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###### Diapur, Tuesday, 18tll July, 1989, ·27th- Asadha,

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###### GO VERNMBNT OF ASSAM

~ ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

###### LEGISLATIVE DEP..ARTMEN.T : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFIC' A TION

 The 17th July 1989

 No. LGL. 230/87/75.-The following, Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly whi .: ". received the assent. of the
 Governor is hereby published for general information.


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_958_ THE ASSAM GAZETl'E. EXTRAORDINARY. JUl:.Y 18, 1989

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###### ASSAM ACT NO. XIX OF -1989

 (Received the assent of the Governor· on 14th July, 1989)

 THE ASSAM PREFERENTIAL STORES PURCHASE ACT, 1989

 An

Act

for encouraging growth of Indastrie ~ in the State ·0r Assam specially

small scale and · cottage imdustriea and fer taking m :!asures ancillary

~hereto : ·

Pr~am•k. Whereas tt· is c1pedlent and necessary to encourag1

growth of industries in the State of Assam specially. smal I

scale ar.d cottage industries by patroni1ing their products

on preferential basis and to rationalise and the procedure

fol' purchase of stores required by the State Government,

Government lostltution, Government Companies and State

Govel.'nment undertaking ;

Aad whereas the As111m Prefe:-cntial Stores Puroluise

Rules, 1972 need to be replaced by an Act of the State ~

Legislature to hr·plemeot Industrlal Policy announced and
published by the GoTeromeot . ~r Assam vide Notification
No. Cl. 586/8'5, dated 24th December, 1986 :

U is hereby enacted in the Fortieth Year of tbe Rep :.1bli~

of India as follow• :-

Short 1. ( 1) This Ac:t may be called t ile Assam Prefor1mtial ,

title, extent Storea Purchase Act, .1989.
and comm-

encement· (2) It shall come · 111to f orce at once.        -

{3) It ~tends to the whole of the State of As,am.

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. _I_ Definitions. b2: In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in th•

. sa Ject or context :-

(a)                   - Governor" mean• the GoTernor of Assam J

_(b)_ "State'' mrans the State of Assam ;

(c) "State Government'' means ihc Government of Assam, ;

(d) .,State Board" rr.eans the Assam State Siores Pur-

. cbaae Board CDnaiitvted udcr Steiion 3 of tbi1 Act


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###### THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 18, 1989 9~;

( e) "Departmental Puroba11e Committee'' . means a

Committee comtitutd under section                 - of the Act ;

###### (f) "Small Scale Industry" mean1 an industrial unit

in which the capital inveBtment for plant and

machinery daes no~ exceed thirty-five lakbs rupees
or any other amount as may be decided bJ the

Central Government from time to time and located

in cbc Sta :e of Asaam :                   -                   -

_(g 1_ . "ancillary indu~tries" m1ans undertai.iuga · having

inTCatment in fixed assets In ptant and machinery

not e:u:eeding forty·flve lakhs rupeell 0r any otha:r

a:nount as m11y bo decided by Central Government
from time to time and located in the ~t11.te af Assam
and engaged in ;-

(i) the mHufactur~ uf partl, componenta, suba~semblies,

tecilings · er intermediates ; c•r

(ii) the rendering of services and supplying or rl'ndering

or proposing to supply or render fifty per cen_~ of
its rruduction of the to tal servicu as the ca1e
may be to ether units for p•oduction                 - of other

' articles ; ·

(b) '•tiny i;;dustry" means under taking having invest-

ment in fi xed assets _in_ plant and machinery not

. exceeding two lakhs rupees or any other amount aa

may be decided by Oentral Government from time
to time and located ·in ~he State of Assam ;

(i) t•other Indastry' ' m11ns aD Industrial unii located
in ~.he State of Assam being · other than a small

scale industry, an ancillary indmtry. a cottage
lndustry, a tiny industrr and a khadi and village ·
indosti;y f

###### (j) "cottage lodU1try'' mean• a villag1: industry situated
within the State of Assam under the Assam Kbadi
and Viilagc Industries Board, Silk Board and also
includes a .home illdU•try conducted in the State

by an artisan member of a family or .groups OJ

orga.niaaiion witlaout tho aid of hirtid labour ;

                        - (k) "petrchasing Authority'' means the pc.rson or autho-

rity whioh is d•ly aiith~rised or 11 compcteat to

m~.te purchase of nores; .

