954. First kit and maintenance grants. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
(a)A sum to meet the cost of first kit and maintenance of Sergeants, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables, naiks and constables and launch crews and boatmen shall be placed annually at the disposal of each Superintendent in his district budget under the head "Clothing charges", calculated approximately in round figures. This includes the cost of mosquito nets, broaches and medal ribbons for Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables, naiks and constables and the latter two items for Sergeants.Note. - Appendix LV shows the details of the first kit and maintenance grants.(b)The two grants (first kit and maintenance) as also the expenditure out of these grants need not be distinguished for purposes of accounts or stock-keeping but shall be treated as consolidated.(c)The consolidated grant shall on no account be exceeded without the express sanction of the Inspector-General, no matter how many men are enlisted. All applications for extra grants under this head shall be supported by details and full reasons justifying the additional grants.(d)No part of the grant for clothing shall be allowed to lapse at the close of the financial year. If only a small sum is unexpended, it can be used for the purchase of white coats, caps, kit boxes, cleaning materials, etc. Large unexpended balances shall be reported to the Assistant Inspector-General early in February each year.(e)Expenditure in exceptional circumstances of more than the annual rate of the maintenance grant on individual Sergeants, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables, naiks and constables in one year may be permitted provided the total expenditure in the financial year does not exceed the total maintenance grant calculated at the rate sanctioned for each officer.
