A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPARENCY AUDIT 2020-21
The RTI Act under section 4 provides a comprehensive framework for promoting openness in the functioning of the public authorities.
While Section 4(1) (a) provides a general guideline for record management, so that the information could be easily stored and retained, the sub-sections b,c and d of Section 4 relate to the organizational objects and functions. Sub-sections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 4 of the RTI Act and other related information can be grouped under six categories; namely, 1-organsiation and function, 2- Budget and programmes, 3- Publicity and public interface, 4-E. governance,
1. Organisation and Function
S.No. |
Item |
Details of disclosure |
Remarks/ Reference Points |
1.1 |
Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties |
(i) Name and address of the Organization | |
| (ii) Head of the organization | http://icpr.in/organ-chairman.html |
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| (iii) Vision, Mission and Key objectives | |||
| (iv) Function and duties | |||
| (v) Organization Chart | May be seen at page |
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| (vi) Any other details-the genesis, inception, formation of the department and the HoDs from time to time as well as the committees/ Commissions constituted from time to time have been dealt | http://icpr.in/ |
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1.2 |
Power and duties of its officers and employees |
(i) Powers and duties of officers (administrative, financial and judicial) | ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf |
| (ii) Power and duties of other employees | ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf |
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| (iii) Rules/ orders under which powers and duty are derived and | -ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf/a> |
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| (iv) Exercised | ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf |
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| (v) Work allocation | ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf |
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1.3 |
Procedure followed in decision making process |
(i) Process of decision making Identify key decision making points | Copy of Service Regulation and Recruitment Regulationhttp://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
| (ii) Final decision making authority | Copy of Service Regulation and Recruitment Regulation http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (iii) Related provisions, acts, rules etc. | Copy of Service Regulation and Recruitment Regulation http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (iv) Time limit for taking a decisions, if any | Copy of Service Regulation and Recruitment Regulation http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (v) Channel of supervision and accountability | Copy of Service Regulation and Recruitment Regulation http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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1.4 |
Norms for discharge of functions |
(i) Nature of functions/ services offered | |
| (ii) Norms/ standards for functions/ service delivery | |||
| (iii) Process by which these services can be accessed | |||
| (iv) Time-limit for achieving the targets | http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (v) Process of redress of grievances | http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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1.5 |
Rules, regulations, instructions manual and records for discharging functions |
(i) Title and nature of the record/ manual /instruction. | ICPR RR copy at http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit-2
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| (ii) List of Rules, regulations, instructions manuals and records. | copy of RR at http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (iii) Acts/ Rules manuals etc. | ICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf and copy of RR at http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (iv) Transfer policy and transfer orders
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As per existing vacancy and post for ICPR, Delhi and Lucknow office. |
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1.6 |
Categories of documents held by the authority under its control [Section 4(1)(b) (vi)] |
(i) Categories of documents | Member Secretary issues Office Orders/Decisions and Guidelines as approved by Council’s Governing Body. |
(ii) Custodian of documents/categories |
Member Secretary issues Office Orders/Decisions and Guidelines as approved by Council’s Governing Body. |
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1.7 |
Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies constituted as part of the Public Authority |
(i) Name of Boards, Council, Committee etc. | http://icpr.in/organ-council |
| (ii) Composition | http://icpr.in/organ-council |
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| (iii) Dates from which constituted | http://icpr.in/organ-council |
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| (iv) Term/ Tenure | http://icpr.in/organ-council |
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| (v) Powers and functions | |||
| (vi) Whether their meetings are open to the public? | May be seen at office or asked through RTI |
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| (vii) Whether the minutes of the meetings are open to the public? | Yes |
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| (viii) Place where the minutes if open to the public are available? | |||
1.8 |
Directory of officers and employees |
(i) Name and designation | |
| (ii) Telephone , fax and email ID | |||
1.9 |
Monthly Remuneration received by officers & employees including system of compensation |
(i) List of employees with Gross monthly remuneration Note: latest will be updated. | |
| (ii) System of compensation as provided in its regulations | Allowances as applicable to Central Govt. employees and specific allowance if any as approved by the Competent Authority. |
