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Nathdwara Temple Rules 1973
Shrinathji
THE NATHDWARA
TEMPLE RULES 1973
GOVIND BHAWAN
NATHDWARA TEMPLE BOARD
NATHDWARA (RAJ.)
Regd No. J,30
राजस्थान राज-पत्र
विषेषांक
Rajasthan Gazette
EXTRAORDINERY
| साधिकार प्रकाषित | Published by Authority |
भाद्र 2, शुक्रवार, शक सम्वत 1895 अगस्त 24,1973 Bhadra 2, Friday, Shak Samvat 1895- August24,1973 |
भाग(ग)
उप खण्ड (।।)
राज्य सरकार तथा अन्य राज्य-प्राधिकारियों द्वारा जारी किये गये
कानूनी आदेष तथा अधिसूचनाएं ।
NOTIFICATION
Jaipur,
G.S.R.138- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30,read with
section 13, sub section (2) of section 14, section 16, sub section (4) of
section 20, section 21 and sub-section (3) of section 28 of the
1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Nathdwara Temple Rules, 1973.
(2) They shall come into
force at once.
2. Definitions- (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject
or context:-
(a) “Act” means the Nathdwara Temple Act. 1959 (Rajasthan Act 13 of 1959);
(b) “Officer and servants of the
Board” means officers and servants appointed by the Board or by any person authorised by the Board in this behalf and includes all
employees of the temple other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Sevawallas.
(c) “Official year”,”year” or “financial year” means the year according
the Gujrati Samvat
Commencing on Kartik sudi
first and ending with Ashwin vad
30;
(d) “Sampraday” means
the Pushti Margiya Vallabhi Sanpraday.
(e) “Section” means the section
of the Act;
(f) “ Seva”
includes all kinds of service performed in respect of the idols of the temple
or other ojects of worship installed therein;
(g) “Sevawallas”
means the Mukhias and Bhiteriyas
and such other persons as may be declared sevawallas
by the state Government under the second proviso to section 21;
(h) “Temple fund” means the Nathdwra Temple Fund administercd
by the Nathdwara Temple Board and consisting of all
moneys received as offerings, bhent, or any other
gifts or contribution made by the public for the maintenance or support of the
temple or for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith and
all income derived from the moveable and immoveable properties at the temple ;
(i) “
(j) “ Works means any works
relating to construction , repairs, addition and alteration, conservation or
renovation of the Temple premises or any other buildings and structures or any
works relating to agriculture or irrigation in the possession or under the
administration of the Board at Nathdwara or any place
outside Nathdwara or includes the works executed with
the donation made by a devotee or executed by a devotee himself , with the
approval of Board or any other officer authorised by
the Board in this behalf.
(2) words and expressions used in the rules, but not
defined here in , shall have the meaning
respectively assigned to them in the Act,
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires , the
Rajasthan General Clauses Act 1955 (Rajasthan Act 8 of 1955) shall apply for
the interpretation of these rules as is applies to the interpretation of a
Rajasthan Act.
Temple
3. Preparation of Inventories- (1) The Board shall prepare and maintain up to
date inventories of all immoveable property as well as of moveable property of
non-perishable nature of which the administration vests in the Baord in the following parts-
(A)Immoveable property
including Temple buildings, Dharmshalas, other
residential buildings, plots ,jagir lands , muafis, agricultural or pestoral
lands , gardens etc.
(B)
(C) Other moveable property of non-perishable and non-consumable nature
(other than cash, cheques ,securities for money, negotiable instruments etc.)
(2) A copy of the inventories so prepared and as
revised annually , shall be furnished by the Board to the State Government and
to the Goswami.
(3) Inventory of
temple jewellery showing full particulars and valuation of
each article , shall be drawn up by the Chief Executive Officer and shall be
verified and attested by the following persons:-
(i)
the Goswami or his representatives;
(ii)
A member nominated by the Board for the purpose from amongst its
members;
(iii)
the Collector ( ex-offcio member of the
Board)
(iv)
Two jewellers of repute to be moninated by the Board for the purpose of valuation of the jewellery;
Provided that the inventory
of temple jewellery which is not removable from the
person of the idol, shall be drawn up by the Goswami or this representative
showing full particulars of each article and its approximate value and shall be
delivered to the Chief Executive Officer.
Explanation :- “Representative” , wherever it occurs in these rules shall mean a
person authorised in writing for the purpose,
(4) Inventories of properties other than temple jewellery showing full particulars and valuation of each
property shall be drawn up by the Chief Executive Officer and shall be verified
and attested by the Goswami or his representative and member appointed by the
Board for the purpose from amongst its members.
4. Custody of temple jewellery :- (1) Subject to the over
all control of the Board , all jewellery shall remain
in the custody of the Chief Executive Officer assisted by the Gehnaghar Officer appointed by the Board.
(2)
Articles of jewellery shall be issued by the Gehnaghar Officer on requisition made from time to time by
the Goswami or his represenative . The responsibility
for the safe custody of thearticles so issued shall
rest with the Goswami, and the Goswami shall be reponsibile
for the safe return of and for making good the loss or shortage , if any , of
the articles , occurring during the period the same remain in the custody or
control of the Goswami. A separate register shall be maintained of all articles
of jewellery issued on such requistion
The entries in the register shall be signed by the Goswami or his
representative as and when handing over and taking over of the articles takes
place.
(3) No
article of jewellery shall be retained by the Goswami
for any period longer than it is required for service of the idol.
(4) It shall
be the responsibility of the Gehnaghar Officer to
verify on receiving the jewellery that each such
article is intact and is in its original and sound condition.
5. Safety of temple jewellery- the temple jewellery shall be arranged to be kept in iron safes, almirahs or other receptacles specifically earmarked for
storing them. There shall be a triple lock at the chamber in which these iron
safes , almirahs and receptacles are lodged and one
key of the chamber shall remain with the Chief Executive Officer or an Officer authorised by him the other with the Goswami or his
representative and the third with the Gehnaghar
Officer.
6. Verification of
7. Register of jewellery recieved as gifts for the idols-
All Jewellery received as
gifts for the idols shall be entered in
a register to be kept for the purpose. Such articles shall be placed in a
separate safe or receiptable which
shall remain in the custody of
the Chief Executive Officer assisted by the Gehnaghar
Officer until they are entered in the inventory prepared under rule 3 (B). This
safe shall be kept in the same chamber where other
8. Register of valuable articles other than
9. Settlement of disputes Regarding property claimed by Goswami as his
personal property – If any dispute arises whether any property belongs to the Goswami
personally or to the
10.
Alienation of property- All proposals for sanction of alienation of
property shall contain information inter alia on the following points:-
(a) Whether the instrument of
trust or gift relating to such property contains any direction as to its
alienation.
(b) What is the urgency or
necessity for the proposed alienation ?
(c) How the proposed alienation is in the interest of the temple ?
(d) In the case of a proposal
for lease for a period exceeding five year, the terms and conditions of the
past lease. if any.
(2) Such proposal shall be
accompanied by valuation report of an expert to be nominated by the Board in
this behalf.
(3) While according sanction
the State Government may impose such condition and restriction or give such
direction as to the reserved price, as it may deem fit.
(4) On receiving sanction of
State Government , the Board shall proceed to dispose of such property in
accordance with the sanction and direction of the Government.
(5) No jewellery
or ornaments which have once been adorned on the idol shall be sold or disposed
of without the consent of the.
A Meetings of the Board
11. Ordinary general meeting - (1) For the transaction of its business, the
Board shall meet atleast once in a quarter on such
date or dates as the President may fax.
(2) Notice of the meeting so
fixed, along with copy of agenda shall be issued by the Secretary to the
members atleast 15 days prior to the date fixed for
the meeting Such notice shall specify the date time and place the meeting.
(3) Notice of the meeting
sent by ordinary post to the usnal place of resiedence of the member shall be sufficient for purchase
of these rules. In case of urgency, the President may convene a meeting by
giving shorter notice. which shall not be less than three days in any case.
12 Special
meeting :-
The President may, whenever he thinks fit, call a special general meeting for
the transaction of any business of special character. Such special general
meeting shall be convened by the President upon a written requisition signed by
not less than five members of the Board, on a date within 21 days from the date
of receipt by him of such requisition.
13.
Adjournments
– (1) An ordinary meeting may, with the consent of a majority of the members present, be adjourned from time to
time but no business be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than that left
undisposed of at the meeting from which the
adjournment took place.
