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By D.GuruMurthy
M.E;M.I.E
Deputy Executive Engineer
INTRODUCTION
The important increase in Government activities will be evident from the fact that the Central
and State budgets which were a mere Rs. 900 crores in 1950—51 are now well over Rs. 11,000
corers. According to increased functions of Public Works are broadly divided into Irrigation
and Power, Roads and Buildings, Public Health, Panchayat Raj Engineering and Electricity
Department.
It contains four chapters and 366 paras (articles)
CHAPTER-1
Superintending Engineer:
The administrative unit of the department is the circle, in charge of a Superintending Engineer,
who is responsible to the Chief Engineer for the administration and general professional control
of public works in charge of officers of the department within his circle.(p13)
It is the duty of the Superintending Engineer to inspect the important works in his circle, to satisfy
himself that the system of management is efficient and economical, that regulations, works,
stock and accounts are strictly observed, and that the executive and administrative work of the
circle is satisfactorily performed. (p14)
CHAPTER-I
Executive Engineer :
The Executive Engineer, who is responsible to the Superintending Engineer for the execution
and management of all works within the division and he is responsible for payment of all
works of the division
The Executive Engineer is responsible that proper measures are taken to preserve all the
buildings and works in his division, and to prevent encroachment on Government lands in his
charge. He must keep accurate plans of all Cantonment or other Government lands borne
on the Public Works Department registers and ensure that his subordinates are acquainted
with the boundaries.
Immediately on a work being finished, it will be the duty of the Executive Engineer to close
the accounts of it and to prepare the completion report if required by the Rules in Paragraph
216. (p32)
CHAPTER-I
Divisional Accountant :
The Divisional Accountant referred to in Paragraphs 33 and 35 is
appointed by the Government of A.P. and his functions are
described in the A.P. Public Works Accounts Code, Paragraphs
88—93 and 539—548.
CHAPTER-I
Compensation for loss of property: Refer to para 51
Work-Charged Establishment: Reffer to para 58
Works establishment will include such establishment as is employed upon the actual execution, as
distinct from the general supervision, of a specific work or of sub Works of a specific project or
upon the subordinate supervision of departmental labour, stores and machinery in connection
with such a work or sub-works; when employees borne on the temporary establishment are
employed on work of this nature their pay should, for the time being, be charged direct to the
work.
lt is irregular to classify the following classes of establishment under the above rule as work-
charged establishment :
(i) River Conservance Inspectors, When their pay is Rs. 20 and upwards
(ii) Channel Superintendents, -Do.-
(iii) Embankment Superintendents, -Do.-
(iv) Conservancy Superintendents, -Do.-
(v) Survey Lascars, -Do.-
Miscellaneous Rules relating to Work-charged Establishment: Refer to para 71-83. (para 84)
CHAPTER-1
Destruction of Official Records:
The various records of the circle and divisional officers included in Appendix XV may be destroyed
after the periods specified therein unless, in any case, as records has been specially ordered to be
kept for a longer period. As regards records not included in the appendix, the sanction of the
Superintending Engineer or of the Accountant-General in the case of accounts records should be
applied for annually in the month of January. In ordering the destruction of such records, great
care should be exercised that it is confined to such as are valueless (vide also Paragraph 590 of the
A.P. Public Works Accounts Code), but the following should, on no account, be destroyed. (1)
Records in connection with expenditure which is within the statute of limitation.
(2) Records in connection with expenditure on works not completed, although beyond the period
of limitation.
(3) Records of experiments and observations.
(4) Records in connection with claims to service and personal matters connected with persons in
the service. (p84)
Periodical Returns :With regard to periodical returns not prescribed by the Government of India,
Government of A.P. or the Auditor-General, Officers to whom such returns are submitted should
institute, at convenient intervals of time an examination into the necessity for each return, with a
.view to the discontinuance of any that may be found to be no longer necessary. (p87)
CHAPTER-II
Classification of the operations of the public works department: Refer to para 88-94
The works are divided into into two classes— ‘original works’ and repairs/maintenance.
Original works include all new constructions, whether of entirely new works or of additions and
alterations to existing works, except as hereinafter provided: also all repairs to newly purchased
or previously abandoned buildings required to render them usable.
Works entrusted to departments other than the public works department: Refer para 95-98
1.Forest Department
2.Excise Department
Administrative approval and technical sanction :Refer para 99-103
CHAPTER-II
For every work proposed to be carried out, except petty works and repairs the cost of which does
not exceed Rs. 2,500/- a detailed estimate must be prepared by the P.W.D. for the sanction of
competent authority; this sanction is known as the technical sanction to the estimate. Except where
definite provision is made in this Code to the contrary, such sanction can only be accorded by
Government or, where powers has been delegated to them, by officers of that department.
Sanction accorded to the construction of work by any other department of Government is merely
an administrative approval of the work, which is in effect an order to the P.W.D. to execute a
certain specified work for the department as a stated cost. (p99)
It is waste of public money to prepare detailed plans and estimates for schemes for which the
provisions of funds is unlikely to be made, and for this reason, in complying with requests from other
departments for approximate estimates (line estimate)and preliminary plans for the purpose of
administrative approval, only sketch plans and statements of probable costs (based in the case of
buildings on cubic foot or plinth area rates) should be furnished by the P.W.D. On receipt of these,
the requisitioning officer should take steps for obtaining the necessary administrative
approval.(p100)
CHAPTER-II
Special Rules for Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage Works :Ref 366 -369
Under the Devolution Rules, Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and Drainage works have
been classified as reserved State subjects. They are moreover subjects in respect of which
definite financial limits have been placed on the powers of the State Governments. The
President-exercises also in respect of these subjects statutory powers of superintendence,
direction and control.
End of D-Code
*For further clarification follow Andhra Pradesh departmental code.
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