Section 9 in The M.P. Vishesh Sashastra Bal Niyam, 1973
9. Commandant.
- The Commandant shall help the Zonal Officer if and when appointed by the State Government in the performance of his duties. He shall be responsible for the training, administration, discipline, efficiency, morale, health and welfare of all men under his command. As the executive head of the Battalion he shall subject to the order of the Zonal Officer issue standing orders and instructions in all matters which lie within his competence including the duties to be performed by his subordinates. He shall be responsible for the training of all officers under him and the security of all arms, ammunition and property in charge of the Battalion. He shall also be responsible for the proper functioning of all welfare activities like the Welfare Centre, Agriculture, Dairy, Canteen, Grain shop and for the maintenance of proper accounts thereof, shall exercise proper control over expenditure from the Battalion Fund, the Mass Improvement Fund and other such Funds, and shall be responsible for preventing their misuse. He shall see that the Messes and the Langars in the Battalion are run properly and economically. He shall attend office, parades, take round of the lines and hold Orderly Room at the prescribed hours, whenever he is at headquarters.
