1) to generate ‘Revenue’ for the State Government by launching the Mizoram State Lottery / Bumper with less administrative expenses in the States where sales of lottery tickets are permitted.
2) to examine all lottery schemes submitted by the Sole Distributors / applications submitted by private parties, associations, firms or other persons for conduct of lotteries and forwarding the same to Government for approval or otherwise and issue of such Government decision to them.
3) to improve the ‘Additional Resources Mobilisation’ of the State Government through Small Savings Schemes from among Government employees as well as from the general public, and
4) acting as a ‘Nodal Department’ in the State Government in Banking spheres in Mizoram dealing with co-ordination between the Banks and the State Government as well as individual Government Departments, the Banks and other banking and non-banking financial institutions belonging to the Central Government as well as the State Government. It also screens the schemes formulated by the Government Departments and endorses the same to Administrative Department after proper examination and elaboration.
To facilitate and expedite in the discharge of various duties and functions, the Directorate is divided into 5 (five) Branches/Sections in accordance with the assignment and nature of works as below :-
(i) General Branch : This Branch deals with administrative and accounts matters of the Department like creation of posts, recruitment, appointment of staff, filling up of posts, engagement of Muster Roll employees, Medical Reimbursement, leave, distribution of works, ACR and property return, purchase and maintenance of vehicles, procurement of stores, stationeries, advertisements, subscription of newspaper, preparation of budget, budget speech, issue of LOC, expenditure sanctions, preparation of bills including pay and allowances bills, reappropriation of funds, reconciliation of accounts with A.G., Mizoram, record of loan and advances, preparation and submission of Monthly / Quarterly Expenditure Return and submission of Monthly Revenue Receipts, etc.
(ii) Small Savings Branch : The Department is the appointing authority for Standardised Agency (SAS) and Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) Agents to collect and deposit money to concerned Head Post Office (HPO) or Sub Post Office (SPO) as his/her attachment may be from the Post Office Savings Scheme. There are 32 (thirty two) Agents for Standardized Agent Scheme (SAS) and 48 (forty eight) Agents from Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKB Y).
The savings through Postal Savings Schemes plays a very important role for the State Government since 100% of the net collection can be utilized as long-term loan from the Government of India for development works of the Government ; and the fund accruing out of this amounted very high every year.
(iii) Lottery Branch : This Section deals with floating of tenders for appointment of Sole Distributors/Sole Selling Agents of Mizoram State Lottery, signing of contractual agreements with Selected Sole Distributors/Sole Selling Agents, examination / approval of lottery schemes submitted by Sole Distributors/Sole Selling Agents, examination of private lotteries and forwarding the same to Administration Department for approval, issue of Printing Order of Mizoram State Lottery tickets, maintenance of Sale Proceed accounts including draw expenses separately for each Sole Distributors/Sole Selling Agents, disbursement of prizes (Rs.10,000 & above) to the winners after deducting admissible amount of income-tax, issue of appointment / termination order to the Mizoram State Lottery Judges, preparation of monthly duty roster of draw Judges, inter-state matters relating to Mizoram State Lottery, framing of Rules and Regulations for Mizoram State Lottery and typing and printing of all Lottery Draw Judge Registers and maintenance of Department Website and all other residuary works pertaining to Mizoram State Lottery. And also deals with matters pertaining to all Lottery draw results for its compilation, sorting and keeping the records to enable Public or Private Parties to check/enquire the results as and when necessity arises.
(iv) Computer Branch : This Section deals with all typing works of the Department and in addition printing of all lottery draw sheets and maintenance of Draw Judges Register alongwith supporting staff of daily draws..
(v) Result Section : This Section deals with matters pertaining to all Lottery results for its compilations, sorting and keeping the records to enable Public or Private Parties to check/enquire the results as and when necessity arises and for publication in the Official Gazette.
