The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962

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    "title": "The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962",
    "short_title": "The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962",
    "act_number": "Published in the Assam Gazette, Part 2A, dated 30t",
    "act_year": 1962,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "description": "The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962",
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            "content": "The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962\nPublished in the Assam Gazette, Part 2A, dated 30th May, 1962, pages 1944-46\nLast Updated 12th February, 2020\n[ass237]\n1.\nThese rules may be called the Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962.\n2.\nIn these rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-\n(a)\n\"the Act\"\nmeans the Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Act, 1948 (Assam Act 28 of 1948) ;\n(b)\n\"Rules\"\nmeans the rules framed under the Act;\n(c)\n\"Section\"\nmeans a section of the Act;\n(d)\n\"State\"\nmeans the State of Assam.\n3.\nThe contribution to the fund will be made from the general revenues of the State under Section 4 of the Act by debit to the major head \"64-B. Transfer to Famine Fund\". As regards operation of the fund, the necessary amounts should be provided both for General and Part A, Tribal Areas of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, under different sub-heads under \"64-Famine-A- Famine Relief\" for expenditure on gratuitous relief and test relief, etc. On the receipt side of the budget, provision should be made annually under the minor head \"Amount transferred from the Relief Fund\" under the Major Head \"XLVII-Transfer from the Famine Relief Fund\".\n4.\nThe Secretary or in his absence, the Deputy Secretary or the Under-Secretary, as the case may be, in charge of Revenue Department of the Government of Assam, shall control the fund and may sanction withdrawals from it not exceeding the total amount provided expenditure on gratuitous relief, test relief, etc.\n5.\nNo expenditure from the fund shall be made on loans. Since expenditure on gratuitous relief and test relief, etc., will be financed by the withdrawal from the fund to the extent of actual requirement, the unspent amount, if any, provided on the expenditure side of the budget should be surrendered at the end of each financial year.\n6.\nThe Secretary, or in his absence the Deputy Secretary, or the Under-Secretary, as the case may be, in charge of Revenue Department of the Government of Assam may sanction amounts on relief measures in the Plains District of Assam within the amount provided in the budget in the case of any one calamity up to Rs. 5,000 without referring to Finance Department. But concurrence of Finance Department will be necessary in sanctioning any amount in excess of Rs. 5,000 in the case of any one calamity.\n7.\nThe Secretary, or in his absence, the Joint Secretary, the Deputy Secretary or the Under-Secretary, as the case may be, in charge of the Tribal Areas and Welfare Department may sanction amounts for relief measures in the Part-A Tribal Areas of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution within the amount provided in the budget for that area up to Rs. 5,000 in the case of any one calamity without referring to Finance Department. But concurrence of the Finance Department will be necessary in sanctioning any amount in excess of Rs. 5,000 in the case of any one calamity. Copies of all sanctioning letters shall be sent to the Revenue Department for record.\n8.\nWhen there is an existence of distress as specified in Section 5 of the Act, in any District of the State, the Deputy Commissioner or the Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case may be, after proper enquiry, shall immediately submit a detailed report of such distress, stating the reasons thereof and the relief he considers necessary, to the Government in the Revenue Department in case of Plains District and Tribal Areas Department in case of Part-A, Tribal Areas of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. On receipt of such a report if the Government in the appropriate Department, after consideration of the various aspects of the privations, are satisfied that it is a\nbona fide\ncase and deserves relief, the necessary grant may be sanctioned. Any such grant when sanctioned shall be utilised strictly on gratuitous relief, either in kind or in cash or in test relief, as the case may be, and no expenditure from such grants shall be made on loans. Proper accounts shall be maintained by the Deputy Commissioner or Sub-Divisional Officer receiving the grants, which shall be subject to audit by the Accountant General, Assam and the unspent balance, if any, out of such grants shall be surrendered to Government in the appropriate Department sanctioning the grant, in proper time at the end of each financial year.\n9.\nAs the end of each financial year the Accountant-General, Assam will work out the actual expenditure incurred on relief measures during the year and shall debit a corresponding amount to the fund by per contra credit to the Head \"XLVII-Transfer from Famine Relief Fund\".\n10.\nThe accounts of the fund shall be made up at the end of each financial year by the Accountant-General, Assam, in a proforma account as prescribed in the Appendix to these rules.\n11.\n(1) The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1950 published under Notification No. R.L. 23/47/90, dated 1st June, 1950 are hereby repealed.\n(2) Any order made or any action taken or anything done under the provisions of the rules so repealed, shall be deemed to have been made or taken or done under the corresponding provision of the rules.\nAppendix\nAccount of the Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund for the year ending the 31st March, 20 ...................\nReceipts\nRs.\nPayments\n1.\nTransfer from the Revenue Account\n....\n1.\nTransfer to the Revenue Account\n2.\nInterest receipt\n....\n2.\nTransfer to general balances for repayment of debt\n3.\nRecoveries of Famine expenditure\n....\n3.\nLoss on realisation of securities\n4.\nGain on realisation of securities\n....\n4.\nOther payments\n5.\nOther items-\nTotal receipts\nTotal payments\nOpening balance\nClosing balance\nTotal\nTotal\nCash\nCash\nSecurities held by the Fund\nSecurities held by the Fund\nPurchase Price\nPurchase Price\nNominal Value\nNominal value\nMarket Value on 1st April, 20....\nMarket value on 1st March, 20....\nTotal\nTotal",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th February, 2020 [ass237]",
        "Act Number": "Published in the Assam Gazette, Part 2A, dated 30th May, 1962, pages 1944-46",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1962",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Famine Relief and Insurance Fund Rules, 1962",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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