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2RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005Sl.No.ChapterPage No.1.Introduction1–32.Particulars of Organisations, Functions and Duties4 –173.Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees18 – 214.List of Rules, Regulations, Instructions, Manual fordischarging functions225.Official Documents236.Information on Boards, Councils and Committees247.Names, Designation and other particulars of thePublic Authority25 – 278.Procedure followed in decision making process28 – 319.Information about the Officers32 – 3410.Salaries and Allowances3511.Information about the details of the Budget fordifferent activities under different schemes3612.The manner of execution of Subsidy Programmes3713.Particulars of Recipients of Concessions, permits orauthorization granted by it38 – 4514.Norms set by the Department for the discharge of itsfunction46 – 4715.Information available on an electronic form4816.Particulars of facilities available to citizens forobtaining information4917.Frequently asked questions and their answers byPublic, draft Application Form, etc.50 – 53
3RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005INFORMATION HAND BOOKCHAPTER-IINTRODUCTION1.1Background,Objective andPurpose ofthisHand-BookThe Right to Information Bill, 2005 as passed by the Housesof Parliament received the assent of the President of India on 15thJune, 2005 and thus the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act22 of 2005) has come into force.The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub section (1)and (2) of section 5, section2 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 of the Actcame into force at once and the remaining provisions of Act came intoforce on the 12th October, 2005.The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005)has been enacted to provide for setting out a practical regime of theright to information for citizens to secure access to information underthe control of Public authorities, in order to promote transparency andaccountability in the working of every Public authority. To provideinformation to citizens who desire to have it and contain corruptionand to hold Government and their instrumentalities accountable to thegoverned keeping in mind the preservation of confidentiality ofsensitive information.1.2Intendedusers of thisbook.1.3Organisationof theinformation/The Public, Officers and Staff of organizations under theadministrative control of Public Department will be the users of thisHand BookThe organization of the information in this Hand Book is givenChapter-wise in the index.
41.4ContactpersonPublic Information Officers i.e., all the Under Secretaries toGovernment, Public Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. The DeputySecretary to Government (Law & Order) is the Public InformationOfficer in respect of Law and Order Wing.1.5Procedureand feestructure forgettinginformation.G.O.Ms.No.989, Public (Estt.I & Leg.) Dept., Dated:07.10.2005.a) Every application for obtaining information under sub-section(1) of the section 6 of the Act shall be accompanied by anapplication fee of Rs.10/- by way of cash or Demand Draft orBankers Cheque payable in the head of account “0075.00Miscellaneous General Services – 800. Other receipts – BK.Collection of fees under Tamil Nadu Right to Information(Fees) Rules 2005” (DPC 0075 00 800 BK 0006).Theapplicant may also remit the fee under the above head ofaccount in the Treasury / Pay and Accounts Office / StateBank of India / Reserve Bank of India and produce thechalan to the Public Information Officer as an evidence forhaving remitted the fee.Court fee stamp can be affixednow. Court Fee Stamp can be affixed now.b) For providing the information under sub-section (1) ofsection 7 of the Act, a fee shall be charged by way of cashagainst proper receipt or by Demand Draft or BankersCheque payable in the above head of account, at thefollowing rates:i)Rupees two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 sizepaper) created or copied;ii)Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger sizepaper;iii)Actual cost or price for samples or models; andiv)For inspection of records, no fee for the first hour,and a fee of rupees five for each one hour (orfraction thereof) thereafter.
5c) For providing the information under sub-section (5) ofsection 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash againstproper receipt or by Demand Draft or Bankers Chequepayable in the above head of account, at the following rates:i)for information provided in diskette or floppyrupees fifty per diskette or floppy; andii)for information provided in printed form, at theprice fixed for publication.Persons below the poverty line are exempted from thepayment of fee mentioned in the above para for seekinginformation under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The listof persons below the poverty line as approved by the GramPanchayat and local bodies will be the basis for claiming theconcessions and the certified extract of the list will be sufficientto avail this concession.
