Monitoring of Functioning of Odisha Child Rights Commission through RTI

Monitoring of  Functioning 
of Odisha Child Rights Commission through RTI


RTI Application was submitted  to the PIO,
Office of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights  
seeking  information about details of  budget  made for the
Commission  and other related activity  from 2013-14 to 2015-16

 i. Provide   information about details of budgetary provision
made  and fund sanctioned  to Odisha Child Rights Commission (
OSCPCR)   under different heads and fund utilized ( year-wise).
ii.
Provide information about details of visit/tour to different places  by
the Chairman and Members of OSCPCR  and staff as per the following format
( year-wise)
iii.
Provide information  about  details of visit made by the Chairman and
members of OSCPCR  and officer  and  staff outside of the state
for various purpose  as per the following format ( year-wise)
iv.
Provide information about details of approval made by the appropriate authority
in  respect of visit of  officer and  staff made outside of the
state and copy of it.
v.
Provide information about member of OSCPCR and  category of the
officer  and  staff entitled to avail  travel by train/ Air/ any
other mode. Provide copy of   circular or guideline in this regard.
vi.
Provide name of the different travel agencies  with address including name
of proprietor  from which the Commission has hired the vehicle for
different purpose and details of payment made  to the agency with date.

The PIO provided the following
information on dated 30.3.16.

1.     The details of budgetary provision made  for OSCPR is as follows.

OPEPA
Grant
Year
Allotment
Expenditure
Remarks
2013-14
NIL
NIL

2014-15
10,00,000/-
10,00,000/-

2015-16
10,00,000/-
Expenditure
is yet to be calculated after closing of financial year

WCD
Grant
2013-14
25,00,000/-
25,00,000/-

2014-15
25,00,000/-
25,00,000/-

2015-16
18,82,000/-
Expenditure
is yet to be calculated after closing of financial year


2.     No. of Tour programme made by Chairperson/ Members  of OSCPCR 
within state during their tenure from 2010 to 2016
Name
No. of Tours
Smt. Saraswati Hembram
24
Dr. Sruti Mohapatra
1
Sri Rajendra Meher
25
Smt. Kasturi Mohapatra
1
Ms. Rajalaxmi Das
6
Ms. Sandhyabati Pradhan
11

3.     No. of visits made by the Chairperson/ Members/Staff /Officer outside the
state of Odisha
Name of Chairperson/ Members/Staff /Officer of OSCPCR

Smt. Saraswati Hembram
2
Dr. Sruti Mohapatra
4
Sri Rajendra Meher
6
Smt. Kasturi Mohapatra
1
Ms. Rajalaxmi Das
2
Ms. Sandhyabati Pradhan
3
Ms. Usharani Das, OAS, Under Secretary
2
Smt. Santoshi Sahoo, OAS, Secretary
6

4.     Name of Travel agencies from which the vehicle has been hired
Name of travel Agency
Name of the proprietor
Total amount
Sri Jaganath Travels
Prakash Kumar Panda
Plot No.- 99/1, Jayadev Vihar, Near Palheight Hotel,
Bhubaneswar-13
3,11,996.00
Jayadev Travels
Saroj Kumar Sahu
306, B. Rajadhani, Kalasansad, Kharavela Nagar, Unit-3,
Bhubaneswar
1,18,192.00

5.      Entitlement
of travel by the members and staff of OSCPCR is as per  O.T.A. Rules.


Srikant Ku Pakal

RTI & Human
Rights Activist

M-9338455092,