AFI Division

Sh. Ateesh Kumar Singh, JS (AFI)

HR Section

Deputy Secretary        :   Smt Maya Pandey

Under Secretary :  Shri S. C. Kashyap

Section Officer    :  Vacant

Work allocated to the Section
  • All cadre control functions of IEDS
  • Reimbursement of Medical Claim.
  • Permission for Medical Tests/Treatment.
  • Appointment of AMA.
  • Residuary Work of ADR Plan.
  • Creation of posts.
  • Appointments and other administrative work of National level Head of the Institutions i.e. NIMSME, Hyderabad, Coir Board, Kochi and KVIC, Mumbai
  • All work relating to Tender/appointment/payment of Computer Operators on contract basis.
  • Promotion/Transfer Posting of Grade ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Services
  • Cadre clearance and forwarding of applications.
  • Pay fixation/Stepping up of Pay of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ services.
  • Pension related all matters in respect of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Services.
  • Leave Encashment.
  • Seniority List of SO, PA & PS, Assistant, UDC, LDC, MTS.
  • Taken on rolls matter.
  • Notification.
  • Reporting of vacancies of SO, PA & PS, Assistant, UDC, LDC, MTS to DoP&T.
  • Training Programme (ISTM in service training).
  • No Objection Certification.
  • All works relating to cadre controlling authority in respect of CSS/CSSS/CSCS staff of the Ministry, including Office of the DC (MSME).
  • RTI.
  • Annual Increment.
  • MACP.
  • ACC Vacancy Monitoring System (AVMS) matters.
  • Appointment and Pay fixation of Minister’s Staff.
  • E-Service Book Management.
  • Forwarding of names of officers for occasional passes.
  • Maintaining of Roster of persons with disabilities/Post based Roster.
  • Leave Records.
  • Hindi Quarterly Reports.
  • Maintaining Service Books.
  • Reply to all Misc. Hindi Receipts.
  • Reports regarding Prime Minister 15 Point Programme, Representation of SCs/ST/OBC.
  • Monitoring of reservation of PWDs/ESMs/ST, SC & OBC.
  • Bhavishya (on-line pension tracking system).
  • Review under FR 56(J).
  • E-leave, PFMS.
  • E-office


Technical & Projects

Director                 :  Sh. Vinamra Mishra

Section Officer     :  Sh. Vikram Kumar Yadav


Vigilance Section

Director                 :  Sh. S. K. Verma

Under Secretary  :  Shri Surender Kumar

Section Officer     :  Sh. Vishnu S. Nair

Work allocated to the Section
  • All vigilance work of IEDS cadre.
  • Circulation of Blank APAR/ACR Forms to officers in the Ministry.
  • Maintenance of APARs/CR Dossiers of the officers.
  • Getting the APARs reported/ reviewed/accepted by the concerned officer and getting it completed in all respect.
  • Providing copies of completed APARs to officers concerned in terms of DoPT’s instructions and communicating ‘adverse entry’, if any.
  • Forwarding of completed APARs of US and above level officers of CSS to DoPT and APARs of the IAS, IES, IES and other services to their respective Cadres for record.
  • Issue of Certificates for ‘Vigilance Clearance’, ‘No Report’, ‘No Review’, ‘Major/Minor Penalty’ & ‘Integrity’.
  • Dealing with appeals and vigilance complaints pertaining to the organisations under the Ministry.
  • Maintenance of Property Folders of officers of the Ministry and taking on record the intimation of Movable and Immovable Property given by the Officers and seeking approval of the competent authority.
  • Cases of Disciplinary proceedings, related Court Cases, CBI/CVC cases etc.
  • Submission of various reports to DoPT & CVC.
  • Appointment of part-time CVOs in the Ministry, NSIC, Coir Board and NIMSME.
  • Communication with CVC and seeking its advice in the Disciplinary cases.
  • Circulation of various OM relating to vigilance issued by DoPT, MoF and CVC.
  • RTI matters, PMO & VIP references etc related to Vigilance Section.
  • Generation and maintenance of PARs of IAS officers of the Ministry in the on-line system called SPARROW hosted by DoPT.
  • Maintenance of Web Base Cadre Management System of CSS hosted by DoPT and updation of APARs of CSS officers of US and above level, Vigilance Status, Annual Immovable Property Returns and Lokpal Returns in the system.

