Roles - Soil & Water Conservation Department, Mizoram

ROLE - POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

1. Director
(a) To act as executive head of the Department.
(b) To provide executive direction required in implementation of the policies laid down by the Department.
(c) to ensure compliance with subsisting government rules and regulation in activities/working procedure of the department.
(d) To serve as repository of technical information and direct the Depart-ment on technical aspects of questions.
(e) To ensure timely submission of ACRs of Officers and staff. As per O.M. No.A.28011/1/90-POL/pt dated,the 20th April,1999, He is the reporting authority of ACRs for Joint Director/Planning Officer/Divisional SoilConservationOfficers/Principal,RETI/FAO/Research Officer/Superinten-dent and Reviewing Authority for ASCO/ASCE/Stenographer and Accepting Authority for all ministerial staff, all field staff below ASCO/all technical staff below ASCE and other group B.C. & D staff.
(f) Has the power to grant leave to all staff under him except Gazetted Officers.
(g) He will do frequent inspection/checks on various works carried out as per Annual Plan.

2. Joint Director
(a) to assist Director in all matters of administration and formulation of policy and rules.
(b) to act as DDO on behalf of the Director.
(c ) will scrutinize notes of the dealing hands.
(d) record, where necessary, a note setting out his own comments or suggestion.
(e) submit the case to the Director for approval/further necessary action.
(f) is the reporting authority of ACRs of ASCO (attached to Directorate), and reviewing authority for technical staff (Directorate) and Rangers i/c Range Officers.

3. Planning Officer
(a) acts as head in the Planning Section.
(b) collect basic data and information and prepare Plans under both State fund and CSS.
(c) prepare Annual Plan for the Department.
(d) will monitor various works carried out as per Annual Action Plan.
(e) will keep Plan and related documents for safe custody.
(f) will scrutinize notes, make his own comments, if necessary and submit the case to Joint Director.
(g) is the reporting authority of ACRs of technical staff ( Directorate) and Cinema Operator/iv grade staff and reviewing authority for Drivers/Handyman.

4. Divisional Engineer
(a) acts as head in the Engineering Section.
(b) will direct subordinate staff for spot survey, investigation, collect data relating to works of civil engineering.
(c) compile a consolidated report and submit to the next superior officer.
(d) will scrutinize notes, make comments, if necessary, and submit the case to next superior officer.
(e) is the reporting authority of ACRs for ASCE(Engg.Cell) and a reviewing authority or Carto. Assistant/Survey Assistant/J.E./Overseer/Surveyor/ Draftsman (Engineering Cell).
(f) should ensure all Plan & Estimates of Engineering nature be properly checked, corrected if necessary, and authenticated under his signature.

5. Assistant Soil Conservation Engineer
(a) assist Divisional Engineer in all matters of administration, file works, plan and estimates, reporting ACRs for Carto Assistant/J.E./Overseer/Surveyor/ Draftsman.

6. Assistant Soil Conservation Officer attached to Directorate
(1) assist Planning Officer in compilation of Departmental Plan, Schemes and policies.
(2) will gather information and disseminate Departmental activities to the public.

7. Finance & Account Officer
(1) assist and guide the Department in all matters of financial expenditures.
(2) will scrutinize and vet all expenditure proposals.
(3) will instruct, guide and advise accountant for maintaining cash books and all other related matters.

8. Office Superintendent Directorate & Head Assistant (Division)
(1) will scrutinize notes of the dealing hand and see whether all the statements are correct.
(2) point out mistakes, mis-statements, missing data or information if any draw attention, where necessary, and point out relevant law and rules :
(3) draw attention, where necessary, and point out relevant law and rules;
(4) furnish relevant data/information available in the Department, if any.
(5) draw attentions to precedents.
(6) finally dispose of routine cases :
(7) take immediate routine actions :
(8) record, where necessary, a note setting out his own comments or suggestion :
(9) submit the case to the appropriate higher authority.
(10) is the reporting authority of ACRs for ministerial staff in the Directorate:

9. Principal, RETI
(1) He is the head of the Institute.
(2) He is a reporting authority for any Gazetted Officer under him and a reviewing authority for ministerial staff and other Non-gazetted Group ‘B’ staff under him.

10. Divisional Soil & Water Conservation Officers
(1) will act as executive and administrative head of the Division
(2) will put forward any proposals, reports and returns, after scrutinize to appropriate authority
(3) will give relevant instructions in matters concerning the Department to his subordinate officer and staff.
(4) will execute works as per Action Plan through subordinate officers and staff and monitor/check from time to time.
(5) is a reporting authority of ACRs for S.C. Rangers/Range Officers/ASCOs/ equal status of technical staff placed under him and reviewing authority for ministerial staff/field & technical staff placed under him.