6CHAPTER IIPARTICULARS OF ORGANISATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:2.1Objectives/Purpose ofthe PublicAuthorityandMission/VisionStatementof thepublicauthority.The Public Department functions under the direct control ofthe Chief Secretary and deals with certain important mattersconcerning the General Administration of the State.Some of theimportant subjects dealt with by the Public Department are:Matters relating to Law and OrderMatters relating to IAS officers, District Revenue Officersand Secretariat Officers of the level of Deputy Secretary toGovernment and above excepting Law, LegislativeAssembly, Finance and Planning, Development and SpecialInitiatives Departments.Protocol workWelfare of Refugees and RepatriatesGrant of Pension to Freedom Fighters andtheir dependents and Ex-INA PersonnelWelfare of Ex-servicemen and Administrationof Ex-servicemen CorporationChief Minister’s Special CellMaintenance of buildings within the Secretariat CampusAffairs of Inter-State Council and Southern Zonal Councils /National Integration CouncilMatters relating to Extension of issue of all kinds of visa toforeigners coming to India (except Pakistan & Bangladesh),Exit permission, Authentication of Certificates, documents,etc.Administration of Government Guest Houses inNew Delhi, Chennai and UdhagamandalamBesides, it deals with matters relating to His Excellency the Governorand the Council of Ministers. It liaises with the Ministries of Defence,
7External Affairs and Home on all matters of common interest betweenthe State and the Central Government.It also looks afterestablishment matters relating to the personal staff of the Council ofMinisters, provision of motor vehicles, stationery items, telephonesand other office requirements of the Ministers.2.2 BriefHistory ofthe publicauthority.BRIEF HISTORY:This Department is the largest Department in the Tamil NaduSecretariat. Initially, it was known as Chief Secretariat as this wasthe main Department controlling the major important subjects ofSecretariat under the direct control of the Chief Secretary and alsounder the control of the Hon’ble Chief Minister. Subsequently, owingto the increase in the subjects, it was decided to delink alladministrative matters in a separate Department. Thus, Personnel &Administrative Reforms Department was culled out from thisDepartment. Chief Secretariat is now known as Public Department,which consists of 57 sections.2.3Duties /mainactivitiesand list ofservicesprovidedby thepublicauthority.Special-A:All establishment matters relating to I.A.S.Officers and imparting training to them within India and abroad,Appointment of Secretary / Additional Secretaries in Law Department.Appointment & Leave of High Court Judges and appointment ofDirect recruit District Judges, conduct of meeting for State CivilService and non-State Civil Service Officers for appointment to alSecretaries / Joint Secretaries / Deputy Secretaries under one unitscheme.Special-B: Conduct of Swearing-in-ceremony of Governor/ Chief Minister / Ministers. All India Services Conduct Rules, 1968;Tamil Nadu Government Servants’ Conduct Rules 1973 (Non-IASDeputy Secretary to Government and above/DROs); Foreign
8assignments/tour undertaken by IAS Officers; Budget allotment of IASProbationers; Allocation of subjects among Ministers; Service mattersof IAS Officers / Non-IAS Officers; Code of conduct of Ministers;Printing of IAS Civil list; Sanction of Provident Fund to IAS Officers,High Court Judges and Non-IAS Officers;Protocol:Visits of VVIPs of India, Visits of ForeignDignitaries in the rank of Heads of State, Heads of rs/HighCommissioners, rules relating to correspondence with ForeignGovernments, Guest Houses, Release of Emergency Quota for train /air, establishment matters relating to Governor’s Secretariat,Governor’s Household, Maintenance of Government Aircraft andGovernment Helicopter.Two Guest Houses one at Chepauk,Chennai-5 and another at Chintadripet, Chennai-2 are maintained toaccommodate Officers and other V.I.Ps. visiting Chennai.Public (S.C.): Personnel drawn from Police Department todeal with Strictly Confidential matters of the State;Law & Order: Deals with subjects like communal and casteclashes, appointment of Commissions of Inquiry on Law and Orderrelated matter and follow-up action on the recommendations ofCommissions of Inquiry, all matters relating to COFEPOSA and NSAdetentions including representations of detenus and the HabeasCorpus Petitions filed by the detenus and on their behalf in the HighCourt and Supreme Court, conducting of Law and Order reviewmeeting every month and special Law and Order meetings as per theinstructions of Chief Secretary, examining of enquiry reports underPSO 150(3) (Old No.144(3)) into opening of fire by Police and enquiryreports under PSO 151 (Old No.145) into deaths in police custody,police torture and death of remand prisoners, NHRC referencesrelating to matters dealt with in Law and Order wing, furnishing of
9monthly reports on Law and Order and communal incidents toGovernment of India, furnishing of replies to Lok Sabha and RajyaSabha questions relating to Law and Ordermatters, agitation bystudents, agricultural labourers, political parties, etc., dealing withrequests for withdrawal of cases registered on political grounds,communal/caste clashes, political agitations, students agitations etc.,matters relating to sanction of prosecution for defamatory articles,news items, speeches, etc.Telephones: Provision of Telephone facilities to Officersof all the Heads of Departments in Chennai including Police, Medicaland Judicial Departments; Provision of Intercoms in Secretariat;Provision of ISDN Super phones in Secretariat; Printing ofGovernment Telephone Directory; Settlement of Telephone bills inrespect of telephones under safe custody.Establishment & Legislature: Summoning, Prorogationand dissolution of Legislative Assembly,Tamil Nadu Legislature(Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1967 and Tamil Nadu Paymentof Salaries Act.Establishment:All establishment matters of staff ofPublic Department, Chief Minister’s office, Chief Minister’s SpecialCell, Chief Minister’s Secretariat and other Ministers’ offices andPublic (Strictly Confidential).Political Pension: Grant of Pension to the FreedomFighters from the State funds; recommending and forwardingproposals of eligible Freedom Fighters to the Government of India forsanction of Central Pension.Foreigners: Grant of extension of stay to citizens ofCommon Wealth nations viz., Russia, Germany, Italy and Swiss
10nationals, Deportation and arrest of foreigners on specific charges inconsultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India,grant of exit permission to the foreigners, authentication ofcertificates, documents, etc.Rehabilitation: The Rehabilitation Department deals withthe Relief and Rehabilitation of repatriates from Sri Lanka andprovision of relief measures to Sri Lankan refugees. The reliefassistance like cash doles, subsidized rice, Clothing, Utensils andimprovement /provision of basic amenities in the camps are extendedto Sri Lanka refugees accommodated in 117 refugee camps includingtwo Special camps in Tamil Nadu.Human Rights:Public (Human Rights) section is theNodal authority to issue timely rebuttals and clarifications sought forby the Government of India. In respect of cases relating to allegationof violation of Human Rights in this State, a State Human RightsCommission has been constituted in this State as per the Protectionof Human Rights Act, 1993. Follow-up action on the cases receivedfrom State Human Rights Commission / National Human RightsCommission, recommendations contained in the Annual Report of theCommissions are dealt with by Public (Human Rights) section.Military: Centre-State Relations, holding of meeting ofSouthern Zonal Council and Interstate Council, Acquisition andprovision of lands required by the Ministry of Defence, Sanction ofRelief Measures to the Serving Personnel, Sanction of Ex-gratia tothe Defence / Border Security Force Personnel killed / disabled inwar-front, RIMC (Rashtriya Indian Military College), selection of boysto Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dhun.Ex-servicemen: Providing employment and other benefitsto the Ex-servicemen, Establishment matters relating to the