(2) If within half an hour after the time appointed
for the meeting a quourm is not present, the
presiding authority may adjourn it to such other date as he may consider
reasonable . The business which would have been brought before the original
meeting shall by brought before such adjourned meeting and may be disposed of
whether there be quorum present or not.
Explanation – “ Presiding authority”
means the President and in his absence , the Vice –President and in the absence
of both, the member chosen by the members present, to preside over the meeting.
14. Business
to be transacted at a meeting – No business shall be transacted and no.
proposition shall be discussed at any meeting unless it has been entered in the
agenda or such meeting or in the case of a special meeting, when it is called
by the President in exercise of his own powers entered in the notice convening,
the meeting and in the case of a requisitioned meeting, entered in the
requisition made for such meeting.
Provided
that the presiding authority may ,with the consent of the majority of the
members present, allow any question not included in the agenda , or discussion
of any item consistent with the Act and the Rules.
15. Relevant
record etc to be made available – All relevant record and other necessary
information relating to the matter under discussion in the agenda ,shall be
made available by the Chief Executive Officer before the commencement of the
meeting .
16. Minutes of
meeting-
Minutes of the proceeding of the meeting decisions taken on each item on the
agenda discussed there at the names of
members present at the meeting and names of members voting against any
resolution , shall be prepared and recorded in Hindi by the Secretary of the Board
in a Minute Book to be kept for the purpose , The minutes will be confirmed by
the Board at its next meeting and shall be signed by the presiding authority in
token of such confirmation. A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Board shall be sent by the
secretary of the Board to the Government and all the member of the Board within
fifteen days of such meeting.
B Meeting of the Executive Committee or other ad-hoc
Committees of the Board.
17. Meeting of
committees-
(1) there shall be held atleast one meeting in a
quarter of the Executive Committee for the disposal of the business relating to
day to day secular affairs of the temple . The Board may appoint other as-hoc
committees whenever deemed necessary for the disposal of business pertaining to
specific matters The Secretary of the Committee shall under the instructions of
the Chairman call meetings whenever deemed necessary on such date, time and
place as the Chairman may direct. The Chief Executive Officer shall act as
Secretary to such committee. The Chairman may in case of urgency, ascertain the
opinion of the members by circulation of the papers among them and in case of
unanimity of opinion, carry out the
decision.
(2) The Chairman shall preside over all meeting and
in his absence the members present may elect one from amongst themselves to
preside over the meeting.
(3) The Secretary shall inform the members atleast seven days in advance the time, date and place and
agenda for such meeting in consultation with the Chairman.
(4) All relevant record and papers connected with
the matter covered by the agenda shall be placed by the Chief Executive Officer
on the table of the committee before the commencent
of the meeting.
(5) Two third member of the committee shall
constitute quorum for a meeting . If there is no quorum , the meeting shall be
postponed to some other date All decisions shall be taken by the majority of
the members present and in case of equality of votes , the Chairman or the
person presiding shall have a second vote , the committee may authorise the Secretary to sign and dispose of day to day
routine work as the committee may direct.
(6) Minutes of the proceeding of the meeting .
decisions taken thereat, the names of members present at such meeting and the
names of members voting for or against any resolution shall be prepared and
recorded by the secretary in a minute book kept for the purpose-It shall be
confirmed and signed by the presiding
authority at the next meeting of the committee .
(7) All decisions of the committees shall be
conveyed to the Board. The Board may suspend the execution of any
resolution of decision of the Executive
Committee or ad-hoc committee or prohibit the doing of any act in pursuance of
such decision and may from time to time give directions to such committees.
18. Orders to
be in writing-
All orders and directions generally or specially issued by the Board or the
Executive Committee or any ad-hoc committee to the Chief Executive Officer
shall be in writing .
CHAPTER-IV
Function and Power of the Board
19.
Function of the Board - (1) The Board shall
preserve and maintain in good condition and repair the temple , including the
buildings appertaining to it , and all other building and lands the
administration of which is vested in it. Provided that works in connection with
renovation and repairs to and cleaning of the Nij Mandir and other places to which religious sanctity is
attached shall be carried out in consultation
with the Goswami without in any way violating the sanctity of such
places.
(2) The Board shall make arrangements for the
receipt and disposal of all offerings and bhents made
for and received on behalf of the temple and shall maintain proper account
thereof. The offerings and bhent received by the
Goswami personally on behalf of the idol shall be transferred by the Goswami to
the Board and shall be duly accounted for.
(3) The Board shall make arrangement for the proper
custody deposit and investment of temple funds, and shall make provision for
the payment of suitable emoluments to its staff.
(4)The Board shall ensure the safe custody of the
temple funds,valuable securities, records , documents
,temple, jewellery and other assets belonging to the
temple and for this purpose insure all jewellery,
ornaments and other valuables belonging to the temple against loss by fire,
theft, or any other natural calamity with an insurance company of repute.
(5) The Board shall in consultation with the Goswami
ensure maintenance of order , discipilne and proper hygienic conditions in the
(6) The Board shall , in consultation with the
Goswami appoint Shastries well – versed in the Sampradayik Literature with a view to propagating the Sampraday and its tenets.
(7) The Board shall , with the approval of the
Goswami , publish and distribute sampradayik
literature including the “ Tippani” and the “ Panchang”.
20. Power of
Board- (1)
The Board shall have power,
(a) to accept endowment or trust
in favour of the idols or the temple and to establish
a fund for purposes relating there to and collect donations there for,
(b) to accept donations and
gifts for the secular affairs of the temple : Provided that nothing herein
contained shall effect the personal bhents and
benefits of the Goswami and the member
of his family.
(2) The Board shall have power
to delegate any of its functions or duties under the rules to any committee or
to the Chief Executive Officer who shall discharge such functions and duties in
accordance with the general or special directions as may be issued by the Board
in this behalf.
21. The Executive Committees and the ad-hoc
committee constituted by the Board , may exercise , perform and discharge such
powers, duties and functions as may be delegated to them by the Board .
22. The Board or the Executive Committee or any
ad-hoc committees and its officers and servants shall not deal with any matter
touching the spiritual or officers and servants shall not deal with any matters
touching the spiritual or non-secular affairs of the temple i.e. matters
connected with the conduct of Seva and Puja and other ceremonies and festivals of the temple or
relating to the appointment , dismissal etc. of the Mukhiyas,
Bhitariyas and other Sevawalas.
23. The Board shall bring to the notice of Goswami
any matter relating to misconduct or misbehaviour on
the part of any Mukhiya, Bhitriya,
or other Sevawala under his control for being
suitably dealt with by the Goswami , who shall infrom
the Board of the action taken by him in this behalf.
24. Borrowing - (1) Whenever it appears
to the Board to be expedient to contract any loan for the purpose of the temple
or its endowments, it shall submit its proposal to the state Government and
shall obtain prior sanction of the State Government before entering into any
such transaction.
(2) All such proposals shall be accompanied by full
particulars and information on the following points:-
(a) Reasons necessitating
raising of loan;
(b) Amount of the loan proposed
to be raised ;
(c) The source from which it is
proposed to be raised ;
(d) The property which will be
offered as security for the due discharge of the loan;and
(e) The manner and the
installments in which the loan is proposed to be repaid.
(3) The State Government may
impose such conditions and give such directions while according sanction to any
proposal for loan as it may deem fit.
25. Security
from Officers and servants of the Board-
The Board shall from time to time determine the amount and nature of Security to be furnished by any officer or servant of the Board having regard to the valuable articles handled by him or the responsibilities attached to his post.
27. Duties of
the Chief Executive Officer- (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall keep in his custody the common
seal of the Board. The common seal shall be in such form as may be prescribed
by the Board in this behalf.
(2)The Chief Executive Officer shall hold inspection
of all the branches of his office and the departments under the administration
of the Board atleast once a year and also inspect sub-offices outside Nathdwara atleast once in three
years and shall forthwith submit reports of such inspections to the President
for being placed at the general meeting of the Board.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall comply with
general or special directions as may be given to him by the Board or the
Executive Committee or any a-hoc
committee from time to time.
(4) As the Secretary of the Board, he shall be
responsible for the maintenance of the minutes of the proceedings of the Board
.
(5) As the Secretary of the Executive Committee and
ad-hoc and other committees, he shall be responsible for due record and
maintenance of the minutes of the proceeding of such meetings,
(6) He shall be responsible to carry out the
decision of the Board and its Committees expeditiously and efficiently.
