Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department Haryana
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WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND BACKWARD CLASSES DEPARTMENT HARYANA Right to Information Act, 2005. Clause 4(1)(b) : (i) The particulars of its organization, functions and duties: The Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes Department Haryana implements the various schemes for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. The main function of the department is to co-ordinate the supervision and direction of the activities of other department in the matter of implementation of various schemes designed for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes and Vimukt Jatis and also to perform the following functions:- 1. Eradication of untouchability including administration of the untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 now known as Protection of Civil Rights Act. 2. Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995. 3. Establishment matters relating to officers and staff under the administrative control of the Department except matters allotted to the General Administration Department. 4. All matters relating to Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation and as well as Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. 5. Matters connected with the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes and Vimukt Jatis including– a) Consideration and implementation of the report of the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India; b) Revision of lists of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes; c) State advisory Committee on Welfare and Adhoc Committees and on Welfare; and d) Redressal of grievances of all members of Scheduled Castes/Tribes and Backward Classes in service. 6. Policy regarding reservations for the members of Scheduled Castes/Tribes, Backward Classes and Vimukt Jatis for admission to various institutions. 7. Schemes designed for the welfare of Scheduled Castes/ Backward Classes and Vimukt Jatis including– a) Establishment of Community Centers; b) Grant of subsidy for the various schemes for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Vimukt Jatis; c) Pre-examination Training Centers; d) Provision for legal aid; e) Provision of interest-free loan to the Scheduled Castes Students. The Organization Chart of the department is annexed at Annexure ‘A’. (ii) Powers and duties of the Officers/officials Head Quarter Sr. Name of the Brief of the Powers and duties. No. Post 1 Director The Director is the overall incharge of the department and enjoys the powers vested in all the Heads of Departments under Civil Services Rules Financial Rules and other executive instruction issued by the Govt. from time to time. 2 Chief Accounts 1. Controlling Officer in the matter of Pension, various Officer Loan and Advances to the employees. 2. Building Rents. 3 Sr. Account 1. Audit paras, Draft paras, Advance paras, CAG paras Officer raised by the A.G. Haryana & CAG of India 2. Internal Audit of the Deptt. 4 Deputy 1. Controlling officer of the departmental schemes being director(S) implemented by the department (Excluding education schemes) 2. Implementation of reservation policy. 3. Grant in Aid to NGOs. 4. SPIO Under RTI Act, 2005 5 Deputy Director 1. Controlling officer of the educational schemes. (Trg.) 2. Hostel for SC students. 3. PETC’s. 4. Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhatra Yojna. 5. Educational Schemes. 6 Deputy Director 1. Department Annual Plan. (P) 2. Special Component Plan for SC’s. 3. Inclusion /Exclusion of Castes in BC’s and OBC’s. 4. Work relating to HSDFC and HBC & EWS Nigam. 5. 20 point programme. 7 Research officer 1. Research and evaluation of the Departmental Schemes. 2. Inclusion/Exclusion of castes in SCs and BCs. 8 Statistical Supervision of reservation policy. Officer 9 Superintendent Supervision of work relating to Planning Branch. (Plg) 10 Account Officer 1. Account & Budget 2. DDO at Headquarter Level. 11 Assistant To Assist the officer for implementing the education Research Officer schemes, Reservation Policy and SCSP etc. and collection data thereof. 12 Section Officer Departmental Audit. 13 PA/Sr. Scale To Assist officers. Steno/Jr. Scale Steno 14 Deputy Supervision of the work of the Branch concerned. Superintendent 15 Statistical Collection and compilation of data relating to various Assistant schemes implementing for the welfare of SC & BC. 16 Asstt./ Jr. Dealing with the work of various departmental schemes and Auditor/ work allotted to them. Accountant 17 Steno-Typist Typing and dictation work. 18 Clerks Diary/dispatch and record keeping etc. Field Staff Sr. Name of the Brief of the Powers and duties. No. Post 1 District Welfare 1. Head of Office of the District concerned. Officer 2. DDO of the District and Pre Examination Centers (One in each concerned. District) 3. Implementation of the various schemes of the department for the Welfare of SC & BC. 4. Assistant State Public Information Officer. 