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No. S&S/SA/37/1/(31)/APV/2005/                                                                 Dated : 25th February, 2005

The Zonal Manager (   )

Food Corporation of India ,

Zonal Office,

Chennai / Mumbai / Kolkata / Guwahati / Noida (U.P.)

The Sr. Regional Manager,

Food Corporation of India ,

Regional office,

Subject :             Annual Physical Verification as on 31.3.2..5

Ref. :     1.          

              2.          

Sir,

The detailed instructions for undertaking the Annual Physical Verification issued vide Headquarters Circular No. S&S/SA/37/1(18)/93-94/APV dated 31-1/4-2-1994 are to be followed for conducting the same as on 31.03.2005 and the results thereof be posted in the Performa I to VII enclosed herewith. Like in the past, the depot transactions shall remain suspended on 1st and 2nd April 2005 for the purpose of APV. PV operations should invariably be completed during or within these two days. In case, the time framed can not be adhered to or records are incomplete, responsibility would be fixed against the concerned Assistant Manager (Depot) / Depot in charge0 and the names of such depots be reported to Headquarters.

2.                      The counting sheets of stacks must be preserved and sent to district Managers concerted for the purpose of exhibiting the same in the event it is called upon to do so by the CAG auditors concerned. A copy of the AVP report may also be maintained in the respective depot mentioning the details of the short/excess bags observed during the course of the Physical Verification in Performa VI-A, VI-B and VI-C as the case may be, for certification by the Auditors and for further examination case may be, for certification by the Auditors and further examination at the Headquarters level. The PV results in the said proformae must be tallied with the SLS figures and the same be duly verified / certified by the CAG Auditors in time. The C&AG Auditors be apprised of the instructions for conducting the Annual Physical Verification well in time by the Districts / Regions / Zones concerned and wherever they feel the necessity to associate themselves with such P.V. full co-operation be extended to them to do so.

3.                      All ready issuable stocks, up-gradable issuable stocks and non-issuable stocks are to be verified separately by 100% peripheral count filling-wise by the officials from other depots as far as possible and by associating another stock holding official.

4.                      District Manager must ensure finalization of the Depots and datewise detailing of the PV teams in advance. The IA and PV teams who are already under the DM/JM (IA&PV) at Regional / Zonal level are not to be deployed for the exercise.

5.                      Weighment should be conducted on 100% for all baby stacks in all the godowns excluding the stocks covered by tenders or stocks covered under litigation etc. The PV report of 100% weightment must be certified by the official conducting PV as well by the Depot Incharges, neatly entered in the prescribed  proforma VII-A, VII-B, and VIII-C. the Districts / Regions / Zones are to ensure that APV is conducted in all the depots as per the prescribed procedures and as per the time schedule and reports thereof be submitted on the prescribed pro-forma I to VIII duly certified, cross – tallied and reconciled at the District / Regional / Zonal levels. As the PV results are incorporated in the stock accounts, it would be the personal responsibility of the District Managers to include the details in the stock ledger Summery commodity-wise.

6.                      in addition to this APV by peripheral count, a list of depots selected by the Chairman and Managing Director on the basis of ISI method will follow. The instructions issued vide Headquarters circular dated 26.03.2003 should be followed this year also for 100% weightment of the stocks of the stacks in the selected depots of ISI method, the list of which will be sent separately.

7.                      The APV is also to be conducted in respect of all movable assets, dead-stock articles, building materials, engineering stocks and Technical equipment etc. available in the depots and reports thereof be furnished to the Auditors for their verification and got certified by the respective wheat, rice, paddy and sugar only be sent to Stocks Division of Headquarters.

