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Government of Karnataka
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of Municipal Administration
No.DMA/MRC/CR 119/12-13 Dated:20.2.2013
NOTIFICATION
Sub: Publication under Section 4(1)(b) of Right to information Act 2005
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In exercise of the powers conferred under Sections 5(1), 5(2) and 19 of the Right to information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005), the following officers are appointed as the Assistant Public Information Officer, the Public Information Officer and the Appellate Authority, so far as Department of Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of Municipal Administration is concerned:
Name of the Office
Public Information
Officer
Assistant Public
Information Officer
Appellate Authority
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Bangalore
Deputy Director–1 Office Manager Joint Director(R)
In the Govt. Order No. UDD 18 PRJ 2006 dated 31.01.2006 has given approved for
shifting of the Municipal Reforms Cell from KUIDFC to Office of the Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Reforms Cell (MRC) was created under the Directorate of Municipal Administration, GoK, exclusively for implementation of computerization and other reforms in all
the Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) of Karnataka. These reforms are being implemented in selected 49
ULBs of Karnataka under Asian Development Bank funded "Nirmala Nagar Project" and in the
remaining 164 ULBs under World Bank funded "Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project".
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COMMISSIONER
Joint Director (R)
Deputy Director-I Deputy Director-II Deputy Director-III
Research Manager
Project Co-ordinator-8 System Analyst*
Documentation Specialist*
Office Manager
Assisstent-3 Stenographer Data Entry Opertore-3*
‘D’Group-3
Joint Controller
Deputy Controller
FBAS Co-ordinator*
Asst Superintendent-4
Office Manager
Accountant-2 Account
Consultant-6*
First Division Assistant
Second Division Assistant
* They are working on Consultancy basis
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Chapter-1
Organization, Functions and Duties [Section 4(1)(b)(i)]
Particulars of the organization, functions and duties:-
SL. No.
Name of the Organization Address Functions Duties
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of Municipal Administration
6th Floor, IT Park, Rajajinagar Industrial Estate, Bangalore – 560010.
Accounting Reforms – Double Entry Accrual Based System -- Computerization of Accounts in the ULBs of Karnataka.
The Directorate of Municipal Administration, GoK with the assistance of MRC has launched e-Governance reforms in Urban Local Bodies to bring in transparency in administration, accountability and better municipal citizen interface. A state level Municipal Data Center is established within the Municipal Reforms Cell and a centralized database of all the ULBs are being maintained from it. The entire process of rolling out of Municipal Applications of ULBs is handled by the IT professionals of Municipal Reforms Cell, duly appointed by the Department, directly from the market. Municipal Reforms Cell hand holds the ULBs in implementation of computerization reforms and further maintenance of the same and task of capacity building and training to Municipal staff is also vested with the Cell, itself.
GIS (Schematic) Based Property tax information system – computerize the revenue department of ULB for efficient tax management
Birth & Death Registration & Certification System - Computerisation of Birth and Death Registration
Public Grievances & Redressal System(PGR) - Computerisation of Public Grievances & Redressal
Website - host all the information of ULB.
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Chapter-2
Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees [Section 4(1)(b)(ii)]
Please provide details of the powers and duties of officers and
employees of the authority by designation as follows:
SL. No.
Name of the office/employee Designation Duties allotted &powers
1. Shri D.E. Basavarajappa
Joint Director (Reforms)
Working as the office head in Municipal Reforms Cell and assist the
Commissioner, Directorate of Municipal Administration to take final Decisions of
all matters which comes under the reforms aspect and any other work
entrusted by Director from time to time.
2. M.A. Baig Deputy Director - 1
Administrative matters pertaining to the Department, Public Information Officer to Right to Information Act, 2005 and any other works entrusted by the Director from time to time.
3. B. Vani Deputy Director - 2
Monitoring and implementation of Nirmal Nagar, KMRP and KMDS Projects and any other works entrusted by the Director from time to time.
4. Vacant Deputy Director - 3
5. Varur Pushpa. Deputy Controller
Deal with financial matters pertaining to Municipal Administration and any other works entrusted by the Director from time to time.
6. M.D. Geetha. Project. Co-Ordinator
To assist Deputy Directors on implementation of various Schemes-Mysore Division and administration related matters.