(7) He shall be responsible to supply such
information or account with respect to the temple property and its endowment
and funds of the temple a the State Government or the Board may require.
(8) He shall carry on correspondence for and on
behalf of the Board and Executive Committee or the ad-hoc committees as the
case may be and shall place the same before the Board , the Executive Committee
or the ad-hoc committees respectively.
(9) Subject to the superintendence of the Board , he
shall do all such acts, deeds and things as may incidental or conducive to the
efficient management of the properties
and secular affairs the temple.
CHAPTER- V
(a) if such a journey is under
taken by air, an allowance equal to one single standard air fare or actual cost
of return, ticket, if return ticket is purchased, plus incidental charges equal
to 1/4 of the standard air face for each
day journey limited to the amount of one daily allowance.
(b) If the journey is undertaken
by rail, an allowance equal to one single fare of the class in which he
actually travels plus incidental charges @ of 3.75 N.P. per kilo metre limited to one daily allowance for every period of 24
hours or fraction of 24 hours spent on actual travel by rail.
(c) If the journey is undertaken
by road, either in his personal car or a hired vehicle, an allowance at the rat
of 31 paise per km. of the road journey
(2) Over and above the travelling allowance referred
to in sub-rule (1) , there shall be paid to the President, the Vice-President
and every member of the Board , other than the ex-officio member , a daily
allowance at the rate of Rs. 31/- per day outside Rajasthan and Rs. 21/- per
day within Rajasthan for the day of arrival at and departure from the place of
meeting etc. Provided that no daily allowance from the place of meeting when
etc. Provided that no daily allowance will be admissible when the stay at a
station on the day of arrival or departure is less than 8 hours.
(3) The ex-officio member of the Board shall be
entitled to be paid out of the temple funds ,
travelling allowance and daily allowance according to the Rajasthan T.A.
Rules applicable to his case in respect of journeys undertaken by him for
attending the meetings of the Board and for any other purpose connected with
the afiairs of the temple.
(4) Travelling allowance shall
be drawn on such bills as may be prescribed by the Board in this behalf.
29. Allowance to the Goswami - (1) The Goaswami shall be paid for the maintenance of the dignity
of his office , an allowance of Rs. 5000/- per month out of the temple funds
and shall also be entitled to the
customary Neg.
(2) The Goswami shall also be paid (for journeies not covered under rule 29) travelling expenses
not exceeding Rs. 6000/- per annum for tours undertaken to place outside Nathdwara in exercise of his rights, duties and privileges
as the spiritual head of the sampraday.
(3) The Goswami will be paid extra travelling
expenses for “Braj-Yatra” for any such journey for
himself and his entourage to the tune of Rs. 3000/- once a year.
30. Other
expenses for the maintenance of residence staff etc.- (1) The Board shall pay to
the personal secretarial staff of the Goswami emoluments not exceeding
Rs.1000/- per month.
(2) The Board shall incur an expenditure not
exceeding Rs. 5000/- per annum for maintenance of the Goswami residence (Moti Mahal) at Nathdwara.
(3)Conveyance
allowance
–The Goswami shall be paid an allowance of Rs. 500/- per month for the
maintenance and running expenses of his car.
31. Allowances
to the family members of the Goswami-
The following members of the family of the Goswami
shall be paid out of the temple funds , allowances as specified below against
them:-
1. Each Brother Rs. 500/- per month
2. Each Sister Rs.
500/- per month.
राजस्व(ग्रुप
7)
विभाग
क्रमांकः प0 एफ0
6 (6) राज/7/देव
87
जयपुर, 22.09.59
अधिसूचना
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर
(संषोधन
अधिनियम,1989) 1989 का अध्नियम स.
(1)द्वारा यथा
संषोधित
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर अधिनियम, 1959) 1959 का अधिनियम (3) की धारा 28 के साथ पठित
धारा 30
द्वारा
प्रदत्त
शक्यिं का
प्रयोग करते
हुये राज्य
सरकार, नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर नियम 1973 को और
संषोधित करने
के लिए इसके
द्वारा निम्नलिखित
नियम बनाती है, अर्थात -
1. संक्षिप्त
नाम और
प्रारम्भ :- (1) इन नियमों का
नाम
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर
(संषेधन) नियम , 1989 है।
(2)ये 23 अगस्त , 1977 से
प्रवृत्त
हुये समझे
जायेगें।
2. नियम, 29 का संषोधनः-
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर नियम ,1973 , जिन्हें
इसके आगे उक्त
नियमों के रुप
में निर्दिष्ट
किया गया है, के नियम 29 के उप-नियम
(1)
में, ‘‘अभिव्यति
5000)- रु‘‘
के स्थान
पर अभिव्यति ‘‘ 7000-रु‘‘
प्रतिस्थापित
की जायेगी।
(3)
नियम 30 का संषोधन :7 उक्त नियमों
के नियम 30
में ,
(1)
उप नियम (1) में
अभिव्यति ‘‘1000)-रु‘‘
के स्थान
पर अभिव्यति 2000)-रु
प्रतिस्थापित
की जायेगी ।
(2)
उप-नियम (3) में , अभिव्यक्ति
‘‘500)-
रु ‘‘ के
स्थान पर
अभिव्यक्ति ‘‘ 1500 )-रु ‘‘
प्रतिस्थापित
की जायेगी ।
(4)
नियम 31 का
प्रतिस्थापन-
उक्त नियमों
के विधमान
नियम 31 के
स्थ्ज्ञान पर
निम्नलिखित
प्रतिस्थापित
किया जायेगा
अर्थात-
‘‘
32 गोस्वामी
के कुटुम्ब के
सदस्यों को
भत्ते-ः गोस्वामी
के कुटुम्ब के
निम्नलिखित
सदस्यों की
मन्दिर की
निधियों में
से भतों का
संदाय नीचे
उनके सामने
जैसा
विनिर्दिष्ट
है,
उसके
अनुसार किया
जायेगाः-
1.
माता 1000)- रु प्रति मास
2.
प्रत्येक
पुत्र 1000)- रु प्रति मास
3.
प्रत्येक
पुत्री
500)- रु प्रति मास
4.
प्रत्येक
भाई
500)- रु प्रति मास
5.
प्रत्येक
बहिन
500)- रु प्रति मास
राज्यपाल के
आदेष से,
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एल. एन. मिश्र
उप शासन सचिव
राजस्थान
सरकार
देवस्थान
विभाग
क्रमांक- एफ. 6 (7) देव/2002
जयपुर, दिनांक
24.07.2006
-ः अधिसूचनाः-
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर
अधिनियम, 1959 (1959 का राजस्थान
अधिनियम
संख्या 13) की
धारा 30
द्वारा
प्रदत्त
शक्तियों का
प्रयोग करते
हुए राज्य
सरकार ,नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर नियम ,1973 को और
संषोधित करने
के लिए इसके
द्वारा निम्नलिखित
नियम बनाती है, अर्थात् :-
1. संक्षिप्त
नाम और
प्रारंभ :-
(1) इन
नियमों का नाम
नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर
(संषोधन) नियम,2006 है।
(2) ये
तुरन्त
प्रवृत्त
होंगे।
2. नियम 29 का संषोधन :- नाथद्वारा
मन्दिर नियम,1973 जिन्हें
इसमें इसके
पष्चात उक्त
नियमों के रुप
में
निर्दिष्ट
किया गया है, के विधमान
नियम 29 के स्थान
पर
निम्नलिखित
प्रतिस्थापित
किया जायेगा, अर्थात् :-
‘‘
गोस्वामी
को भत्तेः- गोस्वामी को, मन्दिर
बोर्ड की
सिफारीस पर
विचार कर लेने
के प्ष्चात
राज्य सरकार
द्वारा
यथा-स्वीकृती
निम्नलिखित
भत्ते मन्दिर
निधि में से
सदत्त किये
जायेगे :-
(1)
उसके पद
की गरिमा बनाये
रखने के लिए
भत्ते,
(2)
सम्प्रदाय
के
आध्यात्मिक
प्रमुख के
रुप् में उसके
अधिकारों, कर्तव्यों
और
विशेषाधिकारों
का प्रयोग करने
के लिए
नाथद्वारा के
बाहर यात्रा
करने के लिए
भत्ता, और
(3)
‘‘ ब्रज
-यात्रा के
लिए भत्ते।
3. नियम 30 का संषोधन :- उक्त नियमों
के विधमान
नियम 30 के
स्थान पर
निम्नलिखित
प्रतिस्थापित
किया जायेगा, अर्थात् :-
‘‘
30. आवासों, स्टाफ आदि के
रखरखाव के लिए
अन्य खर्चे :-
बोर्ड, इस संबंध
बोर्ड की
सिफारिस पर
विचार करने के
पष्चात राज्य
सरकार द्वारा
समय-समय पर
स्वीकृत दर पर
गोस्वामी के
निजी स्टाफ को
मंन्दिर निधि
में से
परिलब्धियां
संदत्त करेगा
और नाथद्वारा
में गोस्वामी
के आवास (मोती
महल) के
रखरखाव के लिए
व्यय उपगत
करेगा।‘‘
4-
नियम 31 का संषोधन :- उक्त नियमों
के विधमान
नियम 31 के
स्थान पर
निम्नलिखित
प्रतिस्थापित
किया जायेगाए
अर्थातः-
‘‘
31. गोस्वामी के
पारिवारिक
सदस्यों को
भत्ते :- गोस्वामी की
माता और
प्रत्येक
पुत्र, पुत्री,भाई और बहिन
को उनके निजी
खर्चे
के लिए मन्दिर
निधि में से
ऐसा भत्ता
संदत्त किया
जायेगा जो
राज्य सरकार
द्वारा
समय-समय पर
स्वीकृती
किया जाये ।‘‘
राज्यपाल के
आदेष से,
sd/-
(गोपीराम
गुप्ता)
शासन उप सचिव
Government of Rajasthan
Devasthan Department
No. F.6 (7) Dev./02
Jaipur , dated
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of
the Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959 (Rajasthan Act No. 13
of 1959), the state Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend to amend the Nathdwara Temple Rules, 1973,
namely:-
1. Short title and commencement
– (1) These rules may be called the
(2)They shall come into
Force at once.
