| Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012 | |
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| Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Enacted by | Odisha Legislative Assembly |
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| Bill | Act no. 08 of 2012 |
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The Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012 is an Act of Odisha Legislative Assembly to cover various guarantees under a single umbrella at the state level. The idea is to generate a demand for services, and to provide citizens with a platform for getting their grievances redressed in a time bound manner.
Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012 in Odisha is an initiative by the State Government to check corruption in public service delivery. The law enables the citizens to demand public services as a right and also includes a provision for penal action against officials failing to provide the services within the stipulated time. It looks towards addressing the growing demand of citizens for improved public services, reducing corruption through imposing penalties on Public Authorities for default in delivery of services and aims at universalization of public services. In addition, what was under the Citizens’ Charters, an administrative guarantee has been translated into a legal right, justiciable under the provisions of ORTPS Act. [1]
3. (1) The State Government may, by notification, from time to time, declare the services, to which this Act shall apply and specify the time limit within which the services shall be provided.
4. (1) An eligible person shall make an application to the Designated Officer for obtaining any service under the provisions of this Act. [2]
In order to implement the provisions of the Act, the State Government has enacted The Odisha Right to Public Services Rules, 2012. Under the Rules, 34 services has been included in the first phase. [1] [3]
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