                           - (1) "'reiJistered Indu2try., means an induitrial uait regis-

tered under tho Direc;toraie of lndusJrie1 in aocor-

oance · with provisions of this Act. ;

(m) ''!ftores" means and in.cl 11d es atl items i:>rocured

by thh Department/Corpo1taion11/Autonomous bobica

Sta'tutory · Bodies! ·


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960 rFE AsSA:rvr cAzETTE EXTRAORDINARY. JULY ls, 1989

(n) "Technical Committee" means tho Committee cont -
tituted in pursuan::. ef thill Act;                   -

(o) "Director" m.eans Director of Inciiistries, Oovcrnmonl

###### of Aaiam; ~ ·

{p) "Unit" means the Small Scale ladudrial Unit. aneillarJ

industrial unit, tiny iRdusu ial uril, cotlage Indus-

trial unit and oJher indmtrial units;

(q) •'Prescribed'' means prescribed by rure1 made under
this Act;

(r) '·Requiring Aat•orfty•• mea:na the State Government

Departments and their 1ubordinate authorities, Staie

Government Undertakings/Corporations/Statutory bG·

dies/Autonomous todles i

(s) ' 'ASIDC" means 1he Assam Small Iadastrits Deve-

lopment Oorporat!on Ltd.

Constitution

3, (1) Tbe State GoverDment, b7 notification in the 0111·

                - of the State

Board. cial Gazette, shall constitute a Board to be known

as "The Assam State Store Purchase Board" oa

sach term as may be specified in the Nolificatian

with the members ipecified in the Schedulr.-I.

(2) Tbe State Government may, _by_ &notification in the

Official Gazette, reconstitute die B•ard frem time

to time by chaugiug ihe mtmber of ihc Board.

i Term• of 4. {I) The term of the Board shall be for a period of
!>-. the Boaird. three years unlcs1 reconsUtuted ea.Plier.

(2) The Board sball meet at least once in three month.

(~) The minimum of five members wltla the Chairmaa

or Vice-Chairman and tao Member-Secretary shall f0rm a

quorum.

Power and _5._ (1) Tbe Board shall supervise and review ~c proper
runctions. implementation of ihe Act and Rules framed thereunder.

(2) Without prejudice .to the generality of the fore-going
provisions, the Board may,- .

(a) constitute suitable tcc:bnieal committee consisting of
the Direeior, representatives of major purcha&ing

authorities, rcpresentati•c of the concernc4 industries,
Cost Accountant, Quality Control Officer of the


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Directorate of Industries for laying do,._n quality

specification or reasonable µri1,;es for dift"uent item11
###### of storei;, subject to the g"neral or speeial dlreo-

tioIJs of the Board:

Provided that Technical Committee for . items

of Stores in Schedule-Ill shall be constituted by

ASIDC as per Governmen t ·guide ·lines laid down

in G. M. issued vid~ Notification No.PE. 61 /82 /1,

dated 28tb. March, 1988 as in Schedule-IV.

(b) decide whtther in respect of any itema of stores or

any registered inJustdes, any earnest money and

11ecurity depo11it should be prescribed ;

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(c) approved prosec1&tion of concerned pur·cbasiag :Jfticial

for breach of the provisions of the Act or direc·

tives issued by the Beard thereunder.

6. A ttnit fulfilling tho foJJowing criteria shall be registen•

under this Act and shall be eligible for incentives under

this Act.

Eligibility. ( 1) A ULit under small scale sector shall have 100 per

cent employment of local people.

(2) A unit in the medium and large sector shall have

emplo:ymeat of 80% local people in the managerial cadre
and 90% of local people in the non-managerial cadre and
that over a period of 5 tvears from the co•mencemeni of
production of such medium and largo unit should take all
tffective steps to ensure 100% employment of local people
in non-managerial and 90% managerial posts.

(3) The location of administrative, registered controllini

officers shall be within the Sta~e of Assam ..

