section 18
Dissemination & Training
The Meghalaya Right to Public Services Act, 2020General202021 sections
Statutory text
The State Government or the State Public Service Delivery Commission may take steps to :-
- (i) develop and organize campaigns and programmes to advance the understanding of the citizens, as to how to exercise the rights contemplated under the Act;
- (ii) encourage public authorities as deemed appropriate to participate in the development and organization of programmes referred to in clause
- (i) above and also to undertake such programmes themselves;
- (iii) promote timely and effective dissemination of accurate information by public authorities about the notified services and timelines and the processes for applications, and penalties therein;
- (iv) train the nodal officers and designated officers and other public servants, as the case may be, of their duties under the Act;
- (v) compile a guide containing such information, in an easily comprehensible form and manner, as may reasonably be required by a person who wishes to exercise any right specified under this Act;
- (vi) update and publish guidelines referred to in clause
- (v) above at regular intervals which shall, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the clause
- (v) above, include:-
- (a) the objectives of the Act;
- (b) the manner and the form in which application for the services shall be made to the Designated Officer or appeal shall be filed to the Appellate Authorities;
- (c) any additional regulations or circulars made or issued for obtaining services in accordance with the Act.
- (d) measures to improve the efficiency in the delivery of citizen related services.
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