ESTABLISHMENT IN P.W.D: - The
officers, officials and other workers, working in the Public Works Departments
can be divided into the following classes of establishments.
1.
Regular
Establishment: - It consists of two types of
establishments which are as:
(a)
Permanent
Establishment: - This class of establishment is
meant for general purposes of a division or a sub – division or for general
supervision of work and is an establishment permanently employed having rate of
pay without any time limit. Payment to this is made on pay – bills drawn on
treasuries. The service condition of the establishment as regards in the matter
of pay, allowances. Leave. T.A (travelling allowances), General Provident Fund
(G.P.F), and pension etc are governed by the Civil Service Rules Vol. I, II and
III. Usually three months notice is required on either side to leave or to
terminate the services.
(b)Temporary Establishment: - This
type of establishment is employed to supplement the permanent establishment in
order to meet the requirements of extra work or when department has to handle
more works of construction or repairs in excess to its normal load.
It
has rate of pay with some time limit and usually half yearly or yearly sanction
is attained form the competent authority for the continuity of the services.
The members of temporary establishment are monthly servants and they are not
entitled to any pension. Their service are liable to be terminate with one
month notice and in case they want to resign their post similar notice of one
month is required to be given by them.
2. Work
Charged Establishment: - The work charged establishment is
engaged directly on the work for the actual execution of a specific work (as
against the general supervision for which regular establishment is there) or
for the supervision of the departmental labour, store and machinery etc.
Usually work – supervisors, chowkidars, mates, mistries, surveyor etc are
employed as work charged establishment. Their pay is charged direct to the work
for which they are employed and a provision is made in the estimate of work at
the rate of 1.5 to 3% of the total cost of the work while preparing an
estimate. They have no claim for pension. Gratuity etc.
3. Contingency
Establishment: - Sometime certain category of
employees like Khalasies, Dak Runners, etc., are not provided in the permanent
establishment or if provided they are not sufficient. Thus the Executive
Engineer engages these persons who are paid from the head office contingencies
Establishment. Their leave, T.A and other allowances may be allowed by XEN as
per rules.