(4) The unit should be in regular produq ion having

reql:lisite machinery. ,;


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###### 962 THE ASSAM GAZETTE; EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 18, 1989

Preferences. 7. ( 1) (a) smaU Industrie&, Khadl and Cottape lndustri~s

rogist.red under this Aet stlall ~e exempttd from payment

Gf earnest money anti security . deposit for items in respl"Ct

of which the units are registered. However, medium and

large units have to par earnest meney and 1ccuri1y deposit
at aay be prescribed.

(b) It«ms of stores mentioned in Schedulct-H, be

known as "Reserved Iteni", shall be purchased by all

requirin~ auth t'rities from ro1istered industries :

.Provided that where the DirectoT with the p1ior app•

roval of- the Chairman of the State Board certifies that
the capacity for production wit~in Ue State of any such

itein h1u oxhaus1ed, purchast1 from the open market as

per usual pxocedurc as long as this c1o1Itificate remaining in
force.

(c) Items of store• mentioned in Scr. ed ul e-111 shall

be purchased by requiring authorities from ASTDC. ASIDC
shall foll?w the guidel inll§ regar riing · fi1:ation of price, commi-
iSi JD etc. as !aid down in office memorandum Issued by

Notidcation No. PE-61/88/1, · dated 28th March 1988 as in ...

Schedule-IV .

. (d) The State Governme ot s!aal 1 from time to time

###### publish a list nf storai whien shall be purcilasecl by requi-

ring authoritie.i only from lndu.strial units. having valid

Store Purchas.: Registration and in accordaac<; with the .

policy laid dewn by the State Board.

(2) In respect of items of stores other than thoee

mc11tioncd in Schedule-II er co,.ered by tbe Act price

preference shall be given to . registered industries (or &ocir
authorised agents and dealers) upto 15 per cent in case of
Cottage Industries, 10 per ceot in ca"-e of Small lnd ustrie11
and _5_ per tent in Gase of other industries 0f Allam.

(S) .Without prejudice to the other provisions of the
Act other things being eEJual, registered induatries should be
preferred to units not so registered and within ihe industries so
registered preference should b~ given to ci>ttag~ industries,

small industries snd other ind11strie1 in tlu.t order, by

giving a price preference upto 10 per cent and _S_ p' r crnt to
registered eottage and small indu~trles respectively over

registered other industries.


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T_HE '.A:7.~ZE'ITE, EXTRAORDINARY, JWLY 18, 1989 963

~urch~se , 8. For each department of the State Government there

omraLttce. shell be a Purcbase Committee with th~ following officials :-

###### Chairman-
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1. Head of Department

###### Member-

2. Diuctor of Industries or his representi tivc not below

the raok o ~ l. eputy Director.

Member -

3. A representative of th!" Department not below the rank

<'If U nder Secretary.

Memb er -~ .

4. Fln<incial Adviser ef the Deputment.

Member-Conven lf-

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_S._ Fina"cc and Accouats Officer ef tlle concerned Direc•

torate :

Provided tha t in case of Printing and Statione. y Depart-

men" ::le ccetarfat Ada inistrative Department of tLe Assam

S. Cl' <'.:toriat, the Dep uty Secretary or Joint Secretary o. the

D~pariment shall be the M ~ mbcr-Seoretary aAd the De Jart-

men1~l P 11 rcb1se Committee shall be headed by the - S pecial
eommissioner or Commissioner or the . Secretary of ~he

. Dep artmc;D t.

9. For each Oov$rnment Co.-poration, Governurnnt Uoder-

taking, Assam Electricity Board, tht:rc shall bo a Purchase

Con: mittee which shall inci 1; de two representatives from Ole
Stato Government, one of wt:ich sball be the Directcir or
lndust1 ies or his representative not below tho rauk of DeputJ

Direc::1or and t•e other representing the 1 inance Dcpanmcnt.

Plll'cbase lU. Th~ decision of the Purchase Co 1.l mittce shali b1

<?<>~~ttcea tecorded in a min :~ te'3 to be siguod by all members. 1be

c .-cmon sha 1 1 deci ~ ion of the Purch :ise Committee 1hall be binding H .

be binding.
the Depar•mont. · ...

Inspection. 11. Th~ Purchasin~ authorities 1hall make aeceasary

arrangem.e'lt for inspection of quality and quantity ett" ..

