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Handbook for seeking information
under
Right to Information Act 2005
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute
Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226 001
Chapter – 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of this Handbook (Right to Information Act, 2005) CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow is Premier Research Organization under the umbrella of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research which is an autonomous organization of Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. In pursuance of the Right to Information Act 2005 enacted on 15th
June 2005, Chapter II Clause 4, this manual is prepared. The manual contains the objectives, mission/vision statement, brief history of the organization, services provided by the organization, research areas being pursued by the Institute, details of committees, duties and powers of the officers of the Institute etc. The manual also contains the details of PIO, APIO, Appellate Authority and procedure to be adopted for filing an application under Right to Information Act 2005.
1.2 Objective/Purpose of this Handbook (I) To provide general information about the Institute to the public.
(II) To provide information about the organizational structure
(III) To provide information on different procedures, committees etc.
(IV) To provide information about different areas of research being undertaken by CSIR-NBRI.
(V) To provide information about the services being offered by CSIR-NBRI
(VI) To provide information regarding filing the application under RTI Act 2005
1.3 Who are intended users of this Handbook
• Research Scholars, academicians • Non Government Organizations • R&D Organizations • Industries and Private Partners • General Public
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1.4 Definitions (Please provide definitions of various terms used in the Handbook) Appropriate Government
Relation to a public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by the Central Government or the Union Territory administration or the State Government, funds provided directly or indirectly – viz. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research.
Competent Authority
Director, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
Information Means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, emails, opinions, advices, press release, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form.
Record Includes
i. Any document, manuscript and file; ii. Any microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a
document iii. Any reproduction of image or images embodied in
such microfilm (whether enlarged or not); and iv. Any other material produced by a computer or any
other device
Right to Information
Means the right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under control of any public and included the right to :
i. Inspection of work, documents, records; ii. Taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents
or records; iii. Taking certified sample of materials; iv. Obtaining information in the form of diskettes,
floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in any computer or in any other device.
Third Party Means a person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority
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1.5 Contact Person(s)
Assistant Public Information Officer (APIO)
Dr. Shekhar Mallick, Scientist
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001
Ph.: 0522-2297847
(Email: [email protected]
)
Public Information Officer (PIO) -Administrative Matters
Mr. Sachin Mehrotra, SO (G)
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297882/Fax: 2205839, 2205836 (Email: [email protected])
Public Information Officer (PIO) - R&D Matters
Dr. Vivek Srivastava, Scientist
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297896 (Email: [email protected] )
Appellate Authority Dr. D. K. Upreti, Chief Scientist
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297850 (Email: [email protected] )
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1.6 Procedure and Fee structure for getting information not available in the Handbook
1. A request for obtaining information under Sub-Section (1) of Section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of Rs. 10/- by the way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to Director, NBRI, Lucknow.
2. For providing the information under Sub-Section (1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the Director, NBRI, Lucknow at the following rates:
a. Rupees Rs. 2/- for each page (in A4 or A3 size paper) created or copied; b. Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper; c. For inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee or rupees
five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.
3. For providing the information under Sub-Section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by the way of cast against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to Director, NBRI at the following rates:
a. For information provided in diskette or floppy Rs. 50/- per diskette or floppy; and
b. For information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication of Rs. 2/- per page of photocopy for extracts from the publications
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Chapter – 2
PARTICULARS OF ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
2.1 Objective/purpose of the Public Authority
To act as a premier plant research centre of India under the umbrella of CSIR by undertaking both basic and applied research in various aspects of plant sciences for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for human welfare and sustainable development.
2.2 Mission/Vision Statement of the Public Authority
To be a prime catalyst in protection and management of the ecosystem/environment and also resource/referral center for ecologically sound and economically rewarding development programmes of the country. To be a prime catalyst in conversion of plant wealth into economic wealth in an ecologically sound and economically rewarding manner. To develop as a national referral center for all knowledgebase related to plant biodiversity.
2.3 Brief history of Public Authority and context of its formation
A Small royal garden was laid out by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan in 1820 A.D. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah the last king of Oudh, during the first half of 19th Century named this garden as Sikandar Bagh in honour of his beloved Begum – Sikandar Mahal. During British rule the Sikandar Bagh was renamed as Government Horticultural Garden. In 1932. Prof. Birbal Sahni, F.R.S and Dr. S. K. Mukherjee of Lucknow University, Botany Department acquired more land for cultivation and study of medicinal plants. Consequently a proposal was submitted to the U. P. (Upper Provinces) Government. In 1948, UP Government accepted the proposal of development of Botanical Garden. Meager grant of Rs. 50,000 was sanctioned and Government Gardens was rechristened as “National Botanic Gardens” and Prof. K. N. Kaul, Professor of Botany at Government Agriculture College, Kanpur was appointed as its Honorary Director, with his office in a small room in the garden that presently houses the laboratory for children. Prof. Kaun functioned intiall from Kanpur. National Botanical Gardens was taken over by “Council of Scientific & Industrial Research” on 13th
2.4 Duties of Public Authority
April 1953 and Prof. K. N. Kaul became its first full-fledged Director. Since then it has been functioning as one of the CSIR’s premier laboratory of Plant Sciences research.
To undertake both basic and applied research on plant sciences in classical taxonomy, conversation biology, pharmacognosy, ethnopharmacology, biomass biology, environment sciences, microbiology, plant biotechnology (molecular
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biology and genetic engineering), plant physiology, phytochemistry, genetics and plant breeding, floriculture and bioinformatics of the non-crop and wild plant genetics resources of India.
2.5 Main activities/functions of the Public Authority
• Biodiversity research by inventorying, monitoring, assessment, conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources of India with special focus on medicinal aromatic, dye and gum yielding plants.
• Bio-prospecting for search of commercially valuable genes, biodynamic compounds and development of scientifically validated, value added and standardized novel plant products-herbal drugs, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmaceuticals.
• Biomass Biology including biopesticides, biofuels and petroleum alternatives, and environmental sciences including phytoremediation and abatement of terrestrial and aquatic pollution including studies on greenhouse gas emission.
• Bioinformatics by developing computerized/electronic databases on Indian plants with special focus on medicinal, aromatic dyes, gum and tannin yielding plants and rare & threatened plants of botanic gardens and implementing applications of IT in plant science research & develop bio-information products.
• Biotechnology (biotech processes/ products) including trans-disciplinary studies on molecular biology and genetic engineering for development of transgenic plants.
• Genetics, Plant Breeding and Agro Technology: Selection and genetic enhancement for development for development of new promising varieties of economically important non-crop plants.
• Enriching national herbarium and maintaining over 2,70,000 national reference collection (lower and higher plants) and making them accessible to a large number of users.
• Developing and maintaining a National Botanic Garden of over 7,000 species/cultivars with theme gardens for eco-education including special facilities for the physically challenged and visually impaired persons.
• Participating in National and International network programmes in niche areas of Plant sciences e.g. partner in National Network Programmes such as NATP programme, National Neem Network, DBT’s BTISNet Programme – National Bioinformatics Center; nodal agency in Eco-education and Environmental awareness in the country and global network programmes like International Legume Database an Information Service (ILDIS)
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2.6 List of Services being provided by the Public Authority with a brief write-up on them
• Consultancy, training, education, advise, information and services for
identification of plants, floristic studies, conservation of rare and endangered plants and their sustainable utilization, cultivation and standardization of herbal plants and plant products including herbal drugs and pharmaceuticals, nutraceutical, cosmaceuticals, dehydration of flowers and foliage, horticulture, floriculture, gardening, landscaping, bioinformatics, - plant biodiversity databases, and IT applications in plant sciences, bio-technology – tissue culture protocols and transgenic plants, etc.