7. S. Geetha. Project. Co-Ordinator
To assist Deputy Directors on implementation of various Schemes-Bangalore Division.
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8. Eranaik Project. Co-Ordinator
To assist Deputy Directors on implementation of various Schemes-Belgaum Division.
9. Vacant Project. Co-Ordinator
10. Vacant Project. Co-Ordinator
11. Vacant Project. Co-Ordinator
11. Vacant Project. Co-Ordinator
11. Vacant Project. Co-Ordinator
14. N. ShriMadhavi Office Manager Office Administration Gulbarga Division Supervision of all the applications.
15. Vacant Office Manager
16. R. Hanumath Raju Account Spdt. Implementation of Fund Based
Accounting System and MRC account related files
17. D. Shivalinga Swamy Account Spdt.
Implementation of Fund Based Accounting System and Asset
Management, ]
Budget Manual
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18. Santhosh. R. Patil System Analyst Analyzing problems in software
development and guiding the rectification of faults in programs.
19. H. Vijayalakshmi Documentation Specialist
Documentation of all Nirmal Nagar & KMRP Projects.
20. M. Sudhamani Accountant Implementation of Fund Based Accounting.
21. Harish. C Accountant Implementation of Fund Based Accounting.
22. Shobha. S Accountant Implementation of Fund Based Accounting.
23. Santhosh Kumar. A.R Accountant Implementation of Fund Based
Accounting.
24. Venkata Krishna Shastry. B.G Accountant Implementation of Fund Based
Accounting.
25. Babhu,B Accountant Implementation of Fund Based Accounting.
26. Prakash Accountant Implementation of Fund Based Accounting.
27 Pramodh Kumar.K.M. Accountant Implementation of Fund Based
Accounting.
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28. Kum. BhagyaShree FDA Account Section related matters.
29. Chandrakala Devi FDA 1. Record Room 2.PTIS & GIS Bangalore division.& Belgaum. 3.KSWAN
30. M. Sridhar FDA
1Estabilish section. 2.DTCP Schemes. 3. PTIS & GIS Mysore & Gulburga Division 4.MRC vehicles. 5.SLB, STPI,SOI related files
31. S.Rajalakshmi SDA
1.Tappal Section. 2.File Movement 2.Website, Training& Meeting Trade License 3.RTI & PGR Gulbarga and Mysore Division.
32. Vijayalaxmi Group ‘D’ Mudam & Tappal Maintenance
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Chapter-3
Procedure Followed in Decision making Process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]
Describe the procedure followed in decision making by the public
authority
Activity Description Decision making process
Designation of final decision authority
Accounting Reforms –
Double Entry Accrual Based
System
Accounting Reforms –
Double Entry Accrual Based
System --
Computerization of Accounts in the ULBs of Karnataka.
1. Implementation of Fund Based Double Entry Accrual Accounting System including Computerization of Accounts in the ULBs of Karnataka.
2. To enhance transparency and financial accountability in ULBs and preparation of citizen participatory budget by ULBs
3. Review of existing accounting rules and introduced karnataka Municipal Accounting & Budgeting Rules (KMABR) 2006 & Karnataka Municipal Accounting Manual (KMAM) in line with the National Municipal Accounting Manual (NMAM)
4. Implementation in phased manner; in 55 ULBs with effect from 2006 & in 69 ULBs from 2007
5. Deployment of eGov financial software developed by e-governments foundation to maintian accounts as per KMBR
6. Better management of funds and improved disclosure of financial performance by ULBs.
Commissioner
Commissioner GIS
(Schematic) Based
Property tax information
system
GIS (Schematic) Based Property tax information
system – computerize the
revenue department of
ULB for efficient tax management
1. Capital Value Based property taxation system along with schematic GIS and MIS of all properties of urban areas and to computerize the revenue department of ULB for efficient tax management
