INFORMATION SHEET FOR INSPECTION OF HON’BLE MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, ODISHA, CUTTACK ON OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR, ROURKELA. Information Sheet for Inspection of Member, Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack on the Office of the Tahasildar, Rourkela. Date of Inspection:- 1) Introduction: Rourkela Tehsil came into existence w.e.f. 1.1.2000 after being bifurcated from Kuarmunda Tehsil Vide Revenue Department notification No. 631919/ R dt.31.12.1999. The basic features of the Tahasil are as follows: This Tahasil comprises an Area: 84.04 Sq. Miles , Bounded by North – Koel River / Kuarmunda Tehsil, East- Bisra Tahasil, West-Lathikata Tahasil / Brahmani River and South: LathikataTahasil, having 48 No. of Villages, 10 No. of Police Stations (such as 1) Uditnagar, 2) Raghunathpal, 3) Tangarpali, 4) Bondamunda, 5) Chhend, 6) Plant site, 7) Sector-3, 8) Sector-7, 9) Sector-15 & 10) Sector-19 There are 05 No. of R I Circles functioning under this Tahasil, those are 1) Raghunathpali, 2) Koelnagar , 3) Panposh, 4) Civiltownship and 5) Tangarpali. Rourkela Tahasil has also a total cultivable Land of Ac.6584.02having all urban characteristics and non-irrigated nature as no Irrigation Project is available under this Tahasil. 2) Accommodation: The Rourkela Tahasil is functioning in its own building since Sept’ 2009 at Uditnagar, Rourkela. Prior to that it was functioning in Revenue Rest Shed at Uditnagar. 3) Incumbency: Sri Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, OAS(I)(S.B) is functioning as Tahasildar Rourkela since12.02.2014 and the Tahasildar, Kuarmunda was in charge of this Tahasil from 05.02.2014 to 11.02.2014 after transfer of Sri V.P.K. Ekka, OAS(I), Tahasildar relieved on 05.02.2014. This Tahasil is functioning with the following staff: a) Head Clerk -1 (one) b) Sr. Clerks- 2 (two) c) Jr. Clerks- 7 (seven) d) class-IV staff- 3 (three) e) Revenue Supervisor-1(one) (Sri G.B. Mangaraj, promoted to OSCS/ ORS Cadre), f) R.Is.- 6(six) g) Amins- 5 (five) h) ARIs- 3 (three) i) Data Entry Operator-1(one) and j) Process Server-1 (one) Besides the following posts are lying vacant in this Tahasil against the sanctioned post. Addl. Tahasildar1 (one), Jr. Clerk-1 (one), ARI.-2 (two), Chainman-2 (two) Class IV staff(peon) - 2 (two)and P.S.-3 (Three) . 4) Inspection Conducted by Higher Authority: The Details of inspection made by the higher authority to the office of the Tahasildar, Rourkela is as follows: Sl. No. Name of the Inspecting Date of Date of release Date of submission of Authority Inspection of Inspection compliance to the Note Inspection Note 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sri Pravat KU. Lenka, 28.12.2010 17.01.2011 14.01.2015 OAS(s), A.D.M. Sundargarh, 2 Sri Bibhuti Bhusan 30.12.2011 31.12.2011 09.11.2012 Behera, OAS-1, A.D.M. Sundargarh 3 Sri Nikunja Sundaray, 25.07.2014 Not Released - IAS. Land Reforms till date Commissioner, Odisha, Cuttack Since inception of the Rourkela Tahasil w.e.f. 01.01.2000 this office has been inspected by the A.D.M. Sundargarh only twice i.e. in the year 2010 and 2011. The compliance to the Inspection Note of the A.D.M. has been duly communicated to all concerned vide L. No. 327 dt. 14.01.2015 & No. 3884 dt. 09.11.2012 respectively. The compliance to the Inspection Note released on 17.01.2011 submitted in the 2nd week of January 2015 i.e. after lapse of 4 years. It is explained by the Tahasildar that he obtained a copy of the said Inspection Note from the Office of the A.D.M. Rourkela on dt. 12.01.2015 and submitted his compliance on 14.01.2015. In compliance to the observation of the A.D.M. in the Inspection Note the Registers have been maintained up-to- date except Grievance Register and Court Fees Register and those are opened w.e.f. 01.01.2015. Further it is also told that in the monthly meeting the R.Is. have been instructed to gear up the collection of Revenue in order to achieve the target so fixed. 