2. Amendment of Rule 29. The
existing rule 29 of the Nathdwara Temple Rules , 1973
hereinafter referred to as the said rules, shall be substituted by the
following namely:-
" 29 Allowance to the Goswami :- The Goswami
shall be paid,
(1) allowance for maintenance of
dignity of his office;
(2) traveling allowance to undertake journey out side Nathdwara to exercise his rights, duties and privileges as
the spiritual head of the SAMPRADAY ; and
(3) travelling allowance for
"Brij- Yatra"
as sanctioned by the Satae Government after considering recommendation of the
3. Amendment of rule 30. - The
existing rule 30 of the said rules shall be substituted by the following
namely:-
"30 Other expenses for the maintenance of
residences staff etc.
The Board shall pay emolument to the personal staff
of the Goswami and shall incur an expenditure for maintenance of the Goswami's residence (Moti-Mahal)
at Nathdwara at the rate sanctioned by the sate
Government from time to time after considering recommendation of the Board in
this regard, out of the
4. Amendment of rule 31 - The
existing rule 31 of the said rules shall be substituted by the following
namely:-
"31 - Allowances to the family member of the
Goswami- The Mother and each son, daughter , brother and sister of Goswami
shall be paid allowance against their personal exepnses
out of the
By order and in the name of the Governor
sd/-
(Gopi Ram Gupta)
Deputy Secretary to Government.
CHAPTER- VI
Maintenance of Accounts
I-General
32. Temple
accounts:-
1) the Board shall see that all offerings, bhents and
all other donations made to the idols or for the maintenance or support of the
temple or for the performance of any service or charity connected there with an
all temple incomes are properly accounted for. It shall prescribe proper
registers and forms in which the accounts are to be maintained.
(2) The Board shall ensure that all dues of that
temple are correct and regularly collected and promptly deposited to the temple
funds.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall see that daily
receipts of money including all bhents, sanmukh bhents,Bhents at the Bhandars or Samadhan, Bhents in the form of various sevas,
Golak bhents , Bhents through drafts and Bhents
received through Bheties are properly entered in the
prescribed cash Book and receipts promptly issued for the same and all such
moneys are deposited in the temple account without delay. Entries in the Cash
Book shall be attested by the Chief Executive Officer daily.
(4)The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that all
temple income is correctly and regularly brought to account and there is no
leakage, and shall for this purpose see that adequate checks are exercised and
periodical inspections of accounts are held .
(5)The Chief Executive Officer shall ensure that no
amount due to temple is left out standing without sufficient reasons and
whenever such dues appear to be irrecovcrable , order
of the competent authority for its adjustment , remission,reduction
of payment or write off is sought
without delay.
33. Credit to
follow actual realisation –No sum shall be credited a
revenue of the temple unless it has been actually realised
, credit must follow and not precede that actually realisation.
34, Custody of
Cash and valuables:- All temple moneys, valuable securities and articles and important
documents shall be kept in the
35. Drawal of funds and checks to be exercised - (1) No money or valuable shall article be permitted to
drawn or taken out from the Temple Treasury or the Banks except on a challan or cheque signed by the Chief Executive Officer or
any other officer specially authorised by the Board
in this behalf. Money shall be paid on the banks of bill prepared according to
the system laid down by the Board. Money will not be drawn from the temple
funds unless it is required for immediate disbursement on an item of
expenditure under any rule or on a specific order of the competent authority.
(2) Every officer incurring expenditure or authorising expenditure on behalf of the Board , shall be
guided by the established standards of financial propriety and exercise the
same vigilance as a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in respect of
expenditure of his own money.
(3) Sanction of an authority to expenditure becomes
operative as soon as funds are allocated to meet it and remains in operation
for the year or for a specific period if any subject to provision of funds from
year to year , if the term exceeds one year in any particular case.
(4)Delay in the payment of money indisputably due is
contrary to all reules and should be avoided.
(5)The Chief Executive Officer shall see that not
only the total expenditure is kept within the limits if authorized
appropriation but also that funds allocated are expended in the interest and
service of the temple and upon the object for which provision has been made
(6)The Chief Executive Officer shall immediately
report to the President and incorrect payment , defalcation, embezzlement of
temple funds or other temple property and shall take suitable steps as
situation may demand.
36. Investment
of temple funds- (1) All surplus funds of the temple , as may from time to time be
available for investment, and which cannot be applied immediately or at an
early date to the purposes of the temple as specified in section 28, shall ,
subject to any direction contained in the instruction of trust or endowments,
be invested or deposited in:-
1. Giltedged Securities.
2. Small savings Scheme.
3. Scheduled banks.
4. Postal savings Banks.
5. Securities authorised for investment of trust funds under section 30
of the Rajasthan Public Trusts Act.
(2) Securities in which the surplus funds of the
temple may be invested, shall be in the mane of the Board.
II Stores:-
37. Accounting
of store articles- All store articles purchased or received in from of offerings and bhents, shall be examined counted measures or weighed as
the case may be and valued when delivery is taken by the person authorised in this behalf and shall be entered in the stock
registers prescribed by Board.
38. Purchase
of store articles- (1) Purchase of store articles
required for the Kharch Bhandar,
Shri Krishna Bhandar, Kotha, Temple Works, Karkhana Lakdi , Goshala and other Bhandars and
departments of the temple , shall be made on the basis of the order of the
competent authority as per schedule of powers given in Appendix D.
(2) Purchase of store articles be made in the most
economical manner in accordance with the definite requirements of the temple.
Store articles shall not be purchased in small quantities. Periodied
indents shall be prepared and a many articles as possible obtained by means of
such indents at the same time, Care shall be taken not to purchase stores much
in advance of actual requirements if such purchase is likely to prove
unprofitable.
(3) In making purchase of stores, competetive tenders or quotation shall, where necessary be
invited for supplies of the articles, by giving adequate publicity unless the
value of the order to be placed is very small , and it is considered
uneconomical or impracticable to call for any tenders, in which case the articles of comparable quality will
be purchased at the cheapest price available in the market.
(5) The Chief Executive Officer
may purchase any commodity required for the performance of daily worship at the
temple from open market without calling for any tenders if value of such
purchase does not exceed Rs. 500/- Similarly , he may sanction any work of urgency
without calling for any tenders if its cost does not exceed Rs. 500/- Such
purchase or work shall be reported to the executive Committee at its next
meeting.