2. Preparaton of digitized ward maps with individual properties having a unique property ID Number
3. Association with Survery of India for over seeing the survey work.
Commissioner
Birth & Death Registration & Certification
Birth & Death Registration & Certification
1. The system of computerizing the Birth and Death records, online registration of Births & Deaths and issuing of
Commissioner
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System
System -
Computerization of Birth and
Death Registration
computerized certificates in the ULBs. 2. Online registration at ULB or through
hospital with an automated computer-generated Registration ID
3. Birth & Death records of Past years were computerized by the ULBs before making the system live
Public Grievances &
Redressal System(PGR)
Public Grievances &
Redressal System(PGR)
- Computerisation of Public
Grievances & Redressal System
1. To computerized the Grievance and redressal systems.
2. To enable the ULBs to track the complaints through its lifecycle so as to ensure timely redressal of the complaints and to provide multiple access channels – Internet, Phone, Email and Paper Forms. For registration of complaints.
3. To show trends and pattern on the type and location of problems across the city through pie-charts and GIS reports.
Commissioner
Website
Website - hosting all the information of
ULB.
To create website for every ULB for providing: 1. Basic information about the city to the
citizens. 2. Information on City Finances. 3. Details of elected representatives of
the ULB and Municipal Staff 4. Sharing of useful forms with the
citizen 5. To continuously update and maintain
the data on website.
Commissioner
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Chapter-4
Norms set for the Discharge of Functions [Section 4(1)(b)(iv)]
Please provide the details of the norms/standards set by the public authority
for the discharge of functions/delivery of services
SL.No. Function / service
Norms standard of
performance set
Time frame
Reference document prescribing the norms
(Citizen's Charter, Service Chapter etc)
The actions are initiated, as per the guidelines issued for the implementation of
software application developed by Municipal reform Cell.
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Chapter-5
Rules, Regulation, Instructions, Manual and Records, for Discharging Functions
[Section 4(1)(b)(v) & (vi)]
Please provide list and gist of rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and
records, held by public authority or under its control or used by its employees for
discharging functions in the following format.
1. The Karnataka Civil Service Rules, 1958
2. K.C.S. (CCA) Rules, 1957
3. K.C.S. (conduct) Rules, 1966
4. K.C.S (Seniority) Rules, 1957
5. Karnataka Govt. Servants (Family) Pension, Rules 2002
6. K.C.S. (Probation) Rules, 1977
7. K.C.S (Performance Reports) Rules, 2000
8. K.C.S (Appointment on compassionate grounds)., Rules 1996
9. K.C.S (Service & Kannada Language Examination) Rules, 1974
10. K.C.S (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977
11. K.C.S (Regulation of promotion, pay and pension) Rules, 1978
12. Manual of Contingent Expenditure
13. Municipal Solid Waste (Management and handling) Rules, 2000
14. Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999
15. Karnataka Budget Manual
16. Karnataka Public Works Department code and standard tender document
17. The Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964 and the Rules
18. Right of information Act, 2005
19. K.M Corporation Rules 1976
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Chapter-6
Categories of Documents held by the Public Authority under its Control
[Section 4(1)(b) v & (i)]
Provide information about the official documents held by the public authority
or under its control.
1. General Register D
2. Dairy Register E
3. Case Register C
4. Muddam Book D
5. Call Register D
6. Stamp Register Local D
7. Acquaintance Register A
8. Cash Register A
9. Contingency Register A
10. Employees confidential Report A
11. Circular Files A
12. Attendance Book E
13. Casual Leave Register E
14. Furniture Register E
15. Personal Register C
16. Category of closed files Register A
17. Monthly Abstract E
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Chapter-7
Arrangement for Consultation with, or Representation by, the Members of the Public in relation to the Formulation of Policy or
Implementation thereof
[Section 4(1)(b)viii]
Describe arrangements by the public authority to seek
consultation/participation of public or its representatives for formulation and
implementation of policies?
SL.No. Function / Service
Arrangements for consultation
with or representation of
public in relation with
policy formulation
Arrangements for consultation
with or representation of
public in relations with policy implementation
Not Applicable
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Chapter-8
Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies Constituted as part of Public Authority
[Section 4(1)(b)v(iii)]
Please provide information on boards, councils, committees and other bodies
related to the public authority in the following format.
