The AJ&K (Civil Services) Delegation of Administrative Powers Rules, 2011

THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (CIVIL SERVICES)

DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS RULES, 2011

“Muzaffarabad”
Dated: 13th May, 2011
NOTIFICATION:
No. S&GAD/A-4(119)/2008 Part-III. In exercise of the powers conferred
under Section 58 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974,
the President is pleased to make the following Rules, namely:-

1. Short Title and Commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Azad
Jammu and Kashmir (Civil Services) Delegation of Administrative Powers
Rules, 2011.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions:- (1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires the
following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned
to them, that is to say;-

(i) “Administrative Secretary” means a Secretary defined as such

under rule 2(1)(xxi) of the Azad Government of the State of Jammu
and Kashmir Rules of Business 1985;

(ii) “Chief Secretary” means a Chief Secretary defined as such under

rule 2(1)(vii) of the Azad Government of the State of Jammu and
Kashmir Rules of Business, 1985;

(iii) “Controlling Officer” includes an officer, other than authorities

specifically mentioned in clause (i) & (ii) above, who by virtue of
holding an office has been designated as Administrative Head or
In-charge of a Section, Office or Sub-office established in the
Department, Attached Department, District or Divisional Office
made responsible for efficient discharge of the functions in distinct

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sphere under any Statute or who may otherwise be declared as

Controlling Officer by the Administrative Secretary;

(iv) “Divisional Commissioner” means an officer who is designated and

appointed as Divisional Commissioner by the Government; and

(v) “Government” means the Azad Government of the State of Jammu

and Kashmir.

3. Delegation of Powers:- The powers specified in column 2 of the Schedule I

to these rules, shall to the extent mentioned in column 4 thereof, be exercised
by the authorities specified in column 3 of the said Schedule.

4. Repeal:- The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Civil Services) Delegation of

Powers Rules, 1994 are hereby repealed.

Sd/--
Additional Secretary Services
(Regulations)

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SCHEDULE I
AJK (CIVIL SERVICES) DELEGATION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS RULES, 2011
(ISSUED VIDE NOTIFICATION NO. S&GAD/A-4(119)/2008 PART-III
DATED 13.05.2011)
1 2 3 4
Sr. Nature of Functions Authorities To Whom Extent of Powers
# Powers Delegated
1. Administrative Approval in case
of:-
(a) Abolition of Posts (i) Chief Secretary (i) BS-19 & above, subject to
substantially justified and
valid reasons recorded in
writing.
(ii) Administrative (ii) Up to BS-18
Secretary

(b) Acquisition of land for Administrative Secretary Full Powers.

Public purpose in pursuance of
budgetary provision or under
approved scheme /project.
(c) Creation/ Re-designation/ (i) Chief Secretary (i) Post up to BS-18
Annual Renewal /Change of (ii) Administrative (ii) Post up to BS-16
Nomenclature of Posts in Secretary
accordance with concurrence of
Finance Department.
(d) Initiation of disciplinary (i)Chief Secretary (i) BS-18/19
proceedings under relevant law (ii) Administrative (ii) Bs 12 to 17
against subordinate Secretary
officers/staff. (iii) Appointing Authority (iii) Up to BS-11

(e) Procurement of Services Administrative Secretary Full Powers.

(f) Purchase of Durable (i) Administrative i) Full Powers subject to fund

Goods/Machinery & Secretary allocated in Budgetary
Equipment. Head.

(ii) Head of an Attached (ii) Up to Rs.250,000/-

Deptt./Additional subject to the condition
Secretary/ Divisional above.
Commissioner/DIG
Police/Controlling
Officer BS-19

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(iii) Controlling Officer at (iii) up to Rs.150,000/- subject

District Level. to condition above.

