POWERS DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAY UNIVERSITY
The following powers of the Executive Council have been delegated to the Director of the University Department of Chemical Technology under Section 24, clause(i) sub-clause(xli) of the Bombay University Act, 1974, subject to the provisions of Bombay University Act, 1974, Statutes, Ordinances and rules, norms and procedures laid down by the Executive Council of the University from time to time.
1. To sanction and incur expenditure on the following items:
i) Medical benefits;
ii) Overtime allowance - Overtime allowance to the employee posted in the University Department of Chemical Technology, as per the rates and norms fixed by the Executive Council from time to time.
iii) Incidental expenses to Visiting Faculty - Non-plan and Three-year B.Sc.(Tech) course, postgraduate courses, D.S.A., etc.
iv) Departmental Research Grant;
v) Research Fellowship of every kind;
vi) Merits Scholarship of every kind;
vii) Contribution towards students' tour;
viii) Grant of Bombay Technologist;
ix) Library which will include Books, Journals, Binding Charges, Micro-form of spoiled books and back volumes of journals, incidental expenses etc.,
x) Repairs to furniture and office equipments etc.,
xi) Printing, Stationery and general postage;
xii) Consumables, Stores, Apparatus, Chemicals, Cloth, Services, Contracts etc.,;
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xiii) P.G.C. consumables, Chemicals, etc.,;
xiv) Services;
xv) Telephone charges;
xvi) Computational facilities;
xvii) Insurance Premium;
(xviii) Hospitality;
xix) Contingencies;
xx) Uniforms;
xxi) Honoraria to Visiting Lecturers;
xxii) Visiting Fellows;
xxxiii) Repairs & Minor Alterations;
xxiv) Affiliation Fees;
xxv) Handbooks;
xxvi) Publications;
xxxvii) Seminars & Conferences including travels;
xxxviii) Plant & Mechinery;
xxix) Equipment & Furnitures;
xxx) Maintenance and Development of Gardens;
xxxi) Taxi-fares.
2. To accept and administer research schemes, projects, centres, programmes, sponsored by the Governments, Semi-Government or Private agencies, etc. and make appointment of temporary staff and fellows, not covered under Section 58 of the Bombay University Act, and spend the grants as per provisions of the schemes.
3. To permit acceptance of consultancy and other outside work by teachers as per guidelines;
4. To permit teachers to attend academic Conferences, Symposia, Workshop, Seminars etc.;
5. To permit teachers to accept academic work from other Universities / academic institutions, such as lectures, examinations, evaluation of theses dissertations, membership of academic bodies, editorial boards of
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scientific technical journals, advisory committee, selection committee of educational scientific organisations, of technical committee of government departments or semi-government institutions;
6. To organise technical seminars, symposia, conferences, work-shops, refersher courses and such other academic activities including the power to fix and collect such fees deemed necessary in this regard income-generating / self-supporting, to fix honoraria / remuneration and make payments accordingly to faculty of such programmes;
7. To dispose off as scrap equipment, machinery, furniture and such other materials that have out-lived their utility as per guidelines;
8. To dispose off old records as per guidelines;
9. To sanction leave of every kind of teaching and non-teaching staff posted at U.D.C.T.
10, To invite external experts for organizing academic programmes;
11. To sanction ...
[a] Payment of advances against proformas to parties for making purchases;
[b] Cash advances for making petty purchases for running various activities of the Department; [C] Festival advance as per rules; [d] Leave travel advances; [e] Advances for attending conference, seminars, symposia, student's tour etc.;
12. To seek, accept, invest and or deposit in nationalised banks donations / financial assistance from the Central Government, State Government, University Grants Commission, Corporations, Panchayats, Institutions, Companies, Associations, Cooperative Societies, individuals, other agencies etc. received for the University Department of Chemical Technology(including the Golden Jubilee Fund, Golden Jubilee Research Fund, Development Fund etc.) and sanction, incur and disburse expenditure from such funds / donations so received;
13. To make provisions for instruction, teaching, guidance and training in branches of learning and courses of studies, and for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge;
14. To accept donations;
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15. To manage and regulate the finances, accounts, investments, properties etc. placed at the disposal of the Department of Chemical Technology;
16. To supervise and control the admissions, residence (including hostels), conduct and discipline of the Students of the Department;
17. To institute and award fellowships, travelling fellowships,scholarships,studentships,apprentice-ships, medals and prizes;
18. To fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges (as are regulated by the Ordinances) including granting concessions and freeships as may be required for the smooth functioning of the Department;
19. To administer fund placed at the disposal of the Department of Chemical Technology for specific purpose;
20. To make substitute appointments for non-teaching staff posted at U.D.C.T. and engage services of casual labour;
All powers delegated to the Director. U.D.C.T. shall also include power to sanction, incur and admit expenditure for payment.
21. With regard to selection / appointment procedure for the teaching posts of the University Department of Chemical Technology, the following powers of the Executive Council be delegated to the Director of the University Department of Chemical Technology.
[a] Preparation and approval of the draft advertisement for the teaching posts and their insertions in newspapers as per rules and policies laid down by the Executive Council form time to time;
[b] Receiving and processing all application for teaching posts so advertised;
[c] Determining eligibility of applicants for calling them for interviews after obtaining the approval of the Vice-Chancellor;
[d] Make arrangements for holding the interviews which will include ....
[i] Fixing up the date and time for interviews in consulation with the Vice-Chancellor;
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[ii] Issuing notifications of the interviews to members of the Selection Committee and eligible applicants as per the rule and policies of the University;
[e] In order to shorten the time required for the preparation of the panel to be recommended to the Executive Council in terms of sub-clause(v) of clause 2(b) of Section 57 of the Bombay University Act, 1974, the Director shall place before the Academic Council for its approval a panel of not less than six experts in each area fulfilling requirements mentioned in sub-clause (v) at the beginning of the year during which teaching appointments at the Department of Chemical Technology are proposed to be made;
22. To enable the Director of the University Department of Chemical Technology to effectively exercise the delegated powers as recommended above, the Director be authorised to open a current account in the name of the University Department Chemical Technology with the Bank of Maharashtra, Kings Circle Branch, Matunga, Bombay 400 019, and be authorised to operate it as drawing and disbursing officer singly upto the limit of Rs.35,000/at a time and jointly with the Assistant Registrar (Finance & Account) of the Department of Chemical Technology above 35,000/- at a time. For this purpose, the University should transfer an amount of Rs. 2.50 lakhs from the General Fund to the above Account of the Department of Chemical Technology and reimburse the amount as and when the bills and vouchers are passed for the recoupment on weekly basis. This amount of Rs.2,50 lakhs shall be a kind of revolving fund kept at the disposal of the Department. It is further recommended that the imprest advance kept at the disposal of the Director be raised to Rs.35,000/-
Where the power to sanction and incur expenditure is delegated to the Director, the power to pass all claims in this regard be delegated to Assistant Registrar (Finance & Accounts) of the Department of Chemical Technology.
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