PROCEDURE FOR THE COLLECTION, CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL OF THE AMOUNTS COLLECTED BY THE PRINCIPALS OF COLLEGES UNDER MISCELLANEOUS FEES

1.              Deposit of Fees in Personal Deposit Account :-

All fees collected from students under the following items shall be deposited in a Personal Deposit Account/Savings Accounts in the name of the Principal in a Treasury nearest to the College.

1.    Athletic/Games Fees

2.    Stationery Fees

3.    Magazine Fees

4.    Visual Education Fees

5.    Association Fees

6.    Caution money collected from students

7.    Any other collection except Tuition fee permitted by the Government.

2.              Receipts to be entered in the office cash book:-

All items of receipts shall be brought to the office cashbook in the first instance and remitted to the credit of Personal Deposit Account at the earliest date possible.  All items of disbursements shall also be brought to the office cashbook.

3.              Maintenance of a Register:-

A Register shall be maintained in every College for watching the fund under each of the above items.  The Register shall show the receipts, expenditure and balance available under each item separately and it shall be maintained correctly and kept up to date.  The balance available under each item shall be totalled and reconciliation effected monthly with the balance outstanding in the Deposit Account.

4.              Maintenance of a Petty Cash Book:-

(1)    A separate Petty Cash Book shall be maintained for noting the withdrawals and disbursements from Personal Deposit Account under each of the items mentioned above.  The Principal shall see that amounts far in excess of actual requirements are not drawn and kept undisbursed.  The Petty Cash Book shall be closed daily and the accuracy of the cash balance checked by the Head of the Institution.

(2)    The collection under any one of the items mentioned in clause (1) shall not be diverted and utilised for any other item in the normal course.

(3)    Vouchers shall be obtained and filed properly and shall be made available for audit.  The collections shall be duly remitted and cash in excess of Rs.50/- (Rupees fifty only) shall not be kept for more than a week.  In cases where it is difficult to obtain vouchers for petty amounts actually spent on any item, a certificate of payment in the spending officer’s own handwriting, countersigned by the Principal, shall be filed in lieu of the voucher.

(4)    At the close of every financial year, the accounts shall be checked by Gazetted members of staff in the case of Government Colleges and by such other member of the staff in respect of a Private College nominated by the Principal.  A statement showing the balance available under each item as on 31st March shall be sent by the Principal to the Director of Collegiate Education, before the 15th day of April every year.  The annual certificates of acceptance of balance in the account on the 31st March of each year shall be forwarded through the concerned Treasury Officer duly countersigned by him.

5.     Certain rules to be followed for purchases: -

          As far as possible, stores purchase rules shall be adhered to for making purchase of stores such as athletic goods, uniforms to players, uniforms to attendant at games and for expenses like printing charges, purchase of stationery, etc.  The Principal may relax this provision in very special circumstances for reasons to be recorded by him in writing at the time of incurring the expenditure.

  6.     Limit for social functions: -

Expenditure on social functions such as ‘At-homes’ to visiting teams, V.I.Ps., etc. shall ordinarily be limited to Rs.1.50 per head on each occasion.  The annual limit of expenditure on this account shall not exceed Rs.100.

7.     Restrictions on expenditure: -

          All items of recurring expenditure such as salary of staff, allowances to employees, etc. shall be incurred only with the prior sanction of the Director of Collegiate Education.  All items of non-recurring expenditure shall be incurred only alter obtaining specific sanction of the Principal.

8.     Procedure in respect of amounts unspent: -

          All amounts remaining unspent on 31st May shall be added to the next year’s collection towards the fund.  Expenditure out of the accumulated savings to the credit of the fund shall be incurred only with the previous sanction of the Director of Collegiate Education.  Where large sums tend to accumulate under the fund, proposals for their utilisation shall be submitted to the Director of Collegiate Education.

9.     Disposal of unserviceable articles: -

          Unserviceable articles may either be sold in auction or destroyed and written off.  All records relating to auction and write off shall be produced for inspection.  The sale proceeds shall be deposited into the Personal Deposit Account and credited to the special fee account maintained by the Principal.