39. Custody
of store articles - (1) The Chief Executive
Officer or such other officer as may be entrusted with the custody of the store
by him, shall be responsible for its safety. Such-officer-in-charge of the
store will have to furnish a security for the amount as may be prescribed by
the board for the proper custody and safety of the store and goods entrusted to
his care.
(2) In keeping the account of store articles for its
safe custody , all care shall be taken by the Chief Executive Officer. If any
loss or damage occurs due to the negligence of any officer or servant of the
Board , it shall be treated as much a loss as it were a loss of each .
40. Physical
verification of store articles-Physical verification of store shall be carried out
at least once a year be the Chief Executive Officer and in token of his having
done so. he shall record a certificate in proper register and make a note of
any salient fact regarding execs, shortage, unusual depreciation of store etc.
observed to depreciation should also be noted showing the reasons e.g. theft,
fraud neglect, accident etc.
41. Disposal
of surplus or unserviceable store articles- (1) obsolete , surplus or unserviceable
articles shall be disposed of by sale or otherwise under orders of the
competent authority ( vide-appendix ‘D’) giving full reasons for the same .
such stores shall be auctioned in the presence of the Chief Executive Officer
or any other officer authorised by him in this
behalf.
(2) No officer or servant of the Board and no member
of the Board shall purchase any articles sold or auctioned from the temple
property.
III Works
42. Power in
regard to works – The preparation and sanction of estimates , acceptance of tenders and
execution of works by the Board itself in respect of the “works” shall be in
accordance with the powers laid down in the Appendix ‘D’.
(2) Proposals in regard to the works, which are not
purely secular shall be framed in consultation with the Goswami.
43. Report of
necessary works – The chief Executive Officer shall prepare six months before the
commencement of each financial work a report of the work which is desirable or
necessary to carry out the need thereof and details of the proposed works and
giving a rough estimate of expenditure likely to be incurred thereon and the manner in which the expenditure is
proposed to be met.
44. Proposal
of works by devotee- Whenever a devotee of other person offer to donate the cost or
undertakes to execute any works. The Chief Executive Officer shall obtain form
him details of his proposals and if he proposed to undertake the work himself ,
a statement showing the manner in which the necessary funds for the execution
of the works will be made available and the time within which works will be
completed and forward the details or the statement , as the case may be, to the
competent authority for orders, whether the said officer may be accepted and if
so on what condition.
45. Estimates
of works –
On the competent authority approving a proposal to execute the works, the
Chief executive Officer shall prepare
detailed estimates thereof and submit the estimates along with plans to the
competent authority for sanction.
46. Approval
of competent authority- The competent authority may
sanction plans and the estimates submitted under rule 46 with such
modifications and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit and where the
cost of the works is to meet out of the temple funds, it shall sanction the
required expenditure .
47. Works at
the expenses of a devotee- In case of the devotee or other person donating the cost works, the
work shall not be commenced until the devotee deposits the estimated cost of
the work in the manner specified by the
competent authority.
48. Execution
of works by a devotee – In case of the devotee or such
other person under taking the execution of the works by himself, the Chief
Executive officer shall ensure that the work shall not be commenced, unless the
devotee or such other person furnishes adequate security, as may be prescribed
by competent authority in respect of getting the work completed according to
the approved plans within the scheduled time.
49. Manner or
execution of work – The competent authority shall
decide whether any works are to be executed departmentally or through a
contractor and when the works is to be executed a contractor, the contract
shall be given on the basis of opened tender system or any other system as
prescribed in Appendix D.
50.
Supervision over works – All works shall be subject to the supervision, control and inspection
of the Chief Executive Officer and the competent authority.
51. Completion
certificate-
Whenever works are executed , a completion certificate obtained on the basis of
measurement etc. taken by an overseer will be signed by the Chief Executive
Officer and kept on record to show that work ha been completed and the grant
made for the purpose has been fully utilised on it.
52. Inspection
by State architect – Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules , the
State Government may direct any architect in its service or any qualified
engineer to inspect or supervise any work above the estimated value of Rs.
50000/-
53. Contracts (1) The Chief Executive
Officer may on behalf of the Board enter into contract, the value whereof does not exceed Rs. 5000/- and every such
contract, or agreement shall be reported to the Board at the next meeting
thereof. He may also enter in other contracts after prior approval of the
competent authority.
(2) Ever contract or agreement by or on behalf of
the Board shall be in the name of the Board and shall be signed by the
President or such other persons appointed by the Board for the purpose on
behalf of the Board and sealed with the common seal of the Board as hereinafter
provided.
(3) The common seal the Board shall not be affixed
to any contract of other instrument , except in the presence of the President
of the Board or such other person appointed by the Board for the purpose on
behalf of the Board, who shall place his
signatures to the contract or instrument in token of having sealed the said
document in his presence.
(4) No contract shall be binding on the Board,
unless it is executed and sealed in the manner referred to above.
54. Board to
prescribe forms etc.- The forms in which various accounts will maintained , and the
procedure with regard to purchase of store and execution of works shall be laid
down by the Board within three months from the publication of these rules and
furnished to the State Government for approval.
CHAPTER VII
Budget
55. Heads of
accounts and preparation of Budget Estimates- (1) The Board shall devise suitable Head of
Accounts to gather with minor Heads of Detained Heads of revenue and
expenditure.
(2) The estimating officers will prepare Budget
Estimates pertaining to their respective departments in such forms as may be
prescribed by the Board in this behalf and shall submit at such time as may be
appointed by the Board to the Chief Executive Officer Who will consolidate the
estimates.
(3) Every budget shall make suitable provisions
for:-
(a) expenditure to be incurred on the performance
of daily seva
and puja ceremonies and festivals at the temple in
accordance with the established usages and customs of the Sampraday
and the temple.
(b) expenditure in respect of any specail endowment;
(c) Allowances to the Goswami
and the members of his family;
(d) Expenditure on Mukhiyas, Bhitriyas and other Sevawallas or incurred for or in connection with the non-secular affairs of the temple.
(e) Travelling and halting
allowances to the President, Vice-President and the member of the Board for
Journeys undertaken for the meeting or other affairs of the Board.
(f) Fee payable to auditors
appointed by the State Government for audit of the accounts of the Board;
(g) Expenditure on annual repairs, renovation,
additions and alterations of temple buildings and other works;
(h) any item of expenditure mentioned in sub-section
(1) of section 28 ;
(i) any item of
expenditure mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 28;
(j) expenditure on the staff and establishment of
the Board ;
(k) any special or unforeseen item of expenditure
arising during such year.
(4) In preparing the Budget Estimates , the
instruction contained in appendix ‘C’ shall be followed as for as may be practicable.
56. Submission
of Budget of the Board – The Chief Executive Officer shall submit budget estimates to the
President of the Board at least three months prior to the commencement of each
official year,
Showing:-
(i)
The cash balance which will be available for expenditure;
(ii)
The receipts and income; and
(iii)
Estimates of expenditure which in his opinion is likely to be incurred
or defrayed by the Board out of the temple funds, to enable the Board to pass
the budget before the commencement of such year.
57. Calling of
Budget Meeting – The President shall , before the commencement of each official year,
call a meeting of Board to consider and pass the Budget, pertaining to such
year.
58.
Expenditure to controlled within budget allotments- After the budget has been
passed, no expenditure shall be incurred under any budget heads in execs of the
amount provided, unless provision for such excess is made by transfer of funds
or otherwise under proper sanction from some other head under which there are
savings off by revised estimates passed by the Board at a special meeting
called for the purpose .
59. Copy of
sanctioned budget to be sent to the State Government and the Goswami:- As soon as the budget is
passed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall send a copy there of to the State Government and
the Goswami for their information.
CHAPTER VIII
Audit of Accounts ,Report of the Auditors Administrative
Report
60. Audit of
temple accounts- (1) The accounts of the temple shall be audited annually by auditor to
be appointed by the State Government.
(2) While issuing an order of appointment of the
auditor, the State Government shall fix the remuneration to be paid to the
auditor.
(3) The remuneration of the Auditor so appointed for
the audit of accounts , shall be the first charge on temple funds and shall be
paid within a month of submission of the report by the auditor of the Board.
61. Facilities
for conducting audit –The board shall make suitable arrangement to enable the auditor to hold
his office in Nathdwara for conducting audit.
