The Bihar assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015, which would guarantee time-bound redressal of grievances of the common people in the state. Nitish Kumar last week announced that the state government would bring in the bill to confer on every resident of the state a legal right to get his/her grievances redressed within a stipulated time frame.
Point to Remember:
- Date of Passing: 4th August 2015
- It was passed by a voice vote.
- Aim:
- The bill seeks to empower people of state and provide legal rights to them for redressal of their complaints within a time-frame.
- To dispose grievances of the people in a time-bound manner.
- In case of Failure:
- It will amount to misconduct.
- An officer could be dismissed from service.
- penalty ranging from 500 to 5,000 rupees will be imposed on the government servants.
- Powers – Powers shall be vested on the Public Grievance Redressal Officer and the first and second Appellate Authorities to deal with delayed grievances cases.
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