The Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011
The Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011
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This law grants citizens the legal right to receive specific public services provided by the government within a fixed time frame. It applies to essential documents and services like caste and income certificates, detailing exact timelines for delivery by different departments. If officials fail to act within these time limits, the Act mandates penalties to ensure accountability. This measure resolves public grievances by creating a positive duty for the state to provide timely benefits, thereby promoting transparency and reducing corruption in government administration.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
- 3. Notification of services, Designated Public Servant, Appellate Authority, and
- 4. Authorities Stipulated Time Limits, and the area of the State to which this Act shall apply.
- 5. Providing services in stipulated time limit
- 6. Appeal
- 7. Penalty
- 8. Non-Compliance Amounting to Misconduct
- 9. that have been laid down for disciplinary action.
- 10. Power of the State Government to send the applications to Appellate
- 11. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 12. Overriding effect of the Act
- 13. Powers to make rules
- 14. Power to remove difficulties
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