(2) The Auditor appointed by the State Government ,
may:-
(a) require any officer or servant of the Board having
the control of or accountable for any book, deed, account, voucher or other
document or record of the temple to appear in person before him and produce all
such account books and documents;
(b) require any such officer to give him such
information as may be necessary; and
require any person having the custody or control of
any movable property belonging to the temple to produce such property for his
inspection or to give him such information as may be required by him, subject
to the usage and customs relating to the temple jewellery any articles used for the idols.
(2) The Auditor shall verify the cash balance the
valuable securities and other store and shall states whether the cash balance
is readily forthcoming and whether the stores were in proper custody and in
accordance with the registers maintained.
(3) The Auditor shall verify whether proper
inventories of stores and valuable articles are maintained and are periodically
inspected by the Chief Executive Officer or his authorsed
subordinators.
63.
Defalcation or loss in money of state to be reported immediately :- Whether any defalcation
or loss in money or stores is discovered by the auditor, the face shall be
promptly reported to the President giving in detail circumstances which lead to
such defalcation or loss and whether such loss was due to and fault in the
system.
64.Report of
the auditor:- (1) The Auditor shall in his reports clearly
and categorically specify all cases of
irregular, illegal or improper expenditure of failure or omission to recover
moneys or other properties belonging to the temple or the endowment or any
deficiency, waste of loss which appears to have
been caused by the gross negligence or misconduct of any person or in consequence
o breach of trust, misappropriation or misapplication of the temple funds or
any other misconduct on the part of any member of the Board or any other
person.
(2) The report, shall in addition, touch on other
particulars enumerated in appendix ‘B’.
(3) The Auditor shall append to his report the
following statements :-
(a) Statement of Income and Expenditure;
(b) A consolidated statement of assets and
liabilities ;
(c) A statement of securities , bonds debentures and
shares etc.
(d) A statement
of demand , collection and balance of all items of revenue or income
showing arrears.
65. Calling of
explanation for irregularities and illegalities:- On receipt of the report of
the Auditor stating that a member of the
Board or another person is liabe for the loss waste
or misapplication of any money or other
property belonging to or constituting the endowment as a direct consequent of
his will full act of omission the State Government may require him to submit an
explanation within such period as may specify in its order. The State
Government may in case it is not satisfied with such explanation either iustituted a suit
for compensation under section 12 by it self or direct the Board to do
so. The result of the suit instituted by the Board shall be duly communicated
to the State Government.
66. Orders of
State Government on Auditor’s report :- orders passed or direction given by the Sate
Government with regard to the Auditor’s reports shall be complied with by the
Board as early as possible and compliance report shall be submitted to the
State Government within tree months of communication of such orders or
directions.
67.
Administrative Report:- (1) The administrative report to be submitted by the Board in
pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 25 shall fully bear on the various aspects of the administration
of the affairs of the temple and its endowments and shall touch the points
enumerated in appendix ‘A’.
(2) The report shall be signed by the President or
such other person as may be authorised by the Board
in this behalf and Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(3) Copies of the administrative report together
with the account of the temple and the report of the auditor shall be kept for
sale at the office of the Board at such price as may be fixed by the Board; Ten
copies thereof shall be supplied to the Goswami free of cost.
CHAPTER IX
Condition of service of Officer
and servant of the Board:-
68. The
officer and servants of the Board shall be classified as follows:-
A:- Salaries Employee
69. save as otherwise provided in the Act the
condition of service of all whole-time salaried officer and servants of the
temple shall be the same as these prescribed for Government servant in the Rajasthan Service Rules and
the subsidiary rules issued thereunder for the time being in force:
Provided that:-
(a) such employees shall not be entitled to special
disability leave , hospital leave, study leave, or Leave not due.
(b) such an employee on Privilege Leave be entitled
to leave salary equal to the pay and allowances
to which he is entitled on the day immediately preceding the leave;
( ii) such an employee on half pay leave will be
entitled to leave salary equal to half the pay and allowance to which he is entitled on the day immediately
preceding the leave and
(iii) such an employee on commuted leave will be
granted leave salary as admissible during privilege leave;
(c) Part VIII of the Rajasthan Service Rules
regarding pensions rules shall not applye to such
employees;
(d) on quitting service a permanent salaried employee shall be
entitled to gratuity at the rate of half month’s pay for each completed year of
service subject to the following conditions:-
(i) Gratuity shall not be
admissible to such an employee who resigns or is dismissed or removed from service
.
(ii) No gratuity shall be admissible for less than
five years of completed service .
(iii) The Amount of gratuity shall be calculated on
the last pay drawn by such an employee at the time of retirement The term ‘pay’
for the purpose of this rule does not include compensatory allowance as defined
in the Rajasthan Service Rules;
(iv) The maximum amount of gratuity admissible to
such and employee shall not be more than 18 months pay-Provided that as
salaried employee of the Board shall have option to continue to be granted in
matter of grant of gratutity by the existing
provision.
(V) In the event of the death of such an employee
before retirement, the amount of gratutity payable
under these rules,shall be paid to the person/persons
nominated by him.
(e) Such an employee shall be
required to retire from the service on
attaining the age of 60 years.
(f) Such an employee who by
bodily or mental infirmity is permanently incapacitated for service may be
retired from the service if a registered medical practitioner after examining
him certifies him to be unfit for further service.
70. Travelling
and daily allowance – Travelling allowance and daily allowance payable to the permanent
salaried staff will be such as may be determined by the Board.
B.
Non-Salaried employee
71. The conditions of service
of non-salaried employee of the Board shall the regulated by the established usages and customs of the temple.Such employee shall not be entitled to any gratuity.
C- CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES, THEIR APPOINTMENT
DISCIPLNARY ACTION AND PENALTIES
72. Power of
appointments –
All officers and servants of the Board shall be appointed by the Board.
Provided that the Board may delegate its powers in regard to appointment of
specified class or classes of officers and servants to any committee or the
Chief Executive officer or to any other officer, who shall be the appointing
authority for such officers and servants .
73.
Suspension:-
Th appointing authority may place any officer or servants of the Boar under
suspension:-
(a) where a disciplinary
proceeding against him is contemplated or is pending, or.
(b) Where a case against him in
respect of any criminal offence involving moral turpitude is under
investigation or trial.
74. Nature of
penalties:-
The following penalties may for good and sufficient reasons which shall be
recorded and as hereinafter provided be imposed on an officer or servant of the
Board namely:-
(1) Censure;
(2) With holding of increments
or promotion;
(3) Recovery from pay of the
whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the temple by negligence or
breach of low, rule or order;
(4) Reduction to lower service
grade or post or to a lower time scale or a lower stage in the time scale ;
(5) Removal from service;
(6) Dismissal from service ;
75. Procedure
for imposing major penalties:- (1) No. order imposing on an officer or servant of
the Board, any of the penalties specified in clause (4) to (6) of rules 75
shall be passed except after an inquiry held as far as may be, in the manner
here in after provided;
(2) The disciplinary authority shall frame definite charges on the basis of the
allegations on which the inquiry is proposed to be held . such charge together
with a statement of the aliegation on which they are based shall be communicated in
writing to the employee and he shall be required to submit within such time as
may be specified by the disciplinary authority, a written statement indicating
whether he admits the truth of all or any of the charge, what explanation or
defense, if any he has to offer and whether he desires to be heard in person.
(3) The officer or servant of the Board shall for
the purpose of preparing his defence be permitted to
inspect and take extracts from such temple records as he may specify provided
that such permission may be refused if , for reasons to be recorded in writing
in the opinion of the disciplinary authority such records are not relevant for
the purpose.
(4) On receipt to the written statement of defense
or if no such statement is received within the time specified, the disciplinary
authority may itself inquire into such of the charge as are not admitted or ,
if it considers it necessary to do so appoint an inquiry officer for the
purpose.
(5) The disciplinary authority shall in the curse of
the inquiry consider such documentary evidence and take such oral evidence as
may be relevant or material in regard to the charges. The employee shall be
entitled to cross-examine witnesses in support of the charges and the given
evidence as may be relevant or material in regard to the charges . The person
presenting the case in support of the charge shall be entitled to cross-examine
the employee and the witness examined in his defence.
If the inquiring authority declines to examine any witness on the ground that
his evidence is not relevant or material, it shall record its reasons in writting .
(6) At the conclusion of the inquiry the inquiring authority shall
prepare a report of the inquiry , record its findings on each of the charge
together with reason therefore. If in opinion of such authority the proceeding
of the inquiry establish charges different from those originally farmed, it may
record findings on such charges provided that findings on such charges shall
not be recorded unless the employee has admitted the fact constituting them or
has had an opportunity or defending himself against them .
