CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

SECTION 10
to the appropriate authorities. Cases involving serious irregularities should be brought to the notice
of Financial Adviser/Chief Accounting Authority of the Ministry/Department concerned and the
Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
(2) The Director General (Works)/Additional Director General/Chief Engineer/Superintending Engineer
are empowered to deal with and write off the losses of stores or of public money as per the powers
given in Appendix-I.
(3) For all cases exceeding the limit given in the Appendix-1, the case should be sent to the Government
for sanction.
(4) Where the losses occurred due to irregularity arising out of breaches of rules and regulations do
not exceed the power delegated to the Director General (Works)/Additional Director General/
Chief Engineer/ Superintending Engineer, as the case may be, in each case he is empowered to
condone the irregularity and regularize such action, provided
(i) He himself is not responsible for the irregularity.
(ii) There has not been any serious negligence on the part of some individual Government Officer(s)
which may probably call for disciplinary action, requiring the orders of a higher authority.
(iii) The irregularity committed does not disclose any defect in the rule or regulations, the amendment
of which requires the orders of a higher authority.
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