Government of Tamil Nadu - Government Orders

Establishment - Labour Department - Delegation of certain financial powers to Second Level and subordinate Officers of the Labour Department - Orders - Issued.

1. G.O. (Ms) No.1344, Industries, Labour and Co-operation (Labour), dated 9.3.65.

2. G.O. (Ms ) No.2823, Industries, Labour and Co-operation (Labour), dated 4.9.67.

3. G.O. (Ms) No. 31 0, Industries, Labour and Co-operation, (Labour), dated 1.2.69.

7. From the Commissioner of Labour, letter No.H2/ 4053/2001, dated 29.1.2001, 9.4.2001, 9,8.2001, 14.2.20.02 and 13.6.2002.

In the Government Orders first to sixth read above, Government have issued orders delegating certain financial powers to the second level / subordinate officers of the Labour Department.

2. The Commissioner of Labour, in his letters sixth and seventh read above, has stated that the powers delegated to the Second Level / Subordinate Officers were not revised for the past 25 years and in view of the vast change in the office administration spiraling cost of the articles, etc., there is a need to revise the financial powers now exercised by the second level and subordinate officers of the Department. The Commissioner of Labour has also proposed that the financial powers now exercised by him in respect of stationery articles building rent and repairs of furniture's may be enhanced,'"

3. After careful examination, the Government accept the proposal of the Commissioner of Labour and direct that the financial powers now exercised by the second level and subordinate officers be enhanced as follows :-

Sl. No.	Item	Name of the Officers	Existing Financial Powers Rs.	Enhanced Financial Powers Rs.
1.	Stationary Articles Annual local purchase	Joint Commissioner of Labour	500/-	5000/-
		Deputy Commissioner of Labour	2500/-	5000/-
		Inspector of Labour	7000/-	14000/-
		Labour Officer	1000/-	2000/-
		Inspector of Plantations	1000/-	2000/-
		Assistant Surgeon	---	2000/-
		L.L.A.C.	300/-	1000/-
2.	Building Rent	Joint Commissioner of Labour	2000/-	10000/-
3.	Purchase of Books	Joint Commissioner of Labour	100/-	500/-
4.	Repair of furniture	Joint Commissioner of Labour	50/-	200/-
4.	Repair of furniture	Deputy Commissioner of Labour.	250/-	2500/-
5.	Transport charges for office shifting	Joint Commissioner of Labour	1000/-	2000/-
6.	Write off losses of stores and furniture etc,	Joint Commissioner of Labour	500/-	1000/-
7.	Purchase of Electric bulb	Joint Commissioner of Labour	150/-	300/-
7.	Purchase of Electric bulb	Assistant Commissioner of Labour	25/-	100/-
8.	Condemnation of unserviceable furniture and stores.	Joint Commissioner of Labour	---	500/-
8.	Condemnation of unserviceable furniture and stores.	Deputy Commissioner of Labour.	150/-	300/-

4. The. Government also delegate! the financial powers now exercised by the Commissioner of Labour to Joint Commissioner of Labour (Administration), Office of the Commissioner of Labour, Chennai.6:-

	Direct purchase of Stationery Articles	Rs. 5,000/-
	Purchase of Books	Rs. 500/-
	Repair of furniture	Rs. 2,500
	Write off losses of Stores and furniture	Rs. 1,000/-
	Purchase of Electric Bulb	Rs. 300/-
	Office Contingencies (Item 34 Appendix-5 of T.N.F.C. Vol.11)	Rs. 2,000/-

5. The Government further direct that the proposal to enhance the financial power of the Commissioner 3f Labour, in respect of purchase of Stationery articles, sanctioning of Building Rent and repair of furniture be rejected.

6. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance department vide its U.O.No.51593/L&E/2002-l, dated 26.7.2002.