Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Amendment Regulation, 2026

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Amendment Regulation, 2026.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulation), in section 2,—

1. (a) in clause (c), for the words “rendering of services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in clause (e), for the words “rendering of services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;
3. (c) in clause (f), for the words “the services”, the words “a public service” shall be substituted;
4. (d) in clause (k), in sub-clause (iii),—
   • (i) in item (c), for the words “rendering services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in item (e), for the words “renders services”, the words “renders public services” shall be substituted;
5. (e) in clause (l), for the word “service”, the words “public service” shall be substituted.

In section 3 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted;
2. (b) for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

In section 4 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted;
2. (b) for the word “services” at both the places where it occurs, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

For section 5 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— “5.

1. (1) Every public authority shall, within two months of the notification issued under section 4, publish the names and addresses of Designated Officers responsible for rendering of public services notified therein.
2. (2) It shall be the duty of the Designated Officer to provide public services to an eligible person within the time limit as specified in the notification issued under section 4, failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Grievance Redressal Officer.”.

In section 6 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

1. (a) after the words “receipt of”, the words, brackets and figures “an appeal under sub-section (2) of section 5 or” shall be inserted;
2. (b) in clause (a), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Designated Authority” shall be inserted;
3. (c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— “(d) where the Grievance Redressal Officer is convinced that the Designated Officer responsible for the rendering of public service has wilfully neglected to render it or there exists prima facie grounds for a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Grievance Redressal Officer shall make an observation to that effect and refer the same to the appropriate authority in writing.”.

In section 9 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in sub-section (3), for the words “from the expiry of such decision or from the receipt of such decision”, the words “from the date of receipt of such decision” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in sub-section (5), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Appellate Authority” shall be inserted.

In section 10 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), for the words “render the services”, the words “render public services” shall be substituted.

In Chapter V of the principal Regulation, in the Chapter heading, the words “UNION TERRITORY” shall be omitted.

In section 11 of the principal Regulation, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Designated Authority may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such decision, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.”.

In section 12 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in the marginal heading, the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;
2. (b) in sub-section (1), the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;
3. (c) in sub-section (2), for the words “A Union territory”, the word “The” shall be substituted;

In section 18 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words “the services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

In section 21 of the principal Regulation,—

1. (a) in sub-section (1), for the words “of service”, the words “public service” shall be substituted;
2. (b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for the words “concerned Designated Officer or Grievance Redressal Officer”, the words “Designated Officer concerned or Grievance Redressal Officer concerned” shall be substituted.

In section 27 of the principal Regulation, in clause (b), for the word “service” wherever it occurs, the words “public services” shall be substituted.