Rule 217 — GFR

Rule 217 Disposal of Goods.

(i) An item may be declared surplus or obsolete or unserviceable if the same is of no use to the Ministry or Department. The reasons for declaring the item surplus or obsolete or unserviceable should be recorded by the authority competent to purchase the item.

(ii) The competent authority may, at his discretion, constitute a committee at appropriate level to declare item

(s) as surplus or obsolete or unserviceable.

(iii) The book value, guiding price and reserved price, which will be required while disposing of the surplus goods, should also be worked out. In case where it is not possible to work out the book value, the original purchase price of the goods in question may be utilised. A report of stores for disposal shall be prepared in Form GFR- 10.

(iv) In case an item becomes unserviceable due to negligence, fraud or mischief on the part of a government servant, responsibility for the same should be fixed.

(v) Sale of Hazardous waste/Scrap Batteries/Electronic waste: Scrap lots comprising of hazardous waste, batteries etc. shall be sold keeping in view the extant guidelines of Ministry of Environment & Forest. Prospective bidders of such lots of hazardous waste/scrap batteries/ e-waste should be in possession of registration, valid on the date of e-Auction and on the date of delivery, as recycler/ preprocessor agency. [Amendment notes: 1 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F.1/3/2024-PPD dated 10.07.2024 | 2 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F.1/3/2024-PPD dated 10.07.2024]