(1) This Act may be called the Assam Right to Public Services Act, 2012.
(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Application
2. This Act shall apply to Government Servants, but shall not apply to,
(i) persons appointed on casual or daily rates basis;
(ii) persons employed on contract except when the contract provides otherwise;
(iii) persons whose terms and conditions of services are expressly provided in the Constitution.
Definitions 3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Appellate Authority” means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under section 4, who shall be empowered to impose cost on the Government Servant defaulting or delaying the delivery of ' services in accordance with this Act;
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(b) "application" means a written request by an eligible person to provide notified services under this Act;
(c) "Designated Public Servant" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government and organizations, fu lly or partially funded by the . State Government, notified as such for providing the service under section 4;
A (d) “eligible person" means a citizen who is eligible for obtaining the notified service;"
(e) “prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
( f ) "Reviewing Authority" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under section 4;
(g) "Government Servant" means a person appointed substantively to any civil service or post in connection with the affairs of the State Government including person working on deputation basis; and person appointed in a local body which is owned, controlled or substantially financed by the State » Government;
(h) "Right to Public Service" means right to obtain the notified service under this Act from time to time within the stipulated time limit as described under section 5;
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(i) "notified service" means any service notified by the State Government under section 4;
(j) “State Government" means the Government o f Assam;
(k) "stipulated time lim it" means maximum tim e to provide the service by the Designated Public Servant or to. decide the appeal by the Appellate Authority and Reviewing Authority as notified under section 4 ;
(l) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(m) “rules" means rules made by the State Government under this A c t;
(n) "Year" means the calendar year commencing on the 1st day of January of the Year and ending on the 31st day of December.
4. The State Government may, from tim e to time, notify the services including provisions for fast track service delivery ("Tatkal Sewa"), Designated Public Servants, Appellate Authorities, Reviewing Authorities, User Charge, Stipulated Time Limits, and the area o f the State to which this Act shall apply.
Right of citizens to obtain tim e bound delivery of services
5. Every eligible person shall have the right to obtain the services in accordance w ith this Act w ithin the tim e bound period as notified under section 4.
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