Office Order No. 4/2017
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Administration Division, issued Office Order No. 4/2017 on 4 May 2017, partially modifying Office Order No. 1/2013 dated 3 January 2013 and Proceedings No. E1/10564/2013 dated 14 August 2013 by restoring specified financial powers to the Deputy Financial Analyst. The order reallocates responsibility for certain deposit refunds, fund transfers and rental payments, and assigns additional cheque-signing duties within the Finance Division. It took immediate effect.
What Office Order No. 4/2017 changes
Office Order No. 4/2017 is an internal financial administration order of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. It restores to the Deputy Financial Analyst certain powers that had been exercised by the Senior Financial Analyst or Financial Advisor in the Finance Division.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority made the change through a partial modification of Office Order No. 1/2013 dated 3 January 2013 and Proceedings No. E1/10564/2013 dated 14 August 2013. The document also lists earlier Office Order No. 7/97 dated 19 May 1997 and Proceedings No. E1/21827/2000 dated 27 December 2000 as references.
Financial powers restored
The Deputy Financial Analyst receives authority over:
- Refunds of security deposits, caution deposits, sewage treatment plant deposits and display board deposits.
- Forfeiture of security deposits and related matters.
- Deposit matters concerning multi-storeyed buildings, information technology buildings, special buildings, industrial buildings and institutional buildings.
- Decisions on inter-office transfers of funds.
- Sanction of rental payments within an approved claim.
The document reallocates decision-making responsibility within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. It does not state deposit amounts, refund conditions, processing times or application procedures.
Additional Finance Division responsibility
The Chief Accounts Officer, who was additionally looking after the post of Deputy Financial Analyst, is directed to hold charge of the Chartered Accountant post until that post is filled on a regular basis.
While holding that charge, the officer may exercise the powers of the Chartered Accountant post and jointly sign investment-related cheques with the Senior Accounts Officer. This applies regardless of the cheque value, provided the competent authority has passed the appropriate orders.
Who may be affected
The main people directly affected are Finance Division officers and other Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority units dealing with the listed financial matters. Owners, builders or institutions dealing with refunds or forfeiture of deposits connected with the specified building categories may encounter the Deputy Financial Analyst as the responsible financial authority.
Office Order No. 4/2017 states that the revised allocation of powers takes immediate effect.
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Common questions
Does Office Order No. 4/2017 change my right to receive a security deposit refund?
The document only restores authority over specified refunds and forfeitures to the Deputy Financial Analyst. It does not state eligibility conditions, refund amounts or processing times.
Which building categories are covered by the deposit-related powers?
The listed categories are multi-storeyed buildings, information technology buildings, special buildings, industrial buildings and institutional buildings.
Who can sign Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority investment cheques?
The Chief Accounts Officer, while additionally holding charge of the Chartered Accountant post, may jointly sign investment-related cheques with the Senior Accounts Officer, regardless of value, based on appropriate orders from the competent authority.
When did Office Order No. 4/2017 take effect?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued it on 4 May 2017 and stated that it took immediate effect.