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1.10 |
Name, designation and other particulars of public information officers [Section 4(1) (b) (xvi)] |
(i) Name and designation of the public information officer (PIO), Assistant Public Information (s) & Appellate Authority | |
| (ii) Address, telephone numbers and email ID of each designated official. | |||
1.11 |
No. Of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been proposed/ taken (Section 4(2)) |
No. of employees against whom disciplinary action has been (i) Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings |
1 employee, pending. |
| (ii) Finalised for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings | 2 Employees, finalised |
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1.12 |
Programmes to advance understanding of RTI (Section 26) |
(i) Educational programmes | |
| (ii) Efforts to encourage public authority to participate in these programmes | http://icpr.in/Home programme participation is invited through website |
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| (iii) Training of CPIO/APIO | Time to time participate in training |
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| (iv) Update & publish guidelines on RTI by the Public Authorities concerned | |||
1.13 |
Transfer policy and transfer orders |
(i) Transfer policy and transfer orders [F No. 1/6/2011- IR dt. 15.4.2013] |
As per existing vacancy and post for ICPR, Delhi and Lucknow office. |
2. Budget and Programme
S.No. |
Item |
Details of disclosure |
Remarks/ Reference Points |
2.1 |
Budget allocated to each agency including all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made etc. |
(i) Total Budget for the public authority | Total budget for the F.Y. 2021-22 is Rs. 1874.00 lakh http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit/ |
| (ii) Budget for each agency and plan & programmes | Total budget for the F.Y. 2021-22 is Rs. 1874.00 lakh http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit/ |
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| (iii) Proposed expenditures | T Total budget for the F.Y. 2021-22 is Rs. 1874.00 lakh http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit/ |
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| (iv) Revised budget for each agency, if any | Total budget for the F.Y. 2021-22 is Rs. 1874.00 lakh http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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| (v) Report on disbursements made and place where the related reports are available | Total budget for the F.Y. 2021-22 is Rs. 1874.00 lakh http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit |
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2.2 |
Foreign and domestic tours |
(i) Budget | TA to officers for f.y. 2021-226 lakhs |
(ii) Foreign and domestic Tours by ministries and officials of the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government and above, as well as the heads of the Department. (a) Places visited (b) The period of visit (c) The number of members in the official delegation (d) Expenditure on the visit |
Not me |
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(iii) Information related to procurements (a) Notice/tender enquires, and corrigenda if any thereon, (b) Details of the bids awarded comprising the names of the suppliers of goods/ services being procured, (c) The works contracts concluded – in any such combination of the above-and (d) The rate /rates and the total amount at which such procurement or works contract is to be executed. |
Such information are placed necessarily at website http://icpr.in/Home/ notice section and at http://icpr.in/tender |
2.3 |
Manner of execution of subsidy programme |
(i) Name of the programme of activity | |
| (ii) Objective of the programme | |||
| (iii) Procedure to avail benefits | Programme/Schemes guideline and application forms are available at http://icpr.in/forms.html/ |
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| (iv) Duration of the programme/ scheme | Programme/Schemes guideline and application forms are available at http://icpr.in/forms.html/ |
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| (v) Physical and financial targets of the programme | http://icpr.in/transparancy-audit/ |
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| (vi) Nature/ scale of subsidy /amount allotted | Programme/Schemes guideline and application forms are available at http://icpr.in/forms/ |
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| (vii) Eligibility criteria for grant of subsidy | Programme/Schemes guideline and application forms are available at http://icpr.in/forms/ |
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| (viii) Details of beneficiaries of subsidy programme (number, profile etc) | Programme/Schemes guideline and application forms are available at http://icpr.in/forms/ |
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2.4 |
Discretionary and non-discretionary grants |
(i) Discretionary and non-discretionary grants/ allocations to State Govt./ NGOs/other institutions | Decided by Research Project Committee |
| (ii) Annual accounts of all legal entities who are provided grants by public authorities | |||
2.5 |
Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits of authorizations granted by the public authority |
(i) Concessions, permits or authorizations granted by public authority | Not applicable |
(ii) For each concessions, permit or authorization granted (a) Eligibility criteria |
Not applicable |
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2.6 |
`CAG & PAC paras |
CAG and PAC paras and the action taken reports (ATRs) after these have been laid on the table of both houses of the parliament. |
As sub-page in http://icpr.in/transparency-audit.html |
3. Publicity Band Public interface
S.No. |
Item |
Details of disclosure |
Remarks/ Reference Points |
3.1 |
Particulars for any arrangement for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of policy or implementation there of [Section 4(1)(b)(vii)] |
Arrangement for consultations with or representation by the members of the public (i) Relevant Acts, Rules, Forms and other documents which are normally accessed by citizens |