###### •f stor 111 and arrange for pr~mpt payment of bills withi11

15 dayt .:-if receipt of the stores. Any dispute: about qualief

m~) b.J · referred to the Techaicml Committee constituu1d ·

\lnde.11 ~ cction f(2) (11).


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964 ~HE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 18, 1989

Sanction.for. I!. Where it appears t.hat any Department, Company,

Prosecution State Govetnment Undertaking or Organisation or Industrial

###### Unit has contra'vrned any provision of the A1t or rule1
framed thereunder or any directive issued by the Board, the
State Government may, ilfter such enquiry aa it deems nece-
s•ary, sal'lction prosecution of the Head of the Office, Organi-
sation, State Government Undertaking or Industrial Unit, as
the case may be.

Penalty for 13. Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act, shall

offence. be punishable with the fine ,not exceeding one thousand
rupees.

Cognizance 14. No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate,
of offence. First Class 1hall take cognizance and try any offence under

this Act.             -

Offence. 15. · If any industrial units furnishes any false information

or conceal information, defaults in supplying st~res in accor-
dance with commitments or supply short or substandard stores
contrary to its commitment or indulge in any other unde1i-
rable activities such act or acts shall constitute an offence
under this Act.

Annual 16. All purchasing authorities shall submit        - o their res-
Return. pective administrative departments in the month of May every

year an annual return of the purchase made during the last
financial year. The administrative departments shall consoli-
date the1e returns and send them to the State Board in the
month of June every year for review.

Power to 17. The State Government may make rules for carrying
make rules. h
out t e purposes of this Act.

Repf'al and 18. (1) The Assam Preferential Stores Purchase Rules, 1972,

savings. are hereby repealed.

                       - (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any action under the

Assam Preferential Stores Purchase Rules, 1972 shall be deemed
to have been taken under this Act.

Removal of 19. If any difficulty ari~es in giving effect to ,the provisions

difficulties. of this Act, the State .Government may by general or special

,order give such direction not inconsistent with the provisions
###### of fhe Aot as appears to be necessary or expedient for remov-
ing such difficulty and the order of the State Government
in such cases shall be final.

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Power to 20. The State Government may, by notification in the

exempt. Official Gazette, after recording the reasons in writing exempt
any unit from the operation of any provisions of this Act oa
!UCh condition as it deems fit .

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###### SCHEDULE-. I

(Se-ction-3)

(1) The Board shall be constituted with the following Members-

1. Commissioner, Industries Department Chairman. ,

2. Secretary, Industries Department Vice-Chairman.

3, Director, Industries Department Member-Secretary

4- Secretary, Public Works Department Member:

_5._ Secretary, Finance Department Membe!.

6. G'hief Engineer, P. w~ . D. (Building) Member.

7. Chief Engineer, P. W. D. (Roads) Member.

8. Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering .. Member.
Department.

9. Chief Eng i neer~ I rrigation Member.

IO. Ghief Cortservator of ;Forest (Gener~}) Member. '

11. Director, Health Services Member.

~2. Director, Public Instruction             - Member,,

13. Director, Technical Educatioa Member.

14. Directol', Agrieulture Member.

15. DirectoP General of Police (G) Member.

16. Director, Rural Development Member-

17. Director, Printing and Stationery Member.

18, Inspector General of Prisons Member,

19. Registrar of Co-operative Societies •·· Member.

###### 20. Chairman, Assam State Blectricity Boatd Member.

 2i. ·Managing Director, Assam Small Indus- Member.
tries Development Corportion Lt,d2

###### 22. Managing Director, Assam State Road Member.

Transport Corporation Ltp.

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###### 966 ~E ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 18, 19119

 SCHEDULE-II

[ Section 7 (1) (b) ]

1. Hospital beds of Steel.

2. Water tanks with capacity upto             - 2,000 gallons.

3. Water buckets.

4. Steel truaks.

5. Soaps.

6. Phenyle.

7. Handloom and K.hadi table-cloth.

###### 8. Handloom and Khadi curtains.

9. Handloom and Khadi bed covers.

10. Pesticides.

11. Jcr-seys, Socks, l>atUs vests and · ganjis.

###### 12. Gamousas (including Gamousas) ··in1tead Of towels for Poli co •••

Officers.

13. Water ftitcrs .

. 14. Surgical Cotton, Gauze and absorbent cottons.

