Sl No.

Nature of Power

Extent of powers delegated

1

To pay salaries and other allowances to the staff as per Govt of India rules and as per their entitlement

Full powers

2

To sanction Dearness Allowance to the employees of the Institute as per Govt of India decisions.

Full powers

3

To sanction honorarium to persons invited for attending to the work of the Institute both from within the country and abroad and also to sanction expenditure incurred on their transportation, boarding and lodging as per their status.

Full powers

4

To reimburse the employees of the Institute conveyance charges incurred, by them in connection with official work at head-quarters and outstations.

Full powers

5

To sanction payment of electric, gas and water charges.

Full powers

6

To sanction hire, purchase and repair of office equipment fixtures and furniture, water coolers, air conditioners, typewriters, fans, clocks, call bells, calculating machines, intercoms electronic stencil cutters, Dictaphones tape recorders, photo copiers, franking machines, addressographs, filing and indexing systems etc.

Full powers

7

Personal computers

Full powers

8

Hire and maintenance of computers of all kinds.

Full powers

9

To sanction freight and demurrage / wharfage charges

  Full powers

10

To sanction legal charges

Full powers

11

To sanction hire, purchase, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles & bicycles.

  Full powers

12

To sanction payment of taxes and rates.

Full powers

13

To sanction payment of postal and telegraph charges.

Full powers

14

To sanction expenditure for printing and binding.

Full powers

15

To sanction purchase of newspapers, periodicals, books etc.

Full powers

16

To sanction printing articles and purchase of stores and stationery

Full powers

17

To sanction supply of liveries, badges and other articles of clothing etc., and washing allowance

Full powers

18

To sanction payment of telephone charges of office and residence (including installation)

Full powers

19

Power to sanction travel by air for urgent work in case of emergencies

Full powers

20

To sanction hospitality

Full powers

21

To hire office accommodation

Full powers

22

To sanction expenditure and execute appropriate contracts, on scheme, project or work the total outlay on which does not exceed