• Undertaking National and International exchange/collaborative/ consultancy programmes
• Informing the public about Institute’s activities by disseminating R&D results
through library, IT (Electronic media – disks, CD-ROMs, Internet etc.) and outreach programmes.
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2.7 Organizational Structure Diagram at various levels namely State,
Directorate, region district, block, etc (whichever is applicable)
CSIR
Research Council Management Council
S&T Administrative Staff
R&D Staff Technical Staff Support Staff
Gr. IV Gr.III Gr. II & Gr. I
General Administration Finance & Accounts Store & Purchase Division Division 2.8 Expectation of the public authority from the public for enhancing its
effectiveness and efficiency
It is expected that the general public will make use of the outcome of the research activities undertaken by the Institute. It is also expected that the public will utilize the knowledge base and the high end technologies/products developed by the Institute. The public would also be expected to make use of the trainings being provided by the Institute for generation of Self-Employment opportunities.
2.9 Arrangements and methods made for seeking public
participation/contribution
Generally the research projects being undertaken by the Institute are funded by the sponsoring agencies with set objectives wherein the public participation is not possible. However, public participation is in the form of participating in flower shows (Chrysanthemum & Coleus, Rose & Gladiolus). Student and general public are encouraged base during functions/special days like Science Day, Foundation Day, National Technology Day etc. Farmers are encouraged to participate in
DIRECTOR
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specially organized meet under different programmes for their suggestions for implementing the activities of CSIR-NBRI in field trial. Under Eco Education Programme rural people are encouraged to participate. Students are encouraged to participate in different activities like essay competition, environmental awareness programme and CPYLS (Youth Leadership Programmes). CSIR-NBRI receives a large number of morning walkers who provide valuable suggestions for improving the garden and its facilities.
2.10 Mechanism available for monitoring the service delivery and public grievance
resolution
General public can approach to the Head of the Institute or Head of the Office along with their grievances. The general public is expected to provide written grievance/suggestions for attending their grievance and for improving the efficiency/working of the personnel of the Institute. A box is also placed at the reception counter to submit their grievance.
2.11 Addresses of the main office and other offices at different levels. (Please
categorize the addresses district wise for facilitating the understanding by the user
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226 001 2.12 Morning hours of the office : 09:30 A.M Closing hours of the office : 06:00 P.M
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Chapter – 3
POWERS OF DIRECTOR, RESEARCH COUNCIL (RC), MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (MC), DG, CSIR, CSIR HQRS.
SOURCE : Handbook on Delegation of Power in CSIR
LINK : http://www.csir.res.in/PDF/HDPCSIR2011.pdf
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Chapter – 4
RULES, REGULATIONS, INSTRUCTION, MANUAL AND RECORDS FOR DISCHARGING FUNCTIONS.
Sl. No Name/Title of Document Type of
Document Brief Write-Up on the Document
1. Memorandum of Association Rules, Regulation and bye-laws of CSIR
Booklet Contains aims, objects, authorities of Society and functions etc.
2. CSIR Service Rules, 1994 for recruitment of Scientific, Technical & Support Staff
Booklet CSIR Service Rules, 1994 for recruitment of Scientific, Technical & Support Staff
3. CSIR Scientific Recruitment and Promotion Rules 2001
Booklet CSIR Scientific Recruitment and Promotion Rules 2001
4. Revised Merit and Normal Assessment Scheme 1992
Booklet Procedure on Assessment and Promotion for Scientific and Technical Staff
5. Administrative Services (Recruitment & Promotion) Rules, 1982
Booklet Rules for Recruitment and Promotion of Administrative Staff
6. Guidelines for technology transfer and utilization of Knowledgebase 2005
Booklet Guidelines for technology transfer and utilization of Knowledgebase 2005
7. Handbook of Delegation of Powers in CSIR 2011
Booklet Handbook of Delegation of Powers in CSIR 2011
8. Guidelines – 1996 (Revised in Booklet August, 2005) for overseas visits of –
a. CSIR Personnel
b. CSIR Supported other than Indian Scientists
c . Foreign Scientists to CSIR
Booklet Guidelines for overseas visit which include attending symposia/ seminars, trainings, business tours etc. for
a. CSIR Personnel
b. CSIR Supported other Indian Scientists
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c. Foreign Scientists to CSIR
9. CSIR (Purchase Allotment) Rules 1997
Booklet Rules or procedure for Allotment of residential accommodation
10. Purchase Procedure 2008 Booklet Procedure for Purchase of store items
11. Research Fellowship Associateship 2007
Booklet Procedure for grant of Fellowship
12. CSIR House Building Advance Rules
Booklet Guidelines for grant of advance to CSIR Employees
From where one can get a copy of rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records 1. Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110001
Address:
2371038, 23710144, 23710158, 23715303
Telephone No.:
Fax No.: 23710618 (DG’s Office, 23714788 (JS (A) Office)
Email: [email protected] (DG Office) [email protected] [JS(A) Office]
2. CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Post Box No. 436, Lucknow – 226001
Telephone No.: 0522-2205831-33, 2297800-999 Fax: 0522-2205839, 2205836 Email: [email protected]
Fee Charged by the department for a copy of rules, regulations, manual and records (if any)
As per norms fixed under RTI Act
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Chapter – 5
PARTICULARS OF ANY ARRANGEMENT THAT EXISTS FOR CONSULTATION WITH, OR REPRESENTATION BY, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE FORMULATION OF ITS POLICY OR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF. Formulation of Policy 5.1 Whether there is any provision to seek consultation/participation of public or its representatives for formulation of policies? If there is, please provide details of such policy in the following format: CSIR-NBRI works under the broad framework of the CSIR which is an autonomous organization. CSIR rules and regulations are being followed hence; public participation in policy matters is not possible. Implementation of Policy 5.2 Whether there is any provision to seek consultation/participation of public or its representatives for implementation of policies? If there is, please provide details of provision in following formats. There is no such provision for seeking public participation in implementation of the policies. However, public participation is required for implementation of extension activities.
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Chapter – 6
CATEGORIES OF DOCUMENTS HELD BY CSIR-NBRI
Sl. No. Category of the Document
Name of the document and its introduction in one line
Procedure to obtain the document
Held by/under control of
1. Administrative (i) Documents relating to service matters
(ii) All documents relating to general Administration
By requisition Head of Office/ CoA
2. Vigilance / Disciplinary & Legal Matters & Confidential Reports
All documents relating to Vigilance / Disciplinary / Legal Case
Privileged Documents
Head of Office/ CoA
3. Recruitment and Promotions
All documents related to recruitment; assessment and promotion of staff
By requisition* Head of Office/ CoA
4. Purchase & Stores Document relating to all purchase, stores and issue
By requisition* Controller of Stores & Purchase (CoSP)/ Stores Purchase Officer (SPO)
5. Finance & Accounts
Documents relating to Accounts and Payment
By requisition* Finance & Accounts Officer (FAO)
6. Works & Services Documents relating to construction & maintenance works (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical)
By requisition* Head, SE
Civil Engg. Services Unit
7. Business Development Activities
Documents relating to sponsored projects, industrial projects, patents public
By requisition* Head, TTBD
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information relating to the Lab
8. Projects (Grant-in-Aid, Consultancy)
All documents relating to Grant-in-Aid projects, consultancy and CSIR Networked projects
By requisition* Head, PME Unit
9. Publication and Science Communication
All documents relating to publication and science communication
By requisition* Head, IPL
*to the extent admissible
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Chapter – 7
A STATEMENT OF BOARDS, COUNCIL, COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES CONSTITUTED AS ITS PART
1. RESEARCH COUNCIL (R.C.) For each National Laboratory, there shall be a Research Council comprising:- i. Five external experts, one of whom shall be designated as Chairman ii. Representative of concerned Scientific Departments/ Agencies of
Government of India iii. Director of the Laboratory iv. Director/ Sr. Scientist from a sister laboratory
Director General or his representative shall be permanent invitee.
