Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011

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7 (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar . (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. 2. 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-3; (b) "Designated Public Servant" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government and organizations, fully or partially funded by the State Government, notified as such for providing the service under Section-3; (c) "Eligible Person" means a person who is eligible for the notified service; (d) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act.

8 (e) "Reviewing Authority" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under Section-3; (f) " Right to Public Service" means Right to obtain the service notified by the government under this Act from time to time within the stipulated time limit as described under Section-4; (g) "Service" means any service notified as per provisions under Section-3; (h) "State Government" means the Government of Bihar ; (i) "Stipulated time limit" means maximum time 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-3.

9 & '* ,- 3. Notification of Services , Designated Public Servant, Appellate Authority, and Reviewing Authority and Stipulated Time The State Government may, from time to time, notify the Services including provisions for fast track service delivery ( Tatkal Sewa ), Designated Public Servants, Appellate Authorities, Reviewing Authorities Stipulated Time Limits, and the area of the State to which this Act shall apply. 4. Right to obtain service within stipulated time The designated Public servant shall provide the service notified, under Section-3 to the person eligible to obtain the service, within the stipulated time limit.

10 5. Providing Services in stipulated time limit. - (1) Any application being filed for obtaining Services notified under the Act will be treated as application under the Act. Stipulated Time Limit, if not explained otherwise in the notification under shall start from the date when required application for notified service is submitted to the Designated Public Servant or to a person subordinate to him/her authorized to receive the application. Such application shall be duly acknowledged. (2) The Designated Public Servant on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) shall within the Stipulated Time Limit provide service or reject the application and in case of rejection of application, shall record the reasons in writing and intimate to the applicant.