Section 14 in The Punjab Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Rules, 1960
14. Duties of Superintendents [Section 23(2)(g)].
(1)The following duties, in addition to other duties assigned by the State Government, from time to time, appertain to the Superintendent :-(i)the Superintendent shall be in charge of general supervision and sanitation of the home and the health of inmates;(ii)the Superintendent shall be responsible for the discipline of the subordinate staff;(iii)the Superintendent shall be in charge of maintaining general accounts, disbursing bills, custody of jewellery, cash and other belongings of the inmates. He shall also be responsible for the physical verification of the stores and stocks at regular intervals;(iv)the Superintendent shall be charge of office correspondence, interviews with visitors and showing them round the home;(v)the Superintendent shall arrange meetings of the Board of visitors and submit immediately the reports of the meetings to the Chief Inspector;(vi)the Superintendent shall make surprise inspection of provision stores at least once a month, shall visit the home at uncertain hours and check that every thing is in order;(vii)the Superintendent shall be responsible for submitting statements and return under these rules in addition to such statements and returns as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the Chief Inspector from time to time;(viii)the Superintendent may grant casual leave to the subordinate staff;(ix)the Superintendent shall visit the home at night at least twice a month at uncertain intervals;(x)the Superintendent shall be responsible for the purchase of provisions and by informing himself/herself of the current bazar rates, shall satisfy himself/herself that the full amount of food is purchased and the rates are reasonable and shall also see the rations weighed and served out to the cooks;(xi)the Superintendent shall along with the medical officer inspect the food daily, when it is cooked and ready for distribution, to make sure, that it is properly cooked and that the full quantity reaches the inmates, the result of which inspection shall be noted in the Office Journal; a detailed account of daily issue of rations shall be kept in Form IX;(xii)the Superintendent shall be responsible for all the property of the protective home and all money and stores received and shall get the accounts audited regularly from the auditors.(2)The Ration Issue Registers, Clothing Main Register, Bedding Main Register and Clothing Issue Register shall be kept in Form IXA, IXB, IXC and IXD, respectively.(3)An amount of Rs. 200 shall be placed at the disposal of the Superintendent as imprest money, for day to day requirement of the protective Home. The Superintendent shall maintain a cash-book in Form X and the account of the imprest money in Form XA.