Members at (i), (ii) and (iv) including the Chairman shall be nominated by the Director General. The Secretary for Research Council shall be nominated by the Director. The Secretariat for Research Council shall be provided by the National Laboratory. The Chairman of RC shall preside the meeting. In the absence of the Chairman, members present shall elect a member to preside the meeting. The term of nominated members of Research Council shall be for a period of three years. The Research Council shall meet not less than two times a year.
Functions of the Research Council
The Research Council Shall:-
(i) Advise on the formulation of R&D programmes and future directions of activities of the laboratory keeping in view the Five Year Plans, National priorities and opportunity areas.
(ii) Suggest networking with other CSIR National Laboratories on programmes of mutual interest
(iii) Review R&D activities and research programmes and advice on future directions
(iv) Advise on fostering linkages between the laboratory, industry and potential clients
(v) Constitute Selection Committees and assessment Committees/Peer Group for selection, merit and assessment promotions of Scientific staff and Technical Officers.
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(vi) Any other function as may be assigned by Director General/Governing Body.
The proceedings of the Research Council shall be approved by its Chairman. In the absence of Chairman of RC, one of its member who presides the meeting, as Chairman shall approves the Proceedings of the said meeting. The Director-General may amend any of the decisions of the Research Council which shall be binding:-
Composition of Research Council (01 August 2013 – 31 July 2016)
1. Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory Former Vice Chancellor Jawahar Lal Nehru University 584, Sector 14, Faridabad Haryana- 121007
Chairman
2. Dr. R. Uma Shankar Professor & Head, Deptt. of Crop Physiology and School of Ecology and Conservation, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Bengaluru – 560065
Member
3. Dr. P. K. Gupta Hon. Emeritus Professor & NASI Senior Scientist, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Ch. Charan Singh University Meerut – 250004
Member
4. Prof. J. S. Singh Professor Emeritus, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
Member
5. Dr. J. P. Khurana Tata Innovation Fellow, Professor & Coordinator (UGC-SAP) Department of Plant Molecular Biology University of Delhi, South Campus New Delhi – 110021
Member
6. Prof. Sunil Kumar Mukherjee NASI- Sr. Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow, Genetics Department, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi – 110021
Member
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7. Prof. V. Verma Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Director, School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu - 182 320
Member
8. Dr. Paramjit Singh Director Botanical Survey of India, 3rd MSO Building, Block - F, 5th Floor, Room No. 549-555 CGO Complex, DF.Block, Sector 1 Salt Lake City Kolkata – 700064
Agency Representative
9. Dr. Ehrlich Desa CSIR Distinguished Scientist CSIR-4PI, NAL Belur Campus Bengaluru – 560037
DG Nominee
10. Dr. R. A. Vishwakarma Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrated Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu - 180001
Cluster Director
11. Dr. A. K. Tripathi Director CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, P.O. - CIMAP, Near Kukrail Picnic Spot, Lucknow - 226015
Director, Sister Laboratory
12. Director CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001
Director
13. Dr. Sudeep Kumar Head or his Nominee Planning & Performance Division Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Anusandhan Bhawan 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110001
Permanent Invitee
14. Dr. S. K. Tewari Senior Principal Scientist CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001
Member-Secretary
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2. MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (M.C.)
There shall be Management Council for each National Laboratory for management of affairs of the Laboratory within the framework of Rules and Regulations, directions and guidelines issued by Society, Governing Body, Director General and the Director.
The Management Council shall comprise:-
i. Director of the National Laboratory – Chairman ii. Four Scientist of the Laboratory representing the staff of various age groups.
iii. One representative of the technical personnel iv. One Director level scientist from the same laboratory or sister laboratory v. Head, Research Planning Business Development/Planning Monitoring and
Evaluation of the National Laboratory vi. Controller of Finance & Accounts/ F&AO of the Lab
vii. Controller of Administration/Administrative Officer of the Laboratory as Member Secretary
Members at (ii) to (vi) to be nominated by the Director-General, CSIR. The term of the nominated members shall be for a period of two years. All matter at the Management Council meeting shall be decided by the majority view. Each member including Chairman shall have one vote. The Chairman of Management Council shall preside the meeting and in the event of temporary vacancy in the office of the Director or absence of Director on account of illness, leave, deputation abroad, etc., the Acting Director of the Laboratory shall be the Chairman of the Management Council. The Chairman of the MC shall preside the meeting of the MC and also approve the proceedings. The Management Council shall meet as and when required for effective management of the Lab./Instt. but not less than thrice in a financial year.
Function of Management Council
i. To administer and manage the affairs and environs of the laboratory. ii. To write off irrecoverable monetary losses and Stores within the limits prescribed
by CSIR. iii. To recommend the resource allocation for R&D activities/facilities of the
Lab./Institute. iv. To monitor the progress of R&D and other activities of the Lab./Institute. v. To recommend devolution of powers to the project leaders for the proper
implementation of the projects/activities. vi. To approve contract R&D, consultancy projects and licensing of IPR beyond
powers of Director. vii. To consider the annual report of the National Laboratory
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viii. To constitute selection committees and assessment committees for all Technical and Support Staff.
ix. Any other matter, as may be referred by the Director-General The proceedings of the Management Council shall be approved by its Chairman. The Governing Body or Director-General as its Principal Executive Officer may review /amend any of the decisions of the Management Council, and pass such orders as considered necessary, which shall be binding on the Management Council. Composition of the Management Council
1. Director CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute
Chairman
2. Dr. Ram Rajasekharan Director CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore
Member
3. Dr. D. K. Upreti Chief Scientist
Member
4. Dr. A. K. Gauniyal Senior Principal Scientist
Member
5. Dr. Ch. V. Rao Principal Scientist
Member
6. Shri Vivek Srivastava Senior Scientist
Member
7. Dr. Priyanka Agnihotri Scientist
Member
8. Shri A.A. Malik Sr. Superintending Engineer
Member
9. Sh. Sanjeev Shekhar Finance & Accounts Officer
Member
10. Administrative Officer Member-Secretary
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3. STORES & PURCHASE
• CSIR Manual of Best Practices-2008
Source Link :
http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/aboutcsir/announcements/Purchase%5CCSIR%20MANUAL%20OF%20BEST%20PRACTICES-2008.pdf
• CSIR Disposal of Stores Procedure
Source Link : http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/aboutcsir/governance/purchase/DISPOSAL%20OF%20STORES1.pdf
• CSIR Receipts of Stores
Source Link : http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/aboutcsir/governance/purchase/receipt.pdf
• CSIR Procedure for Physical Verification of Stores
Source Link : http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/aboutcsir/governance/purchase/procedurephy_veri.pdf
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Composition of Purchase Committee Dr. D. K. Upreti Chief Scientist Chairman Dr. Vivek Pandey Principal Scientist Member Dr. O. P. Sidhu Sr. Scientist Member
Indenting Officer/Project Leader
Scientist Member
F&AO - Member
SPO - Member-Convenor
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Chapter – 8
THE NAMES, DESIGNATIONS AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
NAME OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Director CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute
Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow
Assistant Public Information Officer (APIO)
Dr. Shekhar Mallick, Scientist CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297847 (Email: [email protected]
)
Public Information Officer (PIO) -Administrative Matters
Mr. Sachin Mehrotra, SO (G)
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297882/Fax: 2205839, 2205836 (Email: [email protected])
Public Information Officer (PIO) - R&D Matters
Mr. Vivek Srivastava, Scientist
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297896 (Email: [email protected] )
Appellate Authority Dr. D. K. Upreti, Chief Scientist
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297850 (Email: [email protected] )
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Chapter – 9
PROCEDURE FOLLOWED IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS
9.1 What is the procedure followed to take a decision for various matters? (A reference to Secretariat Manual and Rule of Business Manual, and other rules/regulation etc can be made)
a. For management of the Institute's functioning, management council is there to consider various issues. The functions of the Management Council are as under:
i. To administer and manage the affairs and environs of the laboratory.