(7) The disciplinary authority , shall ,if it is not
the inquiring authority , consider the
record of the inquiry and record its findings on each charge.
(8) If the disciplinary authority, having regard to
its findings on the charge is of the opinion that any of the penalties
specified in clauses (4) to (6) of rules 75. should be imposed, it shall hear
the employee if he has anything to say and pass appropriate orders in the case.
(9)Orders passed by the disciplinary authority shall
be communicated to the employee who shall also be supplied with a copy the
report of the enquiring authority.
(10) the Board shall classify the various categories
of post in the service and declare disciplinary authority in respect of each
such category.
76. Procedure
for imposing minor penalties:- No order imposing any of the penalties in clause
(1) to (3) of rules 75 shall be passed after:-
(1) the employee is informaed
in writing of the proposal to take action against him and of the allegations on
which it is proposed to be taken and given an opportunity to make any representation he may wish to make;
(2) Such representation if any , id taken into
consideration by the disciplinary authority.
77. Special
procedure in certain cases:- Not with standing anything contained in rules 76
and 77:-
(1) Where the disciplinary authority is satisfied
for reasons to be recorded in writing
that is not reasonably practicable to follow the procedure prescribed in the
said rules, or
(2) Where the Board is satisfied
that in the interest of the temple
affairs, it is not expedient to follow such procedure, it may consider the circums tances of the case and
pass such orders as it may deem fit.
78. Appeals:- (1) No appeal shall lie
against any order made by the Board imposing any of the penalties specified in
rules 75,
(2) An appeal shall lie to the Board from an order
passed by any committee appointed by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer
or any other officer empowered by the Board as disciplinary authority.
(3) No appeal shall be admitted
unless it is submitted within a period
of 90 days from the date on which copy of the order imposing any punishment is
delivered to the employee.
79. Pay during
disciplinary action:- (1) The pay and allowance of an employee who is dismissed or removed
from service shall cease from the date of such dismissal or removal.
(2) An employee under suspension will be entitled to
subsistence allowance at such rate as the appointing authority may direct but
not exceeding 1/4 of the pay of such
employee together with proper tionate dearness
allowance.
(3) When suspension of an employee is held to be
unjustified or not fully justified or when such an employee who the been
removed, dismissed or suspended is reinstated, the appellate authority may
grant to him of such period.
(a) If he honorable acquitted the full pay and
allowances to which he would have been entitled if he had not been dismissed
removed or suspended.
(b) In other cases such proportion of pay and
allowances as the appellate authority may prescribe .
(4) In case falling under clause
(a) of sub-rules (3) , the period of absence from duty will be treated as a
period spent on duty and in case falling under clause (b) thereof it will not
be treated as period spent on duty unless the appellate authority directs that it shall be so treated for
purposes for gratuity or for calculating leave or increments.
80. Power to
grant leave :-
(1) The Board shall have the power to grant leave to any of its officers and
servants .
(2) In case where power of appointment have been
delegated to any committee or officer as the appointing authority such
committee or officer, shall have full powers in the matter of grant of leave
etc.
81. Salaries
and allowance :- The salaries and allowance payable to salaried officers and servants
of the Board shall be such as may be determined by the Board.
82.
83. Provident
Fund:- (1)
The Board shall establish a Provident Fund for its salaried employees.
(2) The monthly rate of subscription to the
Provident Fund and rate of contribution to the account of such subscriber and
the rate of interest payable by the Board on subscription shall be such as the
Board may determine from time to time Provided that such employee who opt for
system of grant of gratuity which exist before the coming in place of these
rules shall not be entitled to any relief under this rule .
(3) The advance to subscriber from the sum standing
to his credit in his Provident Fund account and the manner of repayment
thereof shall be in accordance with the
rules prescribed from time to time by the State Government for similar classes
of his employees.
(4) Nothing in this rate shall apply to an employee
who has exercised an option under sub-clause (iv) of clause (d) of rules 69.
84.
Confidential record:- the Chief Executive Officer shall maintain confidential record in
respect of all the officers and servants of the Board and shall asses and give
his opinon on the work of such employee every year
and submit the same to the Board.
CHAPTER X
Miscellaneous.
85. List of
Prominent Vaishnavans
:- (1) The
State Government shall appoint member of the Board referred to in section 5 (1)
(i) so as to secure representation of the sampradaya from all over
| sr. no. | Name of the State | Number of persons to be appointed | Remark |
| 1 |
|
3, | of whom two shall be from Bombay |
| 2 | Gujrat state | 2, | of whom one shall be saurashtra |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 2, | |
| 4 | Other state | 2, | |
| Total | 9 | ||
Devasthan Wakf & Soldiers Welfare
Department.
NOTIFICTION
In exercise of the power conferred by section 30 read with section 5 of the Natdwara Temple Act 1959 Rajasthan Act 13 of 1959 as amended
by the Nathdwara Temple (Amendment) Act 1992 (Act.
No. 9 of 1992) the State Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Nathdwara temple rules, 1973/namely:-
1. Short title & Commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the
2. Amendment of rules 85:- For the Table below Sub-Rules (1) of rule 85 the
following table shall be substituted:
| sr. no. | Name of the State | Number of persons to be appointed | Remark |
| 1 |
|
3, | of whom two shall be from Bombay |
| 2 | Gujrat state | 3, | of whom one shall be saurashtra |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 3, | |
| 4 | Other state | 2, | |
| Total | 11 | ||
By Order
Sd/-
(R.N. saxena)
Deputy secretary to Government
Copy to:-
1. Supdt. Government central press,
jaipur for publication in the Rajasthan Rajpatra.
2. Chief Executive Officer , Nathdwara
3. Guard file
Sd/-
(R.N. saxena)
Deputy secretary to Government
(2) At the end of second year of its term of office
the Board shall submit to the State Government , list of Prominent Vaishnavas belonging to the sampraday
who may be eligible for appointment as member of the next Board to be
constituted by the government . The list shall be prepared state wise state
wise and shall contain three times the mumber of
person specified in column 3 of the table in sub-rule (1) in regard to the
other State six State shall be selected and prominent Vaishnava
of each of such State shall be named.
(3) In recommending the names of Vaishnavas
the Board shall take into account such factors as:-
(a) the quanum of seva performed by a person of his family during the
proceeding two year :
(b) his religious outlook, devotion and faith in the
sampraday;
(c) his administrative
competence.
(4) Before submitting list for consideration of the
Government, the Board shall obtion the consent of
each such person that he should serve on the Board if approved by the state
government for a minimum period of tree years with due faith and devotion to
the samparday.
86. Oath of
office by member of the Board:-A person appoined by the
State Government to be a member of the Board under Subsection (4) of Section 5,
shall before entering upon his office subscribe a declaration set out below:-
“……………………..son of …….…………………..resident of………
…………… solemnly declare that I belong to the Pushti Margiya Vallabhi Sampraday having been
initiated Acharaya
Shri …………………..son of ……………………….. resident of ………………………and
that I will bear true faith and devotion to the Sampraday
and will duly and faithfully and to the best of may ability knowledge and
judgment perfrom the duties of my office as member of
the Nathdwara Temple Board”
Singed by…………………
In the presence of President,
Nathdwara Temple Board.
An order made by the Board under Section 28 (2)
shall be published in such newspapers having wide circulation in Rajasthan ,
88. Civil and
criminal litigation:- The Chief Executive officer shall be responsible for the conduct of
all civil suits and criminal cases to which the Board may be a party with care
and due diligence.
89. Power of Tilkayatji for distribution of prasad:-The present practice in
vogue for the distribution of prasad shall continue
to be followed.
Provided
that any direction of Tilkayatji in connection with
the distribution of prasad shall be followed by the
Board.
APPENDIX “A”
Administrative report of the
1. Are the properties of the
temple of its endowments including all offering being maintained properly by
the Board ?
2. What was the income of
temple of under each head and how it compare with the income in the previous
year ?
3. What was the expenditure in
the year under the various heads and how does it compare with the expenditure
of the past tree years ?
4. Is the system of accounting
and storage proper ?
5. Have there been cases of
loss , wastage or misappropriation of money or other property belonging to or
constituting the endowments ? If so, State the reasons and the action taken.
6. What are the main
objection in the audit report and what
is the position in respect of each objection.?
7. How are the properties being
maintained and are the properties being properly utilized ?
