What is Muster Roll  & Measurement book?        

These are the following basic record upon which payment of the works in construction project are done....
a) Muster roll.
b) Measurement Book.

MUSTER ROLL :     

Muster Roll is used for keeping a complete record of attendance, payment made ,unpaid wages and work done by daily labour engaged on the execution of works. It is the basic records of payment made to daily labour.After the payment is made , the Muster Roll is kept as a Voucher. It is very important record and strikly in accordance with the rules.

                         Muster Roll consists of the following three parts....................
              a) Part-1(Nominal Roll)
              b) Part-2(Register of Arrears of wages due to worked people)
              c) Part-3(Details of measurement of work done by labour)

a) Part -1 (Nominal Roll)

In this part of the Muster Roll full information about the labour employed is recorded and daily attendance of the labour is marked.The labour should be grouped according to different categories ( such as mason,carpenters etc.) Name of the person employed and his father's name is also recorded in the relevant columns. The daily attendance are signed by the person who marks them.

b)Part -2 (Register of arrears of wages due to Worked People)

This part of muster group is used for keeping a record of all unpaid wages.Particulars of all wages which remain unpaid for a period of three months should be brought to the notice of the executive engineers whose orders are necessary before they can be paid off.

c)Part -3 (Details of measurement of work done by labour)

The quantity of work done by labour engaged on the Muster Roll is entered in the measurement book.Full particulars of the work done and the reference to pages and nos of the measurement book are recorded in the part-3 of the Muster Roll.If the nature of work is such that it can not be measured to that effect is recorded in the Muster Roll -" Work not susceptible of measurement ".




MEASUREMENT BOOK

 A Measurement Book is the original record of all kinds of work which are susceptible of measurement. All  entries in a measurement book from the basis of payment. The rules should be observed while writing a Measurement Book so that the entries are reliable , clear and self explanatory and all chances of making double payment are avoided.