(g) Purchase of Motor Vehicle Administrative Secretary Full powers subject to funds
allocated in Budgetary Head.
(h) Purchase of Stationery/ (i) Administrative (i) Full Powers.
Periodicals/Newspapers Secretary
(ii) Head of an Attached (ii) Upto Rs. 100,000/-
Deptt./ Additional
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/DIG
Police/Controlling
Officer BS-19

(i) Re-imbursement of Hospital Secretary Health. Full Powers against budgetary

Charges allocation

(j) Striking out name of a (i) Secretary S&GAD (i) BS-19 and above
Government Servant from (ii) Administrative (ii) Upto BS-18
strength in case of in service Secretary Concerned
death.
(k) Payment of Death Administrative Secretary Full Powers subject to
Compensation and waiver of concurrence and provision of
advances. funds by the Finance
Department.
2. Appointment:-
(a) To make appointment Chief Secretary BS-17 & 18.
against a duly approved and
vacant post in a substantive or
officiating capacity in the Civil
Secretariat on the
recommendations of Public
Service Commission or
appropriate Selection
Board/Committee in the
prescribed manner.
1
(b) [****]

(c) To assign additional charge Appointing Authority Full Powers.

to the senior most eligible and
suitable officer/official against
temporary vacant post.

1
Omitted vide Notification No. S&GAD/R/A-4(119)/2008, Part-III dated 27.03.2012.

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3. Headquarter:- To determine (i) Administrative (i) Full Powers

and declare Headquarter of a Secretary
civil/ Government Servant. (ii) Head of an Attached (ii) Up to B-16
Deptt./ Additional
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/DIG
Police/Controlling
Officer BS-18/19
4. Honorarium & Fee/ Administrative Secretary Full Powers
Remuneration:-
(a) To Sanction Honorarium
Upto two months only in
justified cases to compensate
the performance beyond normal
working hours & during
holidays with the Concurrence
of Finance Department.
(b) To sanction undertaking of a (i) Administrative (i) Full Powers
work for which a fee is offered. Secretary
(ii) Head of an Attached (ii) Upto Rs.2,000/-
Deptt./ Additional
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
Police/ Controlling
Officer BS-18/19
(c) To permit a Government Administrative Secretary Full Powers.
Servant to undertake the writing
of books and to receive royalties
thereto.

5. Implementation of Judgment/ Administrative Secretary Full powers where the

Satisfaction of Court Decree. with concurrence of Judgment/Decree acquired
Finance Department in finality in case of not filing
matter, wherein public appeal in consultation with
finance is involved for due Law Department.
execution of the
Judgment/Decree.
Increment:-
6. (a) To allow counting of period Administrative Secretary Full powers in consultation of
spent as extraordinary leave for Finance Department.
increments provided leave was
obtained on account of illness or
any other cause beyond the
control of Civil/ Government
Servant.

(b) To declare that the service in Administrative Secretary Full powers.

a lower grade or post shall not
count for increment when the
degraded Government/ Civil
Servant is reinstated.

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7. Leave:-
(a) To count former service of a Administrative Secretary Full powers
Government/Civil Servant for
leave in whole or in part.

(b) To permit a Government Administrative Secretary Full powers.

Servant to accept other
employment during leave
preparatory to retirement.

(c) To sanction:- (i) Chief Secretary, in (i) Full powers.

(i) all kinds of leave except favour of Secretaries
Study Leave & LPR and Divisional
Commissioners.
(ii) Administrative (ii) Full Powers.
Secretary in favour of
all subordinate
officers/staff working
in the department.
(iii) Head of an Attached (iii) BS-12 to 16
Department/
Additional Secretary/
Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
Police/ Controlling
Officer BS-19
(iv) District Officer/ (iv) Up to BS-11
Controlling Officer
BS-17/18
(ii) Study Leave (i) Chief Secretary (i) Full powers in respect of
officers BS-17 & above.

(ii) Administrative (ii) In all other cases.