11Directorate of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare, monitoring of variousconcessions to Ex-servicemen, all matters relating to TEXCO, FlagDay.Motor Vehicles: All establishment matters relating toDrivers, Motor Cycle Messengers, Van Cleaners in Public (MotorVehciles) Department and in State Guest House;MaintenancePurchase,and allotment of vehicles to Hon’ble Ministers, O/o.Hon’ble Chief Minister and Officers in Public Department.Office Procedure:Budget matters of Governor / Councilof Ministers.Miscellaneous: Declaration of Holidays, Public ysofcompensation, Budget matters of Public Department, Petitionsreceived from President and Prime Minister’s Offices.Law Officers: Appointment of Law Officers right from theAdvocate General to Government Advocates in High Court of Madrasand its Bench at Madurai., Printing of Census, 2001.General - I: Collectors’ and Police Officers’ Conference,release of commemorative stamps and coins.Celebrations ofnational festivals, grant of awards like Gandhi Peace Award, AnnaMedal for Gallantry, Bharathiyar Award, Dr. Ambedkar Award, etc.General - II: Concerned with reservation of amatUthagamandalam. Also all establishment matters relating to staff ofthese two Guest Houses.Central Record Branch:Maintenance of records of allDepartments of Secretariat.Secretariat Library: Procurement and preserving of officialrecords such as Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, various official
12Acts and other useful books to update the knowledge of officials.Tappal: Supply of stamps to Minister offices; All petitionsaddressed to the Chief Secretary received from Public.Chief Minister’s Special Cell: All petitions received from publicand follow-up action on the petitions
132.4Organisationalstructuraldiagram ofPublicDept.Organisation set up Chart vide separate sheet enclosed
14Administrative UnitsVide Separate sheet enclosed
152.51. ements/Methods forseeking publicparticipationRepublic Day functions;2. Arrangement for observance of Martyrs Day, United dbhavana Divas, National Integration Day and Flag Daycelebrations.2.61. Petitions addressed to Chief Minister’s Special Cell areMonitoringmonitored so as to furnish the reply to the petitioners withinthirty days.2. Announcements made during the Budget sessions by theGovernor / Chief Minister and Ministers are monitoredregularly by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.3. Monitoring of Law and Order situation in the State.
162.7Addresses ofthe PublicDept. andother offices atdifferentlevels.PUBLIC DEPARTMENTSECRETARIAT,CHENNAI - 600 009.LevelAddressChief Secretary toGovernment.Public Department, Secretariat,Chennai-9.Secretary to GovernmentPublic Department, Secretariat,Chennai-9.Special Secretary toGovernment.Public (Law & Order) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Joint Secretary toGovernment (Public)Public Department, Secretariat,Chennai-9.Joint Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Public (Protocol) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Deputy Secretary toGovernment (Establishment)Public Department, Secretariat,Chennai-9.Deputy Secretary toGovernment (Law & Order)Public (Law & Order) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Deputy Secretary toGovernment (StrictlyConfidential)Public (S.C.) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Establishment)Public (Establishment) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Bills)Public (Bills) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Foreigners)Public (Foreigners) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Public (Protocol) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Military)Public (Military) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Law & Order)Public (Law & Order) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.
