Accessibility Controls
In pursuance of the provision of the Right to Information Act, 2005 the following officers of Southern Railway have been nominated as Asst.Public Information Officer, Public Information Officer & Appellate Authority . The telephone numbers and their e-mail ids have been detailed below. Public can lodge their RTI applications through www.rtionline.gov.in
Latest PIOs / Appellate Authority Details
Nodal Officer under Sec.4 of RTI Act.
Information regarding Tenders and other Public Information of Southern Railway has been made available on website www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in
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1. Organization and Function |
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1.1 |
Particulars of its organization, functions and duties [Section 4(1)(b)9(i)] |
I. Name and address of the organization. |
Southern Railway, General Manager’s Office, Park Town, Chennai- 600003. |
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II.Head of the organization |
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III.Vision, Mission and Key objectives |
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IV.Function and duties |
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V.Organization Chart |
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VI.Any other details the genesis, inception, formation of the department and the HoDs from time to time as well as the committees / Commissions constituted from time to time have been death. |
NA |
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1.2 |
Power and duties of its officers and employees [Section 4(1)(b) (ii)] |
I.Powers and duties of officers (administrative, financial and judicial) |
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II.Rules/orders under which powers and duty are derived |
--Do-- |
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III.Exercised |
--Do-- |
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IV.Work allocation |
--Do-- |
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1.3 |
Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b) (iii)] |
I.Process of decision making identify key decision making points |
--Do-- |
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II.Final decision making authority |
--Do-- |
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III.Related provisions, acts, rules etc. |
--Do-- |
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IV.Time limit for taking a decisions, if any |
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V.Channel of supervision and accountability |
--Do-- |
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1.4 |
Norms for discharge of functions [Section 4(1)(b) (iv)] |
I.Nature of functions/Services offered |
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II.Norms/standards for functions/service delivery |
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III.Process by which these services can be accessed |
--Do-- |
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IV.Time limit for achieving the targets |
--Do-- |
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V.Process of redress of grievances |
Helpline 139, CPGRAMS, Rail Madad |
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1.5 |
Rules, regulations, |
I.Title and nature of the record/ manual/ instruction |
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II.List of Rules, regulations, instructions manuals and records |
--Do-- |
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III.Acts/Rules manuals etc. |
--Do-- |
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IV.Transfer policy and transfer orders |
--Do-- |
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1.6 |
Categories of documents held by the authority under its control [Section 4(1)(b) (vi)] |
I.Categories of documents |
APAR |
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II.Custodian of documents/categories |
Confidential Section of the General Branch. |
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1.7 |
Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies constituted as part of the Public Authority [Section 4(1)(b) (viii)] |
I.Name of Boards, Council, Committee etc. |
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II.Composition |
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III.Dates from which constituted |
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IV.Term / Tenure |
Two Years |
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V.Powers and functions |
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VI.Whether their meetings are open to the public? |
NO |
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VII.Whether the minutes of the meetings are open to the public? |
No. Available to concerned officers and committee members | ||
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VIII.Place where the minutes if open to the public are available |
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1.8 |
Directory of officers and employees [Section 4(1)(b) (ix)] |
I.Name and designation |
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II.Telephone, fax and email ID. |
-- As Above -- |
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1.9 |
Monthly Remuneration received by officers & employees including system of compensation [Section 4(1)(b)(x)] |
I.List of employees with Gross monthly remuneration |
Employees can access their own details through IPAS. All Payments are done through NEFT. https://aims.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
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II.System of compensation as provided in its regulations |
As per Rly. Board. Guide Lines |
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1.10 |
Name, designation and other particulars of public information officers [Section 4(1)(b)(xvi)] |
I.Name and designation of the public information officer (PIO), Assistant Public Information (s) & Appellate Authority |
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II.Address, telephone numbers and email ID of each designated official |
--Do-- |
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1.11 |
No.of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been proposed/taken [Section 4(2)] |
No. of employees against whom disciplinary action has been I.Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings |
Minor Penalty Pending – |
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II.Finalised for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings |
Minor Penalty Finalised– |
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1.12 |
Programmes to advance understanding of RTI (Section 26) |
I.Educational programmes |
Time to time Conducted Through VC/AC by HOD, MDP & Rajbhasha Courses. |
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II.Efforts to encourage public authority to participate in these programmes |
--Do-- |
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III.Training of CPIO/APIO |
