Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

CHAPTER 2
SUPERINTENDENTS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIONS
ALL SUPERINTENDENTS
90.Jurisdiction of Superintendents.-Every Circle is apportioned into divisions. Each
Division is under the control of a Senior Superintendents or Superintendents who is immediately
subordinate to the Head of the Circle in which he is employed.
Note-Whenever the work ‘superintendent’ occurs in the rules in this chapter, it included the
Senior Superintendent unless it is clear from the context that only one of these classes of
Superintendents is meant.
91. Powers of Superintendents.-The Administrative and financial powers of
Superintendents are defined in the Posts and Telegraphs Manual, Volume III and in the Schedule
of Financial Powers respectively
92. Knowledge of rules, cods, etc.-(1)It is the duty of a Superintendent to instruct his
subordinates in their duties, especially when any new class of business is undertaken by the
Department or any changes in procedure are introduced. A superintendents of post offices should
also be qualified to assume temporary charge of an important head office in his Division in any
sudden emergency.
(2) Two copies of othe Posts and Telegraphs Manual, volume I to VIII and Volume XI
(Parts I to IV), posts and Telegraphs Financial Heads Book Volume I,II,III and IV P.O. Circle Part
I and II. List of Indian Post Offices and the collection of Inspection Questions will be supplied to
each Superintendent. One copy each publication is intended for use by the office and is to be
entered in the office stock book and the other is to be treated as the personal copy of the
Superintend and should be returned to the stock Depot when no longer required for official
purposes. Copy of each of Posts and Telegraphs Manual Volume IX and X will also be
supplied to the office of each Superintendent.
(3) The Superintendent will also be supplied with a copy each of the Publications noted
in Appendix III to Posts and Telegraphs Manual, volume, against which the expression
“supervising Officers” or ‘Supervising Officers Posts Office and R.M.S’ appears. He will also be
supplied with a copy of the Civil Service Regulations the Compilation of the Fundamental and
Supplementary Rules, the Penal and Criminal Codes and the Evidence Act with which he should
make himself thoroughly aquatinted, so as to be able correctly to dispose of applications for
leave, pension, etc. and properly to conduct investigations and prosecutions.
Note1.- Probationary Superintendents of Post Offices are also entitled to the supply of these books
which will be retained by them as their personal set on their confirmation. The Heads of the
respective Circle to which they will be attached during the period of otheir probation will supply
these books at the commencement of their training. The probationers will not, however, be
entitled to an additional set of these books for their personal use when they assume independent
charge of their divisions.
Note2.- The One set of Code books and Manuals supplied to the Superintendent will be treated as
a personal set in every sense of the word. He can take them on transfer and he will hold himself
responsible for keeping them corrected upto date.
93. Strict adherence to rules. (1)The Superintendent is not permitted to introduce any
innovation or make any alternations to authorised rules or forms. While seeing that every official