from one chak to an another iv) Cadre controlling authority fo NonGazetted Establishment 2.

Superintending Engineer

He is incharge of the circle which is administrative unit of the Department. He is responsible to the Chief Engineer for the administration and general control of the public works within the circle.

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1. As per rule 10.5(3) of the Departmental financial Rules to accord technical sanctions of the estimates for maintenance and repair upto 4.00 Lacs 2. Rule 10.5 (1) sanction estimates or subsidiary estimates upto Rs. 40,000/unconditionally and Rs. One Lacs under certain conditions. 3. 10.6(2) to accept tenders fot supply of materials upto Rs. 3.00 Lacs.

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Executive Engineer Divisional Engineer

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Sub Divisional Officers

4. He is also enjoying thepowers of the Superintending Engineer, Canal Officer, under Northern India Canal & Drainage Act, 1873. As per the Act, he enjoyes the power under section 30(B), (C). 1. He invites the The Divisional Officer is generally tenders for all the Executive Engineer & is incharge works to be of the Executive unit of the executed within Department i.e. Division.He is his Division. responsible to Superintend-ing 2. He also acts as Engineer for the execution of the Canal Officer and work & management of all works enjoying the within the Division. He is also powers of the responsible for execution of work Divisional Canal as per PWD specifica-tions and Officer under approved drawings from the Northern India competent authority. He is also Canal & Drainage responsible for all accounts matter Act, 1873. As per in his Division & to make the Act, he enjoys payments for the works, and also the power of submit the accounts direct to the appellate authority Accountant General, Punjab. in the warabandi cases. He also enjoys the power under section 30 regarding publication of schemes of water courses etc. He is the incharge of Sub Division He also acts as Sub of the division and is responsible Divisional Canal Officer

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to the Divisional Officer for the Northern India Canal & management and execution of work Drainage Act, 1873. within the Division. He is responsible for the execution of work as per PWD specifications and as per approved drawings by the competent authority. He also issues work order to the contractor whose bid has been accepted by the tender acepting authority with the approval of his Executive Engineer. 5.

Junior Engineer

He is incharge of one of the sections of the Sub Division and is responsible to his Sub Divisional Officer. He observes field data of the works to be executed, and enters the same in the specified level book on the basis of which estimates are framed. He also gets the work executed at-site and is responsible for its Quality Control as per PWD specifications and approved drawings etc. He makes the record enteries of the executed works in the Measurement Book which forms the basis for payments to the contracting agencies.

He is incharge of stores, and tool and plant. He issues the material from the stores to the work at site.

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Deputy Collector

He is Revenue Assistant to the Divisional Officer and is responsible to that officer jointly with the Sub Divisional Officers for the Supervision of the revenue and control of revenue establishment.He is required to constantly inspect the work of Zilladars and Patwaries under his control. He also process the cases

He enjoys the power under Northern India Canal & Drainage Act, 1873.. As per this act, he enjoys the power to decide the warabandi cases under section 68 of this Act

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Zilladar

sent by the Divisional Officers regarding assessment of compensation for damage done to crops and errors found in settlement maps (Shijrahs) or register of areas of fields (Khasra Bandobahast). i) He is the Junior member of the Nil Superior revenue establishment, and upon him mainly devolves the checking of the work of the subordinate staff of the Patwaris. ii) To receive and enquire into all cases of unauthorised irrigation, waste of water and doubtful irrigation. iii) To check the initial record in the Shudkar. iv) To check on the ground the entries recorded in the final measurement book (Khasrah). v) To check the demand slips (Parchas) and seeing that they are made over by the Canal Patwari, to the Lambardar. vi) To check the demand statement (Khataunis) and seeing that all entries in the field measurement book (Khasrahs) are correctly charged for. vii) To Inspect the Tanzas (claims for remission of occupier s rates). viii) To see that Canal Patwaris keep their copies of the field books correct in accordance with the authenticated lists prepared by them.                                         8

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Patwari

He is the junior most man of the Nil Revenue Estt. in Canal divisions and is placed incharge of a circles or halka consisting of the definite group of villages, and his principal duty is to record the irrigation done at the time the water is taken, and subsequently, as soon as that period in the crop arrives when little or no new irrigation is likely to be effected, to make the final measurements of the crop, to prepare a slip (parcha) for each cultivator stating the area measured and amount of the demand, and finally to prepare the demand statement.

