Jharkhand Rajya Sewa Dene ki Guarantee Adhiniyam, 2011
No: 20 Dated: Sep, 30 2011
JHARKHAND RAJYA SEWA DENE KI GUARANTEE ACT, 2011
[Jharkhand Act, 20, 2011]
An Act to provide for the delivery of services to the people of the State within the stipulated time and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Jharkhand Rajya Sewa Dene ki Guarantee Adhiniyam, 2011
(2) It shall extend to the whole of Jharkhand.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, apoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :-
(a) "designated officer" means an authority including one belonging to the local self govt. notified as such for providing the service under Section 3;
(b) "eligible person" means person who is eligible for notified service;
(c) "first appeal officer" means an authority including one belonging to the local self govt. who in notified as such under Section 3;
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Bill;
(e) "right to service" means right to obtain the service within the stipulated time limit under Section 4;
(f) "service" means any service notified under Section 3;
(g) "second appellate authority" means an authority including one belonging to the local self govt. who is notified as such under Section 3;
(h) "State Government" means the Government of Jharkhand;
(i) "stipulated time" means maximum time to provide the service by the designated officer or to decide the appeal by the first appeal officer as notified under Section 3;
3. Notification of services, designated officer, first appeal officers, second appellate authority and stipulated time limits:- The State Government may, from time to time, notify the services, designated officers, first appeal officers, second appellate authorities and stipulated time limits, area of the State to which this Act shall apply
4. Right to obtain service within stipulated time limit:- The designated officer shall provide the service notified, under Section 3 to the person eligible to obtain the service, within the stipulated time limit.
5. Providing services in stipulated time limit:- (1) Any application being filed for obtaining services notified under the Act will be treated as application under the Act. Stipulated time limit, if not explained otherwise in the notification under sec-3 shall start from the date when required application for notified service is submitted to the designated officer or to a person subordinate to him authorized to receive the application, such application shall be duly acknowledged.
(2) The designated officer on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) shall within the stipulated time limit provide service or reject the application and in case of rejection of application, shall record the reasons in writing and intimate to the applicant.