(a)The Deputy Superintendent of Excise is directly subordinate to Superintendent of Excise subject to general supervision of District Collector and under the general supervision and control of Commissioner of Excise.(b)All other officers of the Department within his jurisdiction will work under his supervision, subject to such orders as may be issued from time to time by the higher authorities. The chief duty of the Deputy Superintendent of Excise is to obtain the best possible and maximum amount of work from the officers serving under him and a considerable portion of his time should be spent in personally training and guiding those officers and supervising their work. He is required to acquire a thorough knowledge of all matters connected directly or indirectly with Excise administration of his area. He is required to take part in detection as an example and incentive to his subordinates.(c)The Deputy Superintendent of Excise should ordinarily spend 160 days on tour each year. The Deputy Superintendent of Excise should draw up fortnighly tour programme and submit it to the Superintendent of Excise and Sub- divisional officer or any other higher authority at least three days before the commencement of his tour. His diaries (which should contain information as to the work done daily both at headquarters and on tour) will be submitted in duplicate to the Deputy Commissioner through the Sub-divisional Officer and Superintendent of Excise at the 1st of each month. The Deputy Commissioner after necessary action will send the same to the Commissioner of Excise who will after perusal retain one copy in his office and return the other to the Deputy Commissioner. Hurried journeys out and back, performed on the same day should be discouraged in the course of his tours. Special attention should be directed to the inspection and preventive work of the subordinate staff, to the investigation of offences under all laws and to the sites and management of licensed premises and the observance of the conditions of licences. All important matters including the above should be briefly noted in the monthly diaries.(d)The Deputy Superintendent of Excise should inspect Excise shops and other licensed premises within his jurisdictions, he would pay visits to the warehouses and distilleries and supervise the operation in the warehouse and work of his subordinates. He is also required to inspect the works of the patrol parties and the station diary maintained in each circle to know the movements and works of each of the personnel posted there.(e)The Deputy Superintendent of Excise is required to check the travelling allowance bills including transfer travelling allowance bills of the staff serving under him. He is authorised to sign the Travelling Allowance bills of Inspectors, Assistant Inspectors. Head Excise Constables and Excise Constables as Head of the Office and as Controlling Officer. He is the drawing and disbursing officer in respect of pay and allowances of all Excise Officers serving in the muffasil subdivision.
