MANUAL-1 

Particulars of Organization, Functions & Duties

[Section-4 (1) (b) (i)]

1. Aims & objectives of the Organization:

     The Aim & Objective of the organization is to improve the condition of the Rural Roads & Buildings as well as maintenance of the same.

2. Brief History & Background for its Establishment:

   It is a district level office for Rural Works Organization under the control of Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govt. Rural Development Dept. (O), Bhubaneswar & under the immediate control of Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Berhampur. The Executive Engineer is the controlling Officer of establishment of Rural Works Division, Boudh & subordinate staff comprising Assistant Engineers in Rural Works Sub-Division & Junior Engineer in Rural Works Sections.

   The Rural Works Division Boudh is created on 28.09.2007 with objective to construct/ improve/ maintain the rural roads and Govt. buildings in the district in rural area borne in the R.D. Book. The roads under R.D. Dept. (R.W Organization) Dept. comes under the jurisdiction of this division. Similarly the residential and non-residential government buildings of different Dept. in rural areas, recorded in the R.D. book of buildings comes under the jurisdiction of this division.

   This division is under the Rural Works organization of Rural Development Dept. under Govt. of Odisha. The division takes up the responsibility of construction/ improvement of roads, bridges, buildings within its jurisdiction against budget provision of Govt. of Odisha and funds/ deposit received from central Govt./ other organization such as NRHM/ other Depts. under different schemes. Similarly the roads and building infrastructure under its jurisdiction are maintained by the division against the budget provisions of State Government.

   Prior to 28.09.2007 i.e. creation of this new division, the roads and buildings as stated above were under the jurisdiction of Rural Works Division, Phulbani.

3. Allocation of Business:

   This office has been entrusted with the work of correspondence relating to the following subjects:

a) Preparation of D.P.R. Survey & Investigation works, execution & supervision of field works for improvement & maintenance of rural roads & buildings.
b) Preparation of bills & payment thereof.
c) Circulars, Rules & orders.
d) Report & Returns.
e) Answer to the Assembly questions.
f) Maintenance of Audit paras & objections.
g) Compliance of petitions.
h) Issue & Receipt of the letter of the office.
i) Preparation  budget establishment & drawl of salary bills, & other bills of the establishment.
j) Review of performance/ progress of field works.
k) Maintenance of R.T.I, Records & Submission of information.

4. Details of Service Rendered:

   This R.W. Division Office, All R.W. Sub-Divisions & R.W. Sections under this division deals with all the office & field works of Rural Development Dept. as mentioned in item-4 above.