NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

A-28, KAILASH COLONY

NEW DELHI - 110048

 

 

F. No. 3-9(6)/92-93/NVS(F&A)/Vol.III                                                                                         January 05, 2007

 

CIRCULAR

 

Sub : Revision of the Purchase Procedure of NVS– regarding.

 

        Detailed procedure for purchase for guidance of Principals and Officers responsible for making purchases on behalf of the Samiti was circulated vide No. 24(1)/87/NVS/F&A dated 8th July, 1988 (copy enclosed). Recently some modifications in the procedures for procurement of goods and services have been made in the General Financial Rules of the Govt. of India.

 

        Keeping in view the functional requirements of JNVs and the revised procedure under GFR, it has been decided to enhance the powers of Principals to incur expenditure on procurement of goods and services for the vidyalaya as under :

S. No.

Type of purchase/Services

Existing Limits

Revised Limits

1

Purchase of goods without calling quotations

 

Up to Rs.1000/-

Up to Rs.5,000/-

2.

Spot purchase of goods by local purchase committee (after survey of market) to be constituted by the Principal

NIL

Up to Rs.15,000/-

3

Limited tender by inviting quotations from minimum three number of firms

Up to Rs.20,000/-

Above Rs.15,000/- and up to Rs.50,000/-

4

Open tender by advertising in news papers

Above Rs.20,000/-

Above Rs.50,000/-

 

 

        The above ceilings are for purchases/services of each item on each occasion and not for a financial year. Purchase Committee, for sl.no.2 above, should be same as for the PAC (excluding the nominee of DM). Committee members may be changed every month on rotation basis. These revised ceilings for purchase are also applicable to ROs/NLIs of the NVS.

 

        Keeping in view the enhancement of financial powers as above, it has also been decided that the requirement for counter signature of cheques by the District Magistrate is totally dispensed with so as to cover all purchases and payments made at vidyalaya level.

 

 

 

(M.S.Khanna)

Joint Commissioner (P)

Copy to :

  1. Principal, All Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

  2. All Regional Offices of NVS

  3. All NLIs

  4. All Officers at NVS Hqrs.

  5. PS to Commissioner, NVS

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