Advertisements relating to tenders for purchase of stores should be brief. Advertisements should be released in reputed newspapers on DAVP rates. Water and Electric Charges The consumption of water and electricity should be kept under control and leakages in meters got set right. It should be ensured that bills are not accumulated for long periods. Liveries and Uniforms As far as possible, the uniforms should be replaced only after ensuring that the previous supplies have become actually unserviceable and the proposed supplies are as per the approved norms. Conveyance Charges Duties of the staff should be combined in such a way that the minimum expenditure is incurred. The employment of taxis, as a matter of course, should be discouraged. Post and Courier Charges Post cards and inland letters with printed letter heads should be used in place of envelopes wherever possible. Maximum correspondence should be done through e-mails Newspapers and Periodicals Only one or two local dailies and one important outside daily newspaper should be purchased. Printing As far as possible, efforts should be made to cyclostyle the matter to be circulated, instead of resorting to printing. Wherever possible, manuscript registers should be maintained, instead of getting the registers printed or purchasing the same from printing firms. It is essential that proper control over the utilization of funds under Contingencies is kept by means of the 164 129 Register of Contingent Charges (CS 19). For this purpose, the budgeted amount should be allocated under the different sub-heads and progressive expenditure incurred up to the end of every month compared with the
Advertisements relating to tenders for purchase of stores should be brief. Advertisements should be released in reputed newspapers on DAVP rates. Water and Electric Charges The consumption of water and electricity should be kept under control and leakages in meters got set right. It should be ensured that bills are not accumulated for long periods. Liveries and Uniforms As far as possible, the uniforms should be replaced only after ensuring that the previous supplies have become actually unserviceable and the proposed supplies are as per the approved norms. Conveyance Charges Duties of the staff should be combined in such a way that the minimum expenditure is incurred. The employment of taxis, as a matter of course, should be discouraged. Post and Courier Charges Post cards and inland letters with printed letter heads should be used in place of envelopes wherever possible. Maximum correspondence should be done through e-mails Newspapers and Periodicals Only one or two local dailies and one important outside daily newspaper should be purchased. Printing As far as possible, efforts should be made to cyclostyle the matter to be circulated, instead of resorting to printing. Wherever possible, manuscript registers should be maintained, instead of getting the registers printed or purchasing the same from printing firms. 129 164 It is essential that proper control over the utilization of funds under Contingencies is kept by means of the Register of Contingent Charges (CS 19). For this purpose, the budgeted amount should be allocated under the different sub-heads and progressive expenditure incurred up to the end of every month compared with the