Introduction
1. Phase throw light on the Background of this Hand -Book (Right to Information Act. 2005):
The Right to information Act,2005 has been enacted on June 2005. This is an act which provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of Public Authorities . In order to promote transparency & accountability in the working of every Public Authority this hand book is prepared for information of General Public which contains the required information as per the provision made under section 4(1)(b) of aforesaid act. These 17 points of proactive disclosure prepared in the sent to revised formats & placed in the notice board of this office for immediate information of General public.
2. Objective/ Purpose of this Hand- Book :
The Objective/ Purpose of this hand book is to disclosure/ declare the information with regard to functioning of this office to General Public at a glance.
3. Who are the intended users of this Hand- Book : The General Public, the Authority and the staff subordinate to him as well as the Organization as a whole are intended users of this hand book.
3. Who are the intended users of this Hand- Book :
4. Organization of the information in this Hand- Book :
CSO- Cum- District Manager , OSCSC Ltd, Balasore Office under control of Collector, Balasore is the Organization of the information in this hand book.
5. Definitions (Please provide definitions of various terms used in the hand- Book):
a) Collector: The District Magistrate the head of District administration Office : Civil Supplies Officer's Office. Balasore functioning under the control of Collector & District Magistrate, Balasore as well as Government of Orissa. F.S & C.W Department, Bhubaneswar.b) Staff- The field & ministerial staff working under this Office.c)C.S.O- Civil Supplies Officer.d)A.C.S.O- Assistant Civil Supplies Officer.e) I.S- Inspector of Supplies.f) Sheme/ Programme- Includes all the schemes/ programmes under operation in the District/Block/ ULBs level as per directive/ orders issued by the Government of Orissa/ Food Supplies & Consumers Welfare Department from time to time as well the O.S.C.S.C ltd. Bhubaneswar, Orissa.g)A.P.L- Above poverty line families.B.P.L- Below Poverty line families.h) Annapurna beneficiaries- Meant those.i) Antyadaya Families - Means those poorest families from among below poverty line(BPL) families identified by the State Government and entitled to receive food grains under the Antyadaya Anna Yojanas.j) Ration Card - means a document issued under an order on authority of the State Government for the Purchase of Essential Commodities under the Public Distribution system.k) Dealer- Means any Pension, firm, association of persons, Company, Institutions, organization or Cooperative society Carrying on business in the purchase, sale on storage for sale of distribution essential commodities on wholesale,Dub- wholesaler and storage agent.l)Wholesalers means a dealer other than a retailer which has been authorized to distributed essential commodities to a retailer & includes a sin- wholesaler and storage agent.m) Retailer means a dealer which has been authorized to distributed essential commodities to a retailer & includes a sin- wholesaler and storage agent.n) Licensing Authority means an Officer appointment by Government to exercise the powers and perform the duties of licensing authority under the order issued vide government in F.S & C.W Department Published in the Orissa., Gazette (Extra Ordinary vide No. 518 dt.12.4.2002.o) Fair Price shop means a shop which has been licensed to distribute/ Sale essential Commodities under the order issued vide Government in F.S&C.W Deptt.. Bearing No. 9270- PL-IC 8/2002 dt. 15.4f.2002 to ratio card holders under the Public Distribution system.p) Place of business means the place where a dealer cell on distributes any of the essential commodities.
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