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Orissa Government Vehicles (Control and Use) Rules, 1978
ODISHA
India
India
Orissa Government Vehicles (Control and Use) Rules, 1978
Rule ORISSA-GOVERNMENT-VEHICLES-CONTROL-AND-USE-RULES-1978 of 1978
- Published on 29 July 1978
- Commenced on 29 July 1978
- [This is the version of this document from 29 July 1978.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title and commencement.
- (i) These rules may be called "Rules Regulating Control and Use of Government Vehicles".2.
[In these rules Government vehicles shall mean and include two - wheelers like Mopeds and Motor cycles and Cars, Trekkers, Station Wagons, Pickups, land rovers, buses, trucks, tractors, tankers and trailers placed at the disposal of Departments of Government, Heads of Departments and Heads of Offices for official use] [Substituted F.D. No.19834, dated 30.11.92.].3.
Government vehicles shall be deemed to be attached to offices and not to officers.4. Administrative control of Government Vehicles.
- The vehicles attached to Administrative Departments and Heads of Departments, including their subordinate offices, shall be under the administrative control of Secretaries to Government and Heads of Departments concerned, respectively.5. Office-in-charge of Government Vehicle.
- An officer not below the rank of an Under-Secretary in Government Departments, a Class I Officer under Heads of Departments and a Gazetted Officer under Heads of Offices shall function as Officer-in-charge of vehicles. The Officer-in-charge for each vehicle shall be named by the Secretary to Government Head of the Department or Head of the Office, as the case may be.6. Log-Book and other Records.
- The following records shall be maintained separately for each vehicle7. Responsibilities of Office-in-charge.
- The Officer-in-charge shall -8.
One being relieved of his charge, the Office-in-charge of vehicles shall ensure that a complete check of spare parts and tools supplied to each vehicle is made by his successor and the fact mentioned in the Charge Report and the Stock Book.9. Use of Government Vehicles.
- Government vehicles shall not be used except for bona fide official purposes.Note - Journeys performed in the following cases shall also be treated as official.10.
Subject to the provisions of Rules 13 and 14, Government vehicles may be permitted to be used for non-duty purposes, if they do not interfere with official requirements.11.
Persons intending to hire a Government vehicle for non-duty purposes shall make a written application for it to the Officer-in-charge of the vehicle indicating the period for which the vehicle is required and agreeing to pay the prescribed hire charges. Use of Government vehicles is not permissible for journeys to places of entertainment, parties pleasure trips, marriage ceremonies, etc.12.
[Requisition for Government vehicles for the use of State guests shall indicate the manner in which the prescribed charges are to be recovered] [Substituted F.D. No.21315, dated25.4.1979.]13.
Hire charges shall be levied at the following rates :| Staff Cars of not more than 18 H.P./jeeps/Land Rovers | .... | Rs.2.00 per Km. |
| Staff Cars of more than 18 H.P. | .... | Rs.2.75 per Km. |
| Pick-up Vans | .... | Rs.2.75 per Km. |
| Trucks | .... | Rs.3.75 per Km. |
| [Staff Cars/jeeps/Land Rovers/Station Wagons | .... | Rs.25.00 per day |
| Pick-up Vans | .... | Rs.30.00 per day] |
14.
Where a vehicle is hired under rules 13, detention charges shall be payable in addition to hire charges on kilometreage basis or daily basis, as the case may be, at the rate of Re.1.70 per hour or part thereof allowing one hour detention free of charge for journeys exceeding 16 Kilometers. The period of detention shall be the period for which the vehicle is detained by the user before the commencement of the journey or during or after its completion.15.
Hire charges/detention charges shall be recovered from the hirers concerned through bills presented to them and the amounts recovered shall be promptly credited to the Treasury.16.
The normal working hours of drivers shall be-| Winter | : | 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. | ... | With break for 2 hours |
| Summer | : | 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. | ... | With break for 5 hours |