As per CIC and Railway Board Guidelines |
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IV.Update and publish guidelines on RTI by the Public Authorities concerned |
RTI Act is uploaded at Rly-Site. |
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1.13 |
Transfer policy and transfer orders [F No.1/6/2011-IR dt.15.4.2013] |
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As Per Rly. Board Guide Lines. |
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2. Budget and Programme |
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Remarks |
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2.1 |
Budget allocated to each agency including all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made etc. [Section 4(1)(b)(xi)] |
I.Total Budget for the public authority |
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II.Budget for each agency and plan and programmes |
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III.Proposed expenditures |
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IV.Revised budget for each agency, if any. |
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2.2 |
Foreign and domestic tours [F No. 1/8/2012-IR dt. 11.9.2012] |
I.Budget |
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II.Foreign and domestic Tours by ministries and officials of the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government and above, as well as the heads of the Department. |
As per Railway Board guidelines |
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III.Information related to procurements a)Notice/tender enquires and |
www.gem.gov.in, www.ireps.gov.in & www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |
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2.3 |
Manner of execution of subsidy programme [Section 4(i)(b) (xii)] |
I.Name of the programme of activity |
As per Rly. Board’s Policies & guidelines and Commercial Manual I and Commercial Manual II |
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II.Objective of the programme |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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III.Procedure to avail benefits |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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IV.Duration of the programme / scheme |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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V.Physical and financial targets of the programme |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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VI.Nature / scale of subsidy / amount allotted |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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VII.Eligibility criteria for grant of subsidy |
As per Rly Board’s Policies & guidelines |
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VIII.Details of beneficiaries of subsidy programme (number, profile etc.) |
As per Rly. Board’s Policies & guidelines and Commercial Manual I and Commercial Manual II |
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2.4 |
Discretionary and non- discretionary grants [F No. 1/6/2011-IR dt. 15.04.2013] |
I.Discretionary and non-discretionary grants / allocations to State Govt./NGOs/other institutions |
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II.Annual accounts of all legal entities who are provided grants by public authorizes. |
NA |
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2.5 |
Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits of authorizations granted by the public authority [Section 4(1)(b) (xii)] |
I.Concessions, permits or authorizations granted by public authority. |
Board’s Policies & guidelines and Commercial Manual I and Commercial Manual II |
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a)II.For each concessions, permit or authorization granted Eligibility criteria Procedure for getting the concession / grant and /or permits of authorizations Name and address of the recipients given concessions/permits or authorizations Date of award of concession/permits of authorizations |
Board’s Policies & guidelines and Commercial Manual I and Commercial Manual II |
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2.6 |
CAG & PAC paras [F No. 1/6/2011-IRdt.15.04.2013] |
CAG and PAC paras and the action taken reports (ARTs) after these have been laid on the table of both houses of the parliament. |
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3.Publicity Band Public Interface |
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Item |
Details of Disclosure |
Remarks |
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3.1 |
Particulars for any arrangement forconsultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulationof policy or implementation there of [Section 4(1)(b)(vii)] [F No. 1/6/2011-IR dt. 15.04.2013] |
Arrangement for consultation with or representation by the members of the publicI. Relevant acts, Rules, Forms and other documents which are normally accessed by citizens |
Zonal Railway User's Consultative Committee is functioning to give suggestion at Zonal level. Similarly, at divisional level a Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee (DRUCC) is functioning.Click Here |
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II.Arrangements for consultation with or representation by a)Members of the public in policy formulation / policy implementation. b) Day and time allotted for visitors Contact details of Information and Facilitation Counter (IFC) to provide publications frequently sought by RTI applicants |
DRUCC (MAS, TPJ, MDU, TVC, SA & PGT) As per Railway Board Policies |
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Public – private partnerships (PPP)I.Details of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), if any |
As per Railway Board Policies |
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II.Detailed project reports (DPRs) |
--Do-- |
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III.Concession agreements. |
--Do-- |
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IV.Operation and maintenance manuals |
--Do-- |
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V.Other documents generated as part of the implementation of the PPP. |
--Do-- |
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VI.Information relating to fees, tolls, or the other kinds of revenues that may be collected under authorization from the government |
--Do-- |
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VII.Information relating to outputs and outcomes |
--Do-- |
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VIII.The process of the selection of the private sector party (concessionaire etc.) |
--Do-- |
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IX.All payment made under the PPP project |
--Do-- |
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3.2 |
Are the details of policies /decisions, which affect public, informed to them [Section 4(1)(c)] |
