The Stores Department is headed by the Divisional Material Manager and is responsible for:
1. Procurement of non-stock items through local purchase and rate contracts
2. Sale of scrap material through auction and delivering sold material
3. Supplying uniforms to eligible railway employees based on requirements collected from field units
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Stores department
1. STORES DEPARTMENT
The Stores Department in the Division is headed by the Divisional
Material Manager.
The main activities of Divisional Stores Department under DMM/GTL are as
follows:
1. Procurement of Non-stock items.
2. Sale of scrap and disposal.
3. Supply of Uniforms to eligible Railway Employees.
Various activities being undertaken in different sections under DMM.
(A) Local Purchase Section.
This section is responsible for processing the Non-stock
Indents received from various departments for procurement of Non-Stock
material. The indents received from the departments will be scrutinized
first. Those indents that are in order in all aspects will be registered for
processing through Bulletin Tender in general and Limited Tender for
Safety items with approved panel of Firms, Petty value items and Items of
urgent need. Tenders will be called for in accordance with the existing
procedures. The quotations received will be scrutinized keeping in view all
the extant instructions. The Tabulation sheets will be prepared and
submitted for the orders of the Competent Authority. After approval by the
Competent Authority, Purchase Orders will be released directing the
supplier to supply the material directly to the consignee.
This section is also responsible for release of online supply
orders against DGS&D rate contract for supply by the firms holding rate
contract for the respective item.
During the year 2011-12, a total number of 1224 Purchase
Orders worth Rs.4.56 Crores were released towards procurement of Non-
Stock items..
(B) Sales section.
This section is responsible for follow up of survey sheets of
mainly P.Way scrap, joint inspection, lot formation, auction conducting and
delivery of scrap such as released rails, MS scrap, CI scrap, girders,
2. coaches/wagons, ST sleepers, etc., available in different Units all over the
Division in co-ordination with the custodian concerned. Once the scrap is
sold during the auction, the Delivery Order is issued in favour of the
Purchaser after ensuring that all the instructions with regard to the payment
are complied with. This section will also arrange, in co-ordination with
different departments, for delivery of the sold material to the Purchaser.
During the year 2011-12 the total scrap sold was 16,199 MT
and the sale value achieved is Rs.51.5 crores.
Uniform Cell :
This Section is responsible for supply of Uniforms for the
eligible staff of all Departments in the Division. The details of the Staff
eligible for supply of uniforms are collected from the field units and the
requirement is worked out. The indents, duly vetted by the Accounts, are
placed on Dy.CMM/MFT. The supply, which consists materials of different
colour, quality etc. as applicable to the different categories of staff, is
collected, accounted and distributed to the individual units.
During the year 2012, 11112 meters of cloths for Boiler Suits and
73368.70 meters for uniforms were collected from MFT and supplied to
staff.
Divl. Material Manager.