5. Monitoring of schemes and SCSP. 2 Deputy Supervision of the work of the Branch concerned. Superintendent (In each DWO office) 3 Statistical Collection and compilation of data relating to various Assistant schemes implementing for the welfare of SC & BC. 4 Assistant Dealing with the work of various departmental schemes and work allotted to them. 5 Hostel Warden Supervision of Hostel. 6 Tehsil Welfare 1. Implementation of the Departmental Schemes. Officer 2. Monitoring of Schemes of SCSP. 7 Lecturers PETC closed. Lecturer working against the Post of TWO. (In Pre Examination Training Centers) 8 Lady Supervisor Supervision of the work of Community Centers. 9 Lady Social To impart training of Tailoring/Cutting and embroidery Worker to the SC girls in community Centers. 10 Steno-Typist Typing and dictation work. 11 Clerks Diary/dispatch and record keeping etc. 12 Cook To cooking food for students in the hostels. (iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process including channel of Supervision and accountability. On receipt of fresh dak/file, the same is diarised by the receipt clerk and sent to the concerned branches through Heads of their branches. The record keepers of the concerned branches put up the same to the concerned Assistant/Deputy Superintendent and afterwards these files are routed through respective Heads of Branches to Head of the Department/Joint Secretary/Special Secretary/Administrative Secretary/Minister/Chief Minister concerned for final decision as the case may be. In the field offices, Deputy Commissioner concerned is the sanctioning authority to accord the sanctions under the various departmental schemes being implemented for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes. As per the standing orders issued by the Minister In Charge under the Rules of Business of Haryana Government 1977 the list of matters finally disposed of by the Head of the Department/Joint Secretary/ Special Secretary/ Administrative Secretary/ Minister concerned is as under :- List of cases to be disposed off finally by the Minister-In-Charge of the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department, Haryana. I- Legislative Matters 1. Cases which are required to be submitted to Council of Ministers, Governor, CM under the provision of the Rules of Business of the Government of Haryana shall be routed through Minister-in-Charge. 2. Cases referable to Council of Ministers under Rule-5 & II of the Rules of Business of the Government of Haryana, 1977. 3. Framing of Acts and Rules under there or any amendment therein and reference to L.R. and Secretary to Government Haryana, Legislative Department regarding preparation of Draft Rules. 4. Assembly Questions, Resolution, Assurances and promises made by the Minister on the floor of the House. 5. Replies to Questions in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha except factual information. II- Administrative Matters All cases dealing with: 1. Service Rules of Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Establishment and amendment thereof or relaxation of the application of the rules. 2. All cases of first appointment, extension of probation period, confirmation, promotion, reversion, suspension, transfers, disciplinary action (Except under Rule-8), extension in service, compulsory/ premature retirement, temporary cut in pension/gratuity and award of commendatory letters to Group A and B Officers. 3. Annual Confidential Reports of Administrative Secretary, Director General/Director or whose first report is recorded by the Director General/Director. 4. Training of all Group A and B officers abroad and their deputation to Central and other State Government. 5. Grant of approval for creation of new posts. 6. Revision of pay scales of Group A and B officers. 7. Forwarding of applications of Group-A & Group-B officers for job outside the Department where any relaxation in terms of appointment is required. 8. All references to the Haryana Public Service Commission in respect of Group A and B officers. 9. Institution or withdrawal of Civil and Criminal proceedings against Group A & B officers and proposals to pay from the revenue of the State, costs or damages in Civil and Criminal suits brought by or against Group A and B Officers. 10. References to the Vigilance Department in respect of Group A& B officers and enquiries against them. 11. Cases to be sent to Chief Minister/Governor. III- Financial Matters 1. Inclusion of New Schemes in Plan and Non-Plan Budget. 2. Grant of approval of Schedule of New Expenditure or New Scheme. 3. Matters involving substantial loss of Government stores or money. 4. Matters involving any claim/recovery including waving off of any claim of recovery against Group A & B officers. 5. Financial irregularities of serious nature. 6. Decision in respect of financial irregularities committed by Group A and B Officials as per rules. IV- General Matters 1. Important policy references received from or made to the Government of India. 2. All cases of sanction of grant-in-aid to NGOs/voluntary welfare organizations. 3. Administrative approval for construction of office buildings. 4. Important cases involving question of policies or principles not expressly provided for here or in the preceding paras.