5) R.T.I. Informations: The following staff is declared as Officers under Rule-3 of Odisha R.T.I. Rules 2005. Rule-3(1) - Sri G.B. Mangaraj, Revenue Supervisor, Public Information Officer. Rule-3(2) - Sri. S.K. Nayak, Head Clerk, Asst. Public Information Officer. Rule-3(3) – Sri Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, OAS(I)(S.B), Tahasildar Rourkela, 1st Appellate Authority. A) According to Rule 4-(1) of The Odisha Right to Information Rules, 2005 a citizen desirous of any information may apply for information in form “A” to the Public Information Officer, with the required fee in shape of Treasury Challan/ I.P.O. or cash as specified in the Scheduled under the appropriate head of Account. YEAR WISE RECEIPT OF R.T.I APPLICATION Rourkela Tehsil, Dist- Sundargarh Sl Year Application Application Balance Amount realized Reasons of No. pending at the disposed off In rupee pendency beginning of the year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2005 1 1 - 40 - 2 2006 29 29 - 804 - 3 2007 15 15 - 372 - 4 2008 46 46 - 1150 - 5 2009 70 70 - 1155 - 6 2010 104 104 - 1533 - 7 2011 90 90 - 380 8 2012 100 100 - 727 - 9 2013 82 82 - 740 - 10 2014 78 73 5 620 Total 615 610 5 7521 Details of pending RTI Applications Sl. Number Date of Due date for Date of Applicant Subject of Reason for pending Remarks No. of Receipt of disposal Disposal Information Applicati the required on with Application date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 34/2014 12.08.2014 11.09.2014 -do- vide L. Khetramoha Order passed in Due to non-traceable Information on Memo No.3578 n Rout Encro. Case of case record in the case record can dt. 15.09.2014 No.41/2001 Record Room not be given as per the decision passed in 2nd Appeal No.668/2012 2 37/2014 20.08.2014 19.09.2014 -do- vide L. Gangumani Certified copy of Due non-traceable of Information on Memo No. 3516 Gahir Mutation Case No. case record in the case record can dt.08.09.2014 918/1992 Record Room not be given as per the decision passed in 2nd Appeal No.668/2012 3 55/2014 13.10.2014 12.11.2014 -do- vide L. Dhiren Ku. Xerox Copy of Due non-traceable of Information on No.4067 Mohanty Entire Case Record case record in the case record can dt.16.10.2014 Of Mutation Case Record Room not be given as No. 244/1986 per the decision passed in 2nd Appeal No.668/2012 4 66/2014 28.10.2014 27.11.2014 No. information Umesh Copy of Lease Case Due non-traceable of Information on given to the Mohato No.1876/1974 case record in the case record can Applicant. Record Room not be given as per the decision passed in 2nd Appeal No.668/2012 5 77/2014 18.12.2014 17.01.2015 No. information Bijayaram Present status of Due date not over given to the Das, Adv. Encrachment Case Applicant. No. 145/1996 It is told that the information sought for by the applicant are related to the period prior to creation of this Tahasil. The case relates to its mother Tahasil, Kuarmunda. After bifurcation, the records have not been received from its mother Tahasil in full fledged. As per the provision, the applicant is required to be suitably intimated about the position within one month. The same has not been done It is held by the Hon’ble Odisha Information Commission, Bhubaneswar vide their judgment dt. 24.05.2013 in 2nd appeal case No. 668/2012 that where there are statutory Rules to provide certified copies under the provisions of Odisha Record Manual, the provision of R.T.I Act are not applicable. In the aforesaid cases, the certified copies are to be supplied under ORM. The applicant should have been intimated suitably within the period to apply in proper form prescribed in ORM for access certified copies. But the applicant has not been intimated. If the information sought for by the applicant not related to this office, the fact should have been intimated or the application should be transferred to the respective offices under intimation to the applicant. But in the above cases neither the applications have been rejected not transferred. Since it is badly delayed, steps should be taken to trace out the records and provide information to the applicant free of cost as laid down in the R.T.I, Act. The Tahasildar should hence forward see that appropriate action be taken to supply information to the applicant within the time specified in Rules, else denying the information with sufficient ground or transfer the application to appropriate authority under intimation to the applicant within the time limit. B) An appeal can be filed/ preferred by any person through Memorandum of appeal in form “D” before the 1st Appellate Authority who declared under Rule 7of the Odisha Right to Information Rule,2005 read with Sub-section (1) of Section 19 of RTI Act 2005. Details of Information on Receipt and Disposal of 1st Appeals under RTI Sl. Year No. of Appeals pending No. of Appeals No. of Balance Reasons of Remarks No. for disposal at the received during the Appeals pendency, if beginning of the year Year disposed off any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2012 0 8 8 0 nil 2 2013 0 1 1 0 Nil 3 2014 0 9 9 0 nil C) Any person aggrieved by the decisions passed by the 1st Appellate Authority declared under Sub-section (1) of Section 19 may prefer 2nd appeal before State Information Commission in form “E” under Rule 7(3) read with Sub-section (3) of Section 19 of RTI Act 2005.