Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

administrative expenditure.
(iii) Procurement of laboratory equipments for the newly established
laboratories at the district, regional and state level as well as for
strengthening of the existing laboratories at these levels would also
be an admissible item of expenditure under administrative expenses.
(iv) Procurement of computer hardware and laboratory equipment as
suggested above would be allowed within the limit of 1.75% of funds
released to the SRRDAs and the PIUs for their administrative and
travel expenses. However, 0.50% of funds which has been provided
for the second tier quality monitoring should not be used for this
purpose.
(v) The ceiling of ` 50 lakhs for administrative and travel expenses
of SRRDA is exclusive of expenditure incurred on procurement
28 of computer hardware for the SRRDA/PIUs and procurement of
laboratory equipment for district, regional, State level laboratories.
(vi) The amounts shall be released to the SRRDA along with programme
fund releases. The SRRDA shall further allocate the amounts (by way
of limits set by the Empowered Officer) in respect of sl. no. a) & b)
to PIUs generally in proportion to the funds released to them, also
keeping in view the actual pace of work and requirements in the PIUs.
(vii) In case works lapse or are dropped at a later stage, necessary
adjustment will be made while releasing the next tranche of expenses.
(viii) Funds for the purpose will be kept in a separate account ‘Administrative
Expenses Fund Account’ operated in a manner similar to the
Programme Fund Account (see Para 18). State Government funds
for administrative expenses and incomes of the Agency used for
administrative purposes may also be kept in the same account, but
Programme Guidelines