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DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND REHABILITATION |
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
(General Co-ordination Branch)
No. 1/6/91-GC (2)/6173 - In supersession of the Government
of Punjab, Department of General Administration No.1/20/81-GC (2), dated the
19th September, 1986, and in exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i)
and (3) of article 166 of the Constitution of India, and all other powers
enabling me in this behalf, I, Surindar Nath, Governor of Punjab, hereby make
the following rules, namely: -
1. (1) These
rules may be called the Government of Punjab Allocation of Business Rules,
1994.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. The
business of the Government of the State of Punjab shall be transacted in the
Departments specified in the Schedule annexed to these rules and shall be
classified and distributed among those Departments as laid down therein.
3. The
Governor shall, on the advice of the Chief Minister, allot among the Ministers
the business of the Government by assigning one or more Departments to the charge of a Minister:
Provided
that nothing in this rule shall prevent the assigning of one Department to the
charge of more than one Minister.
4. Each
Department of the Government of Punjab shall consist of the Secretary to the
Government of Punjab who shall be the official head of the Department and of
such other officers and officials subordinate to him as the State Government
may determine:
Provided
that-
(a) more than one Department may be placed in
the charge of the same Secretary;and
(b) the work of a Department may be divided
between two or more Secretaries.
(See rule 2)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTS
(A) AGRICULTURE WING
1. Establishment
of Agricu1ture Wing-
2. Administration of
the following Acts, Orders and Rule, namely:-
(a)
the Cotton Transport ACT, 1923;
(b)
the Agricultural Produce (Grading
and Marking) Act, 1937;
(c)
the East Punjab Cotton Statistics
Act, 1948;
(d) the East Punjab Agricultural Pests,
Diseases and Noxious Weeds is Act,
1949 ;
(e)
the East Punjab Improved Seeds and
Seedlings Act, 1949;
(f)
the Punjab Cotton Ginning and
Pressing Factories Act, 1953 ;
(g) the Punjab Sugarcane (Regulation of
Purchase and Supply Act, 1953 ;
(h)
the Cotton (Control) Order, 1955 ;
(i)
the Sugarcane Control Order, 1956;
(j)
the Fertilizer (Control) Order,
1957 ;
(k)
the Punjab Warehouses Act, 1957;
(l)
the Punjab Reclamation of Land
Act, 1959 ;
(m)
the Punjab Agricultural Produce
Markets Act, 1961 ;
(n)
the Warehousing Corporation Act,
1962;
(o)
the Seeds Act, 1966;
(p)
the Insecticides Act, 1968 ;
(q)
the Haryana and Punjab Agricultural
Universities Act, 1970 ;
(r)
the Tractors (Distribution and
Sale) Control Order, 1971 ;
(s)
the Punjab Co1d Storage Order,
1979; and,
(t)
the Punjab Rural Development Act,
1987.
3. Agricultural
Extension.-Experimental and demonstration farms inc farms, introduction of
improved method of farming and supply of inputs, crop, Competitions, Rabi and
Kharif campaign, dissemination of agricultural information and publicity.
4. State
Ground Water Board, legislation relating to ground water, ground water survey
and investigation, irrigation through tube wells and percolation wells, boring
operations and trial bores for agricultural purposes, grant of loans and
subsidies.
5. All
matters relating to-
(i) the
Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation;
(ii)
the Punjab State Warehousing
Corporation;
(iii) the Punjab Agro-Industries Corporation:
(iv) the Punjab State Agricultural
Marketing Board ;
(v)
the Land Use Board, Punjab;
(vi)
the Seed Certification Authority;
and
(vii)
the Punjab State Seeds Corporation.
6. All
matters relating to-
(i) agro-industries;
(ii) land -development and reclamation
including supply of gypsum
(iii)
vegetable preservation;
(iv)
crop insurance; and
(v)
food processing .
7. Farmer
training and education including study abroad and in the local Agricultural
Universities-
8. Seed Production and Distribution.-seed testing and quality control,
seed testing laboratories, maintenance of seed farms and subsidy on seeds.
9. Arrangements
for supply of fertilizers testing laboratories.
10. Plant
protection and prevention of insects and pests and diseases, including locust
control, weed control, ground and aerial spray on crops, and supply of
insecticides.
11. Agricultural
Economics and Statistics. - To conduct crop cutting experiments and
agricultural census, surveys on export and import of agricultural commodities.
