All India Institute of Speech & Hearing: Mysore 570 006

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF SPEECH & HEARING: MYSORE – 570 006

SCHEDULE - I

FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR, ASC, FC, VICE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ANNEXURE - A

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Appropriation and re- Full powers within the appropriation budget grant subject to approval of EC provided that grant for plan schemes will not be re- appropriated towards non-plan schemes and vice-versa 2 (a) Write-off of loss of irrecoverable values of stores etc., including cash and stamps Not due to theft, Rs. 20,000/- - Rs. 2,00,000 - - Full powers fraud or negligence in each case in each case 2

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ii) In other cases Rs. 10,000/- - Rs. 50,000 - - Full powers in each case in each case 2 (b) Loss of Revenue of Upto Rs.2,000/- in each - Upto - Upto Upto irrecoverable advance case Rs.4,000/- Rs.10,000/- Rs.50,000/- in each case in each case in each case 2 (c) Deficiencies & Up to Rs. 2,500/- per - Upto - - Upto Rs. 2 depreciation in the value item upto Rs. 10,000/- Rs.50,000/- lakhs in of stores per year each case 2 (d) Disposal of obsolete, Upto Rs. 2,000/- - Upto - - Full powers surplus or unserviceable at any one time Rs.5,000/- stores at any one time 3 (a) Power to incur contingent Upto Rs. 10,000/- - Upto - - Full powers expenditure recurring Rs.20,000/- p.a. recurring

Upto Rs. 40,000/- - Upto - - Full powers non-recurring in each Rs.50,000/- case p.a. in each case non- recurring 3

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 (b) Miscellaneous Upto Rs. 1,000/- in each - Upto - - Full powers expenditure case recurring Rs.20,000/- in (entertainment and each case ceremonies) Upto Rs. 10,000/- in recurring each case non-recurring 3 (c) Expenditure on Compliance of procedure as per the provisions of General Financial Rules, 2005 in this regard procurement of goods and services 3 (d) Advertisement charges Full powers - - - - - 4. Maintenance of buildings, Residential: - Upto Rs. 15 - - Full powers petty works, original Rs. 50,000/- in each lakhs works and special works case. Non-residential building: Rs. 1 lakh in each case 5. Power to sanction Full powers in respect of - - Full powers - - advance for the purchase officials and employees in respect of of conveyance excluding herself/himself Director 4

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 (a) Powers to sanction Full powers in respect of - The Chairman, - - - advances/ final officers and employees FSC in case of withdrawals out of CPF/ except himself/herself Director GPF 6 (b) Grant of Festival advance Full powers subject to - - - - - to eligible staff as per the observation of the prevailing Government provision in the General instructions issued from Financial Rules time to time. 7. Destruction of official Full powers subject to - - - - - records connected with the conditions laid down accounts in Appendix 13 to the compilation of the GFR 1963 8. Powers to direct the Full powers - - - - - payment on the last working day of a month, the pay & allowances of employees of the institute where the first happens to be a holiday either for the institute or Bank. 5

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Power to order the Full powers - - - - - retention of undisbursed pay and allowance of establishment for any period not exceeding 3 months 10. To sanction the re- Full powers in the case of - - - - Full powers in employment of super- Gr. III employees upto the case of annuated persons in the age of 60 years one Gr. II officers temporary vacancies year at a time upto the age of 60 years. Full powers in the case of Gr. I officers with concurrence of Govt. of India. 6

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11. To retain the institute Full powers in case of Gr. - - - - Full powers in employees upto the age III case of Gr. II of 60 years officers and full powers in case of Gr. I subject to concurrence of Govt. of India 12. To allow mileage Full powers provided - - - - - allowance by route selection of the route is other than the shortest in the institute’s interest or cheapest

14 (a) To decide whether a Full powers up to one - - - Full powers - particular absence as month for more on duty than a month 7

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 (a) To restrict the Full powers for a period - Full powers for - - - frequency and the not exceeding 30 days at duration in duration of journeys on a time & not more than excess of 30 tours in India two times in a year days at a time & in excess of two times in a year 15 (b) To approve tour Full powers - - - - - programs of officers and staff

15 (c) To sanction advance TA Full powers in respect of - Full powers in - - - all employees except respect of the himself/herself Director 17. To countersign his/her Full powers - - - - - own travelling allowance bills and those of other officers 8

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 18. To waive proviso (a) to Full powers - - - - Supplementary Rule 209 and to authorize departure from Supplementary Rule 211, regarding combination of holidays with leave 19 (a) Grant of casual leave Full powers in respect of - - - - - officers and employees of the institute except himself/herself

He/she can avail casual leave of less than 5 days in anticipation of sanction of Chairman FC. 19 (b) Grant of leave (except Full powers in respect of - Full powers to - - - special disability leave all employees except Chairman, FC and study leave) himself/herself in respect of Director 9

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 (c) Special disability leave - - Full powers - - - and study leave in respect of Group B & C 19 (d) Special disability and - - Full powers to study leave in respect the Chairman, of Group A officers FC 20. To direct that an officer Full powers not - - - - - on leave shall be exceeding four months considered to be in occupation of residence 21. To allot residence Full powers - - - - - 22. Powers to make appointment to posts a) Temporary Full powers for Gr. B, C, - Full powers for - - - & D posts Gr. I officers subject to ratification of EC 10