Public all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing decisions which affect public to make the process more interactive. |
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I.Policy decisions/legislations taken in the previous one year |
Citizen's Charter click here for RB Guideline |
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II.Outline the Public consultation process |
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III.Outline the arrangement for consultation before formulation of policy |
click here for RB Guideline |
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3.3 |
Dissemination of information widely and in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public [Section 4(3)] |
Use of the most effective means of communications. |
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3.4 |
Form of accessibility of information manual /handbook [Section 4(1)(b)] |
Information manual/handbook available in |
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II. Printed format |
Available in printable format |
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3.5 |
Whether information manual /handbook available free of cost or not [Section 4(1)(b)] |
List of materials available. I Free of cost |
Yes |
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II. At a reasonable cost of the medium |
Free of Cost |
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4. Governance |
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S.No. |
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Details of Disclosure |
Remarks |
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4.1 |
Language in which Information Manual/ Handbook Available [F No. 1/6/2011-IRdt.15.04.2013] |
English |
English |
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Vernacular / Local Language |
Hindi |
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4.2 |
When was the information Manual/Handbook last updated? [F No. 1/6/2011-IR dt.15.04.2013] |
Last date of Annual updation |
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4.3 |
Information available inelectronic form [Section 4(1)(b)(xiv)] |
I.Details of information available in electronic form. |
Click here for Codes and Manuals |
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II.Name/title of the document/record/other information |
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III.Location where available |
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4.4 |
Particulars of facilities available to citizen for obtaining information [Section 4(1)(b) (xv)] |
I.Name and location of the faculty |
Citizen's Charter click here - Use Links (for Codes and Manuals) |
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II.Details of information made available |
Citizen's Charter click here - Use Links (for Codes and Manuals) |
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III.Working hours of the facility |
Office hours |
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IV.Contact person and contact details (Phone, faxemail) |
NA |
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4.5 |
Such other information as may be prescribed under section [Section 4(1)(b) (xvii)] |
I.Grievance redressal mechanism |
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II.Details of applications received under RTI and information provided |
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III.List of completed schemes/projects/Programmes |
Construction department |
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IV.List of schemes/ projects / programme underway |
Construction department |
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V.Details of all contracts entered into including name of the contractor, amount of contract and period of completion of contract. |
Construction department |
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VI.Annual Report |
Construction Dept. |
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VII.Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) |
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VIII.Any other information such as a)Citizen’s Charter |
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b)Result Framework Document (RFD) |
--Do-- |
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c)Six monthly reports on the |
--Do-- |
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d) Performance against the benchmarks set in the Citizen’s Charter. |
--Do-- |
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4.6 |
Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications & appeals [F No. 1/6/2011-IR dt.15.04.2013] |
I.Details of applications received and disposal |
Received - 11320 Disposed - 11289 |
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II.Details of appeals received and orders issued |
Received - 1070 Disposed - 1117(Including Backlog Cases) |
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4.7 |
Replies to questions asked in the parliament [Section 4(1)(d)(2)] |
Details of questions asked and replies given. |
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5.Information as may be prescribed |
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5.1 |
Such other information as may be prescribed [FNo. 1/2/2016-IR dt. 17.08.2016][F No. 1/6/2011-IR dt.15.04.2013] |
I.Name & details of Current CPIOs & FAAs Earlier CPIO & FAAs from 1.1.2015 |
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II.Details of third party audit of voluntary disclosure Dates of audit carried out Report of the audit carried out |
Available CIC Portal |
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III.Appointment of Nodal Officers not below the rank of joint Secretary / Additional HoD Date of appointment Name & Designation of the officers |
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IV.Consultancy committee of key stake holders for advice on suo-motu disclosure Dates of appointment Name & Designation of the officers |
NA |
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V.Committee of PIOs/FAAs with rich experience in RTI to identify frequently sought information under RTI Dates from which constituted Name & Designation of the Officers |
NA |
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6.Information Disclosed on own Initiative |
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S.No. |
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Remarks |
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6.1 |
Item / information disclosed so that public have minimum resort to use of RTI Act to obtain information |
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Dealt as per under section 4 |
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6.2 |
Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) is followed(released in February, 2009 and included in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedures |
I.Whether STQC certification obtained and its validity.Does the website show the certificate on the Website? |
NA |