I

Stores Purchase (A) Department

A1 Seat

1

Papers related to tender exemption by granting relaxation under Rule 9.23 of Stores Purchase Manual (SPM) for products mentioned in Group I, IV, VI, VII and X of Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual, in respect of  State Government Departmental Units/ State Public Sector Industries and Institutions which have been in production for more than five years.

2

Price Fixation of products mentioned in Group I, IV, VI, VII and X of Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual produced by the State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions after considering the reasonableness of the cost & related matters.

3

Papers related to granting exemption from payment of Tender Fee/Earnest Money Deposit /Performance Security etc related to MSME’s and PSUs.

4

Recommendations of Public Accounts Committee/Public Undertakings Committee  Reports and their implementations.

5

Remarks on Audit paras/Draft paras/C& AG Report/AG's Inspection Reports,  based on Purchase of Goods by  State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions.

6

Disposal of Surplus Stores as per provisions in Stores Purchase Manual.

7

Miscellaneous Papers and Monthly Business Statement of  the Section.

8

Papers related to RTI Act, Suits, LA Committees and LA Interpellations on the subject matter allotted to the seat.

A2 Seat

1

Papers related to Public Procurement of goods and services through Government e- Marketplace(GeM) - Its functionality and Implementation in various State Government Departmental Units/ State Public Sector Industries and Institutions/Autonomous bodies etc.

2

Data analysis and evaluation of GeM Monthly Report of the State received from Ministry of Commerce and Industry/ Consolidation of details on GeM purchases made by the State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions/Autonomous bodies etc.

3

Amendment and updation of Stores Purchase Manual .

4

Papers related to requests from Startups/ State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions/Autonomous bodies etc. for relaxation to provisions in Stores Purchase Manual for adoption of new procurement methods  other than those mentioned in the Stores Purchase Manual .  

5

Paper related to State Public procurement Policy.

6

Papers related to RTI Act, Suits, LA Committees and LA Interpellations          on the above subject matter.

A3 Seat

1

Papers related to tender exemption of State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions which have been in production for more than five years in the case of products mentioned in Group II , III, V, VIII & IX of Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual.

2

Price Fixation of products mentioned in Group II , III, V, VIII & IX of Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual produced by the State Government Departmental Units/State Public Sector Industries and Institutions  after considering the reasonableness of the cost & related matters for granting 9.23 relaxation.

3

Remarks of Stores Purchase Department on matters related to provisions in para 9.22 benefit for manufacturers listed in Annexure 16 of Stores Purchase Manual.

4

Cases for consideration under Global Tender Enquiry  related papers.

5

Papers related to Procurement of goods from Land Bordering Countries and Registration of bidders as per the Guidelines of Government of India.

6

Papers related to Blacklisting of Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, contractors involved in Government procurement, for offenses or violations committed during competitive bidding.

7

Papers related to RTI Act, Suits, LA Committees and LA interpellations on the above subject matter.

II. Stores Purchase (B) Department

B1 Seat

1

Development, Updation and Maintenance of Official Website of Stores Purchase Department .

2

Departmental Purchase Committee for procurement of items mentioned   in Group I, Group II and Group III of  Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase    Manual.

3

Remarks of  Stores Purchase Department on the purchases of items mentioned in Group I, Group II and Group III of  Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual ( except on those provisions mentioned in para 9.22 and 9.23 of SPM).

4

Inspection of Government offices/PSUs/Local self bodies/Government institutions/ Autonomous Bodies etc. in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts.

5

Preparation of Annual Performance Report of Stores Purchase Department

6

Preparation of Monthly Business Statement of the Section and further consolidation.

B2 Seat

1

Remarks of  Stores Purchase Department on the purchases of items mentioned in Group IV, Group V and Group VI  of Stores Purchase           Manual( except on those provisions mentioned in para 9.22 and 9.23 of SPM).

2

Departmental Purchase Committee for procurement of items mentioned in Group IV, Group V and Group VI of  Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual.

3

Inspection of Government offices/PSUs/Local self bodies/Government        institutions/ Autonomous Bodies etc. in  Kottayam, Idukki,         Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram districts .

4

Papers related to Committee on Official languages.

B3 Seat

1

Departmental Purchase Committee of purchases of items mentioned in Group VII,  Group VIII, Group IX and Group X of  Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase         Manual.

2

Remarks of  Stores Purchase Department on the purchases of items mentioned in Group VII, Group VIII, Group IX and Group X of  Annexure 4 of Stores Purchase Manual( except on those provisions mentioned in para 9.22 and 9.23 of SPM).

3

Inspection of Government offices/PSUs/Local self bodies/Government        institutions/ Autonomous Bodies etc. in Kozhikkode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod districts

4

Miscellaneous papers of Stores Purchase Department.

Stores Purchase (C) Department

C1 Seat

Establishment papers of Gazetted Officers of Printing Department, Establishment papers of Technical Staff of Printing Department, OP files of Printing Department, General papers, Establishment papers relating to Printing Department, viz.,Audit objection, Draft para, reconciliation of Accounts, Appropriation Accounts, re-appropriation, Supplementary demands, Budget estimates, Annual plan, Expenditure Commission etc.,Papers relating to Working Group and Audit Committee, Special Rules of Kerala Government Presses, Service Papers relating to Legislature Committee viz., PAC, Estimate Committee, Subject Committees etc.

C2 Seat

Establishment papers of Stationery Department both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted (Clerical as well as Technical), Purchase of stationery stores, Compassionate Employment Scheme of Stationery Department, Audit objection, Draft paras, Appropriation Accounts, Reconciliation of accounts, Supplementary demands, Budget estimates, Annual plan, Expenditure Commission etc. relating to Stationery Department and Papers relating to Working Group, Audit Committee of Stationery Department, General and Establishment papers of Stationery Department, Miscellaneous papers of Stationery Department and Special Rules relating to Stationery Department, Papers of Legislative Committee relating to Stationery Department, Any other papers specifically allotted then and there to all seats C1,C2 and C3.

C3 Seat

Establishment papers of NGOs (Clerical) of Printing Department, Establishment of new Presses in the State, Purchase of machinery and spares for the machines and spares for the machines of Printing Department, Compassionate Employment Scheme of Printing Department, LA Interpellation of Printing Department, Sanction  for Printing of new forms and re printing of old forms. All papers relating to Kerala Books and Publications Society.