11. Asst. Soil Conservation Officer (ASCO)(Division)
(1) will assist the Divisional Officer in administration and execution of works.
(2) will function as incharge of the DSCO during absence on tour/leave etc.
(3) will function as Range Officers after duly authorized by appropriate authority.
(4) will deal certain files, wherever necessary, as per instruction by next superior authority.

12. Soil Conservation Ranger
(1) is the head in the lowest Departmental establishment at field level.
(2) will identify priority areas with his subordinate staff, for works/schemes.
(3) contact farmers and appraised them of Department activities. Collect infor-mation and problems and need of farmers.
(4) prepare consolidated reports on proposed works and submit the same for implementation of schemes, suggestions for improvement etc. on a monthly basis to DSCO.
(5) report the progress of works, problems and difficulties faced in implementation of schemes, suggestions for improvement etc. on a monthly basis to DSCO.
(6) is the reporting authority of ACRs for all field staff under him.

13. Soil Conservation Demonstrator (Senior)/Soil Conservation Demonstrator (Junior)
They are the lower level of field staff under S.C. Ranger. They are to -
(1) make first hand identification, survey, demarcation etc. of priority area with Range Officer.
(2) guide/supervise labour and work in the field as per instruction of Range Officer.
(3) maintain register for Muster Roll labourers engaged in works to be checked occasionally by Range Officer and other superior Officers.

14. Soil Conservation Field Worker/Soil Conservation Fieldman /Rubber Tapper/Budder
They are to –
(1) Work with labourer in the field as head of labourers.
(2) guide labourers in field works.

15. Carto Assistant
He is responsible for cartographic works like –
(1) map drawing for Project/Plans based on consolidated survey reports.
(2) to submit the same to the appropriate authority for incorporation in the
Project/Plans.

16. Survey Assistant
(1) is to collect basic data from field survey reports.
(2) is to sort out relevant data and arrange in a sequential and consolidated manner
(3) submit for preparation of viable Plans/Schemes.

17. Junior Engineer, Overseer
They are basically with Civil Engineer background and are required to -
(1) prepare Plan & Estimates for construction of Department buildings, repair and maintenance works.
(2) check and scrutinize plan and estimates for engineering works like retaining walls, water harvesting, gully control works, stream bank erosion control works, silt retention dams etc. and submit to the next higher authority.
(3) go on worksite, wherever necessary, to conduct survey and prepare plan and estimates for engineering works.

18. S.C. Surveyor
They are to -
(1) do survey works, wherever necessary, of Departmental lands, buildings and proposed worksites.
(2) prepare a consolidated report and submit to the appropriate authority.

19. Draftsman
He is to do –
(1) map drawing
(2) carto works
(3) writing on display materials.

20. Assistant/UDC
They are the dealing hands at Directorate, Division and Research, Education & Training Institute and will –
(1) docket the receipt and reproduce on the notes portion of the file.
(2) locate and collect other files or papers, if any, referred to in the receipt.
(3) identify and examine the issue involved in the case and record a note therein.
(4) arrange reference papers, if any, in the case properly.
(5) where necessary, attach label for urgent, most urgent, fixed date etc.
(6) put up the case to the appropriate higher officers.

21. L.D.C
They are to do both typing and receipt/issue works. They will –
(1) go through the receipts and separate urgent ones;
(2) enter receipts/issues in the register,
(3) deal with urgent ones first,
(4) check and ascertain enclosures, if any,
(5) ascertain the concerned section of the receipts.
(6) type drafts of all kinds and compare type copy and draft thoroughly and hand it over to concerned dealing hand.

22. Peon/Chowkider/Dak Runner
They are to –
(1) safeguard office and documents from theft and incidental untoward happenings,
(2) clean office, furnitures etc. every day,
(3) distribute daks to concerned section.

23. Cinema Operator
He is to –
(1) take photograph of various Department activities for information and publicity purposes.
(2) operates projectors/film shows etc. of Department activities to the public, in the seminars etc. for training/publicity purposes.

24. Instructor, Research, Education & Training Institute
They are to –
(1) conduct training to in service staff (SCD and SCFW/SCFM)
(2) conduct short course training to farmers/planters,
(3) conduct study tour of trainees within/outside the State.

25. Hostel Superintendent
He is to –
(1) look after welfare of the Hostel and its occupants.
(2) conduct training classes.
(3) assist Principal in administration.

26. Stenographer
He/She is to –
(1) do stenographic works for concerned officer,
(2) keep concerned officer aware of meetings, committees etc. fixed by superior authority.
(3) do any relevant assignment as instructed by concerned officer.