Cash Section

Director             :  Smt. Maya Pandey

Under Secretary :  Smt. Sunita Attri

Section Officer :  Vacant

Work allocated to the Section
  • Monthly Pay bills in r/o Officers and Staff of Ministry.
  • Salary arrears bills
  • Medical Reimbursement bills.
  • Tuition fee reimbursement bills.
  • Overtime allowance Bills.
  • Conveyance allowance bills.
  • Contingency bills.
  • Leave Travel Concession Bills.
  • Domestic / Foreign Travelling Allowance Bills.
  • General Provident fund advance/withdrawal bills.
  • Depositing of Postal Orders received under R.T.I. Act.
  • Income Tax calculations & submission of quarterly T.D.S. returns.
  • Short term/long term advances i.e. Festival advance/ Computer advance/ Motor Car advance/Scooter advance /House building advance.
  • Reconciliation of monthly Expenditure, booked under non plan head, with Pay & Accounts Office.
  • Submission of monthly License fee schedule to Estate office.
  • Maintenance of Pay bills registers and other Expenditure control registers.
  • Maintenance of General Provident fund ledgers.
  • Submission of various periodical returns.


Hindi Section

Deputy Secretary           :  Smt. Maya Pandey

Deputy Director  :  Smt. Sarita Kunwar

Assistant Director  :  Shri Harish Rawat

Work allocated to the Section
  • Implementation of Official Language Policy of the Union.
  • Translation from English to Hindi of Parliament Questions, Annual Report, Notifications, Outcome Budget and Detailed Demands for Grants of the Ministry.
  • Matters relating to Hindi Salahakar Samiti of the Ministry.
  • Matters relating to Parliamentary Committee on Official Language of the Ministry.
  • Preparation of Speech for Secretary/Hon’ble Minister.
  • Organisation of Hindi Month and various competitions.
  • Inspection of Sections of the Ministry and the organisations functioning under the Administrative control of the Ministry regarding implementation of Official Language Policy of the Union.


G.A. Section

Deputy Secretary :  Shri S.K. Verma

Under Secretary   :  Shri S. C Kashyap

Section Officer     :  Vacant

Work allocated to the Section
  • Procurement of office equipments including computers and other IT related items, stationery, furniture etc., and their distribution/issue.
  • Maintenance of office equipment through AMC (Computer, Printers/ FAX/ Laptop/ air-conditioners/photocopy machines/rubber stamps/ink stamps/UPS and inverters/ repair of furniture items/Electrical items etc.
  • Rate Contract of flowers/dry-cleaning of Sofa, Chair etc.
  • Maintenance of cleanliness in office premises including Annual Contract for hiring of contract labour/safai karamchari.
  • Provisioning of telephone including payment of office/residential telephone bills.
  • Issue of Identity Card (Permanent/Temporary).
  • CPWD matters of repairs and maintenance and office accommodation etc.
  • Issue of Authority Slip/rent bill of Govt. Accommodation.
  • Printing of Stationery, Outcome Budget etc.
  • RTI applications on the matters allocated to GA Section.
  • Budget related matters allocated to GA Section.

Protocol Section

Deputy Secretary  :  Sh. S.K. Verma

Under Secretary    :  Shri S. C Kashyap

Section Officer    :  Vacant

Work allocated to the Section
  • Hiring of Transport.
  • Staff Cars and maintenance of staff cars.
  • Arrangement of meetings, refreshments etc.
  • All protocol matters related to Ministry of MSME.

RTI & PG Cell

Director                 :  Ms Mercy Epao

Under Secretary  :  Shri K. Thomas Maring

Section Officer  :  Shri Rajeev Kumar Jain

Work allocated to the Section
  • RTI matters concerning the Ministry
  • Public Grievances of the Ministry and the coordination of the grievances of SSI sector and the organizations;
  • E-samiksha; E-pragati; Monthly D.O. letter from Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary/PMO on the important events of the Ministry/Organisations;
  • Monthly Summary of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for circulation among Council of Ministers & Members of Planning Commission etc.