Assembly passes Right to Services Act

               The Kerala Assembly Wednesday passed the Right to Services Act guarantee time bound delivery of services for various public services rendered by the Government to citizen amid ruckus by opposition benches.
             The Act provides mechanism for punishing the errant public servant who is deficient in providing the service stipulated under the statute and is meant to reduce corruption among the government officials and to increase transparency and public accountability.
           Madhya Pradesh was the first state in India to enact Right to Service Act.
           The Act envisages a fine up to Rs 5,000 on government officials in case of default. Initially, 13 government services and nine services related to the police department will be under the purview of the legislation.

The following coming under Right to Service Act

             1. Birth Certificate

             2. Cast Certificate

             3. Income Certificate

             4. Location Certificate

             5. Death Certificate

             6. Electricity connection to houses and shops

             7. Water connection to houses and shops

             8. Ration Card

             9. Time-bound Passport verifcation

             10. Time-bound employment verification

POLICE SERVICES

             ■ Receipt of complaint filed in the police station
             ■ FIR copy
             ■ Prompt police action in serious criminal cases
             ■ Permission for demonstrations and use of loud speakers
             ■ Licence for weapons and explosives
             ■ Police clearance report certificate
             ■ Copy of post-mortem
             ■ Receipt of lost and found items
             ■ Release of vehicles in custody
             ■ Compensation claims of SC/ST persons