8.                      The districts are to forward the depot-wise original statements in proformae I to IV duly countersigned by the District Managers to the Regions concerned along with depot-wise district consolidation indicating the filling wise i.e. 95kg bags/75kg bags / 50kg bags separately on the prescribed performa I to VIII latest by 15th April, 2005. The region concerned after through checking and reconciling the stack-wise / depot-wise census list of the stocks of each commodity as per Pro-forma-I
for ready issuable and up-gradable issuable stocks and pro-forma-III for non-issuable stocks with their summary details as per pro-forma-II and IV should be arranged with data entry in their computer floppy. The structures in which the details from these two (II and IV) pro-forma are to be entered are already available with the units, but copies are again attached. The data sent should contain proper punching of the commodity code/depot code etc. legibly. It is to be ensured that no errors are occurred in feeding data. The regions are also to compile the district-wise/commodity-wise details as per the prescribed proforma V-A to VII-C duly reconciled with physical stocks as per (audited) SLS circular No. IV/I(4) on pro-forma VI-A to VII-C giving reasons / justification for the difference with the book balances, if any. The regions should also ensure that the book balances in bags and weight filling-wise as per pro-forma V-A to VI-C tally with the computer floppy summary print, book balances/ PV balance etc. Each Pro-forma must be certified by the Joint Manager (Stg.) / Joint Manager (A/Cs) and countersigned by the Sr. Regional Manager concerned.
Each Region is to forward the manual APV reports on the prescribed pro-forma V-A to VII-C indicating filling-wise number of bags and weight of book balance and number of bags found on 100% physical count to Headquarters along-with computer floppy on pro-forma I to IV enclosing district-wise commodity-wise summary print their of with a copy of concerned Zonal Office by 15th May, 2005. Floppies and Floppy prints must be completed to generate data of ready, up-gradable and non-issuable stocks commodity-wise with proper codification.

9.                      The Regions are also to consolidate and forward the depot/district wise APV results of 100% weightment in the ISI selected depots and all the baby stacks in the prescribed pro-forma VIII. The District henceforth need not forward any PV report to Headquarters directly. They are to be sent to be Regional Offices who will in turn consolidate and forward it to sent to the Regional Offices who will in turn consolidate and forward it to the Zones with their review / comments. It may be ensured that all the baby stacks in each depot are to be weighed on 100% and the results be furnished in the prescribed format. The Zonal Office will consolidate the baby stacks in each depot are to be weighed on 100% and the results be furnished in the prescribed format. The Zonal Office will consolidate the commodity-wise, filling wise number of bags and weight of each region indicating book balance, PV balance, difference noticed and details of action taken in case of shortages under his jurisdiction and forward it to Headquarters by 31.05.2005.

10.                  While consolidating the APV results, it must be ensured that the respective regional consolidation units furnish district-wise / commodity-wise total stocks available, indicating therein details of filling – wise total number of bags and weight in a separate proforma highlighting the book and PV balance and the differences, if any. The regions for variance may also be indicated against each district. This consolidation must be tallied with the SLS figures along with the floppy prints and with the manual APV reports.

11.                  The APV reports should be critically analyzed by the Sr. Regional Manager / Zonal Manager with proper page / item-wise total duly tallied with the SLS figures and forwarded to the Headquarters within the prescribed time limit in the proforma V-A to VIII-C indicating commodity-wise regional summary filling-wise duly countersigned by Regional Finance officers and countersigned by SRM. The forwarding letter must indicate specific reasons and action taken on the abnormal shortages noticed during the course of APV, if any.

12.                  regarding test check of quality verification of the stocks, the instructions issued vide letter of even number 5/7-3-1997 be strictly adhered to in all the depots to ensure the quality and quality of stocks as on March, 2005 and the results of random quality verification sent to Manager (QC), Food Corporation of India, Headquarters, New Delhi for their Follow-Up Action required if any.

13.                  It would be the responsibility of the District Managers to ensure that the CENSUS LIST of the stocks as on 31.03.2005 in the depots is prepared and handed over to the PV team deputed for the purpose and confirmation to this effect for all depots under the district jurisdiction would be sent by the concerned District Manager under his signature to the Sr. Regional Manager with copy to the Zonal Manager through fax immediately.

14.                  These instructions may kindly be circulated in all the depots and brought to the notice of all concerned for strict compliance.

15.                  Kindly ensure that the consolidated APV reports for the region as a whole are sent by the respective ZMs/ SRMs to Headquarters latest by 31st May,2005.

This issue with the concurrence of Finance and Approval of the Competent Authority.

Yours faithfully

 

(K.C. SHARMA)

MANAGER (STOCKS)

Encl. : proformance I to VIII.

Copy to :

1.                      The Managing Director, CWC, New Delhi .

2.                      The Manager (F&A), FCI, Zonal Office, ___________________.

3.                      The ED(F) / ED (IA) / ED (G) / AFA (A/Cs), FCI, Headquarters, New Delhi for necessary action.

4.                      The AFA (Computer), FCI, Headquarters New Delhi for necessary Action.

5.                      The Manager (QC) FCI, Headquarters New Delhi for necessary Action.

6.                      The ED(C), FCI, Headquarters New Delhi .

7.                      PS to MD/Chairman, FCI, Headquarters New Delhi .

8.                      Hindi Cell FCI, Headquarters New Delhi for translation of the same in Hindi also.


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