ii. To write off irrecoverable monetary losses and Stores within the limits prescribed by CSIR.
iii. To recommend the resource allocation for R&D activities/facilities of the Lab./Institute.
iv. To monitor the progress of R&D and other activities of the Lab./Institute.
v. To recommend devolution of powers to the project leaders for the proper implementation of the projects/activities.
vi. To approve contract R&D, consultancy projects and licensing of IPR beyond powers of Director.
vii. To consider the annual report of the National Laboratory viii. To constitute selection committees and assessment committees for
all Technical and Support Staff. ix. Any other matter, as may be referred by the Director-General
b. For day to day functioning "Internal Management Committee (IMC)"
considers various issues. The meeting of IMC takes place generally once in a month.
c. For service matters rules and regulations of Government of India/CSIR are followed in the Institute
d. For business matter there is a business development group which considers the business negotiations with the different parties/partners.
9.2 What are the documented procedures/laid down procedures/defined criteria/Rules to arrive at a particular decision for important matters? What are different levels through which a decision process moves?
a. For service matters all the rules and regulations of CSIR
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b. For ascertaining different categories of project/services and also for providing incentives to Scientists and S&T staff the procedure is followed as laid down in "Guidelines for technology transfer and utilization knowledgebase June 2005"
c. For foreign deputation matters guidelines of CSIR guidelines - 1996 for overseas visits of CSIR personnel, CSIR supported other Indian scientists, foreign scientists to CSIR revised on August 2005.
9.3 What are the arrangements to communicate t he decision to the public? Decisions to public normally is conveyed by Scientist, Information on behalf the Director of the Institute. 9.4 Who are the officers at various levels whose opinions are sought for the process of decision making? Policy decisions are considered in the meeting of Management Council. Matters related with Research and Development is decided in the meeting of Research Council. 9.5 Who is the final authority that vets the decision?
In most of the cases, the Final decision taking authority is Director, CSIR-NBRI. however, in cases, where it requires the approval of CSIR headquarters, the Institute refers to CSIR headquarters for necessary clearance/ approval as required under the rules and regulations of CSIR.
9.6 Please provide information separately in the following format for the important matters on which the decision is taken by the public authority
2. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (IMC)
a. Subject on which the decision is to be taken Day to Day Routine matters
b. Guideline/Direction, if any
Members at (ii) to (vi) to be nominated by Director-General, CSIR. The term of the nominated members shall be for a period of two years.
c. Process of Execution
All matters at the Management Council meeting shall be decided by the majority view. Each member including the Chairman shall have one vote.
The Chairman of Management Council shall preside the meeting and in the event of temporary vacancy in the office of the Director or absence of Director on account of illness, leave, deputation abroad, etc., the Acting Director of the Laboratory shall be the Chairman of the Management Council. The Chairman of MC shall preside the
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meeting of the MC and also approve the Proceedings.
The Management Council shall meet as and when required for effective management of the Lab./Instt. But not less than thrice in a financial year.
d. Designation of the officers involved in decision making
1. Director of the National Laboratory – Chairman 2. Four scientists of the Laboratory representing the staff of various age groups. 3. One representative of the technical personnel. 4. One Director level scientist from the same Laboratory or sister laboratory. 5. Head, Research Planning Business Development/Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation of the National Laboratory. 6. Controller of Finance & Accounts/F&AO of the Lab. 7. Controller of Administration/Administrative Officer of the Laboratory as
Member Secretary Contact information of above mentioned officers Administrative Officer, NBRI
If not satisfied by the decision, where and how to appeal
Director General, CSIR
3. RESEARCH COUNCIL (RC)
a. Subject on which the decision is to be taken
(i) Advise on the formulation of R&D programmes and future directions of activities of the laboratory keeping in view the Five Year Plans, national priorities and opportunity areas.
(ii) Suggest networking with other CSIR National Laboratories on programmes of mutual interest.
(iii) Review R&D activities and research programmes and advise on future directions. (iv) Advise on fostering linkages between the Laboratory, industry and potential clients. (v) Any other function as may be assigned by Director General / Governing Body.
b. Guideline/Direction, if any Generally held once in a month
c. Process of Execution
(i) Members at (I), (ii) and (iv) including the Chairman shall be nominated by Director General. The Secretary of the Research Council shall be nominated by the Director. The Secretariat for Research Council shall be provided by the National Laboratory.
(ii) The Chairman of RC shall preside the meeting. In the absence of the Chairman, members present shall elect a member to preside the meeting.
(iii) The term of nominated members of Research Council shall be for a period of three years. The Research Council shall meet not less than two times a year.
d. Designation of the officers involved in decision making
(i) Five external experts, one of whom shall be designated as Chairman
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(ii) Representative of concerned Scientific Departments/Agencies of Government of India
(iii) Director of the Laboratory (iv) Director/Sr. Scientist from a sister laboratory.
Director General or his representative shall be permanent invitee.
e. Contact information of above mentioned officers
Dr. S. K. Tewari, Sr. Principal Scientist & Secretary, RC, NBRI
f. If not satisfied by the decision, where and how to appeal
DG, CSIR, New Delhi
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Chapter – 10
DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
List Of Epabx Direct Nos With Level From
2297800 To 2297999 Dail Ext 800 To 999 is
Given on Institute's Website www.nbri.res.in
under Staff/Phone Section.
