RTI

A. The Particlars of organisation, functions and duties:

Creation of Department

Department of IT was created in the year 1999 vide notification No. GAD (CC)-5-2/71 dated 18th November, 1999 and was merged in Industries Department in the year 2002. IT Department was delinked from Industries Department & merged in Science & Technology Department including Bio-Technology in the year 2004. The subjects of Biotechnology and Science & Technology were delinked from IT on 13th April 2007 and IT Department came into existence.

Information Technology in Himachal Pradesh

Technology (DoIT) has been created inJanuary, 2004 to ensure the process of furthering the development of IT in the State. Secretary (IT) is the head of the Department at Government level and Director (IT) is the head at the Department level. The Department would strive for:

• Encouraging investments in the IT sector industries in the State.
• Facilitating the establishment of IT institutes and improving the quality of IT education in the State.
• Using IT tools to ensure a SMART (Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent) Government.
• The Secretary (Information Technology) is the functional Head of the DoIT.

STRUCTURE OF DEPARTMENT STAFF AT DIT

Departmental functions

i the particulars of its organization, functions and duties.

ii the powers and duties of its officers and employees.

iii the procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability.

iv the norms set by it for the discharge of its functions.

v the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions.

vi a statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control.

vii the particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;

viii a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;

ix a directory of its officers and employees;

x the monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided is its regulations;

xi the budget allocated to each of its agency, indication particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;

xii the manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;

xiii particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted by it;

xiv details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;

xv the particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, in maintained for public use;

xvi the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers; xvi such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update these publications every year.

ACHIEVEMENTS