15. Paints and Varnishes.

###### 1 f. Bicycles.

17. Galvanised and Conduit pipes.

18. Condu ~<Ors.

19. Aluminium Utensil.
###### 20. Brooms.
21. Roofing tiles.

22. Prestressed concrete pole. '
###### 23. R. C. C. Spun Pipes.
 24. Garments.
 25· Aluminium Furniture.
26. Steel Folding Cot1.

27. Steel Kit Boxes.

###### 28. Rain Coat. 29. Umbrella.

30. Wax Candle. -

3-1. Bed sheet.

32. Cotton Bandages.


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 SCHEDULE-Ill

[See -Section 7(I) (c)] ,

###### List of S.S.l. Products to be Marketed by Assam Small Industries

Development Corporation Limited, Initially.

1. Wire netting and Berbed wire.

###### 2. Sewing 'Machine.

 3. Canvas Articles.

 4. Drugs ancl pharmaceuticals and Clinical equipments.

5. St~el · furniture.

6. AyuNedfc Madfcfnct.

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 7. Black · Bolll'dt and· duster*~ ·

8. Plastic · item•~

9. Cane & Bamboo ·itcriu.

1 O. Blecti'ical' · Acct11orics~

###### 11. w oodcn furnitures: <'

12. Uniforms and Curtains.

###### 15. File Board/File C0'9"er1fBnvelopcs.

 14. Chatt pandls/Iuk. ·

IS. Iron Oates and· Grilli.'

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###### 968 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JULY 18, 1989

 SCHEDULE-IV

[ SectiOn 7(1 1 (c) ]

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM : :rDEP.ARTMENT OF PUBLIC

ENTERPRISES

###### No. PE. 61/88/1 Dated Dispur, the 28th March 1988

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub : Purchase of Products Manufactured ~y. Local -SSI Units

ASIDC' Ltd. and .Dealt in by Assam Small Industries Deve
lopment Corporation Ltd.

###### In the matter of, purchases made by the Government Deptts. and

other organisation and public · sector undertaking etc pursuant to the

Cabinet decision on the subjei:t mentioned above the Governor of Assam

is pleased to issue the following guide-lines which 'shall be strictly adhered
_to_ henceforth by all Government Deptts., their subordinate authorities,
Government organisations and public sector undertakings while making their
purchases of any SSI products wh,ich are dealt in or manufactured by ASIDC

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Limited.        -

1. Investments in the public sector are made on overall grounds of \

public policy, public enterprise~ have to be made viable and the capacities

created should be utilised to the fullest extent. The . State Government

Departments, their subordinate .authorities, Government Organisations and
public sector undertaking shall, therefore, invariably make purchases of

all their requirements for such items/materials/products from the ASIDC

Limited, which the Corporation deals in or, manufactures. Qu'ality require-
ment and reasonable delivery schedules should, of course, be· enforced.
A list of items Qf materials/products to be dealt in or manufactur<:<d by the

ASIOC Limited, is given in Annexure-1. The ASIDC Limited, may

publish such list incorporating · therein any changes/modification · .is with

regard to items as and when such assign arises.

2. The price of such SSI products will be· fixed by .thee Technical

Committee constituted by Assam Small Industries Development Corpora-

tion Ltd .. , with members from neutral organisations and concerned

departments .        - · ·

3. Purchasing authorities shall pay to the Corporation upto 5%
as commission over the price fixed by the Corporation.

4. The purchasing authorities shall pay advance to the extent of

90% of the value of the orders placed with the Corpn.

5. These Guide-lines will not be applicable in cases of purchase

###### of such items as at the time of flood, earthquake,. storm and· such
 othel' natural calaroiiies epidemic, etc.


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###### THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY. JULY !8, 1989 969

6. If any dispute or difference of opinion arises in regarct to any

matter mentioned in this office Memorandum, the same should be re-

ferred to the Department of Public Enterprises of decision and any decision
given by the Department of Public Enterprises on 1uch reference shall

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be binding on all the concerned parties . .

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 7. This will come into force with immediate effect.

 Sd/-

(S. CHATERJEE), 4-4-88,

Secretary to the Government of Assam,
Department of Public Enterprises.

