The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability:

DECISION MAKING

Any proposal requiring a decision is processed in the concerned branch in the directorate and after approval from Director General, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, the same is sent to the Government. After examination of the proposal by the Dealing Assistant and the Superintendent, the matter is submitted to the Under Secretary / Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary, who submits it to Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Dairying after examination.

CHANNELS OF SUPERVISION & ACCOUNTABILITY

Channels of supervision & accountability are as follows; - On Government side, the functioning of the branch headed by Superintendent is controlled by the Under Secretary / Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary under the overall supervision and control of the Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department under the direction of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister and Chief Minister of State. Director General Animal Husbandry & Dairying is the overall supervisory head of the department and enjoys the powers inherited by all the Heads of the Departments under Civil Service Rules, Financial Rules and other executive instructions issued by the Government from time to time. He is assisted by Joint Director (Adm), Joint Director (Planning), Joint Director (Animal Breeding) & Chief Co-ordinator, Frozen Semen Technology. He is also further assisted by Poultry Development Officer, Credit Planning Officer, Deputy Director (Animal Health), Deputy Director (VET) and Gau - shala Development Officer at directorate level and is accountable for the functioning of the department as a whole. Deputy Directors, Animal Husbandry / ICDP are the overall administrative and supervisory heads in the district of their posting & responsible and accountable for all the activities and proper functioning of the department in their district. Sub Divisional Animal Husbandry Officers are administrative and supervisory heads of all the activities of the department in their respective sub division for which they are answerable and accountable. Veterinary Surgeons I/C Civil Veterinary Hospitals are accountable for all departmental activities in their jurisdiction.