Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations, 2005

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    "title": "Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations, 2005",
    "short_title": "Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations, 2005",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 1, dated 8th July,",
    "act_year": 2005,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations, 2005",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) Government shall mean Government of Bihar.\n(ii) Commission shall mean Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission.\n(iii) Chairman shall mean Chairman of Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission.\n(iv) Act shall mean the E.R.C. Act 1998 and now Electricity Act, 2003 and shall include any statutory amendment, modification and re-enactment thereof.\n(v) Words or expressions occurring in these regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning as in the Act.\n(vi) Secretary shall mean Secretary for Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission or any other officer of the Commission authorized by the Chairperson to discharge the responsibilities of the Secretary in his/her absence for a limited period.\n(vii) Head of the office shall mean Secretary of the Commission or any other officer of the Commission to whom such financial powers may be delegated by the Chairman.\n(viii) Head of the department shall mean Member (Administration & Legal) of the Commission or any other officer to whom such powers may be delegated by the Chairman.\n3.\nAppendix A\n4.\n5.\nAppendix A\nAppendix A\nSl. No.\nItem of Expenditure\nMonetary limit upto which expenditure can be\n\t\t\t\tincurred\nPowers of the Chairman\nPowers of the Head of the Department\nPowers of the Head of the Office\nRules, orders, restrictions on which the\n\t\t\t\texpenditure shall be incurred.\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Unspecified items of contingent expenditure",
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            "title": "1. Unspecified items of contingent expenditure",
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            "content": "(a)\nRecurring\nFull Powers\nRs. 10,000/-  P.a in each case\nRs. 5,000/-  P.a in each case\n(b)\nNon- recurring\nFull Powers\nRs. 50,000/- P.a in each case.\nRs. 10,000/- P.a in each case",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Motor Vehicles",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Motor Vehicles",
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            "content": "(a)\nPurchase of vehicles\nFull Powers\nNil\nNil\n(b)\nMaintenance upkeep and repairs\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nRs. 7,500/- p.m. per vehicle.\n(c)\nCondemnation of Vehicles\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nNil\nSubject to instructions issued by Government of Bihar.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Office Equipments and Computers.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Office Equipments and Computers.",
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            "content": "(a)\nPurchase of all office equipment including typewriters,\n\t\t\t\telectronic typewriters, intercom equipments, calculators,\n\t\t\t\telectronic Dictaphones. Copying machines, franking machines\n\t\t\t\tfilling and indexing systems, Computers' accessories\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nRs. 50,000/-  P.a.\n(b)\nComputers (including personal Computers)\nFull Powers\nRs. 5 lakhs P.a.\nRs. 2 lakhs P.a.\n(c)\nMaintenance of Computers of all kinds\nFull Powers\nRs. 50,000/-  p.a.\nRs. 20,000/-  p.a.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Furniture and Fixtures.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Furniture and Fixtures.",
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            "content": "(a)\nSetting up of the office\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\n(b)\nPurchase\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\n(c)\nRepair\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\n(d)\nHire of office furniture, heater, coolers,\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nRs. 20,000/- p.a.\n(e)\nPurchase of Desert Cooler, Room Cooler, Air conditioner.\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nRs. 20,000/- p.a.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Purchase of Stationery.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Purchase of Stationery.",
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            "content": "(a)\nPurchase of Stationery stores mentioned in the list under\n\t\t\t\tappendix 9 to compilation of the General Financial Rules, 1963\nFull Powers\nRs. 50,000/- p.a.\nRs. 5,000/- p.a.\n(b)\nLocal purchase of petty stationery stores\nFull Powers\nRs. 2.5 lakhs P.a.\nRs. 5,000/-  p.a.\n(c)\nLocal purchase of rubber stamps and office seals\nFull Powers\nRs. 5,000/-  p.a.\nRs. 2,000/-  p.a.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Printing/Publication/Publicity",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Printing/Publication/Publicity",
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            "content": "(a)\nPrinting and Binding.\nFull Powers\nRs. 1 lakh p.a. if the job is executed locally\nRs. 50,000/- p.a. if the job is executed locally.\n(b)\nPublication\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nRs. 25,000/- p.a.\n(c)\nPayment of Publicity charges\nFull Powers\nFull powers subject to prescribed rates.\nNil",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Telephone & Internet Charges.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Telephone & Internet Charges.",