17Under Secretary toGovernment (Motor Vehicles)Public (Motor Vehicles) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (PoliticalPension)Public (Political Pension)Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Buildings)Public (Buildings) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (OfficeProcedure)Public (O.P.II) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Law Officers)Public (Law Officers) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Rehabilitation)Public (Rehabilitation) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (Telephones)Public (Telephones) Department,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Under Secretary toGovernment (StrictlyConfidential)Public (Strictly Confidential)Department, Secretariat,Special OfficerChief Minister ‘s Secretariat,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Joint DirectorChief Minister ‘s Secretariat,Secretariat, Chennai-9.Special OfficerChief Minister ‘s Special Cell,Chennai-9.Secretariat, Chennai-9
18SectionsSectionsBuildingsBills A, B, C & DCashCentral Record BranchEstablishment I & LegislatureEstablishment IIEstablishment IIIEstablishment IVEx-ServicemenForeigners I to IIIGeneral – IGeneral - IIHuman RightsLaw & Order-ALaw & Order – BLaw & Order – CLaw & Order – DLaw & Order – ELaw & Order – FLaw & Order – GLaw & Order - HLaw .I & IIO.P.IO.P.IIProtocol – I to IIIPolitical Pension – I to IVRehabilitation I to IIISpecial – ASpecial – BS.C.S.C lexTappalTelephones-ITelephones – IIChief Minister ‘s Special CellChief Minister’s SecretariatSections I – V
19HEADS OF DEPARTMENT1. Director of Ex-ServicemenWelfare,22, Raja Multhiah Salai,Chennai – 600 003.Fax : 044-26691886Director: 25670568Addl. Director: 26691886Joint Director: 26691747Dy. Director: 266917472. TEXCO,Major ParameswaranBuilding, 2, West MadaStreet, Srinagar Colony,Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.Fax : 22351068Chairman: 25671444G.M.: 22352838G.M.(Av): 223157793. Commissioner ofRehabilitation, Ezhilagam,Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.Fax : 044-28591135Director: 28525648Dy. Director: 285152884. State Human RightsCommission,Thiruvarangam,143, P.S. Kumarasamy RajaSalai, (Greenways Road),Chennai 600 028.Fax : 91-44-2495 1484Chairperson: 24951495Member: 24951486-88Secretary: 24951490ADGP: 249514915. Tamil Nadu House @New Delhi011-24193100 / 200Fax : 011-23016822Resident Commissioner011-23010035The Reception Officer011 230131006. State Guest House,Chepauk,Chennai – 600 005.The Reception OfficerFax : 253683842.7Morning hours/ Closinghours of theOffice.Managing Dir. : 25670568Monday to Friday10.00 A.M. to 05.45 P.M.(O) 25366920
20CHAPTER III3. Powers and duties of the Officers and employees of the organizationDESIGNATIONAdministrative PowersSecretary to Government, Public litation of Srilankan Refugees, Welfare ofEx-servicemen, Civil Military Liaison.Financial Powers1. Sanction of expenditure above Rs.50,000/- in allcases in respect of Govt. functions and CollectorConferences.2. Sanction of Monetary Grant to the recipients ofGallantry Award / Distinguished Service Medalsand sanction of Cash grant in lieu of land to ritorialArmyMedalsArmyfromRs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) and abovesubject to availability of funds;3. Sanction of expenditure exceeding Rs.5,00,000/(Rupees Five lakhs only) up to Rs.10,00,000/(Rupees Ten lakhs only) subject to the availabilityof funds in respect of maintenance of Govt.Helicopter and Aircraft including service charges inrespect of relevant head of accounts.Special Secretary to Government (Law & Order)Administrative PowersHe assists the Secretary in important mattersrelating to Law and Order issues, RefugeesRehabilitation and Human Rights matters.
21Joint Secretary to Government (Protocol)Administrative PowersHe assists the Secretary on important mattersrelating to Protocol, Foreigners, Political Pension.Financial Powersa) Sanction of expenditure upto Rs.50000/- ata time, subject to the availability of Budgetprovision, towards settlement of bills relating totransport,boardingandlodgingchargesinconnection with VVIP / VIP visits;b) Sanction of expenditure upto Rs.5,00,000/(Rupees Five lakhs only) subject to the availabilityof funds in respect of maintenance of Govt.Helicopter and Aircraft including service charges inrespect of relevant head of accounts.c) Sanction of advances up to Rs.30,000/- at atime, subject to the availability of funds, to the PWDas advance to make arrangements in connectionwith the Republic Day celebrations, IndependenceDay celebrations and other functions.d) Sanction of actual expenditure up toRs.50000/- at a time, subject to the availability offunds to the PWD in connection with the RepublicDay celebrations, Independence Day celebrationsand other e up to Rs.50,000/- at a time, subject tothe availability of funds, in respect of Governmentfunctions and Collectors’ Conference.Joint Secretary to Government (Public):Administrative PowersHe assists the Secretary in matters relating toEx-Servicemen, Civil Military Liaison.