Name of Board, Council
Committee, etc
Composition Powers & Function
Whether its Meetings
open to Public / Minutes of its
Meetings accessible for
Public
Not applicable
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Chapter-9
Directory of Officers and Employees [Section 4(1)(b)(ix)]
Please provide information on officers and employees working in different units or
officers at different levels and their contact
SL. No.
Name of the Officers / Employees Designation Office
Address Contact
Numbers/
e-mail ID
1. Sri.D.E.Basavajappa Joint Director Reforms
Municipal Reform Cell,
#1-4, 6th floor, IT
Park,Rajajinagar ,Industrial
Estate, Bangalore-560
010
23003100 [email protected]
2. Sri.M.A.Baig Deputy Director-I 23003100 [email protected]
3. Smt.B.Vani Deputy Director-II 23003100 [email protected] [email protected]
4. Smt.Pushpa Varur Deputy Controller 23003100 [email protected] [email protected]
5. Smt.M.D.Geetha Project Co-ordinator 23003100 [email protected] [email protected]
6. Sri.Ira Naik Project Co-ordinator 23003100 [email protected]
7. Smt.S.Geetha Project Co-ordinator 23003100 [email protected]
8. Smt.N.Shrimadhavi Office Manager 23003100 [email protected]
9. Sri.Santhosh R.Patil System Analyst 23003100 [email protected]
10. Smt.H.Vijayalakshmi Documentation Specialist
23003100 [email protected]
11. Sri.Hanumantharaju Account Superintendent
23003100 [email protected]
12. Sri.Shivalinga Swamy Account Superintendent
23003100 [email protected]
13. Smt. M.Sudhamani Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
14. Sri.Harish Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
15. Sri.Pramod Kumar Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
16. Sri.Santhosh Kumar A.R Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
17. Smt.Shobha S. Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
18. Sri.B.Babu Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
19. Sri.Venkata Krishna Shastry.B.G
Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
20. Sri.K.N.Prakash Accountant 23003100 [email protected]
21. Kum.Bhagyashri FDA 23003100 [email protected]
22. Smt.B.R.Chandrakaladevi FDA 23003100
23. Sri.M.Sridhar FDA 23003100 24. Smt.Rajakshmi SDA 23003100 [email protected]
25. Sri.Appaiah Shetty SDA 23003100 [email protected]
26. Smt.Vijayalaxmi Group 'D' 23003100
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Chapter-10
Monthly Remuneration received by Officers and Employees, Including the System of Compensation as Provided in Regulations
[Section 4(1)(b)(x)]
Provide information on remuneration and compensation
structure for officers and employees in the following format:
SL. No.
Name of the Officers / Employees Designation Total Salary Remarks
1. Sri.D.E.Basavajappa Joint Director Reforms LPC not received 2. Sri.M.A.Baig Deputy Director-I 71,608 3. Smt.B.Vani Deputy Director-II LPC not received 4. Smt.Pushpa Varur Deputy Controller 47,227 5. Smt.M.D.Geetha Project Co-ordinator 34,115 6. Sri.Ira Naik Project Co-ordinator LPC not received 7. Smt.S.Geetha Project Co-ordinator LPC not received 8. Smt.N.Shrimadhavi Office Manager 24,380 9. Sri.Santhosh R.Patil System Analyst 60,093 10. Smt.H.Vijayalakshmi Documentation
Specialist 18,634
11. Sri.Hanumantharaju Account Superintendent 29,038 12. Sri.Shivalinga Swamy Account Superintendent 29,038 13. Smt. M.Sudhamani Accountant 24,960 14. Sri.Harish Accountant 22,590 15. Sri.Pramod Kumar Accountant 14,908 16. Sri.Santhosh Kumar A.R Accountant 14,908 17. Smt.Shobha S. Accountant 14,908 18. Sri.B.Babu Accountant 12,000 19. Sri.Venkata Krishna
Shastry.B.G Accountant 12,000
20. Sri.K.N.Prakash Accountant 12,000 21. Kum.Bhagyashri FDA 21,090 22. Smt.B.R.Chandrakaladevi FDA 28,314 23. Sri.M.Sridhar FDA 22,763 24. Smt.Rajakshmi SDA 15,809 25. Sri.Appaiah Shetty SDA LPC not received 26. Smt.Vijayalaxmi Group 'D' 17,907
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Chapter-11
Budget Allocated to Each Agency including Plans etc.
