ANNEXURE – 2

PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING ITEMS SPECIFIED IN

RULE 4(1)(b)(ii) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
(The Powers and duties of the officers and employees)
Name of the Department/Board/ : Irrigation Department Punjab
Corporation/Institution/Office
Sr. Name of the Duties (In Brief) Powers (In Brief)
No. Post
1 2 3 4
1. Chief Engineer Chief Engineer is the 1. As per rule 10.4(5) of
administrative head of the branch Departmental Financial
and is responsible advisor of the Rules, to convey
Government in all matters relating administra-tive approval to
to his charge or on which his working estimates for
advice is desired works other than
residential buildings,
forming part of a project
estimate upto Rs. 25.00
lacs subject to the certain
conditions.
2. As per rule 10.5(i) of
Departmental Financial
Rules to accord technical
sanction to detailed
estimates of the original
works and special repairs
upto 10% of the excess
work of the amount
sanctioned by the
competent authority.
3. As per rule 10.6(1) of
Departmental Financial
Rules, has full powers to
accept tender for the
execution of works by the
Contractor.
 4 (1) To sanction new outlet
below one cusec discharge
ii) To sanction new reclamation
shoots.
iii) To Transfer outlet from one
channel to another
iv) To transfer area from one
chak to an another
v) Cadre controlling authority
of Non-Gazetted Establishment

2. Superintending He is incharge of the circle which 1. As per rule 10.5(3) of the

Engineer is administrative unit of the Departmental financial
Department. He is responsible to Rules to accord technical
the Chief Engineer for the sanctions of the estimates
administration and general control for maintenance and repair
of the public works within the upto 4.00 Lacs
circle. 2. Rule 10.5 (1) to sanction
estimates or subsidiary
estimates upto Rs. 40,000/-
unconditionally and Rs. One
Lacs under certain
conditions.
3. 10.6(2) to accept tenders fot
supply of materials upto Rs.
3.00 Lacs.
4. He is also enjoying the
powers of the
Superintending, Canal
Officer, under Northern
India Canal & Drainage
Act, 1873. As per the Act,
he enjoyes the power under
section 30(B), (C).
3. Executive The Divisional Officer is 1. He invites the tenders for all
Engineer / generally Executive Engineer & is the works to be executed
Divisional incharge of the Executive unit of within his Division.
Engineer the Department i.e. Division. 2. He also acts as Divisional

He is responsible to Superintend-
 ing Engineer for the execution of
the work & management of all Canal Officer and enjoying the
works within the Division. He is power of Divisional Canal
also responsible for execution of Officers under Northern
work as per PWD specifications India Canal & Drainage
and approved drawings from the Act. 1873. As per this act,
competent authority. He is also he enjoys the power of
responsible for all accounts matter appellate authority in
in his Division & to make warabandi cases. He also
payments for the works, and also enjoys the power under
submit the accounts direct to the section 30 regarding
Accountant General, Punjab. publication of schemes of
water courses etc.
4. Sub Divisional He is the incharge of Sub Division He also acts as Sub Divisional
Officers of the division and is responsible Canal Officer as per
to the Divisional Officer for the Northern India Canal &
management and execution of Drainage Act, 1873.
work within the Sub-Division. He
is responsible for the execution of
work as per PWD specifications
and as per approved drawings by
the competent authority. He also
issues work order to the contractor
whose bid has been accepted by
the tender accepting authority
with the approval of his Executive
Engineer.

5. Junior He is incharge of one of the He is incharge of stores, and

Engineer sections of the Sub Division and is tool and plant. He issues the
responsible to his Sub Divisional material from the stores to
Officer. He observes field data of the work at site.
the works to be executed, and
enters the same in the specified
level book on the basis of which
estimates are framed. He also gets
the work executed at-site and is
responsible for its Quality Control
as per PWD specifications and
approved drawings etc. He makes
the record enteries of the executed
works in the Measurement Book
which forms the basis for pay-
 ments to the contracting agencies.

6. Deputy He is Revenue Assistant to the He enjoys the power under

Collector Divisional Officer and is Northern India Canal &
responsible to that officer jointly Drainage Act, 1873.. As per
with the Sub Divisional Officers this act, he enjoys the power
for the Supervision of the revenue to decide the warabandi
and control of revenue cases under section 68 of
establishment. He is required to this Act
constantly inspect the work of
Zilladars and Patwaries under his
control. He also processes the
cases sent by the Divisional
Officers regarding assessment of
compensation for damage done to
crops and errors found in
settlement maps (Shajrahs) or
register of areas of fields (Khasra
Bandi).
7. Zilladar i) He is the Junior member of Nil
the Superior revenue
establishment, and upon him
mainly revolves the checking of
the work of the subordinate staff
of the Patwaris.
ii) To receive and enquire into
all cases of unauthorised
irrigation, waste of water and
doubtful irrigation.
iii) To check the initial record in
the Shudkar.
iv) To check on the ground the
entries recorded in the final
measurement book (Khasrah).
v) To check the demand slips
(Parchas) and seeing that they are
made over by the Canal Patwari,
to the Lambardar.
vi) To check the demand
statement (Khataunis) and seeing
that all entries in the field
measurement book (Khasrahs) are
correctly charged for.
 vii) To Inspect the “Tanzas”
(claims for remission of
occupier’s rates).
viii) To see that Canal Patwaris
keep their copies of the field
books correct in accordance with
the authenticated lists prepared by
them.