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Chapter – 11 Information of the employees working in CSIR-NBRI
Sl. No. Name of the Employee Current Designation Present Pay Band Present Grade Pay
1. Dr D K Upreti Chief Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 10000
2. Dr S A Ranade Chief Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 10000
3. Dr R S Katiyar Chief Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 10000 4. Dr Kanak Sahai Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 5. Dr Sudershan Kumar Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 6. Dr Tariq Hussain Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 7. Dr A K S Rawat Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 8. Dr R K Roy Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 9. Dr P A Shirkey Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 10. Dr S K Tewari Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 11. Dr T S Rana Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 12. Dr A K Gauniyal Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 13. Dr K N Nair Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 14. Dr Sudhir Shukla Sr. Principal Sci. PB-4/37400-67000 8900 15. Sh Anand Prakash Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 16. Sh Talevar Singh Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 17. Dr Nandita Singh Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 18. Dr P K Trivedi Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 19. Dr L B Chaudhary Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 20. Dr Vivek Pandey Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 21. Dr Samir V Sawant Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 22. Dr Aniruddha P. Sane Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 23. Dr Pratibha Mishra Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 24. Dr V A Sane Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 25. Dr Alok Lehri Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 26. Dr Ch. V Rao Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 27. Dr Sayyada Khatoon Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 28. Dr Mahesh Pal Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 29. Dr Sharad Kumar Srivastava Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 30. Dr Sanjeeva Nayaka Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700
31. Dr Ashish Kumar Asthana Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 32. Dr Sanjeev Kumar Ojha Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 33. Dr O P Sidhu Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 34. Dr Inderneel Sanyal Principal Scientist PB-4/37400-67000 8700 35. Dr P K Singh Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 36. Dr Arvind Jain Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 37. Shri Vivek Srivastava Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 38. Dr Shubha Rastogi Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 39. Dr C S Mohanty Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 40. Dr Hemant Kumar Yadav Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600
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41. Dr Mehar Hasan Asif Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 42. Dr Debasis Chakrabarty Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 43. Dr Shekhar Mallick Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 44. Dr Pankaj Kumar Srivastava Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 45. Sh Soumit Kumar Behera Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 46. Dr Suchi Srivastava Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 47. Dr Praveen Chandra Verma Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 48. Dr Satya Narayan Jena Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 49. Dr Ajit Pratap Singh Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 50. Dr Manjoosha Srivastava Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 51. Dr. Sumit Kumar Bag Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 52. Dr Sribash Roy Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 53. Dr. Aradhana Mishra Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 54. Sh. Baleshwar Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 55. Dr. Puneet Singh Chauhan Senior Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 7600 56. Dr Poonam C Singh Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 57. Dr Lal Bahadur Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 58. Dr Devendra Singh Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 59. Dr. Priyanka Agnihotri Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 60. Dr. Rakesh Chandra Nainwal Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 61. Dr. Brahmanand Singh Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 62. Dr. Manoj Kumar Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 63. Dr. Vijay Vishnu Wagh Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 64. Dr. Charu Lata Scientist PB-3/15600-39100 6600 65. Shri A.A.Malick Sr. Suptd. Engg. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 66. Shri SS Tripathi Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 67. Shri Yoginder Nath Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 68. Shri M.L. Kain Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 69. Dr. Bhaskar Datt Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 70. Shri Yogendra Misra Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 71. Shri VD Tripathi Principal Tech. Off. PB-4/37400-67000 8700 72. Shri AC Little Sr. Tech. Off. (3) PB-3/15600-39100 7600 73. Shri RK Tripathi Sr. Tech. Off. (3) PB-3/15600-39100 7600 74. Shri D.K.Puroshotam Sr. Tech. Off. (3) PB-3/15600-39100 7600 75. Shri Alok Kumar Sr. Tech. Off. (3) PB-3/15600-39100 7600 76. Shri Shankar Verma Sr. Tech. Off. (3) PB-3/15600-39100 7600 77. Shri Lalit Kumar Srivastava Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 78. Dr Anil Kumar Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 79. Dr Daya Shanker Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 80. Shri Bhagwan Das Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 81. Dr. Atul Batra Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 82. Dr. Sanjay Dwivedi Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 83. Dr. Abhishek Niranjan Sr. Tech. Off. (2) PB-3/15600-39100 6600 84. Dr. RN Gupta Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 85. Dr. Sushma Verma Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 86. Shri Rajeev Kumar Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400
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87. Shri Girdhari Sharma Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 88. Shri Harendra Pal Singh Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 89. Dr. Sandip Kumar Behera Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 90. Dr Vinay Sahu Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 91. Dr. Anil Kumar Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 92. Dr MK Shukla Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 93. Dr.(Smt.) Kiran Toppo Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 94. Dr MM Pandey Sr. Tech. Off. (1) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 95. Sh Surajeet Kumar Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 96. Mrs. Swati Sharma Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 97. Ms. Sara Jamil Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 98. Smt. Leena Wahi Gupta Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 99. Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 100. Shri Krishna Nand Maurya Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 101. Smt. Babita Kumari Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 102. Dr. Geet Gobind Sinam Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 103. Sh Sumit Yadav Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 104. Dr. Krishna Kumar Rawat Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 105. Ms. Dibya Dolridge Toppo Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 106. Sh. Somanath Swain Technical Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 107. Dr Satish Kumar Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 108. Sh Prashant Srivastava Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 109. Shri Jaychand Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 110. Ms. Shweta Singh Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 111. Sh. Rameshwar Prasad Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 112. Ms. Rekha Kannaujia Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 113. Sh. Shashank Kumar Mishra Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 114. Sh. Komal Kumar Ingle Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 115. Sh. Bharat Lal Meena Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 116. Sh. Vivek Kumar Gupta Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 117. Sh. Rajat Raj Rastogi Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 118. Ms. Vandana Tiwari Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 119. Sh. Devranjan Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 120. Sh. Prasad M. G. Technical Asst. PB-2/9300+34800 4200 121. Sh. Nizammudin Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 122. Sh. Nand Kishore Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 123. Shri Dinesh Singh Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 124. Shri Ram Charan Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 125. Sh. VK Singh S/o CB Singh Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 126. Sh. BL Tandon Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 127. Sh. R K Choudhary Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 128. Sh. Wanti Lal Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 129. Sh. S.Venktesh Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 130. Sh. Jyoti Tandon Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 131. Sh. Prem Chand Ram Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 132. Sh. Moti Lal No.1 Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600
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133. Ramesh Kumar Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 134. Shri MK Srivastava Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 135. Shri Ram Karan Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 136. Shri Saral Ram Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 137. Mrs.Satya Bhama Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 138. Shri Moinuddin Khan Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 139. Shri Kalika Pd. Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 140. Shri US Saraswat Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 141. Shri Ram Kishore Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 142. Shri Harish Chander Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 143. Shri Ram Sewak Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 144. Shri Krishan Chandra Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 145. Shri Naresh Kumar Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 146. Shri Satrohan Pd. Yadav Sr. Technician (2) PB-2/9300+34800 4600 147. Shri Tilkoo Pd. Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 148. Shri Moti Lal Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 149. Shri Nankau Prasad Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 150. Shri Prem Nath Shukla Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 151. Shri Sree Pal Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 152. Mrs. Vishwamohini Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 153. Shri Babu Ram Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 154. Shri GD Nigam Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200
155. Shri Ramesh Kumar Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200
156. Shri Ram Prasad Yadav Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200
157. Shri Ayodhya Prasad Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 158. Shri RS Tewari Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 159. Shri Om Pal Sharma Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 160. Shri Keshav Ram Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 161. Shri S K Tewari Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 162. Shri Ram Shanker Sachan Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 163. Shri Prakash Singh Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 164. Shri Rakesh Kumar Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 165. Shri Ram Bux Singh Sr. Technician (1) PB-2/9300+34800 4200 166. Sh. Ajay Kumar Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 167. Sh. Surjeet Kumar Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 168. Sh. Shubham Tandon Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 169. Sh. Rakesh Kumar Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 170. Sh. Pawan Kumar Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 171. Sh. Asheesh Rav Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 172. Sh. Yogeshvar Pd. Sahu Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 173. Sh. Deleep Singh Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 174. Sh. Ganesh R Kalbandhe Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 175. Sh. Anoop Kumar Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 176. Sh. Raj Singh Technician (1) PB-1/5200-20200 1900