12. Agricultural
Engineering implements, farm machinery and setting up agro-service centres.
13. Storage and
warehousing of food grains including small size faci1ity of storage and
warehousing at farm level and assessment of storage capacity for storage of
food grains to be procured by the Department of Food and Supplies and other
agencies.
14. Agricultural
Marketing and Quality Control-Setting up of laboratories, marketing and
intelligence, grading of agricultural produce and marketing, broadcasting and
news service.
15. Provision
of debenture support for minor irrigation, tractor supply and land reclamation.
16. Green
manuring and compost scheme.
17. Laying
out of demonstration plots on farmers' fields and holding of field trials.
18. Calamities
Relief Fund.
1. Establishment
of Horticulture Wing.
2. Administration
of the Punjab Fruit Nurseries Act, 1961 and rules framed thereunder.
3. Horticulture
of Government gardens and farms, multiplication of seed and seedlings and
budded and grafted plans for supply to the farmers.
4. Fruit
preservation.
5. Provision
of debenture support for horticulture schemes.
6. Horticulture
development
7. Landscaping
8. Floriculture.
9. Bee-keeping.
10. Sericulture
and mulberry plantation.
1. Establishment
of the colonization wing
2. Administration
of the followings Acts: -.
(i)
the Colonization of Government
Lands(Punjab) Act, 1912 ;
(ii)
the New Mandis Township (Development
and Regulation) Act, 1960.
3. Selection
of sites for the establishment of New Mandi Townships, acquisition of land
therefore under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and setting up New Mandi
Townships.
4. Removal
of encroachments from notified Mandis under the Punjab Public Premises and Land
(Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973.
5. Development, sale and
administration of old Mandis of the erstwhile Pepsu State.
1. Establishment
of Forest Wing.
2. Administration
of the following Acts, namely: -
(i)
the Punjab Land Preservation Act,
1900 ;
(ii)
the Punjab forest (Sale of Timber)
Act, 1913 ;
(iii)
the Indian Forest Act, 1927;
(iv)
the Patiala Forest Act, 1999 (B.K.)
: and
(v)
the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980.
(E) SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION WING
1. Establishment
of the Soil Conservation and Engineering Wing.
2. Administration
of the Punjab Land Improvement Schemes Act, 1963 and the framed thereunder.
3. Soil
survey and land use classification.
4. Extension
of anti-erosion practices on farmlands.
5. Lining
of open channel watercourses and laying of underground pipes as a water
conservation measure.
6. Extension
of practices aiming at optimum use of irrigation supplies delivered at farm.
7. Farm
drainage and other connected works .
The
12th October 1999
No.1/1/99-GC(2)/14683- In exercise
of the powers conferred by clauses (2) and (3) of article 166 of the
Constitution of India and all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I,
Lieutenant General BKN Chhibber (Retd) Governor of Punjab, hereby make the
following rules further to amend the Government of Punjab, Allocation of
Business Rules, 1994 namely:
1. These
rules may be called the Government of Punjab, Allocation of Business (Sixth
Amendment) Rules 1999.
2. In
the Government of Punjab, Allocation of Business Rules, 1994, in the schedule,
under the heading “DEPARTMENT OA AGRICULTURE AND FORESTS”, sub heading”, (E)
SOIL CONSERVATION AND ENGINEERING WING”, the following shall be substituted
namely:
“(E)SOIL
AND WATER CONSERVATION WING”
Dated Chandigarh
The 30th September 1999.
Lieutenant General BKN Chhibber (Retd)
Governor of Punjab
(F) WILD LIFE PRESERVATION WING
1. Establishment
of the Wild Life Preservation, Wing.
2. Administration
of the following Act and Rules framed thereunder:-
(i)
the Punjab Wild Life Preservation
Act, 1959; and
(ii)
the Wild Life (Protection) Act,
1972.
3. Protection
of Fauna.
4. Protection
and Preservation of Wild Life.
5. Zoo,
deer parks, protection of rare species of wild life and wild life farms.
(A) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WING
1. Establishment of the
Animal Husbandry Wing.
2. Administration
of the following Acts, namely:-
(i)
the Punjab Livestock and Birds
Diseases Act, 1994 :
(ii)
the Punjab Livestock Improvement
Act, 1953 ;
(iii)
the Punjab Prohibition of Cow
Slaughter Act, 1956 ;
(iv)
the Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 ;
(v)
the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act, 1960 : and
(vi) the Punjab Veterinary Council Act, 1981.
