Constitution of State Level Committee to Administer the Calamity Relief Fund

CONSTITUTION OF  COMMITTEE FOR CRF

(Extract from Punjab Government Gazette, dated the 9^th March 2001)

Government of Punjab Department of Revenue (E.R. Branch)

Notification

The 23^rd February 2001

            No. 2/2/2001-ER-II/1298- In pursuance of the scheme for constitution and administration of the Calamity Relief Fund and Investments there from issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Plan Finance-I Division, New Delhi- vide their letter No. 43(1)PF-I/2000 dated the 24^th November 2000 the Governor of Punjab is pleased to constitute a State Level Committee to administer the Calamity Relief Fund in the State of Punjab, comprising the following :

            1.         Chief Secretary to Govt Punjab                                                 Chairman

            2.         Financial Commissioner Revenue Punjab                                   Member

            3.         Financial Commissioner Development Punjab                            Member

            4.         Principal Secretary to Govt Punjab, Irrigation &                        Member

                        Power Department.

            5.         Principal Secretary to Govt. Punjab, Health and                        Member

                        Family Welfare Department

            6.         Principal Secretary to Govt Punjab Finance Deptt                     Member

            7.         Secretary to Govt Punjab PWD (B&R) Deptt                           Member

            8.         Secretary to Govt Punjab, Animal Husbandry Deptt                  Member

            9.         Secretary to Govt Punjab, Public Health Deptt                          Member

            10.       Special Secretary/Addl. Secretary/Joint Secy    to                     Member Secretary

                        Govt Punjab, Revenue Deptt.

2.         Functions of the State Level Committee will be as under:

1. The Committee will decide on all matters connected with the financing of the relief expenditure.
2. The committee will arrange to obtain the contributions from the concerned Government, administer the fund and invest the accretions to the Fund as per the norms approved by the Government of India from time to time.
3. The Committee shall also be responsible to ensure that the money drawn from the Calamity Relief Fund is applied for the purposes for which the Fund has been set up and only on items of expenditure and as per norms contained in the guidelines issued by Ministry of Agriculture
4. The accretions to the Fund together with the income earned on the investments f the Fund will be used by the Committee to meet items of expenditure covered by the norms contained in the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. No further financial assistance (beyond the Central Government’s yearly contribution of the Fund) will ordinarily be available for the purpose.
5. The accretions to the Fund together with the income earned on the investment of the Fund shall, till contrary instructions are issued by Government of India under para 8.5, be invested in one or more of the following instruments:
   
   1. Central Government dated Securities;
   2. Auctioned Treasury Bills;
   3. Interest earning deposits and certificates of deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks;
   4. Interest earning deposits in Co-operative Banks.

3.         The committee will meet as and when required at the discretion of the Chairman. The Chairman may invited any person or persons, not being a member of the Committee, to attend any meeting of the Committee, but such invitee or invitees shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting.

4.         A Committee constituted vide this department notification No. 7/4/90-ERII/1789, dated 28^th February 1991 is hereby superseded.

Chandigarh  

The 22^nd February 2001                                                   

Shyama Mann

Financial Commissioner Revenue and

Secretary to Govt Punjab

Deptt of Revenue & Rehabilitation