177. Shri Buddhu Lal Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
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178. Shri Ram Sakal Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
179. Shri Hamidul Haq Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
180. Shri Bahadur Singh Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
181. Shri Ram Bahadur Singh Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
182. Shri Guru Prasad Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
183. Shri AK Rawat Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
184. Shri Awadesh Singh Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
185. Shri Babu Lal No.1 Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
186. Shri Jyotik Shah Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
187. Shri Kallu Prasad Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
188. Mohd. Jamal Ansari Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
189. Shri SN Verma Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
190. Ms. Gomta Devi Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
191. Shri Shiv Pal Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
192. Smt. Kaushalya Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
193. Shri Om Prakash Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
194. Shri Ram Kumar Singh Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
195. Shri Dhani Ram Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
196. Shri Sati Prasad Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
197. Shri Tauqeer Ahamed Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
198. Shri Gorakh Nath Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
199. Shri Nanhey Lal Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
200. Shri Ram Balak Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800
201. Shri Om Prakash Gautam Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800 202. Shri Ram Lalit Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800 203. Shri Phool Chand Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800 204. Shri Ram Shankar Rawat Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 2800 205. Shri Aliyar Prashad Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 1900 206. Shri Krishna Kumar Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 1900 207. Shri Ram Gopal Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 1900 208. Shri Shyam Babu Sen Lab Assistant PB-1/5200-20200 1900 209. Shri Kharchoo Ram Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 210. Shri Heera lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 211. Shri Ram Krishan Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 212. Shri Mauji lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 213. Shri PC lohani Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 214. Shri Buddhi Lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 2400 215. Shri Bisheshwar Prasad Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 216. Shri Ram Milan Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 217. Shri Ram Prasad Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1900 218. Shri Hari Ram Yadav Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 2400 219. Shri Chandra Bhan Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 220. Shri Subhash Chandra Singh Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 221. Shri Shambhu Prasad Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 222. Shri Sahaj Ram Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800
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223. Shri Manohar Lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 224. Shri Hari Charan Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 225. Shri Mohan Lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 226. Shri Chottey Lal Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 227. Shri Raj Kumar Singh Lab Attendant (2) PB-1/5200-20200 1800 228. Shri B.J. Deuri A.O. PB-3/15600-39100 6600 229. Shri Rajiv Kumar Verma S.O. PB-3/15600-39100 5400 230. Sh. Sachin Mehrotra S.O. PB-2/9300+34800 4800 231. Sh. Prasoon Misra S.O. PB-2/9300+34800 4800 232. Sh. Shiva Kant Mishra S.O. (G) PB-2/9300+34800 4800 233. Smt. Prabha Tirkey S.O. (G) PB-2/9300+34800 5400 234. Sh. A.K. Ahuja Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 235. Sh. K.K. Saxena Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 236. Sh. H.C. Bhatt Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 237. Smt. Amita Johri Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 238. Sh. G.C. Nigam Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 239. Smt. Sona Lamsal Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 240. Sh. J.P. Singh Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4200 241. Sh. A.K. Upadhyay Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 242. Smt. Swapna Ghosh Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 243. Smt. Anita Arora Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 244. Sh. Devashish Abrol Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 245. Sh. Mohd. Moin Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 246. Sh. Deep Chandra Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 247. Sh. Arun Kumar Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 248. Sh. S.S. Yadav Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 249. Sh. Om Prakash Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 250. Sh. Alok Jain Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 251. Sh. V.K. Singh Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 252. Sh. Sibtain Jafar Asst. (G) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 253. Sh. Rajhans Gautam COF&A PB-3/15600-39100 7600 254. Sh. Sanjeev Shekhar F&AO PB-3/15600-39100 6600 255. Sh. Surya Kant Singh SO (F&A) PB-2/9300+34800 4800 256. Sh. R.K. Sonkar Asst. (F&A) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 257. Sh. Gayasuddin Asst. (F&A) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4800 258. Km. Archana Bindra Asst. (F&A) Gr. II PB-2/9300+34800 4600 259. Sh. Kaushal Kishore SPO PB-3/15600-39100 6600 260. Sh. Dinesh Kumar SPO PB-3/15600-39100 6600 261. Sh. K.K. Singh SO (S&P) PB-3/15600-39100 5400 262. Smt. Rooma Chauhan Asst. (S&P) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 263. Sh. H.N. Dwivedi Asst. (S&P) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 264. Sh. Vivek Kumar Yadav Asst. (S&P) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 265. Smt. Sushma Verma Asst. (S&P) Gr. I PB-2/9300+34800 4600 266. Sh. B.P. Pandey PS PB-2/9300+34800 5400 267. Sh. Mohd. Aslam PS PB-2/9300+34800 4800 268. Sh. Ram Naresh Sr. Steno PB-2/9300+34800 4800
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269. Sh. Y.C. Tiwari Sr. Steno PB-2/9300+34800 4800 270. Sh. Kapil Sharma Sr. Steno PB-2/9300+34800 4600 271. Smt. Sandhya Srivastava Sr. Steno PB-2/9300+34800 4600 272. Sh. Atul Kumar Srivastava Sr. Steno PB-2/9300+34800 4600 273. Sh. S.K. Pandey Security Officer PB-2/9300+34800 4600 274. Sh. R.T. Chaudhary WWA PB-2/9300+34800 4600 275. Sh. R.K. Tripathi Care Taker PB-3/15600-39100 7600 276. Sh. Bijendra Singh Hindi Officer PB-3/15600-39100 5400 277. Sh. Babu Ram Staff Car Driver PB-2/9300+34800 4200 278. Sh. B.L. Tandon Staff Car Driver PB-2/9300+34800 4600 279. Sh. Naumi Lal Staff Car Driver PB-1/5200-20200 2400 280. Sh. Shakir Hussain Cook PB-1/5200-20200 2400 281. Sh. Molahu Ram Bearer PB-1/5200-20200 2400 282. Sh. Mata Prasad Bearer PB-1/5200-20200 1900 283. Sh. Mangli MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 284. Sh. Sajeevan Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 285. Sh. Amar Pal Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 286. Sh. Ram Naresh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 287. Sh. Vishnu Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 288. Sh. Shiv Kumar MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 289. Sh. Babu Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 290. Smt. Radha Chauhan MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 291. Sh. Ram Gulam MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 292. Sh. Sapan Sarkar MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 293. Sh. Man Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 294. Sh. Rajendra MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 295. Sh. Sundar Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 296. Sh. Puttan Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 297. Sh. Sri Ram MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 298. Sh. Maya Ram MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 299. Sh. Ram Awadh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 300. Sh. Abhishek Nigam MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 301. Sh. S.P. Mourya MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 302. Km. Yasmin Bano MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 303. Sh. Gopal Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 304. Sh. Sarvan Kumar MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 305. Sh. Sher Bahadur MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 306. Sh. Surendra Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 307. Sh. Rais Ahmad MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 308. Sh. Toni MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 309. Sh. Ram Nawal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 310. Sh. Jamsher Khan MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 311. Sh. Ram Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 312. Sh. Mansha Ram MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 313. Sh. Ishwari MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 314. Sh. Ram Pher MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900
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315. Sh. Om Prakash Sharma MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 316. Sh. Sanjay Pal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 317. Sh. Moti Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 318. Sh. Chheda Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 319. Sh. Jiya Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 320. Sh. Surya Narain MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 321. Sh. Hari Ram Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 322. Sh. Shri Krishna MTS PB-1/5200-20200 2000 323. Sh. Mohan Lal MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1900 324. Sh. Saheb Deen MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 325. Sh. Ram Singh MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 326. Sh. Nand Kishore MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 327. Smt. Ram Kali MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 328. Sh. Ram Sagar MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 329. Sh. Munnar MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 330. Smt. Asha Devi MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800 331. Km. Sonam Balmiki MTS PB-1/5200-20200 1800
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Chapter – 12
THE MANNER OF EXECUTIVE OF SUBSIDY PROGRAMMES
There is no subsidy programme in NBRI.
Chapter – 13
PARTICULARS OF RECIPIENTS OF CONCESSIONS, PERMITS OR AUTHORIZATION GRANTED BY IT
There is no concession scheme at NBRI.
Chapter – 14
NORMS SET BY IT FOR THE DISCHARGE OF ITS FUNCTIONS
1. Responsibilities of Director, CSIR-NBRI include: a. Realizing the mission of the CSIR-NBRI b. Creating an environment in the CSIR-NBRI conducive to nurturing of innovation
and high class R&D and the other S&T activities of the laboratory. c. Managing the affairs of the CSIR-NBRI as per the decisions of the Management
Council. d. Director shall in all matters have powers delegated to him by the Governing Body.
2. Director is assisted by Administrative functionaries (Controller of Administration, Controller of Finance & Accounts and Controller of Stores & Purchase) to advise him in respect of all administrative and financial matters.
3. In regard to the matters concerning the service conditions of the employees of the Council, all the Rules & Regulations framed by the Govt. of India are made applicable by the Council in accordance with CSIR Bye-laws.
Chapter – 15
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM
Annual Report, Newsletter of the institute is available in electronic form. Attempts shall be made to digitize various documents available.
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Chapter – 16
PARTICULARS OF THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION
Means, methods or facilitation available to the public which are adopted by the department for dissemination of information
NBRI has the following means/methods/facility for dissemination of information to public.