8. Patwari He is the junior most man of the Nil

Revenue Estt. in Canal divisions
and is placed incharge of a circles
or halka consisting of the definite
group of villages, and his
principal duty is to record the
irrigation done at the time the
water is taken, and subsequently,
as soon as that period in the crop
arrives when little or no new
irrigation is likely to be effected,
to make the final measurements of
the crop, to prepare a slip (parcha)
for each cultivator stating the area
measured and amount of the
demand, and finally to prepare the
demand statement.

9. Additional i) He is financial adviser to Financial powers which are

Director-Cum- Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Works, vested by Drawing &
Controller/Fin Punjab. Disbursing Officer’s are
ance & ii) He sometimes also works as being exercised by him
Accounts Drawing and Disbursing Officer
of Irrigation, Head Office as well
as Punjab State Tubewell
Corporation also.
iii) He prepares the budged
estimates/revised estimates for the
non-plan schemes, and issues the
L.O.C. for non plan / plans
schemes to concerned field
divisions after approval from the
concerned Chief Engineer.
iv) He is in charge of
 maintaining the General Provident
Fund accounts of all
Officers/Officials of Irrigation
Department except establishment
of Group ‘D’.

10 Divisional i) He is the incharge of the Nil

Accountant accounts, branch of his division,
and he is the representative of the
Accountant General, Punjab.
ii) As Accountant, he is the
compiler of the Accounts of the
division.
iii) As primary auditor, he is the
representative of the audit
department (Accountant General,
Punjab).
iv) As financial Assistant, he is
an adviser to the Divisional
Officer in all matters relating to
the accounts and budget estimates.
v) He is also responsible to
check the correctness of the
payments made to agencies on the
basis of rates and quantities
sanctioned by the competent
authority as per sanctioned
estimate and availability of budget
/ L.O.C.
11. Cashier i) He is basically Senior Nil
Assistant and handles the cash.
ii) He maintains the cash book
as per provisions of Punjab
Financial Rules, Vol.-I and
Departmental Financial Rules.
iii) He is also to ensure that
Government receipts, if any, is
deposited in the treasury on the
same day and the following day.

12. Sub Divisional i) He checks the bills relating Nil

Clerk to works and records, necessary
certificate on Measurement
 Books.
ii) He prepares accounts of his
Sub Division for submission to
the Divisional Office.
iii) He also maintains cash
book/cheque book/receipt book
and other relevant record of the
sub division.

13. Administrative He is branch officer of various Nil

Officer branches relating to establishment
and other service matters in the
Head Office. He is generally
Punjab Civil Services Cadre
Officer and is appointed by the
Government. He supervises the
works of Superintendents of the
branches under his control and
advises the Chief Engineers in all
cases of branches under his
control.

14. Registrar He is on the highest post of the Nil

clerical cadre of the Head Office.
He acts as branch officer of some
branches and gives advice to
Chief Engineer on all matters in
cases of various branches under
his control. He is also designated
as Head of Office and sometimes
acts as DDO.
15. Superintendent i) To control the entire office Nil
staff of his branch.
ii) To advise the superior
officers on all matters pertaining
to his branch.
iii) To see that record keepers
put up necessary reminders on
letters requiring replies on due
dates.
iv) To scrutinise all drafts on
cases routed through him and to
satisfy himself that all references
 have been correctly quoted etc.
v) To deal all the confidential
cases in his office.
vi) To see the proper cleanliness
of the office etc.

16. Senior He is an important government Nil

Assistant official of the branch. He deals
with all the cases assigned to him
by his Superintendent. He initiates
the cases and records his opinion
(on noting file) and gives all facts
of the case as per instructions/
rules of the government. After
approval of the competent
authority, he prepares and put up
the draft in this regard. He also
monitors all cases assigned to
him.

17. Clerk i) He is part of the clerical Nil

branch of division / circle / head
office etc.
ii) He is also assigned the duties
of record
keeper/diarist/despatcher/typist
etc.

18. Circle Head i) He is the incharge of the Nil

Draftsman Drawing Branch of the circle.
ii) To scrutinise the estimates
submitted by the divisional office
and records a check certificate in
token of its correctness.
iii) To scrutinise the comparative
statement of tenders, submitted by
the Divisional Office in respect of
quantities/departmental rates etc.
iv) To allot the work to the
Drawing Office Staff under his
control.

19. Divisional i) He is the incharge of the Nil

 Head Drawing Branch of the division.
Draftsman ii) To scrutinise the estimate
submitted by the Sub Divisional
Office in respect of
quantities/departmental rates etc.
and record a check certificate on
the estimates in respect of
correctness.
iii) To allot the work to the
Drawing Branch Staff under his
control
20. Draftsman i) He is part of Drawing Branch Nil
of Divison/Circle/ Head Office.
ii) To prepare Drawings and
estimates.
iii) To check the work done by
the Junior Draftsman.
iv) To check estimates submitted
by subordinate offices.
v) To check estimates all sorts
of Drawing records and registers
as laid down in PWD code and
Irrigation Manual of Orders.

21. Junior i) He is also part of Drawing Nil

Draftsman Branch of Division/Circle/Head
Office.
ii) To copy map/drawings on
trac-ing cloths or tracing papers.
iii) To ink pencil drawing when
necessary.