17. Overtime allowance.
- Overtime allowance at the following rate may be allowed to a driver when he is detained for work within a jurisdiction of 8 Kms. of the headquarters for which on travelling allowance is admissible and the Officer-in-charge certifies that it has been earned.Rs-1.50 per hour of work beyond the normal working hours subject to a maximum of Rs.4.50 per day.Note 1 - The first one hour of overtime work on any working day shall be free. Duty thereafter exceeding half an hour up to one hour shall qualify as one hour.Note 2 - Except as specified in Note 1 overtime work for half an hour or part thereof shall count as half an hour and where the same exceeds half an hour but less than an hour shall count as one hour.Note 3 - When overtime allowance is paid to a driver no other remuneration shall be payable to him in the form of conveyance charges or compensatory leave or otherwise.Note 4 - Over time duty claimed by the driver shall be certified in the following manner. Where Head of Office is a Class-II Officer overtime allowance claimed shall be certified by the Head of Office. In other Offices where Head of Office is a Class-1 Officer, such certificate shall be signed either by the Head of Office or another officer not below the rank of Class-1 Officer of his office whom he (Head of Office) may nominate. In Officers of Heads of Department or Departments of Government the Head of Department or Secretary of the Department shall nominate an officer of his office not below the rank of Class-1 Officer who will certify the claim of overtime allowance.Note 5 - In January and July every year the Officer-in-charge of maintenance of vehicle shall furnish a report about the expenditure incurred on payment of over time allowance to the Secretary of the Department/Head of Department concerned.18.
Except the Departments which have their Departmental work-shops repairs of Government vehicles shall be entrusted to Garages at District and Sub-divisional Headquarters to be selected by the Inspector of Motor Vehicles (Tech.) and approved by the Deputy Commissioner, Transport (Technical) and communicated to all concerned before end of April each year. Approved garages should be registered in the Office of the R.T.O., Departments having their own workshop shall get repairs done Departmentally.19.
Repairs/replacements of parts other than Tyres, Tubes and batteries shall be regulated in the manner as follows :20.
The expenditure on maintenance and repairs of Government vehicles shall not exceed the ceilings specified in Annexure-I and I-A. Replacement of tyres/tubes and batteries shall be regulated by the norms fixed in Annexure-II and II-A. For replacement of tyres, tubes, batteries, specific recommendation of the Motor Vehicle Inspector or a Technical Officer of equivalent rank shall be necessary only where such replacement is considered necessary by the Officer-in-charge of the vehicle before expiry of the life-span fixed in Annexures-II and II-A. The norms and guidelines as laid down in Annexure-III shall be followed for maintenance affecting the over all life of Government vehicles except the two wheelers referred to in Rule 19 (iv).21.
Powers of Heads of Departments and Administrative Departments to sanction expenditure on repairs of vehicles which have completed the total kilometreage/years prescribed for their full life or have outlived their prescribed Life-span or both shall be as follows :| Head of Departments... | (i) | Rs. 150 (For Mopeds) |
| (ii) | Rs. 300 (For Motor cycles and Scooters) | |
| (iii) | Rs. 1,000 (For all other vehicles) | |
| Administrative Departments... | Full Powers subject to the conditions that the expenditure isnot uneconomical. |
22.
Powers of Heads of Departments and Administrative Departments to condemn vehicles which have completed the total kilometre age prescribed for their full life or have outlived their prescribed life-span or both shall be as follows :| Head of Departments | ... | Full Powers in respect of vehicles of the Department and those of subordinate and attached offices (not under a Head of Department). |
| Administrative Departments | ... | Full powers in respect of vehicles of his own office and subordinate offices. |
23.
The procedure for condemnation and disposal of condemned vehicles, shall be as follows :24.
New vehicles in replacement shall not be purchased until after condemnation of old vehicles. Where purchase of a new vehicle is sanctioned in replacement, sale-proceeds of the condemned vehicle shall be deposited in the Treasury latest within one month from the date of purchase of the new vehicle.25.
All Government vehicles shall carry plates at the front and in the rear showing prominently the name of the Department to which they belong.26.