3. Animal
Husbandry extension work.
4. Cattle
Export Policy.
5. Development
of Gosadan and Goshalas.
6. Establishment
and control of veterinary hospitals, dispensaries and dog clinics.
7. Livestock
breeding and improvement.
8. Pig
breeding.
9. Poultry
development.
10. The
Punjab Poultry Corporation.
11. Sheep
and goat breeding.
12. Treatment,
control and prevention of diseases amongst livestock.
13. Production
of vaccines and sera.
14. Sample
survey for the estimation of livestock number and livestock products, milk,
eggs meat and wool.
15. Fodder
production.
16. Livestock
Census.
1. Establishment
of the Fisheries Wing.
2. Administration
of the Punjab Fisheries Act, 1914.
3. Development
and promotion of fisheries.
1. Development,
promotion and regulation of Civil Aviation, including-
(i)
setting up of new Airstrips,
Aerodromes and Airports;
(ii)
grant of financial aid to Flying and
Gliding Clubs; and
(iii)
setting up of Academies for training
related to Civil Aviation.
2. Implementation
and co-ordination of all Laws and Acts concerning Civil Aviation.
3. Purchase,
maintenance and disposal of State Government aircraft, helicopter and related
equipment, and leasing of aircraft and helicopters.
4. All
matters relating to the Directorate of Civil Aviation.
(A) COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES WING
1. Cooperative
Societies of all types and all levels registered under the Punjab Cooperative
Societies Act, 1961 including Industrial Cooperative Societies.
2. Establishment
of the Cooperative Societies Wing.
3. Statistical
reports of the cooperative movement.
4. The
Punjab Cooperatives Societies Act, 1961.
5. The
Punjab Cooperative Land Mortgage Banks Act, 1957.
1. Audit
of the accounts of Cooperative Societies audit compliance of audit reports.
2. Realization
of audit fee from cooperative societies.
3. Cases
of serious irregularities, misappropriation and embezzlements in the
cooperative societies.
4. Establishment
of the Cooperative Audit Wing.
1.
Establishment
of the Dairy Development Department.
2.
Development
of dairy industry in the State.
3.
The Punjab
Dairy Development Corporation.
4.
Administration
of regulatory measures or order pertaining to milk and products under the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
1. The
Punjab Rajya Sainik Board and Zila Sainik Board.
2. Administration
of the following Funds: -
(a)
Flag
Day Fund:
(b)
The
Amalgamated Fund for the Welfare, of Ex-Servicemen;
(c)
The
National Defence Fund.
3. Armed
Forces. - All
questions relating thereto, under the following heads:-
(a) Forfeiture
and restoration of Military pensions;
(b) Award of ex-gratia grants to the Armed
Forces Personnel killed or disabled during operation, or to their families;
(c)
Military buildings:
(d)
Admission to the Rashtriya Indian
Military College, Dehradun;
(e) Recruitment
for the Defence Services (General);
(f)
Reports and returns about Forces
Personnel;
(g) Welfare, resettlement, re-employment and
training of Ex-Servicemen and General Road Engineering Force Personnel and
dependent of killed or disabled Armed Forces Personnel and General Road
Engineering Force Personnel;
(h)
Rewards for gallantry and other
awards:
(i)
Welfare of serving personnel and
Ex-servicemen and their families; and
(j)
Cantonment Boards
4. Memorials
to honour those died for the defence of the country.
5. Territorial
Army. Lok Sahayak Sena and Auxiliary Air Force.
6. Allotment
of land, plots and houses to serving Armed forces Personnel and Ex-Servicemen
7. Allotment
of vehicles surplus to defence requirements to individual Ex-Servicemen or the
co-operative societies formed by the Ex-Servicemen.
8. Establishment
of the Directorate of Sainik Welfare.
9. The
Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation Act, 1979 and rules and regulations framed
thereunder.
10. The
Punjab Ex-servicemen Corporation.
11. Financial
assistance to Ex-Servicemen and the widows of Ex-Servicemen.
12. Educational
concessions to children of killed or disabled Personnel.
13. Registration
of Ex-Servicemen for employment.
14. Sponsoring
of candidates for various posts reserved for Ex-Servicemen.
15. Policy
regarding reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Services and de-reservation of
vacancies reserved for Ex-Servicemen and their dependents.
16. Sainik
School, Kapurthala.