• Official Library • Through Newspaper • Exposition • Notice Board • Inspection of Records in the Office • System of issuing of copies of documents • Publications of NBRI available at Economic Botany Information
Service Section (EBIS) for sale. • NBRI Website: www.nbri.res.in
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Chapter – 17
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
17.1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Right to Information Act
It comes into force on the 12th October 2005 (120th day of its enactment on 15th June, 2005). Some provisions have come into force with immediate effect viz. obligations of public authorities [S.4(1)], designation of Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers[S.5(1) and 5(2)], constitution of Central Information Commission (S.12 and 13), constitution of State Information Commission (S.15 and 16), non-applicability of the Act to Intelligence and Security Organizations (S.24) and power to make rules to carry out the provisions of the Act (S.27 and 28).
1. When does it come into force?
The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. [S.(12)]
2. Who is covered?
Information means any material in any form including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force but does not include "file notings" [S.2(f)].
3. What does information mean?
It includes the right to - 4. What does Right to Information mean?
i. inspect works, documents, records. ii. take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records. iii. take certified samples of material. iv. obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes
or in any other electronic mode or through printouts.[S.2(j)]
It shall publish within one hundred and twenty days of the enactment:- 5. What are the obligations of public authority?
i. the particulars of its organization, functions and duties; ii. the powers and duties of its officers and employees;
iii. the procedure followed in its decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;
iv. the norms set by it for the discharge of its functions;
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v. the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records used by its employees for discharging its functions;
vi. a statement of the categories of the documents held by it or under its control; vii. the particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or
representation by the members of the public, in relation to the formulation of policy or implementation thereof;
viii. a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted by it. Additionally, information as to whether the meetings of these are open to the public, or the minutes' of such meetings are accessible to the public;
ix. a directory of its officers and employees; x. the monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees,
including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations; xi. the budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans,
proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made; xii. the manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated
and the details and beneficiaries of such programmes; xiii. particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it; xiv. details of the information available to, or held by it, reduced in an electronic
form; xv. the particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information,
including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;
xvi. the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.[S.4(1)(b)]
i. information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence
6. What is not open to disclosure?
ii. information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
iii. information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;
iv. information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, unless the competent authority is satisfied that larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information;
v. information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship, unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information;
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vi. information received in confidence from foreign Government; vii. information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of
any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes;
viii. information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
ix. cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers;
x. information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual;
xi. Notwithstanding any of the exemptions listed above, a public authority may allow access to information, if public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to the protected interests.
Only that part of the record which does not contain any information which is exempt from disclosure and which can reasonably be severed from any part that contains exempt information, may be provided. [S.10]
7. Is partial disclosure allowed?
It means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted: [S.2(h)]
8. What does a "public authority" mean?
i. by or under the Constitution; ii. by any other law made by Parliament; iii. by any other law made by State Legislature; iv. by notification issued or order made by the appropriate Government.and includes
any- a. body owned, controlled or substantially financed b. non-Government organization substantially financed directly or indirectly by
the appropriate Government.
Central Intelligence and Security agencies specified in the Second Schedule like IB, R&AW, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Directorate of Enforcement, Narcotics Control Bureau, Aviation Research Centre, Special Frontier Force, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF, NSG, Assam Rifles, Special Service Bureau, Special Branch (CID), Andaman and Nicobar, The Crime Branch-CID-CB, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Special Branch, Lakshadweep Police. Agencies specified by the State Governments through a Notification will also be excluded. The exclusion, however, is not absolute and these organizations have an obligation to provide information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations. Further, information relating to allegations of human rights
9. Who is excluded?
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valuations could be given but only with the approval of the Central or State Information Commission, as the case may be. [S.24)]
A third party means a person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority. Third parties have a right to be heard in respect of applications and appeals dealing with information submitted by them to the Government in confidence. [S.2(n) and S.11]
10. Who are 'Third Parties'?
PIOs are officers designated by the public authorities in all administrative units or offices under it to provide information to the citizens requesting for information under the Act. Any officer, whose assistance has been sought by the PIO for the proper discharge of his or her duties, shall render all assistance and for the purpose of contraventions of the provisions of this Act, such other officer shall be treated as a PIO.
11. Who are Public Information Officers (PIOs)?
i. PIO shall deal with requests from persons seeking information and where the request cannot be made in writing, to render reasonable assistance to the person to reduce the same in writing.
12. What are the duties of a PIO?
ii. If the information requested for is held by or its subject matter is closely connected with the function of another public authority, the PIO shall transfer, within 5 days, the request to that other public authority and inform the applicant immediately.
iii. PIO may seek the assistance of any other officer for the proper discharge of his/her duties.
iv. PIO, on receipt of a request, shall as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within 30 days of the receipt of the request, either provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of the reasons specified in S.8 or S.9.
v. Where the information requested for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request.
vi. If the PIO fails to give decision on the request within the period specified, he shall be deemed to have refused the request.
vii. Where a request has been rejected, the PIO shall communicate to the requester - (i) the reasons for such rejection, (ii) the period within which an appeal against such rejection may be preferred, and (iii) the particulars of the Appellate Authority.
viii. PIO shall provide information in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the Public Authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question.
ix. If allowing partial access, the PIO shall give a notice to the applicant, informing: a. that only part of the record requested, after severance of the record containing
information which is exempt from disclosure, is being provided;
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b. the reasons for the decision, including any findings on any material question of fact, referring to the material on which those findings were based;
c. the name and designation of the person giving the decision; d. the details of the fees calculated by him or her and the amount of fee which the
applicant is required to deposit; and e. his or her rights with respect to review of the decision regarding non-disclosure
of part of the information, the amount of fee charged or the form of access provided.
x. If information sought has been supplied by third party or is treated as confidential by that third party, the PIO shall give a written notice to the third party within 5 days from the receipt of the request and take its representation into consideration.
xi. Third party must be given a chance to make a representation before the PIO within 10 days from the date of receipt of such notice.
i. Apply in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area, to the PIO, specifying the particulars of the information sought for.
13. What is the Application Procedure for requesting information?
ii. Reason for seeking information are not required to be given; iii. Pay fees as may be prescribed (if not belonging to the below poverty line
category).
i. 30 days from the date of application 14. What is the time limit to get the information?
ii. 48 hours for information concerning the life and liberty of a person iii. 5 days shall be added to the above response time, in case the application for
information is given to Assistant Public Information Officer. iv. If the interests of a third party are involved then time limit will be 40 days
(maximum period + time given to the party to make representation). v. Failure to provide information within the specified period is a deemed refusal.
i. Application fees to be prescribed which must be reasonable. 15. What is the fee?
ii. If further fees are required, then the same must be intimated in writing with calculation details of how the figure was arrived at;
iii. Applicant can seek review of the decision on fees charged by the PIO by applying to the appropriate Appellate Authority;
iv. No fees will be charged from people living below the poverty line v. Applicant must be provided information free of cost if the PIO fails to comply
with the prescribed time limit.
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i. If it is covered by exemption from disclosure. (S.8) 16. What could be the ground for rejection?
ii. If it infringes copyright of any person other than the State. (S.9)
i. First Appeal: First appeal to the officer senior in rank to the PIO in the concerned Public Authority within 30 days from the expiry of the prescribed time limit or from the receipt of the decision (delay may be condoned by the Appellate Authority if sufficient cause is shown).
17. Who are the Appellate Authorities?
ii. Second Appeal: Second appeal to the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission as the case may be, within 90 days of the date on which the decision was given or should have been made by the First Appellate Authority. (delay may be condoned by the Commission if sufficient cause is shown).
iii. Third Party appeal against PIO's decision must be filed within 30 days before first Appellate Authority; and, within 90 days of the decision on the first appeal, before the appropriate Information Commission which is the second appellate authority.
iv. Burden of proving that denial of Information was justified lies with the PIO. v. First Appeal shall be disposed of within 30 days from the date of its receipt. Period
extendable by 15 days if necessary. (S.19)
i. Central Information Commission to be constituted by the Central Government through a Gazette Notification.