All rules/documents are accessible to public during the office hours with written request along with purpose. |
(ii) Arrangements for consultation with or representation by
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ICPR is not dealing with general public. There are various committees as per MoAICPR_Memorandum_of_Assosiation_and_Rules.pdf |
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Public- private partnerships (PPP) (i) Details of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), if any |
N.A. |
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| (ii) Detailed project reports (DPRs) | N.A. |
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| (iii) Concession agreements. | N.A. |
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| (iv) Operation and maintenance manuals | N.A. |
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| (v) Other documents generated as part of the implementation of the PPP | N.A. |
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| (vi) Information relating to fees, tolls, or the other kinds of revenues that may be collected under authorisation from the government | N.A. |
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| (vii) Information relating to outputs and outcomes | N.A. |
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| (viii) The process of the selection of the private sector party (concessionaire etc.) | N.A. |
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| (ix) All payment made under the PPP project | N.A. |
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3.2 |
Are the details of policies / decisions, which affect public, informed to them |
Publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing decisions which affect public to make the process more interactive; (i) Policy decisions/ legislations taken in the previous one year |
N.A. |
| (ii) Outline the Public consultation process | N.A. |
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| (iii) Outline the arrangement for consultation before formulation of policy | N.A. |
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3.3 |
Dissemination of information widely and in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public |
Use of the most effective means of communication (i) Internet (website) |
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3.4 |
Form of accessibility of information manual/ handbook |
Information manual/handbook available in (i) Electronic format Note: should be placed at website? |
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| (ii) Printed format Note: any other information needed? | Available at ICPR Office. |
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3.5 |
Whether information manual/ handbook available free of cost or not |
List of materials available (i) Free of cost |
All Research Schemes Information and application forms. |
| (ii) At a reasonable cost of the medium | Fellowship application is made online with some fees towards online examination. |
4. E.Governance
S .No. |
Item |
Details of disclosure |
Remarks/ Reference Points |
4.1 |
Language in which Information Manual/Handbook Available |
(i) English | Yes |
| (ii) Vernacular/ Local Language | Yes Through ICPR website Hindi Pages |
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4.2 |
When was the information Manual/Handbook last updated? |
Last date of Annual updation |
Website updated frequently day-to-day basis. |
4.3 |
Information available in electronic form |
(i) Details of information available in electronic form | M.O.U |
| (ii) Name/ title of the document/record/ other information
Note : any other information needed or not? |
RR copy -RR.pdf |
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| (iii) Location where available | |||
4.4 |
Particulars of facilities available to citizen for obtaining information |
(i) Name & location of the faculty | ICPR website accessible at http://icpr.in/Home may be accessed at our office Sup P&R and Sup A&F |
| (ii) Details of information made available | All relevant information |
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| (iii) Working hours of the facility | All Working Days and Working Hours 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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| (iv) Contact person & contact details (Phone, fax email) | |||
4.5 |
Such other information as may be prescribed under section 4(i) (b)(xvii) |
(i) Grievance redressal mechanismNote : any other information needed or not? | http://icpr.in/Home> |
| (ii) Details of applications received under RTI and information provided | Available at ICPR office |
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| (iii) List of completed schemes/ projects/ Programmes | Details accounts of all activities and programme of each particulars year is given with the Annual Report and Accounts at http://icpr.in/annual-report |
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| (iv) List of schemes/ projects/ programme underway | |||
| (v) Details of all contracts entered into including name of the contractor, amount of contract and period of completion of contract | Present time N/A |
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| (vi) Annual Report | |||
| (vii) Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) | N/A |
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(viii) Any other information such as (a) Citizen’s Charter |
Available at ICPR office. |
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| (b) Result Framework Document (RFD) | - |
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| (c) Six monthly reports on the | Available at ICPR office |
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| (d) Performance against the benchmarks set in the Citizen’s
Charter |
Available at ICPR office |
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4.6 |
Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications& appeals |
(i) Details of applications received and disposed | Available at ICPR office |
| (ii) Details of appeals received and orders issued | Available at ICPR office |
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4.7 |
Replies to questions asked in the parliament |
Details of questions asked and replies given |
Available at ICPR office |