8. Are internal inspections
carried out periodically by the Chief Executive Officer or his Subordinates ?
If so, with what result?
9. Are the specific endowments
being managed according to the wishes of the donors /?
10.
Have there been any suits by or against the Board ? if so, they should
be stated with brief fact and the result.
11.
Are the rules regarding, stores works financial management’s, temple,
property general supervision, etc. being followed ? if not , Why ? cases where
the Board or any Officer has not acted according to rules be cited with brief
explanatory notes.
12.
Are the secular affairs of the temple managed according to the spirit
of the Act properly ? If not, sate in detail the actual position along with
suggestions for improvement.
13.
Have the Chief Executive Officer and other officers and servants of the
Board performed their duties properly ? Cases of specific neglect of duty etc.
and the action taken may be referred.
14.
How many meeting of the Board
were held and at what places ? A brief review of the main decisions may be
given along with their implementation.
15.
Has the Board been able to work harmoeously
and was successful in managing the properties and running the administration in
such a way as to fulfil the object of the Act and Rules.
16.
Have there been alineation of movable and
immovable property ? If so, their
details may be given . A detailed note on the financial position of the temple
may be given.
17.
How are funds of temple being utilised ?
18.
What have been the instructions of the Government and what was their
compliance.
19.
Any other matter which the Chief Executive Officer of the Board might
like to include in the report for the information of the Government so that it
may be able exercise its powers under the Act effectively.
APPENDIX “B”
1. Whether accounts have been
kept properly.
2. Whether staff doing the
accounts work has discharged its duties and functions satisfactorily and
whether adequate securities have been furnished by the cashiers and store
keepers.
3. Whether the accounts have been checked
internally at regular intervals by the Chief Accounts officer and Chief
Executive Officer and Other Officers of the Board.
4. Whether all the receipts of
cash disbursements or other property
have been duly accounted for and the cash and valuables are in proper
safe custody.
5. Whether all the immovable
properties and rights not used by the
temple for its purpose have been leased out in the prescribed manner and to the
advantage of the temple and lease deeds have been executed in all cases.
6. Whether the various items of
income amounts have been realized at the proper times and whether due steps to
recover amounts over due have been taken cases in which such action has not
been taken should be cited.
7. Whether any claims have
barred by limitations.
8. Whether any claims have been
written-off and if so to what extent and under what authority.
9. Whether the expenditure is
in accordance with the sanctioned budget and what are the deviations.
10.
Whether every item of expenditure was sanctioned by competent authority
and is supported by a proper voucher .
11.
Whether there is any item of expenditure which , in the opinion of the
Auditors, is extravagant, unauthorised.
12.
Whether there has been any diversion of funds of properties for
purposes other than those of the temple in contravention of section
13.
Whether advances made have been recouped or adjustment without delay.
14.
Whether money not required for immediate expenditure have been
deposited in banks and surplus funds have been invested properly.
15.
Whether all donation/offering in kind or bhents
are duty accounted for.
16.
Whether in respect of buildings, works, check measurements were done
before first payment and whether the necessary subsidiary accounts and register
such as measurement books stock books, muster rolls, tenders and agreements are
kept.
17.
Whether purchase have been made according to rules and were not in
excess of the actual requirements.
18.
Whether the balance of store and other articles were rightly arrived at
and physically verified and certified as such by a responsible officers.
19.
Whether accounts of specific endowment
were properly kept and the income as derived from such endowment was
duly untilised for the seva
and puja or applied for the religious education or
other charitable purpose as desired by the persons creating the endowments .
20.
Any improprity or irregularity which may be
observed in cash or mat-erials due to the temple or
in the accounts and also any loss or waste of money or other property caused by
neglect or misconduct with the names or persons directly or indirectly
responsible for such loss or waste ?
APPENDIX “C”
2. The estimate of the current
year should not be accepted blindly as a basis for farming those of the coming
year. Need for every item must be fully scrutinized before it is entered.
3. The estimate for every item should include what
is expected to be actually incurred under proper sanction during the year
including arrears past years and not only the liabilities falling due within
the year. Net charges should not be
shown unless there are instruction to the contrary.
4. Estimates should only provide for existing
expenditure
5. Full details of the expenditure should be shown
in the estimated and lump sum provision should be avoided.
6. The estimated of revenue or receipts should show
the amount actually expected be received during the coming year the areas if
any standing over from the past year should be include if it is expected that
they will be realized. The estimate should exclude any receipts which although
following during the coming year not expected to be realized .
7. Net receipts should not be entered the gross
transaction should be exhibited in full unless there are definite instructions
to the contrary.
8. If during the course of the years any allotment
sanction is found insufficient an application
be made by the officer concerned to the Chief Executive Officer as soon
as the necessity for additional expenditure become apparent. The Chief
Executive Officer shall examine the same and submit it to the Board with an
explanatory note setting out need for supplementary demand .
9. The budget presented by the Chief Executive
officer to the Board shall contain Chief Executive Officers Memorandum
explanatory of the Budget which shall contain in general a revenue of the
following :-
(a) The actual of the previous
years.
(b) The revised estimate of the
current year.
(c) The budget estimate of the
forthcoming year. This should contain an
explanation of the principal variation in the figures comprised in the various
demands for grants .
(d) Statement of investment.
(e) Statement of loans.
(f) An abstract of revenue and receipts and
expenditure and disbursement
(g)
The detailed estimate of revenue
(h)
The details estimate of expenditure
(i) The details of officer and establishment
(j)
The details of new expenditure .
10 An
estimated of any scheme involving a new expenditure should contain full details
with explanations and a statement of the cost recurring and non-recurring that
will be incurred both in the budget year and in subsequent year such statement of new expenditure can be
submitted at any time after six month of the current year's budget.
APPENDIX "D"
Power of purchase of stores
(1) Stores required for works :- Unless in any case it is
distinctly provided by the Board the sanction of a competent authority to
execute a work carries with it the sanction for incurring expenditure for the
purchase of stores required for the work provided the cost of stores including
other expenditure connected with the work is within the sanction or the
authority that sanctions the work.
(2) Purchase of other stores :- Subjection to general or
special direction issued by the Board the Power in respect of Incurring
Expenditure on purchase of store shall be exercised as detailed below :-
| S.No. | Competent Authority | Power |
| 1 | Board | Full powers |
| 2 | Executive Committee | Up to Rs. 50,000/- lowest tender |
| 3 | Chief Executive Officer | Up to Rs. 5,000/- lowest tender |
The requirement relating to calling of tenders and acceptance
of lowest tenders by Chief Executive officer may be dispensed with for
sufficient and recorded reasons in respect of purchase the value of which does
not exceed Rs.5000/-
(2) Power in respect of sanction of estimated and acceptance of tenders
for execution of work :- the power as detailed below shall be Exercise in respect of
sanctioning estimates and execution of works:-
| S.No. | Competent Authority | Power |
| 1 | Board | Full powers |
| 2 | Executive Committee | Upto Rs. 50,000/- |
| 3 | Chief Executive Officer | Upto Rs. 5,000/- |
The
competent authority shall take decision whether particular work is to be
carried out departmentally or through the contract and where the work is
proposed to be carried out through the contractor the tender shall be called
for all constructions and repair work
where the estimated expenditure exceeds Rs. 5000/- and in case the lowest
tender is not accepts and where the estimated expenditure is less Rs. 5000/-
The Chief Executive Officer may with the previous approval of the Executive
Committee dispensed with the calling of
tenders.
(3) Power to write off surplus stores etc.
:- Los which does not disclose any deficiency in the system or fraud or
negligence on the part of any officer or servant of the Board entrusted with
the stores may be written off upto limits given below
:-
| S.No. | Competent Authority | Power |
| 1 | Board | Rs, 10,000/- in each case |
| 2 | Executive Committee | Rs. 250/- in each case Rs. 5,000 in a year |
| 3 | Chief Executive Officer | Rs, 50/- in each case and Rs, 2000/- in a year |
4. Power to declare stores article obsolete
surplus or unserviceable :-
| S.No. | Competent Authority | Power |
| 1 | Board | Upto Rs. 10,000/-
|
| 2 | Executive Committee | Upto Rs. 5,000/- |
| 3 | Chief Executive Officer | Upto Rs. 1,000/- |
If
the value of such property exceeds Rs. 10,000 the previous approval of the
State Government shall be obtained before its disposal by auction or
otherwise.
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