DEFENCE SERVICE REGULATIONS - Military Engineer Services

118. Bicycles required for the use of the staff of MES Offices come under the rules for furniture for
offices [Para 114 (m)]. Approval may be given by the following officers upto the number indicated against
each.
CWE
3 per office.
GE or SDO if an AEE incharge of
2 per office and
independent Sub-division
1 per Divisional stock
SDO if an AEE or Assistant Engineer
1 per office.
The CE may sanction any number of bicycles required for his own office, for ESDs and also any
additional number required by a CWE, GE or SDO.
In addition GE/Indep AEE may sanction one bicycle for use in Inspection Bungalow.
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120.
CHAPTER – III
CONTROL
SECTION 8-GENERAL
Classification of Works Services:
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121. For administrative purposes, works services are divided into the following categories:
(a) Original Works.
(i) Major Works, i.e., those costing more than Rs. 1,00,0007- (Rs. one lakh)
(ii) Minor Works, i.e., those costing Rs. 1,00,0007-or less.
(b)
Maintenance Services.
(i)
Ordinary Repairs, which comprise:
(1) Petty Repairs.
(2) Periodical Services.
(3) Replacements & Renewals costing Rs. 50,0007- or less.
(ii) Special Repairs i.e., replacements & renewals costing more than Rs. 50,0007- each to buildings,
furniture etc., (see para 248, sub para 1) and special repairs to roads as described in para 242.
122. Original Works are also classified as follows:
(a) Authorised Works –Works comprising services authorised by Government in regulations, or by
separate orders of a general or specific nature, and services which it is customary to provide for troops, etc.
e.g., water supply, temporary cook-houses in standing camps.
(b) Special Works –Services not falling wihtin (a) above. These may only be approved when
exceptional local conditions justify the necessity, or as an important experimental measure. Special works
should not be approved if the effect would be to introduce a new practice or change of scale.
Original Works
1 Amended vide MF (Def) UO No. 1974. W-I dt 8.10.82.
2 Enhanced from Rs. 20,0007- to Rs. 50,0007- vide GOI, MOD No. 89311/POUE 2W (PPC)/4912793/D (Works) dated 21-01-99.
3 Enhanced from Rs. 20,0007- to Rs. 50,0007- vide GOI, MOD No. 89311/POL/E 2W rPPO/4912/93/D (Works) dated 21-01-99.
123. Original works comprise the initial provision, purchase or construction of buildings and their
internal fixtures, works of defence, airfields docks, harbours and of all accessory services such as roads,
electricity, water supply, furniture, drainage, ranges, etc.
The following will also be treated as original works: –
(a) Additions to buildings and other services.
(b) Reconstruction of buildings and roads (Para 227 and 242.)
(c) Widening of roads (para 242).
(d) Alterations necessitated by administrative reasons.
(e) Extension to or strengthening of runways, taxi tracks, aprons, etc.
(f) Works necessary to bring into use buildings and services which have been either newly
purchased, or rendered unusable by extra-ordinary causes, or previously abandoned i.e., taken off a
care – and – maintenance basis.
Works costing up to [Rs. 2500] may, at the discretion of the CWE, GE (Indep) be treated as repairs
(see para 222).
Maintenance Services
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