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b) Permanent Full powers for Gr. B, C & - - - - Full powers in D posts respect of Gr. A posts c) Making appointment Full powers in respect of - - Full powers - - against leave Gr. B, C, & D posts for Gr. A vacancies posts for a period not exceeding four months including vacation at a time d) Grant of higher Upto five advance - - - Upto five - initial pay on the increments in the time advance initial appointment scale of pay attached to increments to council’s service Gr. C & Gr. D posts in the time scale of pay attached to Gr. A & B 11

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 23. Grant of increments Sanctioning of normal - Chairman, FC - - - increments to all the staff in case of except to himself/ Director herself 24. Investigation of arrears’ Full powers - - - - - claims 25. Form of surety bond to Full powers - - - - - be executed by a Govt. servant handling cash, stores, etc. 26. Grant of acceptance of Upto Rs. 10,000/- in - Full powers in - - - honoraria each case for employees case of of the institute except Director himself/herself. In case of recurring honorarium, this limit applies to the total of the recurring payments made to the individual in a year. 12

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 27. Permission for Full powers - - - - - undertaking work on behalf of a Board, University like setting and examining of papers, etc., for which fee is offered and acceptance of fee 28. Open and operate the Full powers to open and - - - - - accounts in connection operate funds for special with the affairs of the funds like hostel funds, college games fund, etc. in the Bank of Baroda and/or Post Office Savings Bank 29. Re-delegation of Delegation of powers have been made with approval of the Government of India and any further powers delegation, particularly in respect of financial matters requires prior approval of Government 13

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 30. Use of Office vehicle Full powers in beyond Municipal limits accordance with Staff Car Rules

31. Installation of telephone Full powers for office - - Full powers telephones for residential telephones subject to the instructions in this regard issued by the Ministry of Finance from time to time. 14

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 32. Powers to constitute Concerned appointing authority will exercise those powers in respect of Group, A, B, C & D Selection Committee posts and DPC A. Selection Committee (i) Group A posts Constitution of the Selection Committee

1) Additional Secretary (Health) – Chairman 2) Additional DGHS, Govt. of India – Member 3) Two experts in the subject to be selected by the Chairman, Selection Committee from the panel of experts approved by the Executive Council – Members and 4) Director, AIISH – Member-Secretary (ii) Group B, C & D Full powers posts 15

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B. Departmental Promotion Committee (i) Group A posts Constitution of the Departmental Promotion Committee:

1) Joint Secretary, Dept. of Health, Govt. of India – Chairperson 2) Representative of DGHS, Govt. of India – Member 3) Director of Health Services or his nominee, Govt. of Karnataka – Member 4) One Head of the Department nominated by the Director, AIISH – Member 5) Director, AIISH – Member-Secretary (ii) Group B, C, and Full powers - - - - - D posts a) For promotion Full powers - - - - - b) Declaration of Full powers - - - - - satisfactory completion of probationary period and confirmation c) Efficiency Bar Full powers - - - - 16

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 33. To incur expenditure on Full powers upto - - - - - insurance of all costly, Rs. 20,000/- in each case sensitive and sophisticated equipment of fragile nature purchased from abroad which are not easily replaceable and for which insurance is considered absolutely necessary 34. To communicate the Full powers - - - - - orders of the appellate authority 17

ANNEXURE - B

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Approval of recruitment - Full powers - - - Full powers rules for the teaching and for framing for final technical posts Recruitment approval Rules

2. Taking up research - Full powers - - - - proposals both funded by the institute and by other agencies 3. To approve short term Full powers where no Full powers - - - - training programs, financial commitment is upto orientation courses, new involved Rs.5,000/- academic activities, workshops and research works within the budgetary provisions 18

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4. To appoint temporarily Full powers - - - - - against study leave vacancies in respect of A, B and C group officers in relaxation of age limit among departmental candidates 5. To constitute various Full powers - - - - - internal committees to streamline the academic and administrative activities of the institute. 6. Printing of Publications, Full powers - - - - - Journals

7. Powers to permit Full powers upto two - - - Full powers - members of faculty for occasions in a financial for more going abroad to attend year than 2 meetings / seminars / occasions workshops / symposia, per individual WHO fellowship etc., upto 15 days 19

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8. Powers to permit and - - - - Full powers - sanction TA/DA etc. to in respect of officers of the institute to all the staff go abroad in connection with the work of the institute and to treat the absence as on duty 9. Powers to permit officials Full powers - - - Full powers - of the institute to go in case of abroad on vacation Director subject to that no overstayal / extension of leave is permitted and also without involving financial effects from the institute. 20

Extent of Powers Sl. Nature of powers Academic Sub Finance Vice Executive No. Director Chairman Committee Committee Chairman Council 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10. Powers to appoint Full powers for retention - Full powers - - - Chartered Accountants where the audit party or for carrying out audit of firm appointed by SFC the institute earlier does not change with additional charges upto 10%. 11. Powers to permit faculty Full powers where there - Full powers - - - members of the institute is no financial where financial to take up research work commitment commitment is with external agencies involved including foreign agencies