Urgency Certificate ( FINANCIAL RULES - Short Note)

Urgency Certificate

Ordinarily no work should be commended and no expenditure incurred available and the sanction of competent authority is obtained. Those rules however can not be strictly adhered to in certain cases –

i. Works which are considered to be urgently necessary to safe guard life and property and repairs to damage caused by floods or accidents etc. to restore or maintain through communication.

Note : Where applicable the instructions in paragraph 1260 of Indian Railways Engineering Code should be observed.

Commencement of such works is authorized by divisional Engineer. The divisional Engineer at after submits through usual channels a report to the competent authority. This report is called Urgency Certificate or Urgency report. This is prepared on a Standard Performa indicating –

1. Justification.

2. Approximate Cost.

3. Duration of the Project.

4. Time frame for submitting the detailed estimate.

A copy of same is sent to the account Officer.

Form No. 1104

..................................................RAILWAY

URGENCY CERTIFICATE

Department ................... Division............................... Station.................

1. Description of work ......................... ........................... ........................... ......................................

2. Circumstances which warrant the urgency ............. ......................... ......................... ..................

3. Maximum probable cost ............. ............................... 

4. Date of commencement of work ............... ................... 

5. Probable date of submission of detailed estimate .............. ..............

6. Provision of Funds ............ .................. .................. 

No................. Station......................... .. Date ....................

Forwarded to the Divisional Railway Manager/ Chief Engineer /General Manager for sanction.

(Through the Divisional Accounts Officer /Dy. FA & CAO).

Station............................................ Signature.............................................

Date................................................ Designation.........................................

SANCTIONED

Station.............................................. Signature.............................................

Date................................................... Designation........................................

Copy to.--The Divisional Accounts Officer /FA & CAO for information.

Station............................................... Signature............................................

Date.................................................... Designation.........................................

Also See

FINANCIAL RULES - RAILWAY