POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH CHANDIGARH

Central Stores

The Central Store play a vital role in smooth functioning of the Institute. The Central Stores is located in “C” Block of Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh.  The main function of Central Stores is to store and provide materials to all the clinical and non clinical areas of the hospital required for their smooth functioning.

Organizational Structure

                                                                                               Medical Superintendent

                                                                                      Officer In-charge, Central Store

                                                                                                  Stores Officer

                                                                                         Assistant Stores Officer

                                                                                            Junior Stores Officer

                                                                                                    Store Keeper

Sub Sections

Central Stores is divided into following sections for smooth functioning:-

1. Surgical Store
2. Linen Store
3. Chemical and Glassware Store
4. Furniture Store
5. Stationery Store
6. Sanitation Store
7. Receipt Store
8. Import Store
9. Condemnation/Auction Store
10. Sample Store
11. Bill Section
12. Tailoring Section

Inspection Committee

Every incoming material is accepted in the Central Store only after approval by a Inspection committee. The committee verifies the received material with respect to:-

1. Quantity
2. Quality as per specifications.

The following committees involved in purchasing material for central stores :

1. Non Plan Purchase Committee Surgical
2. Non Plan Purchase Committee Stationary
3. Non Plan Purchase Committee Chemical & Glassware
4. Non Plan Purchase Committee Furniture
5. Non Plan Purchase Committee Linen items
6. Non Plan Purchase Committee Sanitation

The stores officer or his rep. convene meeting of above said committees. These committees approve annual demand of material i.e. surgical, stationary, chemical and glassware, furniture_r linen etc.

After approval, the central stores process the cases for purchase throuqh procurement branch.

The unserviceable material i.e. equipments, instruments, linen and other waste material of the institute get condemned by the:

1. Higher  Condemnation Board
2. Lower  Condemnation Board
3. Auction Committee

Work Flow

• Received the material against supply order.
• Put up before the Inspection Committee for inspection of the received material.
• After approval of the committees, the material is issued to the sub stores for further distribution to the concerned wards, 0.Ts. deptts. Etc.
• Rejected materials are returned back to the firms for replacement as per approved samples.
• Verified Invoices send to accounts branch for payments.
• All material order by various departments, first comes to Central Store. After verification the bill by concerned departments of the In stitute received in Central Stores and after checked and deduct the penalty etc. (if applicable) the bill dispatch to accounts section for payment.

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