G.O.Ms.No. 144, Purchase of Digital Duplicator, 2008
The Public Works (G1) Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 144 on 21 May 2008, granting administrative sanction of Rs.4.80 lakhs to purchase high speed printing equipment for the office of the Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department. It is an internal government procurement approval and does not govern land ownership, property transactions or land administration.
What the document does
The Public Works (G1) Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 144 on 21 May 2008. It approves the purchase of a computer compatible digital duplicator for high speed printing, together with an automatic master printer using scanning and thermal screening, for the office of the Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department.
The approval was given under the Part II Schemes for 2008-2009. The total administrative sanction is Rs.4.80 lakhs, described in the document as Rupees Four lakhs and eighty thousand only.
Why the purchase was approved
The Chief Engineer (Buildings) reported that the Xerox machines in the office were beyond repair and needed to be condemned. The Chief Engineer therefore proposed replacing them with the approved digital printing equipment and requested government approval.
Key points include:
- The Standing Finance Committee considered and approved the proposal under the Part II Schemes for 2008-2009.
- The Government approved the estimate submitted by the Chief Engineer (Buildings).
- The Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department, was authorised to incur the expenditure under the existing procedure.
- The Public Works (G1) Department recorded the concurrence of the Finance Department.
How the expenditure is accounted for
G.O.Ms.No. 144 directs that the sanctioned expenditure be charged to the head of account for Public Works, General, Direction and Administration, Chief Engineers, Computers and Accessories, Purchase. The document gives the detailed account and departmental purpose code as 2059-80-001-AA-7619.
The approval is limited to the stated office equipment purchase. It does not approve a building project, land acquisition, change of land use, property transfer or alteration of land records.
Who is affected
G.O.Ms.No. 144 primarily concerns the Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department, and the government accounting and payment authorities responsible for the purchase. Based on its stated purpose, it does not impose duties on property buyers or owners and does not affect title, patta, planning permission or other land rights.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No. 144 affect my land or property rights?
No land or property rights are addressed. The document only sanctions the purchase of digital printing equipment for the office of the Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department.
How much expenditure was approved?
The Public Works (G1) Department granted administrative sanction for Rs.4.80 lakhs, described as Rupees Four lakhs and eighty thousand only.
Why was new printing equipment required?
The Chief Engineer (Buildings) stated that the existing Xerox machines were beyond repair and needed to be condemned. Replacement with a computer compatible digital duplicator and automatic master printer was therefore proposed.
Who may spend the sanctioned amount?
The Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department, is authorised to incur the expenditure under the existing procedure.