Secretary
(iii) Leave preparatory to (i) Secretary S&GAD (i) In case of Head of
retirement (LPR) Attached Departments.
(ii) Administrative (ii) In all other cases.
Secretary
(iv) Casual leave Immediate officer not Full Powers.
below the rank of
BS-16
8. Lien:- In respect of:-
To retain or transfer or suspend (i) Chief Secretary. (i) Administrative Secretary
a lien of Civil/Government and Head of an Attached
Servants. Department.
(ii) Administrative (ii) Other officers except
Secretary those mentioned above.

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(iii) Head of an Attached (iii) Officials Upto

Deptt/ Additional BS-15
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
Police/ Controlling
Officer BS-18/19
9. Pay and Allowances:- Administrative Secretary Full powers
To fix pay and allowance of a
Civil/Government Servant
reduced in rank as penalty upto
maximum of the pay of the
lower posts.
10. Pension/Retirement:- (i) Chief Secretary (i) BS-19 and above
(a) Leave encashment as
pensionary benefit. (ii) Administrative (ii) Posts BS 12-18
Secretary
(iii) Head of an Attached (iii) Posts Upto BS-11
Deptt/ Additional
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
Police/ Controlling
Officer BS-18-19
(b) Provisional withholding of Administrative Secretary Full powers.
pension subject to clearance of in respect of all
Government liabilities. subordinate
Officers/Officials.

(c) Subject to existing law (i) Chief Secretary (i) In respect of Civil/
powers to make an order for Government Servant holding
retirement of Civil/ Government posts of Administrative
Servant and sanction all type of Secretary/ Head of an
pension admissible under rules. Attached Department/Officers
of BS-19 and above/ Head of
Government owned
Corporations/ Autonomous/
semi Autonomous bodies.
(ii) Administrative (ii) Officers upto BS-18
Secretary
(iii) Head of an Attached (iii) Officials upto BS-15
Dept./ Additional
Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
Police/ Controlling
Officer BS 18-19.
Explanation: Respective appointing authorities of employees of AJK Supreme Court/High
Court/Shariat Court shall be competent to sanction pension/retirement, etc.

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11. Seniority:
Subject to statutory provisions, Appointing Authority Full powers
powers to determine cadre wise
(interim & final) inter-se
Seniority of Civil/Government
Servants.
12. Posting/Transfer:-
To make posting/transfer of (i) Chief Secretary (i) BS-18 in the Civil
Civil/Government Servant as per Secretariat
statutory provision and in (ii) Administrative (ii) BS-16-[***]*
consonance with policy of the Secretary
Government issued from time to (iii) Appointing Authority (iii) Upto BS-15
time.
13. Traveling/Daily Allowance:-
(a) Advance TA/DA (i) Chief Secretary in (i) Full powers.
respect of
Administrative
Secretary.
(ii) Administrative (ii) Full powers.
Secretary in respect of
journey to be under
taken by subordinate
officers/staff serving
in the department.

(b) Power to sanction travelling (i) Administrative (i) Full powers

allowance in cases where a Secretary
suspended Government Servant (ii) Head of an Attached (ii) Upto BS-17
is required by the suspending Dept. / Additional
authority to make a journey for Secretary/ Divisional
Commissioner/ DIG
the purpose of attending a
Police/ Controlling
departmental inquiry. Officer BS-19

(c) To sanction Travelling Full Powers.

Controlling Officers
Allowance for Civil Government
Servant summoned by the court
in respect of any civil or
criminal proceedings in
connection with official duties.

(d) To grant Travelling Full powers against Budgetary

Administrative Secretary
Allowance to person not in Head.
Government service for
attending Commissions of
inquiry and performing
obligatory functions in an
honorary capacity.

*
Omitted vide Notification No. S&GAD/R/A-4(119) 2008, Part-III, dated 27.03.2012.

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14. Powers to allot transport under

the transport Policy:-

(a) Within Secretariat; (i) Secretary S&GAD (i) Full powers subject to
entitlement and
availability of vehicle.

(b) For the Attached (ii) Administrative (ii) Full powers subject to
Department. Secretary entitlement and
availability of vehicle.

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