Financial Powers22a) Sanction of Monetary Grant to the recipients ofGallantry, Award / Distinguished Service Medalsabove Rs.3,000/- (Rupees three thousand only)and upto Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only)subject to availability of funds;b) Sanction of cash grant in lieu of land to theGallantry Award Winner above Rs.3,000/- (RupeesThree thousand only) and upto rations / Territorial Army Medals subject toavailability of s Twenty five thousand only) at a time,subject to availability of funds, in respect of allcontingent items under item “Hot and Cold WeatherCharges and 34 Office Expenses;d) Sanction ofexpenditure upto Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty five thousand only) at a time,subject to availability of funds, in respect ofpurchase and repairs of furniture, curtains, floormats, carpets, sofa covers, etc. under item “20Furniture”Deputy Secretary to Government(Establishment)Administrative PowersTheofficerassiststheSecretaryinestablishment matters, Legislature, Law Officers,Central Record Branch, Tappal and Bills.
Financial Powers23a) Sanction of expenditure upto Rs.25,000/(Rupees twenty five thousand only) at a timesubject to availability of fund in respect ofallcontingent and office expenses;b) Sanction of out of pocket expenses for the OfficeAssistants in the office of the Chief Minister, ChiefMinister’s Secretariat, Chief Minister’s Special Cell,Special Representative for Government of TamilNadu and Ministers, if the aggregate amountexceeds Rs.5,000/- at a time, subject to the ceilingof Rs.60,000/- (Rupees Sixty thousand only) p.m.;c) Countersigning T.A.bills and LTC bills of selfdrawing (other than IAS) who are working under thecontrol of Public Dept.;d) Sanction of increment, fixation of pay, GPFadvance/PartfinalwithdrawalofUnderSecretaries and Special Personal Assistants to allMinisters working under the control of PublicDepartment;e) Sanction of festival advance / marriage advance/ computer advance / to all Officers /Staff (Non-IAS)working in the Public Department;f) Sanction of miscellaneous expenditure for thepurchase of article in Tappal section (thread, gum,coutrytwine, tappal bag, hand cloth, etc.) aboveRs.1,000/- at a time;g) Sanction to purchase service stamp withoutceiling;
24CHAPTER IV4.1List of Rules,Regulations,Instructions,Manual andRecords heldby PublicDepartment.1. All India Service Conduct Rules2. High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act3. Secretariat Office Manual4. Business Rules and Secretariat Instructions5. Protocol Manual6. Tamil Nadu House Manual7. Political Pension – “Who is Who” (3 volumes)8. Law Officer – High Court Standing Orders Part I & II9. Warrant of Precedence10. Law & Order – P.S.O. 150(3) & 15111. Commission of Inquiries Act12. State Human Rights Commission Tamil Nadu (Procedure)Regulation, 199713. Tamil Nadu Properties (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act4.2.From whereone can get acopy of rules,regulations,Instructions,manual andrecordsFrom the concerned Public Information Officer4.3Fee chargedby the dept.for copy ofrules,regulations,instructions,manual andrecord (if any)As per Tamil Nadu Right to Information (Fees) rules.of the Public Department
25CHAPTER VOFFICIAL DOCUMENTSCategory ofthedocumentName of thedocument andits introductionin one lineProcedure toobtain thedocument1.ServiceRulesThese rules areapplicable to theemployees inrespect ofselection,recruitment andeligibility foreach post.Are available RespectiveSales Centre.for sale atGovernmentCentralPress,Chennai-79and otherSalesDepots.2.ProtocolManualMatters relating Not forto visit of VVIPs. publicdistribution3.AIS ConductRulesMattersapplicable toIAS Officers.Available forsale.4.ForeignersRegistrationActMatters relatingto Foreigners,procedurerelating toextension ofvisa andextension ofstayNot forpublicdistribution5.Law OfficersHigh CourtStandingOrdersMatters relatingto Law Officersof High Court.Not forpublicdistribution6.PoliticalPensionPension relatedrules.Collectors inthe Districts.Sl.No.Held by / undercontrol of.NilBook shops.Collectors inthe Districts.