Memo No. P.E.6 1/88/ l-A, Dated Dispur, the 28th March 1988

Copy to:-

###### '· The Commissioner and Secretary' to . the Government of Assam,

Industries Department. This referred to his U/O Note dated
23rd Ma1ch 1988 in fodustries Depratment File No. Cl 341/87.

2. The Accountant General, Ac;sam etc. Shillong 79300.L.

3. All Administrative Departments.

,4. All Hea ds of Departments.

5! All Chief Executives of State Pub:ic Enterprises.

###### .. 6. ~ a naging Director, Assan t Small Industries Development Corpora-

tion Ltd., Guwahati, P.O. Bamuiiimaidan. He is requested to
give due public.ty to this Government decision, effectively authorise
all Govet nment/Semi-Government Organisation and Registered

SSI Onits and their Organisation and take all needful steps
towards implementation of the Government decision.

By order, etc.

S. CHATERJEE, 4-4-88

Secretary to _the Go\•ernment of Assam,
Department of Public Enterprises.


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###### 970 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORD.INARY .JULY 18, 1989

 ANNE XU RE-I

 LIST OP S. S. I PRODUCTS TO BE MARKETED BY ASSAM
 SMALL INDUSTRms DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
 LIMITED INlTIALh Y

1 Wire· Netting and larbed Wire •

.2 Sewing Machine.

###### 3 Oanns A•ticles.

<t- Drug and Pharmaeeuticala and Clinical equipmorit~

###### 5 Steel Furniture.

6 Ayurvedic medicines.

7 Black Boardi; and Dusters.

###### a Plastic items.
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9 Cane & Damboo itei;ns . .

10 Electrical Acce9'orie1.

11 Wooden Furniture.

12 Uniforms and curtains.

13 File Board/File Coven/Envelope.

14 Chalk Paacils/lnk.

15 Iroa Oates and Orllls.


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###### THE ASSAM GAZETrE, EXTRAORDINARY JULY 18, 1989 971

 ANNEXURE-A

MARKETING . ASSIST ANCB SCHEME

###### To implement the new SSI . products purchase Rules, tho A.ssam

 • Small . Industrica Development Corporation will follow the Sd1.en1tt

. .. ~numerated below,

ldontificatons of the items : In . the first stage only 15 items <tt

SSI products will be taken over by the ASIDC for suppiy to tht

Government {~epartment.

###### " The items are :

 I. Wire Netting and Barbed Wire.

2. Sewin~ Machine.

3. Canvas articles.

4. Drugs and, Pharmaceuticals and clinical equipments.

5. Steel furniture.

6. Ayurvedic medicines.

7. Black Boards and Dusters.

8. Plastic. items.

9. Cane aRd Bamboo items.

10 · . Electrical Accessorias.

###### 11. Wooden Furniture.

12. Uniforms and Curtains.

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18. File. Board/File Coven/Envelope.

14. Chalk pencils/Ink.

###### 15. bon Gat~s and Grills.

Q.aality Control:

###### 1. The items for which simple measuring tools are sufficient Technica \

Offioers of the . Corporation will look after the quality control. A

"t'

certificate wlll be issued by the Corporation if required by the

..... purchasing. aJithority. Other items for which laboratory facilities an

Hquired will be teated in       - the Central- Quality Contr0I Laboratory;

###### Dir.torate of Industries, the ~mall Industries SorviCG bt[hite ~ ad

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2. Deviation : If an item is found to deviate from the specified
standard, the purchasing authority may accept the iterp. under deviation
&nd at a certain percentage reduction of price which is agreeable to
SSI Unit.

3. Rejected items : Every effort will be made by the Cotp'oration

officials to maintain a uniform · quality of the items before supply
is made by the SSI Units even after that there must remain some
substandard stores fixed with standard items. Such items may be

rejected by the purchasing authority. The SSI Units will replace

and remove such stores at their own cost. The purchasing authority
will inform the Corporation about the acceptance or· rejection

immediately after the stores are received.

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###### . Manufacta1 iog : The Corporation will provide the necessary raw-materials to a unit for execution of the
 order. One field officer will look after the proper utilisation of the materials in every step. An order can be cancelled and materiaJs withdr~wn from a unit with an imme-
 diately effective notice. This might be necessary to ensur:;, proper utilisation of the materials. '

 Pricing :

 The following steps wiH be taken by the Corpmation
 to ensure a reaso~able and fair price of the items.