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            "content": "(a)\nSanction of residential telephones/internet connections with\n\t\t\t\tseparate telephone line in case of officers drawing salary in the\n\t\t\t\tscale equivalent to that of Dy. Secy. In the Government, of India\n\t\t\t\tor above.\nFull Powers\nFull Powers\nNil\n(b)\nSanction of residential telephones/internet connections with\n\t\t\t\tseparate telephone line in case of officers drawing salary in the\n\t\t\t\tscale below to that of Dy. Secy, in the Government, of India\nFull Power\nNil\nNil\n(c)\nFor entitled category of officers the reimbursement of call\n\t\t\t\tcharges will be limited to 1000 calls P.M. over the free calls\n\t\t\t\tallowed by BSNL for telephone line and similar number of calls\n\t\t\t\twould be allowed for internet telephone line as well as the\n\t\t\t\trental charges.\nFull Powers including powers to sanction excess calls relating\n\t\t\t\tto official duties\nFull Powers including powers to sanction excess calls relating\n\t\t\t\tto official duties\nFull powers upto calls within sanctioned limit\nIn case the prescribed limit is exceeded for requirements of\n\t\t\t\tofficial duties, the officer concerned shall furnish certificate\n\t\t\t\tto this effect.\n(d)\nNon- entitled officials limit restricted upto 600 calls p.m.\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n(e)\nReimbursement of entitled telephone charges (calls and rental\n\t\t\t\tin case of private residence installed in the names of officers\n\t\t\t\tor their spouses.\nFull Power\nFull Power",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Rent.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Rent.",
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            "content": "(i) Ordinary Office Accommodation\n(a)\nWhere the accommodation is entirely utilized for the office\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil\n(b)\nWhere the accommodation is used partly as office and partly as\n\t\t\t\tresidence.\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil\n(ii)\nFor residential and other purposes\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Petty Works and Repairs",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Petty Works and Repairs",
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            "content": "(a)\nExecution of petty works and special repairs to Government\n\t\t\t\towned buildings, including sanitary fittings, water- supply and\n\t\t\t\telectric installations in such buildings and repairs to such\n\t\t\t\tinstallations\nFull Power\nRs. 50,000/-  p.m. per building if the work is executed\n\t\t\t\tdepartmentally.\n(b)\nOrdinary repairs to Government buildings.\nFull Power\nFull Power\n- do-\n(c)\nRepairs and alterations to hired and requisitioned buildings\nFull Power\nFull Power\nRs. 5,000/- p.a. non-recurring and Rs. 1,000/- recurring.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Miscellaneous Charges.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Miscellaneous Charges.",
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            "content": "(a)\nElectric, Gas and Water charges\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n(b)\nMunicipal Rates and Taxes\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n(c)\nFreight and demurrage/wharfage charge\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Legal Charges.",
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            "content": "",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Legal Charges.",
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            "content": "(a)\nHiring of Legal consultants including Barristers, Advocates,\n Pleaders, Arbitrator and Umpires\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n(b)\nOther Legal charges\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n(c)\nReimbursement of legal expenses incurred by Commission\n employees in cases relating to discharge of their official\n duties.\nFull Power\nFull Power\nFull Power\n12.\nPayment of Consultancy Charges.\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil\n13.\nStaff paid from contingencies\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil\n14.\nHonorarium\nFull Power\nFull Power\nNil\n15.\nReimbursement of Medical Expenses\nFull Powers including powers to grant relaxation from\n provisions of regulations framed by the commission in deserving\n cases.\nFull Powers as per Bihar Government Medical Rules\nFull Powers as per Bihar Government Medical Rules\nThe Bihar Government Medical Rules, to be followed till\n framing of medical attendance regulations by the commission.\n16.\nConveyance Hire\nFull Power\nRs. 20,000/- P.M.\nRs. 10,000/- P.M.\n17.\nExpenditure for refreshment for official meetings\nFull Power\nRs. 25,000/- p.a.\nRs. 10,000/- p.a.\nSubject to availability of budget.\n18.\nDisposal of obsolete surplus or unserviceable stores\nFull Power\nRs. 50,000/- at a time\nRs. 5,000/- at a time.\n19.\nReappropriation of Fund\nFull Powers\n-\n-",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh533",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 1, dated 8th July, 2005, published in Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 405, dated 27.7.2005",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2005",
        "Short Title": "Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Delegation of Financial Powers) Regulations, 2005",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}