Old and unserviceable vehicles shall be disposed of to the best advantage of Government in accordance with the provisions of the Orissa General Financial Rules and/or any other rule/order for the time being in force.[Form - A] [F. D. Notification No. 49834-F., dated 20.11.1992.][Rule 6(a)]Log-Book| Date | Place of departure and time | Place of arrival and time | Kilometre age/ Hours done | Purpose of journey | Name and designation of officer using |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Petrol/Diesel | Signature of the Driver | Signature of the officer | Remarks | ||||
| Petrol/Diesel in tank | Petrol/Diesel supplied | Total | Petrol/ Diesel consumed | Balance in tank | |||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Sl. No. | Registration No. of vehicle | Kilometres/ hours covered for | Total | Time-spent on non-duty journeys | Amount due for non-duty journeys includingdetention charges and overtime allowance, if any | ||
| Duty | Non-duty | With normal duty hours | Outside normal duty hours or on Sundays andclosed holidays | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Details of bills and amounts realised (by Cash/Cheque) | Particulars of credit to Government account(Chalan No.and date) | Total quantity of Petrol/ Diesel consumed(Litres) | Reading of Mile/ meter/ hour | Average kilometre age/ Hour per litre (Col. No.5-11) | Remarks | |
| On 1st duty | On last duty | |||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Date of receipt | Quantity of articles purchased | Description of articles purchased | Price of articles | Date of issue | Quantity of issue with the details of repairsdone | Quantity in hand | Signature of the Driver | Signature of Officer-in-charge | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Date | Officer, Department or Government servantrequisitioning the vehicle | Purpose of requisition | Requisition number and date | Date and time of taking the vehicle on hire | Date and time of returning the vehicle |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Number of kilometer age done | Charges levied for hire | Charges realised | Date of realisation and chalan number | Signature of the party | Signature of the Officer-in-charges | Remarks |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Class of Vehicles | Line in Kms. assumed | Annual ceiling in Rs./per kilometer expenditurein paise per Kilometer Cumulative | ||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| (A) | Cars and Light Petrol vehicles | 2.0 lakh kms. | Rs.1.340 | 2.590 | 5.590 | 2.590 |
| Average 20,000 Kms. | 7.0PPK | 13.0PPK | 28.0PPK | 13.0PPK | ||
| (B) | Jeeps/Trekkers and similar decrelised lightvehicles for rough use per year | 2.0 lakh kms. | Rs.1.800 | 3.050 | 6.550 | 3.050 |
| Average 20,000 kms. | 9.0PPK | 15.0PPK | 33.0PPK | 73.0PPK | ||
| (C) | Vans and Pick-up, Medium Motor vehicles,(Standard) 20, Matador, Toyota, (Tata-407, etc.) | 2.5 lak kms. | Rs.2.500 | 5.100 | 7.100 | 5.100 |
| Average 22,500 kms. Per year | 12.0PPK | 25.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 25.0PPK | ||
| (D) | Heavy Motor Vehicles, Buses and Trucks | 4.8 lakh kms. | Rs.6.500 | 13.300 | 13.300 | 13.300 |
| Average 40,000 Kms. Per year | 16.0PPK | 33.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 33.0PPK |
| Annual ceiling in Rs./per kilometer expenditurein paise per Kilometer Cumulative | |||||||||
| 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Total | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| (A) | 15.590 | 3.090 | 6.090 | 10.590 | 6.090 | 4.590 | ... | ... | Rs.58.150 |
| 78.0PPK | 16.0PPK | 80.0PPK | 53.0PPK | 30.0PPK | 23.0PPK | ... | ... | 29.5PPK | |
| (B) | 14.950 | 3.450 | 6.950 | 3.750 | 7.250 | 5.250 | … | …. | Rs.56.150 |
| 73.0PPK | 17.0PPK | 65.0PPK | 19.0PPK | 36.0PPK | 29.0PPK | 28.0PPK | |||
| (C) | 7.100 | 15.100 | 7.100 | 5.100 | 7.100 | 7.100 | … | … | Rs.68.400 |
| 35.0PPK | 75.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 25.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 30.0PPK | |||
| (D) | 13.300 | 40.300 | 13.300 | 13.300 | 25.300 | 13.300 | 13.300 | 13.300 | Rs.1,91,800 |
| 35.0PPK | 1.0PPK | 33.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 63.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 35.0PPK | 40.0PPK |
| Class of vehicles | Life in Kms. (Assured) | Annual ceiling in rupees | |||||||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | 4th year | 5th year | 6th year | 7th year | 8th year | 9th year | 10th year | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Moped | 49,000 kms.7 years of life(7,000 kms./year) | 240 | 430 | 260 | 460 | 1,430 | 840 | 280 | |||
| Motor-cycle/ Scooters | 1,05,000 kms.7 years of life(15,000 kms./year) | 640 | 1,290 | 715 | 1,380 | 4,340 | 2,640 | 840 | |||
| Tractors | 10,000 hrs.(10 years of life) | 3,060 | 5,710 | 5,210 | 6,710 | 5,710 | 16,650 | 5,210 | 6,710 | 5,710 | 5,210 |
| Sl. No | Type of Vehicles | Minimum life Tyres/Tubes | Batteries |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | Cars, Jeeps, Station Wagons, Trekkers, pickups, Vans and LeyLand Rovers | 40,000 kms. | 3 years |
| 2. | Trucks and Buses including Mini Buses | 60,000 kms. | 1½ years |
| Sl. No. | Type of Vehicles | Minimum life Tyres/Tubes | Batteries |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | Moped | 25,000 kms | |
| 2. | Motor Cycles/Scooters | 25,000 kms | 2½ years |
| 3. | Tractor | Rear-300 hrsFront-1500 hrs | 1½ years |