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Additional Director-CumController/Finance & Accounts

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He is financial adviser to Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Works, Punjab. ii) He also works as Drawing and Disbursing Officer of Irrigation, Head Office as well as Punjab State Tubewell Corporation also. iii) He prepares the budged estimates/revised estimates for the non-plan schemes, and issues the L.O.C. to concerned field divisions after approval from the concerned Chief Engineer. iv) He is in charge of maintaining the General Provident Fund accounts of all Officers/Officials of Irrigation Department except

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Financial powers which are vested by Drawing & Disbursing Officer s are being exercised by him

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Divisional Accountant

11. Cashier

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He is the incharge of the Nil accounts, branch of his division, and he is the representative of the Accountant General, Punjab. ii) As Accountant, he is the compiler of the Accounts of the division. iii) As primary auditor, he is the representative of the audit department (Accountant General, Punjab). iv) As financial Assistant, he is an adviser to the Divisional Officer in all matters relating to the accounts and budget estimates. v) He is also responsible to check the correctness of the payments made to agenies on the basis of rates and quantities sanctioned by the competent authority as per sanctioned estimate and availability of budget/L.O.C. i)

He is basically Senior Nil Assistant and handles the cash. ii) He maintains the cash book as per provisions of Punjab Financial Rules, Vol.-I and Departmental Financial Rules. iii) He is also to ensure that Government receipts, if any, is deposited in the treasury on the same day and the following day.                                         10

12. Sub Clerk

Divisional i)

He checks the bills relating to Nil works and records, necessary certificate on Measurement Books. ii) He prepares accounts of his Sub Division for submission to the Divisional Office. iii) He also maintains cash book/cheque book/receipt book and other relevant record of the sub division.

13. Administrative Officer

He is branch officer of various Nil branches relating to establishment and other service matters in the Head Office. He is generally Punjab Civil Services Cadre Officer and is appointed by the Government. He supervises the works of Superintendents of the branches under his control and advises the Chief Engineers in all cases of branches under his control.

14. Registrar

He is on the highest post of the Nil clerical cadre of the Head Office. He acts as branch officer of some branches and gives advice to Chief Engineer on all matters in cases of various branches under his control. He is also designated as Head of Office i) To control the entire office Nil staff of his branch. ii) To advise the superior officers on all matters pertaining to his branch. iii) To see that record keepers put up necessary reminders on

15. Superintendent

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letters requiring replies on due dates. iv) To scrutinise all drafts on cases routed through him and to satisy himself that all references have been correctly quoted etc. v) To deal all the confidential cases in his office. vi) To see the proper cleanliness of the office etc. 16. Senior Assistant

He is an important government Nil official of the branch. He deals with all the cases assigned to him by his Superintendent. He initiates the cases and records his opinion (on noting file) and gives all facts of the case as per instructions/ rules of the government. After approval of the competent authority, he prepares and put up the draft in this regard. He also monitors all cases assigned to him.

17. Clerk

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18. Circle Draftsman

Head i) ii)

He is part of the clerical Nil branch of division/circle/head office etc. He is also assigned the duties of record keeper/diarist/despatcher/typis t etc. He is the incharge of the Nil Drawing Branch of the circle. To scrutinise the estimates submitted by the divisional office and records a check certificate in token of its correctness.

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iii) To scrutinise the comparative statement of tenders, submitted by the Divisional Office in respect of quantities/departmental rates etc. iv) To allot the work to the Drawing Office Staff under his control. 19. Divisional Draftsman

Head i)

20. Draftsman

21. Junior Draftsman

He is the incharge of the Nil Drawing Branch of the division. ii) To scrutinise the estimate submitted by the Sub Divisional Office in respect of quantities/departmental rates etc. and record a check certificate on the estimates in respect of correctness. iii) To allot the work to the Drawing Branch Staff under his control i) He is part of Drawing Branch Nil of Divison/Circle/ Head Office. ii) To prepare Drawings and estimates. iii) To check the work done by the Junior Draftsman. iv) To check estimates submitted by subordinate offices. v) To check estimates all sorts of Drawing records and registers as laid down in PWD code and Irrigation Manual of Orders. i)

He is also part of Drawing Nil Branch of Division/Circle/Head Office.

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To copy map/drawings on trac-ing cloths or tracing papers.

iii) To ink pencil drawing when necessary.

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