26CHAPTER VIINFORMATION ON BOARDS, COUNCILS and COMMITTEESName and address of Affiliated bodyBoard of Directors of TEXCOType of affiliated bodyBoard of TEXCOBrief introduction of the affiliated bodyEstablished during the year 1985Role of the affiliated body – To takepolicy decisionsPolicydecisionsforcreationofemployment opportunities and welfare ofemployees.Structure and member compositionSeven, nominated by the GovernmentHead of the BodyChairman (Secretary to Government,Public DepartmentAddress of main office and its branches No.2, West Mada Street, Sri NagarColony, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.Frequency of meetingsOnce in quarter as per the provisions ofsection 285 of the Companies Act, 1856.Can public participate in the meetings?Admission restricted – only officials.Are minutes of the meetings prepared?Yes.Are minutes of the meeting availableto the public? If yes, please provideinformation about the procedure toobtain them.Yes, on formal written request.
CHAPTER VII7.1 NAMES, DESIGNATION AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITYLIST OF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS AND APPELLATE AUTHORITIES OFPUBLIC DEPARTMENT AS ON 08.12.2009Appellate AuthorityPublic Information OfficerSubjectsThiru S.Murugaia, IAS,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Thiru C.RajareehamGunasekaran,Under Secretary toGovernment (OP.II)Stationery and furniture.Dr.R.Palaniyandi, IAS,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Public)Thiru G.Perumalsamy,Under Secretary toGovernment (Rehabilitation)Refugees and Rehabilitation,General matters of Right toInformation Act and HumanRights.Thiru S.Murugaia, IAS,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Thiru K.Vijayakumar,Under Secretary toGovernment (Telephones)Telephones and Library.Dr.R.Palaniyandi, IAS,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Public)Tmt.A.V.Lalitha,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Law&Order)Communalclashes,COFEPOSA, etc.-do-Thiru Nizar Ahmed,Deputy Secretary toGovernment (Law&Order)PSO Enquiry, Police excess,Law and Order meeting, etc.-do--do-NSA,Sanction of prosecution anddefamationcases,NSA,COFEPOSA-Court cases.Thiru S.Murugaia, IAS,Joint Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Thiru C.Sasikumar,Under Secretary toGovernment (PoliticalPension)StateFreedomFightersPension, Budget provision, etc,issue of Tamra Patras.-do-Thiru C.Ramar,Under Secretary toGovernment (Budget)Preparation of Budget, PolicyNote, Telephone Bills, AirlineBills, HOR, etc., Conveyanceand Marriage Advance.-do-Thiru E.Appadurai,Under Secretary toGovernment (Protocol)Visit of VVIPs and VIPs, StateGuest House, Tamil NaduHouse, New Delhi, Tamil NaduGovernmentAircraftandHelicopter, etc. Establishment
and maintenance of StateGuest House and GovernmentRest House.Release ofemergency quota for Train/ AirProvision of Government nt matters relatingto Tamil Nadu House, NewDelhi and Tamizhagam GuestHouse, Udagamandalam.-do-Thiru K.Chandrasekaran,Under Secretary toGovernment (Motor Vehicles& General.I)SecretariesMeeting,Collectors and Police Officersconference, State Emblem andawards announced by theGovernmentinPublicDepartment. Public (MV) Carpool, all establishment mattersin respect of drivers, motorcycle messengers and vancleaners.-do-Thiru A.Chandramohan,Deputy Secretary toGovernment (Foreigners)
Collection of fees under Tamil Nadu Right to Information (Fees) Rules 2005” (DPC 0075 00 800 BK 0006). The applicant may also remit the fee under the above head of account in the Treasury / Pay and Accounts Office / State Bank of India / Reserve Bank of India and produce the ch