(A)
HIGHER
EDUCATION WING
1. Archives.
2. Text
Books including nationalization thereof.
3. All
matters relating to Middle, High and Senior Secondary educational institutions,
including:
(a)
Admissions;
(b)
Basic
and elementary education.
(c)
Building
Fund.
(d)
Campus
Project.
(e)
Departmental
examinations;
(f)
Educational
and vocational guidance;
(g)
Extension
of educational facilities at all stages of education;
(h) Extension Service projects ;
(i) Free
Education Scheme;
(j) Grants to non-Government educational institutions and voluntary organizations situated within and outside the state.
(k) Provincialisation and taking over of
educational institution~ ;
(I) Food
and Nutrition Programmes;
(m) School Pupil Funds other than Sport
Development Fund for promotion of sports in Schools and Colleges;
(n)
Multipurpose
Schools and schemes relating thereto;
(o)
Social education and audio-visual;
(p) Fine Arts, extracurricular activities,
literary discussions. Seminars and Workshops.
(q) Loans to and acquisition of land for
private educational institutions for construction of buildings etc;
(r) National
Foundation for Teachers Welfare Scheme;
(s) National
and State Awards to teachers.
4. Establishment
of the Higher Education Wing.
5. Universities.
6. Libraries.
7. The
Punjab University Education Text Book Board.
8. The
Board School Education Punjab.
9. Establishment
of Nehru Yuvak Kendras.
10. All
matters relating to education not specifically allotted to the other Wing.
11. Teacher
Training Institutions Governmental and private.
12. Bharat
Sewak Discipline Scheme.
13. National
Integration including safeguards for linguistic minorities so far as the
educational sphere is concerned and coordination of all work relating to this
subject both in respect of educational and administrative sphere.
14. Scholarships,
stipends and financial assistance to students including those belonging to the
Scheduled Castes, Vimukat Jatis and Political Sufferers.
15. Physical
Education.
16. Recognition
of degrees and diplomas etc.
17. Youth
Welfare Programme.
18. Women's
education.
1. All
matters relating t. Primary Education including
(a) Admissions;
(b) Building
Funds;
(c) Departmental
(d) Educational
and Vocational guidance;
(e) Extension of educational facilities
including opening of branch primary schools;
(f) Free
Education Scheme;
(g) Provincialisation
and taking over of primary schools;
(h) Food
and nutrition programme in primary schools;
(i) Schools Pupil
Funds
(j) Social
education and audio-visual programmes and education;
(k) Fine
Arts, extra curricular activities, Seminars and Workshops etc;
(I) Loans to and acquisition of land for
private educational institutions for construction of buildings etc. for primary
education;
(m) Cubs/Bulbuls
Scheme;
(n) National
and State Awards to Primary Teachers.
2. Establishment
of the Primary Education Wing.
3. Administration
and working of the Punjab Primary Education Act, 1960.
4. Scholarships,
stipends and financial assistance to students including those belonging to the
Scheduled Castes, Vimukhi Jatis and Political Suffers.
5. Teachers
Training Institutions-Government and private-for primary school teachers.
6. Recognition
of diplomas etc. for primary education.
1. Establishment
of the Directorate of Languages, Punjab.
2. Departmental
examinations in Hindi and Punjabi.
3. Development
and enrichment of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu in the State including implementation
of the Government of India Scheme of Development of Modern Indian Languages.
4. Grant-in-aid
to Hindi and Punjabi Organizations and financial assistance to indigent writers
and artists, etc.
5. Introduction
of Punjabi language and administration and working of the Punjab Official
Language Act, 1967 including exeption from the conducting of official business
at the district level and below in Punjabi language, translation into Punjabi
of Manuals, Codes, Forms and other official documents, other than Central and
State Laws.
6. Language
Policy.
7. Official
Language Commission.
8. Problems
relating to the national integration including safeguards for linguistic
minorities so far as the introduction of Punjabi language in the administration
is concerned.
1. Administration
of the Representation of the People, Act, 1950 and the Representation of the
People, Act, 1951 and the rules and orders made and issued thereunder .
2. Administration
of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, and rules made thereunder.
3. Establishment
of the Department of Elections.
4. State
Election Commission.