[Section 4(1)(b)xi]
Provide information about the details of the plans, programmes and schemes
undertaken by the public authority for each agency
Agency
Plan/Programme /Scheme/Project /Activity/Purpose for which budget
is allotted
Proposed
expenditure As on last (31-3-2012)
Rs.
Expected Outcomes
Report on disbursements made or where
such details are
available (website,
reports, notice board etc.,)
World Bank
Karnataka Municipal
Reforms Project
Municipal Reforms Cell,
Directorate of Municipal Administration,
Bang lore. Aided By World
Bank
Officer's Salary 1050043
Employee's salary
3903.72 Lakhs
944083
Website
Dearness Allowance
1361615
Mise
576729
Travel Allowance 140965 General Expenditure 50904120
Telephone Expenditure 667996 Building Expenditure 9129318 Travel Expenditure 1312197
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Chapter-12
Manner of Execution of Subsidy Programmer
[Section 4(1)(b)xii]
1. Describe the activities-Programmer/Schemes being implemented by the public authority
for which subsidy is provided.
2.Provide information on the nature of subsidy, eligibility criteria for accessing subsidy and
designation of officer competent to grant subsidy under various programmer/schemes.
Name of programme
/ Activity
Nature /Scale of subsidy
Eligibility criteria for grant of subsidy
Designation of officer o grant subsidy
Not Applicable
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Chapter-13
Particulars of Recipients of Concessions, Permits or Authorization Granted by the Public Authority
[Section 4(1)(b)xiii]
Provide the names and addresses of recipients of benefits under each
programme/scheme separately in the following format.
Institutional Beneficiaries
Name of programme / scheme
Sl.No. Name & address
of recipient institutions
Nature / quantum of benefit granted
Date of grant Name & designation
of granting authority
Not Applicable
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Chapter-14
Information Available in Electronic Form
[Section 4(1)(b)x(iv)]
Please provide the details of information related to the various schemes of the
department which are available in electronic formats.
(Floppy, CD, CD, Web site, Internet etc.)
Electronic Description (site adder /location where available
etc.,)
Contents or title
Designation and address
of the custodian of information held
by whom)
Information available in
Website www.mrc.gov.in
1.FBAS 2.GIS Property Tax 3.Birth &Death 4.PGR 5.Website
Municipal Reform Cell,
#1-4, 6th floor, IT
Park,Rajajinagar ,Industrial Estate, Bangalore-560
010
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Chapter-15
Particulars of Facilities available to Citizens for Obtaining Information
[Section 4(1)(b)xv]
Describe the particulars of information dissemination mechanisms in
place/facilities available to the public for accessing of information.
Facility Description (Location
of Facility/Name etc.)
Details of Information made available
Not applicable
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Chapter-16
Names, Designations and other Particulars of Public Information Officers
[Section 4(1)(b)xvi]
Please provide contact information about the Public Information Officers and
Assistant Public Information Officers designated for various offices/administrative
units and Appellate Authority/Officer(s) for the public authority in the following
format.
Public Information Officer
Sl.No. Name of the
Office / administrative
Unit
Name of Designation of
PIO
Office Tel. Residence
Tel. Fax E-mail
1.
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of
Municipal Administration.
Deputy Director-1 Public information
Officer 23003100 [email protected]
Asst.Public Information Officer
Sl.No Name of the
Office / administrative
Unit
Name of Designation of
PIO
Office Tel. Residence
Tel. Fax E-mail
1.
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of Municipal Administration. Office Manager 23003100 madhavishri19@gmai;.com
Appellate Authority
Sl.No.
Name of the Office /
administrative Unit
Name of Designation of
PIO
Office Tel. Residence
Tel. Fax E-mail
1.
Municipal Reforms Cell, Directorate of
Municipal Administration
Joint Director(R) Appellant Authority. 23003100 [email protected]
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Chapter-17
Other Useful Information
[Section 4(1)(b)xvii]
Please give below any other information or details of publications which are
of relevance or of use to the Citizens.
All information about Municipal Reform Cell available in (www.mrc.gov.in)
Website.