Information under Section 4(1) (b) of Chapter II of the RTI Act
Information under Section 4(1) (b) of Chapter II of the Right to Information Act (Right to Information and obligations of Public Authorities)
As per letter No. 49296/Cdn.5/2013/GAD dated 24 August, 2013 from the General Admn. (Co-ordination) Department regarding – Guidelines on suo moto disclosure under Section 4 of Right to Information Act, 2005 – regarding (Ref:- Office Memorandum No. 1/6/2011-IR dated 15-4-2013 from Government of India), we have incorporate almost all the guidelines that are applicable to the Centre for Development Studies and its way of functioning. The sections above have been updated giving the necessary links to the website for ready reference. It may be noted that as the CDS is an autonomous body and hence, many of the sections that are applicable to government offices are not applicable to the CDS. However, maximum information on the CDS has been furnished as of date.
The centre is presently working on complete office automation for all sections of its administration which will make information more easily reachable and retrievable in the electronic form. In the design of the automation we have kept in mind RTI with a view to make information available easily to all. The automation is in process and may become fully operational in a few months.
(i) The particulars of its organisation, function and duties:
Centre for Development Studies
Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor,
Thiruvananthapuram 695011, Kerala, India
(Tel: +91 – 471- 2774200, 2448881)
Director: 91-471-2442116, 2774201
Registrar: 91-471-2448412, 2774251
Website : www.cds.edu
For objectives, activities etc., please refer to The Memorandum of Association: Click here
‘About CDS’, gives a detailed Overview and Governance of the Centre
Research Activities of the CDS : Click here
(ii) The powers and duties of its officers and Employees
Refer Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations:
Also refer to ‘About CDS’, gives a detailed Overview and Governance of the Centre
(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;
Refer Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations:
Also refer to ‘About CDS’, gives a detailed Overview and Governance of the Centre
(iv) The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions:
Refer Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations:
Also refer to ‘About CDS’, gives a detailed Overview and Governance of the Centre
(v) The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions:
Refer Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations:
Service Rules are being updated
(vi) A Statement of categories of documents that are held by it or under its control:
• Records of student’s admission, grades, courses offered, dissertations and other records.
• Details of the three Academic Programmes offered by the CDS are given in the links below:
MA Programme
MPhil Programme
PhD Programme
• Files on correspondence with Auditors, Government of Kerala, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Sponsors of Research Projects, Cash Book, Ledgers, Audited Accounts, Pay and Allowances Registers, PF and Gratuity records.
Income and Expenditure Account and Balance sheet for year ended 31 March 2014
• Administrative correspondence, personnel records, files on construction, maintenance of campus buildings and equipment.
Administrative Reports are as below:
• Files on Research Affiliates, Workshops, Seminars, Conferences and Short-term programmes:
Networking with Scholars
Seminars and Conferences
K N Raj Fellowship Programme
• Books, Working Papers, Annual Reports and CDS Chronicle (Newsletter)
(vii) The particulars of any arrangements that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relations to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;
N.A.
(viii) A statement of the boards, councils committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice and as to whether meetings of those board, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;
Please refer to the Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations.
(ix) A directory of its officers and employees;
Details of the Academic and Administrative Staff of the CDS is given in the links below:
Faculty
Administrative Staff
IT Staff
Library Staff
Contact details of faculty, administrative staff and students
(x) The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations;
(xi) The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;
N.A.
(xii) The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;
N.A.
(xiii) particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted
N.A.
(xiv) Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduce in an electronic form;
Refer: www.cds.edu
http://www.cds.edu/rti-act/
(xv) The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;
K N Raj Library facilities can be availed with prior approval. Timings are Monday to Friday: 9.00 am to 6pm and on Saturday 9.00 am to 5.00pm. For more details:
Computer Centre facilities are available to faculty and students, at the CDS. More details..
Guest House provides accommodation to the Centre’s guests, guests of sister institutions. More details..
(xvi) The names, designation and other particulars of the public information officers;
Sri S Suresh Kumar
Chief Public Information Officer
Phone:0471-2774251
E-mail: sureshsivan@cds.ac.in
For more details see : http://www.cds.edu/rti-act
(xvii) Such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update these publications every year
About CDS, Research activities, Teaching and Training Programmes, Outreach, Faculty, Staff, Support etc., are given under these heading in detail on homepage of the CDS website.
All activities and programmes are regularly updated in our website, www.cds.edu
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