1. Establishment of the Excise and Taxation Department.
2. Administration
of the following Acts ;-
(i) the
Punjab Excise Act, 1914;
(ii) the Punjab Local Option Act, 1923;
(iii) the Punjab Motor Spirit (Taxation of Sales) Act, 1939;
(iv) the East Punjab Molasses (Control) Act, 1948 ;
(v) the
Indian Power Alcohol Act, 1948 ;
(vi) the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948 ;
(vii) the Punjab Entertainment (Cinematograph Shows) Act, 1954 ;
(viii) the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1956 ;
(ix) the Punjab Entertainment Duty Act, 1955 ; and
(x) the
Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 ;
3. Formulation
and implementation of prohibition policy.
(A) FINANCE WING
1. Administration of State Loan Accounts and Debt Servicing.
2. Advice
on cases involving financial implications relating to all Departments of the
Government of Punjab.
3. Appropriation
of accounts and reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the
Accountant General, Punjab as well as the reports of the Public Accounts
Committee.
4. Borrowings
by the State Government from the open market and giving guarantees on the loans
raised by the statutory autonomous bodies.
5. Currency
and Finance Reports.
6. Creation
of Compassionate Fund, Insurance Fund and Sang Fund through the Group Insurance
Scheme, Compulsory Life Insurance Scheme or any other Insurance Scheme for
Government employees.
7. Decimal
Coinage.
8. Estimates
Committee.
9. Proposals
for increase or decrease in the rates of existing taxes or levy of fresh taxes;
mobilisation of financial recourses through taxes, duties or fees etc ; and
review and analysis of the tax structure of the State.
10. Scheme
of new expenditure.
11. Foreign
Exchange matters.
12. Finance
Commission.
13. Framing
of Financial Rules.
14. General
Financial Administration including :-
(a) authority to decide the extent to which
the audit or receipts and stores and stock accounts should be enforced;
(b) framing of rules regulating the
conditions of service of Government employees including revision and relaxation thereof ;
(c) State's
share of Income Tax ;
(d) State's
share of Central Excise Duty ;
(e) State's
share of Estate Duty ;
(f) grant
in lieu of the State's share of taxes on the Railway fares.
15. Management
of Public Funds including-
(a)
investment
of surplus cash balances
(b)
Contingency
Funds ;
(c) watching
progress of receipts 'and expenditure ;
(c)
recovery
of Government of India's share in Plan expenditure and resources for plan
expenditure ;
(d)
assessment
of resources for State's Annual Plan or Five Year Plan ;
(f) assessment
of Receipts and Expenditure of the State.
16. Pay
fixation, pension and old adjustments relating to erstwhile States of Punjab
and Pepsu including cases prior to reorganisation and formation of Pepsu.
17. Preparation
of State Budget and watching of State Expenditure.
18. Preparation
of Supplementary Estimates and excess demands over grants and appropriation.
19. Prescribing
the units of appropriation.
20. The
Public Account, Deposits and Advances: etc.
21. The
Punjab Accounts and Finance Service, including training of Government employees
in Accounts.
22. Revision
of Scales of Pay (General).
23. All
financial matters relating to River Valley Projects.
24. Small
Saving Schemes and Lottery Schemes.
25. Tendering
of advice on matters affecting directly the finances of the State that is to
say-
(i) grants, contributions, supplies and
services, contingencies, recoveries from the , payments to other Government
Departments, State loans and advances and cases relating to money matters
including defalcations, embezzlements and losses occurring in the grants made
for contingencies and "Supplies and Services."
(ii) emoluments and allowances including
travelling allowances of officers and the establishments ;
(iii) loans and advances such as car advance,
house building advance, passage Advances.
26. Defalcation
, embezzlements and losses occurring in Government Treasuries.
27. All
matters relating to-
(i) the
Chief Accounts Officer, Bhakra Nangal Project and his establishment ;
(ii) the
financial Adviser, Beas Project and his staff ;
(iii) the Chief Accounts Officer, Beas Project and his staff ;
(iv) the Local Fund Accounts ;
(v) the
State Subordinate Accounts Service ;
(vi) Treasuries ;
(vii) the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
28. State
Finance Commission.
(B) PENSIONS AND WELFARE OF PENSIONERS WING
1. Formulation of policy and coordination of matters relating to retirement benefits to the employees to the Government of Punjab.
2. Administration
of
(i) the Punjab Civil Services Rules. Volume
II relating to Pension and Death-cum-Retirement Benefits; and
(ii) any other matter relating to pensioners.
3. Pension
structure and relief to pensioners ;
4. New
facilities or fringe benefits to pensioners ;
5. Matters
relating to amendment to or relaxation of the Rules concerning pension and
retirement benefits.
