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Citizen Charter in Central Government Departments : Lok Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
CITIZEN CHARTER



UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1639 by Shri ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has ascertained the names of Departments along with the services wherein there is a need to introduce Citizens Charter;
(b) if so, the number and details of the said departments;
(c) whether several Departments have already introduced such practice separately;
(d) if so, the details thereof Department-wise;
(e) whether the Government is making any efforts for bringing uniformity in the Citizen Charter; and
(f) if so, the manner in which the said efforts are being made along with the details thereof ?

ANSWERED ON  22.08.2012 by Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a) to (d): From the year 2003 the formulation of Citizens Charters has been made part of Annual Report of Government Ministries / Departments through paragraph 157 in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMOP), 12th Edition, 2003. This has been continued in paragraph 146 of the 13th edition of the Manual brought out in 2010. 72 Departments/ Ministries of Government of India have formulated revised Citizens Charters, as per list enclosed.

(e) & (f): In 2005, the Union Government had created a Quality Management System (QMS) called Sevottam. This is a generic framework, for bringing improvements in public service delivery on a continual basis, and the Citizen’s Charter has been included as one of the three modules of the framework. Dissemination of Sevottam has been undertaken through workshops, conferences, advertisement in leading newspapers, information in public domain, issue guidelines etc.

In addition, the Union Government has introduced in the Lok Sabha in 2011, a legislation called “The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of Their Grievances Bill, 2011”. This makes it mandatory for all public authorities to publish Citizens Charters, stating therein the time within which goods shall be supplied and services be rendered. It also provides for a `Grievance Redressal Mechanism’ for non-compliance of citizens charter.

LIST IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1639 FOR ANSWER ON 22.08.2012 ASKED BY SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL REGARDING CITIZEN CHARTER List of 72 CENTRAL MINISTRIES/DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE REVISED CITIZENS CHARTERS

  1. Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
  2. Department of Agricultural Research and Education
  3. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
  4. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
  5. Department of Rural Development
  6. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  7. Ministry of Environment & Forests
  8. Department of Land Resources
  9. Department of Drinking Water Supply
  10. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  11. Department of Official Languages
  12. Department of Health and Family Welfare
  13. Department of AYUSH
  14. Department of Health Research
  15. Department of AIDS Control
  16. Department of School Education and Literacy
  17. Department of Higher Education
  18. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  19. Department of Sports
  20. Department of Youth Affairs
  21. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  22. Department of Justice
  23. Department of Legal Affairs
  24. Department of Legislative
  25. Department of Chemical and Petro-Chemicals
  26. Department of Fertilizers
  27. Department of Pharmaceuticals
  28. Ministry of Coal
  29. Ministry of Mines
  30. Ministry of Power
  31. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  32. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  33. Ministry of Steel
  34. Ministry of Water Resources
  35. Department of Defence Research and Development
  36. Department of Disinvestment
  37. Department of Commerce
  38. Ministry of Textiles
  39. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
  40. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  41. Department of Heavy Industries
  42. Department of Public Enterprises
  43. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  44. Ministry of Tourism
  45. Ministry of Culture
  46. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  47. Department of Personnel and Training
  48. Department of Defence Production
  49. Department of Telecommunications
  50. Ministry of Civil Aviation
  51. Department of Posts
  52. Department of Information Technology
  53. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
  54. Department of Road Transport and Highways
  55. Department of Shipping
  56. Department of Science and Technology
  57. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
  58. Department of Bio Technology
  59. Department of Space
  60. Ministry of Railways
  61. Department of Food and Public Distribution
  62. Department of Consumer Affairs
  63. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
  64. Ministry of Labour and Employment
  65. Ministry of Minority Affairs
  66. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
  67. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  68. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  69. Ministry of Urban Development
  70. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  71. Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare
  72. Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

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