 (i). The entire . State will be divided into Zones and price of each item will be fixed Zonewise. This will help the purchaser to procure required stores from th.e nearest source at the most reasonable price. .

 (ii) Tenders. will be invited by the Corporation by
 advertisement in , three or four local news papers in three consecutive issues giving one month time to the SSI Units. Tender papers will be issued by the Corporation by realising th.e cost of . the ' papers from the intending
 tenderers. . ,

 (iii) The rates . quoted will show the· break up of cost
 of each item; ·
 .. (iv) A technical committee will be formed by the
 Corporation with its own personnel ·and representatives of the Directorate of Industries, Small Industries Service

 [nstitutcs, Bureau of Indian State Public Ana"lyst and any other
 agenci ': s that th~ Corporation deem.

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 (v) The Committee shall sit and examine the rate and fixed most reasonable at a certain date.

 (vi) As the market price 0f every item of raw-mate1ials,
 :abour, rent etc. are increasing every day. There ~h~JJ . be

.·.a increase factor of ead item fixed by the Technical

###### Committee• /
 F= (A+ B + p C ... • •. - [.. ] [) ]

 Column · F-Price increase factor.

 P _:..:Ptice fixed, original.

 A-Cost of raw-materials.

 B-Cost of labour.

 0-Cost o f. . ~ . . .......... etc. i
 '·
 This procedure of a variable price will save the purchasers from loss due .to increase in cost with time·
 The technical committee cannot sit every month and spend enough time to fix new prices for the times. Thus enormous man-power, money and stationery will be . saved by the Government in purchasing the stores.

 REGISTRATION OF UNITS;

 1. Ali SSI Units with valid stores -purchase registration
 with the Directorate of Industries are eligible to be enrol led under this scheme if its products falls under the enlisted items. ·

 2. A unit found to be suitabie fo r registration will be asked to deposit Rs. 100.00 as registration fee and all rele-
 va nt particulars of the unit will be entered in a register. The units found to · be not suitable wiU be informed of the reason for . disqualification, so that the unit can .take steps lo rectify the· short comings.


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 3. As the Corporation connot handover the raw-mate ..
 rials to unit without security, all units registered under this scheme shall have to provide . sufficient security with the
 Corporation. The securities shall be in the form of (a) Lan- ded property form or (b) Collateral surity in the form of guarantee or (c) Bank guarantee.

 INDENTING:

 T'1e purchasing authorities will issue indent to the Corporation for the required products_ 'with 90% advance. The Corporation wm immediately allot the work to the

_I_ stipulated time. most suitable unit If the supply couJd not be completed or units to complete supply in within due

###### time by the Corporation the purchasing authorities will deduct It% p. m· from bills.

The stores w'll be despatched by the units only after they are
given despatch instructions by the ASIDC. Normally the despatch will

'have to commence within the third day from the date of despatch
instructions, failin~ which the unit may oe penalised the extent .of

baak intere&t on the amount. The stores will be received by the

purchasing authority and the acceptance or rejection notes will be

issued on the challans.         -

The Corporations will release payment up to 90% of the: bills

to the units on completion of supply. Any advance or advances

will be deducted fully~ The remaining 10% will be released on

rec<;:ipt of full pavments of th.e bills from the purchasing authority, ,

INABILITY TO SUPPLY

###### If the Corperation is unable to supply some items for any reasons,

the purchasing authority will be communicated immediately in writing
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ORGANISATION

T he: scheme will be looked after by a manageri with senior officerr.

under him. There shall be same field officers who will constantly visit
the units executing orders.

They will report to the senior officers about the smooth operation
of the schemes. The problems arise which could not be solved ~ by
the senior officers, the matter will be reported to the Manager : for
further action.

The management of the Corporation shall review the procedures
from time to time for any changes required .

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G UWAl-lATl-Prillted & Pl.lbtisbod by the Dy. Director{PJ, Directorate of Ptg• a11ci ti

Sty., A1sam, Gu wahati-21 {Bx-Gazette) No.231-l, JI0-300-18-7-1989· .                  - . ' ·l "~

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