Contracts involving expenditure not exceeding five thousand rupees
57. The District Secretary may, on behalf of the Council, enter into any contract for the execution or performance of any work or service, or for the supply of any articles or materials, involving an estimated expenditure of not more than five thousand rupees, if the contract will not or is not expected to endure for more than one year, and the necessary funds have been provided for the same in a sanctioned budget or by supplementary budget, |