Centralised purchase of all stationery articles through rate
contract system and its distribution to needy offices in accordance with their
demand is the main function of the Stationery Department. At present department has four Regional
Office and ten District Offices through which supplies to individual offices
are made. In addition to this the
department arrange disposal of waste paper accumulation, repairs of office
machineries through the stationery workshop attached to the Regional Offices
and District Offices. During the Tenth
Plan period an amount of Rs.150 lakhs is provided to implement various
schemes.
1.
Completion
of Building at Thiruvananthapuram
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.12.00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.12.00 lakhs)
It is proposed to
provide an amount of Rs.11 lakhs during
2002-03 to purchase and install one elevator with 30 KVA Generator in the
office as capital improvement programme. For the safety and security of the
Stationery Stores and offices yard lighting facility has to be provided. An amount of Rs.0.80 lakhs is proposed as
annual plan outlay during 2002-03 to purchase eight Yard lights and install
them.
2.
Paper Testing Lab / Modernization of
Workshops
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.4.00 lakhs)
(Outlay
2002-03 - Rs.Nil)
At present the defective machines from government
departments are brought to the workshops for repair which is a costly affair
due to transportation cost. A study in
the functioning of the workshops has revealed that on the spot repairs of the
machines are more effective and economical.
A new system is proposed to
provide a moped and a mobile phone without dialing facility. The advantage is that the mechanic can
immediately attend the repairs of machines on receipt of the message from the
customer offices. Total cost of the unit
is Rs.4 lakhs.
3.
Computerisation
of Stationery Department
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.74.00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.18.00
lakh)
It is proposed to fully computerise the Regional Stationery
Department at Thiruvananthapuram and extension of the computer application to
more areas in the Controller's office by supplying system nodes to 20 members
of staff. The software developed for
the Stationery Department by LBS Centre for Science and Technologies at a total
cost of Rs.13.51 lakhs has to be purchased and installed. The proposal for
2002-03 is Rs.18 lakhs.
4. Construction of Unit Offices /Land Purchase
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.60.00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.Nil)
At present most of the district stationery offices are functioning
in rented buildings. It is very
difficult to get rented buildings in district head quarters and shifting of
stationery articles are a costly affair.
An amount of Rs.60 lakhs is proposed during Tenth Plan period to
purchase land for four districts.
Minimum 30 cents of land is required for constructing office buildings
in each district. Purchase of land and construction of building will be taken
up only after ascertaining availability of vacant government land and
buildings.
Printing
The main activities of the printing
Department are printing of different forms and registers required for various
government departments, items required for state and local bodies, elections,
periodicals etc. In addition to this
the Department undertakes the printing work of Central Government Offices and
quasi Government offices on payment basis.
The printing activities are carried out
in the eleven presses spread
over the state.
During Tenth Plan it is proposed to complete
construction work of Government Press
building at Ernakulam. Purchase and
installation modern machinaries in Government Presses at Ernakulam,
Thiruvananthapuram and Shornur is another scheme proposed by the
department. The total amount proposed
for these schemes is Rs.450 lakhs during the Xth Plan.
1. Purchase and Installation of Modern Machinery in Government
Presses
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.330-00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.30.00 lakhs)
The scheme envisages modernization of the Government presses in order to cope with
increasing demands and rapid changes in
technology taking place in the field of printing. At present seven
Government presses out of eleven are following old letter press technology
which results in slow and poor quality of printing. Modernization of all Government presses by introducing offset
technology is essential.
In order
to modernise these Government Presses modern machinery and equipment have to be
purchased and installed. It is proposed
to provide Rs.30 lakhs as annual plan outlay 2002-03 for this purpose for
Government Press at Ernakulam.
2. Construction of Buildings
for Government Presses, Ernakulam
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.120.00 lakhs)
(Outlay
2002-03 - Rs.60.00 lakhs)
An amount of Rs.60 lakhs is proposed as annual plan outlay
during 2002-03 to complete the
construction work of Government Press building at Ernakulam. It is proposed to complete works at Ernakulam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Shornur Government Presses during the Tenth Plan period .
PUBLIC WORKS (BUILDINGS)
The Buildings & Local Works wing of the PWD carries
out construction work of different
government department offices, like Civil Stations, Court buildings, Judicial
Offices and Government Servants' quarters, other office buildings and the works of medical colleges,
Engineering and Arts Colleges, Guest house, Hospital buildings, Fire Stations etc.
1.
Public
Office Building Construction Programme (Common Pool)
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.10000.00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.2000.00 lakhs)
During the Tenth Plan period (2002-07) the department has
proposed completion of 73 spill over
schemes with an estimated amount of Rs. 5483 lakhs. The estimated amount of 297new works comes about to Rs.20640 lakhs. Priority will be given for completing the spill over works during
the annual plan 2002-03. Thereafter,
new works which are presented as projects based on a policy prioritization will be taken up. The outlay proposed for the Tenth Plan period is Rs.10000 lakhs
2. Flats
for MLA's in the Legislature's Hostel Compound
(Outlay
2002-07 - Rs.500.00 lakhs)
(Outlay 2002-03 - Rs.100.00 lakhs)
During the Ninth
Plan it was proposed to construct 48 nos. flats for MLAs in the Legislature
Hostel compound at an estimated cost of Rs.650 lakhs. An amount of Rs.100 lakhs
is proposed as annual plan outlay for 2002-03.
3.
Construction of Buildings for Courts and Residential Quarters for
Judges (50% SS)
(Outlay 2002-07 - Rs.2700.00 lakhs)
(Outlay
2002-03 - Rs.540.00 lakhs)
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme having 50% Central
assistance started during 1993. An
amount of Rs.4961.02 lakhs was spent for the scheme during Ninth Plan
period. Out of it Rs.911 lakhs was
Central assistance. During the Tenth
Plan period 2002-07, PWD proposed 12 spill over schemes at an estimated amount
of Rs.4185 lakhs. During the Annual Plan 2002-03 priority will be given for
completing the spill over schemes for which an outlay Rs.540 lakhs is made as
state share.