18. How is Central Information Commission constituted?
ii. Commission includes 1 Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who will be appointed by the President of India.
iii. Oath of Office will be administered by the President of India according to the form set out in the First Schedule.
iv. Commission shall have its Headquarters in Delhi. Other offices may be established in other parts of the country with the approval of the Central Government.
v. Commission will exercise its powers without being subjected to directions by any other authority. (S.12)
19.
i. Candidates for CIC/IC must be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass media or administration and governance.
What is the eligibility criterion and what is the process of appointment of CIC/IC?
ii. CIC/IC shall not be a Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory. He shall not hold any other office of profit or connected
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with any political party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession. (S.12)
iii. Appointment Committee includes Prime Minister (Chair), Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and one Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
i. CIC shall be appointed for a term of 5 years from date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
20. What is the term of office and other service conditions of CIC?
ii. CIC is not eligible for reappointment. iii. Salary will be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner. This will not
be varied to the disadvantage of the CIC during service. (S.13)
i. IC shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier and shall not be eligible for reappointment as IC.
21. What is the term of office and other service conditions of IC?
ii. Salary will be the same as that of the Election Commissioner. This will not be varied to the disadvantage of the IC during service.
iii. IC is eligible for appointment as CIC but will not hold office for more than a total of five years including his/her term as IC. (S.13)
i. The State Information Commission will be constituted by the State Government through a Gazette notification. It will have one State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) and not more than 10 State Information Commissioners (SIC) to be appointed by the Governor.
22. How is the State Information Commission constituted?
ii. Oath of office will be administered by the Governor according to the form set out in the First Schedule.
iii. The headquarters of the State Information Commission shall be at such place as the State Government may specify. Other offices may be established in other parts of the State with the approval of the State Government.
iv. The Commission will exercise its powers without being subjected to any other authority.
i. The Appointments Committee will be headed by the Chief Minister. Other members include the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and one Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.
23. What is the eligibility criterion and what is the process of appointment of State Chief Information Commissioner/State Information Commissioners?
ii. The qualifications for appointment as SCIC/SIC shall be the same as that for Central Commissioners.
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iii. The salary of the State Chief Information Commissioner will be the same as that of an Election Commissioner. The salary of the State Information Commissioner will be the same as that of the Chief Secretary of the State Government. (S.15)
1. The Central Information Commission/State Information Commission has a duty to receive complaints from any person -
24. What are the powers and functions of Information Commissions?
a) who has not been able to submit an information request because a PIO has not been appointed ;
b) who has been refused information that was requested; c) who has received no response to his/her information request within the
specified time limits ; d) who thinks the fees charged are unreasonable ; e) who thinks information given is incomplete or false or misleading ;and f) any other matter relating to obtaining information under this law.
2. Power to order inquiry if there are reasonable grounds. 3. CIC/SCIC will have powers of Civil Court such as -
a) summoning and enforcing attendance of persons, compelling them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce documents or things;
b) requiring the discovery and inspection of documents; c) receiving evidence on affidavit ; d) requisitioning public records or copies from any court or office e) issuing summons for examination of witnesses or documents f) any other matter which may be prescribed.
4. All records covered by this law (including those covered by exemptions) must be given to CIC/SCIC during inquiry for examination.
5. Power to secure compliance of its decisions from the Public Authority includes- a) providing access to information in a particular form; b) directing the public authority to appoint a PIO/APIO where none exists; c) publishing information or categories of information; d) making necessary changes to the practices relating to management,
maintenance and destruction of records ; e) enhancing training provision for officials on RTI; f) seeking an annual report from the public authority on compliance with this
law; g) require it to compensate for any loss or other detriment suffered by the
applicant ; h) impose penalties under this law; or
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i) reject the application. (S.18 and S.19)
1. Central Information Commission will send an annual report to the Central Government on the implementation of the provisions of this law at the end of the year. The State Information Commission will send a report to the State Government .
25. What is the reporting procedure?
2. Each Ministry has a duty to compile reports from its Public Authorities and send them to the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the case may be.
3. Each report will contain details of number of requests received by each Public Authority, number of rejections and appeals, particulars of any disciplinary action taken, amount of fees and charges collected etc.
4. Central Government will table the Central Information Commission report before Parliament after the end of each year. The concerned State Government will table the report of the State Information Commission before the Vidhan Sabha (and the Vidhan Parishad wherever applicable). (S.25)
Every PIO will be liable for fine of Rs. 250 per day, up to a maximum of Rs. 25,000/-, for -
26. What are the penalty provisions?
i. not accepting an application; ii. delaying information release without reasonable cause; iii. malafidely denying information; iv. knowingly giving incomplete, incorrect, misleading information; v. destroying information that has been requested and vi. obstructing furnishing of information in any manner.
The Information Commission (IC) at the Centre and the State levels will have the power to impose this penalty. The Information Commission can also recommend disciplinary action for violation of the law against an erring PIO. (S.20)
Lower Courts are barred from entertaining suits or applications against any order made under this Act. (S.23) However, the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts under Articles 32 and 225 of the Constitution remains unaffected.
27. What is the jurisdiction of courts
i. Develop educational programmes for the public especially disadvantaged communities on RTI.
28. What is the role of Central/State Governments?
ii. Encourage Public Authorities to participate in the development and organization of such programmes.
iii. Promote timely dissemination of accurate information to the public.
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iv. Train officers and develop training materials. v. Compile and disseminate a User Guide for the public in the respective official
language. vi. Publish names, designation postal addresses and contact details of PIOs and other
information such as notices regarding fees to be paid, remedies available in law if request is rejected etc. (S.26)
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17.2. Related to seeking Information
How to fill an application form A sample copy of a written application form is provided below:
Please make your request by completing the form below. The personal information provided on this form is protected under the provisions of Right to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
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Fee details
1. A request for obtaining information under Sub-Section(1) of Section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee for Rs. 10/- by the way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft/bankers cheque/IPO payable to Director, NBRI, Lucknow.
2. For providing the information under Sub-section(1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority at the following rates:
a) Rupees 2/- for each page (in A4 or A3 size paper) created or copied;
b) Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;
c) For inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee or rupees five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.
3. For providing the information under Sub-Section(5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to Director, NBRI at the following rates:
a) For Information provided in diskette or floppy Rs. 50/- per diskette or floppy; and
b) For information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or Rs. 2/- per page of photocopy for extracts from the publications.
How to write a precise information request – Few Tips
The information seeker need to pinpoint the information like year for which he/she is asking, specific details of the person/subject for whom he/she seeks details. Regarding purchase matters, information seeker may focus on the name of items/person,. This would also be applicable to finance and administrative matters. As far as research activities are concerned the name of the scientist or title of the project are desirable to compile the information.
Rights of the Citizen in case of denial of information and procedure to appeal
In case of denial/delay requests can be made to Appellate Authority. The details of the appellate authority is as under
Dr. D. K. Upreti, Chief Scientist CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 Ph.: 0522-2297850 (Email: [email protected] )
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17.3 With relation to training imparted to public by Public Authority
Institute organizes training either under project mode or on demand (on payment). There is no fixed schedule of the training organized by the institute. Institute also offers summer training in the areas wherein basic and applied researches are carried out.
17.4 With relation to Certificate, No objection certificate etc issued by the Public Authority not included in Manual – 13
Institute does not offer any certificate course/training
17.8 Details of any other public services provided by the Public Authority
1. Flower Shows
2. Testing facilities on payment
3. Library
4. Sale of Ornamentals
5. Sale of Institute's Publications
6. Plant Identification Facility
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