RTI Manual - II

POWERS AND DUTIES OF ITS OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Shri Pritam S. Purkayastha, Director, BPNSI is the Secretary to the Board of BIJU PATNAIK NATIONAL STEEL INSTITUTE is responsible for the overall functioning of the organization. He reports to the Chairman, BPNSI. Board of BPNSI has delegated powers to the Director in order to carry out the functions relating to Personnel, Administration, Academic Programmes, Revenue Expenses and Finance. He is assisted by the Committee of Management and further by Heads of Departments who carry out their respective functions.

MANUAL – II

Part - I

DELEGATION OF POWERS TO DIRECTOR, BPNSI

The Director shall be principal executive officer of the institute and the head of its academic, administration and financial activities and business. He shall inter alia.

• Be responsible for and look after all the affairs of the Institute subject to control and directions of the Board.
• Be the custodian of the records and all other property of the Society/Institute.
• Represent the institute in all its activities whether academic, administrative or financial.
• Conduct all official correspondence on behalf of the Society/Institute
• Receive on behalf of the Institute/Society and pay/disburse any/all monies/funds of the Institute as may be required or deemed fit from time to time.
• Be responsible for appointment, suspension, expulsion, dismissal and other matters related to such posts, jobs, works, assignments, engagements etc. and such limits as may be laid down by the Board from time to time.
• Fix, on the recommendations of the selection Committee, the pay scales, emoluments, allowances, fees, payments and all other related matters including various benefits and concessions like house rent allowance, medical reimbursement allowances etc. in respect of such posts, jobs, works, assignments, engagements etc. and within such limits as may be laid down by the Board from time to time.
• Subject to the budgetary provisions and availability of funds, send/allocate pupils, members of the staff and/or other persons for training and/or for courses of instruction in India or abroad subject to such further terms and conditions as may be laid down by the Board from time to time.
• Employ , engage, take in hire, procure services of consultants, technicians, workmen and such other person (s) as may be deemed fit and/or necessary for the purpose of running administering, managing the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be deemed fit by him.
• To create, continue and/or discontinue subject to budgetary allocation and availability of funds, temporary posts, subject to ratification by the Chairman, for not more than two years duration on approved scales of pay provided that no such posts etc. shall be created by him which the Director is not an appointing authority.
• Re-appropriate funds with respect to various items constituting the recurring budget within such limits and for each such items as may be laid down by the Board from time to time provided that such re-appropriation will not involve any liability for future years. Every such re-appropriation shall, as soon as possible, be reported to the Board.
• Write off or otherwise allow, discharge any/all liability, whether financial or otherwise, on the part of any person, firm or body corporate, as also all irrecoverable value of stores lost, damaged for otherwise rendered unserviceable due to normal wear and tear in the manner and within the limits as may be laid down by the Board from time to time.
• To take any/all appropriate steps, action etc. as he may deem fit, if any pupil, worker, officer etc. commits any act of indiscipline, in any manner or, any other act which is not conducive to the proper and smooth running of the activities and administration of the Institute whether connected with the activities of the Institute or otherwise and no such action shall be called in question at any time.
• To take any/all appropriate steps, action etc. as he may deem fit, in cases of any/all student unrest, labour unrest and problems/issues relating thereto.
• Constitute, continue and/or discontinue such Committee(s) for such activities and purposes as may be deemed fit and necessary by him from time to time.
• To sign, execute, prepare, cause to be prepared, file, register any/all papers, contracts, documents, agreements, deeds for and on behalf of the Institute involving such items and/within such financial and or other limits as may be laid down by the Board from time to time, provided that the Director shall not be personally liable or responsible in respect of any such transactions.
• Delegate any/all of his powers, functions, responsibilities, duties of routine nature to any one or more persons(s) as may be deemed fit by the Director.
• Delegate any/all of his powers, functions, responsibilities, duties except those mentioned in clause (q) above, to the Deputy Director, and in his absence to the Senior most Professor of the institute, in the event of his absence, on tour or leave.
• In the event of the Chairman of the Board not being available to act as Chairman for long period any reason whatsoever, like his absence from the District, State or the country, illness etc., the Ministry of Steel shall nominate an alternative person of the same rank to act in his place until the Chairman is again available to act in his respective capacity. All actions/ decisions taken during such period must be brought to the notice of the Chairman by the Director, Member Secretary of the Board, upon resumption of duty.
• Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules and regulations/bye-laws of the Society or elsewhere, the Director shall have all such powers and authority as may be deemed necessary or conducive to smooth and proper functioning/running of the activities/business of the Institute. The Chairman may, if he or she deems fit, expressly specify some powers which may be exercised by the Director pursuant to this clause, subject to ratification by the Board at its next meeting.

MANUAL – II

Part - II

JOB DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXECUTIVES

C & IT Department

1. Sri D.P. Panda, Dy. Manager (F&A), Member of COM (Committee of Management), and Public Information Officer

• Overall in-charge of EDP dept
• Taking classes on ERP & MIS, Quality Control Management and Communicative English
• Administrate, update and maintain the Institute's website
• General Administration

I &S Department

2. Sri Satyapriya Satapathy, Asst. Professor in Electronics, H.O.D. I/c (Welding Fabrication & Steel Technology) & Member of COM (Committee of Management)

• Taking classes on Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Energy & Environment Management, and Electronics, Instrumentation & Process Control.
• Controlling total conduction of Class tests, Mid Term, and End Term Examination and Result publication of the students.
• Developing new laboratories on Basic Electrical & Electronics, Instrumentation and Process Control Laboratory.
• Facilitating the students for Industrial Training.
• General Administration as a member of COM

Finance & Administration Department

3. Sri D.P. Panda, Dy. Manager (F&A) & Member of COM (Committee of Management)

• Personnel & Administrative matters
• Cash & Bank matters, PF matters, and Contractors/Customers bill payments, Central Accounts, Establishment payments, Cost & Budget and Pay Roll employee, all the Officers and Employees of BPNSI perform their duties as per Rules, Regulations and Practices of the Organization.
• In-charge of Right-to-Information as Public Information Officer
• General Administration as a member of COM

Power and duties of other employees

C & IT Department

The department head is assisted by one Maintenance engineer, one Associate office superintendent and two no. of support staff in the regular cadre for completing the assigned job described in the key responsibility areas.

I&S Department

The department head is assisted by one Sr. Welding supervisor, one Associate office superintendent and two no. of support staff in the regular cadre for completing the assigned job described in the key responsibility areas.

Finance & Administration Department

The department head is assisted by two Associate office superintendent and three no. two no. of support staff in the regular cadre for completing the assigned job described in the key responsibility areas.

No. of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been proposed/taken (Section 4 (2)

No. of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been :-

1. Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings. No disciplinary action was initiated against any employee during the year 2020-21.
2. Finalized for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings. NIL