Read the following statements about Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act 2011 -

(i) It was launched with 108 services of 15 government department.

(ii) In the calculation of stipulated time to deliver a service, official holidays are excluded.    

Choose the correct code -

The Correct Answer is Both (i) and (ii) are true.

Key Points

• Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011, An act to provide for the delivery of certain service to the people of the state by a public authority within stipulated time limits and for matters connected there with and incidental thereto.
• The Government of Rajasthan introduced the Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act on 14 November 2011, the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
• It came into force with the aim of providing public services in a time-bound manner.
• The initial Act included 108 services of 15 major government departments envisaged time-bound performance of duties by government officials and provided cash penalties for offenders.
• At present, 163 services covering 18 departments including 11 services of the Department of total Self Government are covered under the Act.
• While calculating the time limit public holidays will not be taken into account.