6. Policy
and coordination relating to welfare of Punjab Government pensioners.
1. Establishment
of the Department of Food and Supplies.
2. Forward
trading in food grains.
3. Public
Distribution System and fair price shops.
4. Statistics
regarding arrival, purchase and storage of food grains.
5. Settlement
of Pre-Partition claims concerning the Department of Supplies.
6. Maintenance
of accounts and internal audit of transactions relating to procurement,
storage, sale of food grains both on State Account and on behalf of the
Government of India.
7. Framing
and amendment of Control Orders under the Essential Act, 1955.
8. Administration
of the following Acts -
(i) the
East Punjab Conservation of Firewood Supplies Act, 1949;
(ii) the East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949 ;
(iii) the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ;
(iv) the Rice Milling Industries (Regulation) Act, 1958;
(v) the
Punjab Ice Price Control Act, 1968; and
(vi) the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
9. Administration
of the following Orders :-
(i) the
Punjab Salt (Distribution and Price) Control Order, 1957 ;
(ii) the Wheat Roller Flour Mills (Licensing and Control) Order,
1957 ;
(iii) the Punjab Light Diesel Oil and Kerosene
Oil Dealers Licensing Order, 1970;
(iv) the Punjab Hoarding and Profiteering Prevention Order, 1971 ;
(v) the
Punjab Commodities Price Marking and Display Crder, 1972;
(vi) the Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Order, 1972;
(vii) the Punjab Coal Control Order,1973;
(viii) the Punjab Scheduled Articles (Price Control) Order, 1973;
(ix) the Punjab Control of Bricks Price and Distribution Control
Order, 1978;
(x) the
Punjab Rice Procurement levy Order, 1982;
(xi) the Punjab Paddy Export and Import Control Order, 1982;
(xii) the Punjab Registration of Tea Dealers Licensing Order, 1984;
(xiii) the Consumer Protection (Punjab) Rules, 1987;
(xiv) the Consumer Welfare Fund Rules, 1992; and
(xv) the Punjab Trade Articles (Licensing and Control) Order, 1992.
10. Consumer
affairs.
(A) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL
1. All matters relating to-
(i) the
Council of Ministers and the Governor-in-Council
(ii) constitution of Committees and
Sub-Committees of the Council of Ministers and all coordination work in respect
of these Committees and Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers, Chief
Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Secretaries excepting matters
relating to allotment, maintenance and furnishing of houses to them;
(iii) salary and allowances of Ministers.
2. The
Punjab Defence and Security Relief Fund .
(B) PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
1. Governor's Address to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
2. Legislative
matters.
3. Obituary
references.
4. All
matters pertaining to salaries, allowances, pensions, medical facilities to the
sitting and former members, Presiding Officers and Leader of the Opposition of
the Legislature in Punjab.
5. Consultative
Committees of the Members of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, for various Departments.
6. Code
of Conduct and complaints against legislators.
7. Nomination
of Legislators in Committees constituted by the Punjab Government.
8. Discretionary
grant to the Presiding Officers of the State Legislature.
9. Advice
to Departments on legislative procedure and other legislative matters;.
10. Coordination
of action by the Departments on the general application of the recommendations mado
by tho Committees of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and follow-up of reports of the
Committee on Subordinate Legislation of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
11. Matters
connected with powers, privileges and amenities of Members of the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha.
12. Issuance
of instructions regarding sessions of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
13. Dates
of summoning and prorogation of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
14. Planning
and coordination of legislative, financial and other business of the Punjab
Vidhan Sabha,
15. Appointment
of Secretary including all matters pertaining to the establishment of the
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat including framing of its Service Rules.
16. Grants
to the Common Wealth Parliamentary Association and the Indian Parliamentary
Association.
17. Transportation
of dead bodies of Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament
of Punjab State.
18. Government
stand on private Members' Bills and Resolutions.
19. Sponsoring
of the visits of Members of the Legislative Assembly to places of interest and
State Projects.
20. Policy
relating to Whips, Conferences and implementation of the recommendations
thereof.
21. Policy
matters relating to the Assurances given by the Ministers in the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha and their implementation.
22. Manual
of Instructions on matters relating to Parliamentary Affairs.
23. Follow-up
of reports of the Committee on Papers Laid
on the Table of the House.
24. Coordination with Departments for sending
replies of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha questions.