REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 FOR THE YEAR 2015 – 2016

I. PARTICULARS OF REPORTING AUTHORITY :
1. Name of the office : Directorate of Health Services
2. Number of gazetted officers : 33 nos.
3. Names of Public Sector Undertakings, Boards, Council etc. under the Office : Nil
4. Name of NGOs assisted by the Department : Nil

II. IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE SECTION 4 OF THE RTI ACT :
1. Whether all the records are catalogued and indexed by the Office? If not, reason as to
why?
= Yes, all the records are catalogued and indexed by the Office.
2. Whether information Hand Book under RTI Act as required by sec. 4(1) (b) in the
prescribed template has been prepared by the office? If not reason as to why?
= Yes, RTI Act as required by sec. 4 (1) (b) in the prescribed template has been prepared by
the office
3. Whether all relevant facts relating to formulation of important policies have been
published by the department / office as required under Sec. 4(1)9(b)?
= Yes, all relevant facts relating to formulation of important policies have been published
by the department / office as required under Sec. 4(1)9(b).
4. Whether suo moto information has been provided to the public at regular intervals as
required by Sec. 4(2)?
= Yes, suo moto information has been provided to the public at regular intervals as
required by Sec. 4(2).
5. Whether every information in the department / office has been widely disseminated as
required by Sec. 4(3)?
= Yes, every information in the department / office has been widely disseminated as
required by Sec. 4(3).
6. Whether information in the department / office has been made accessible to State
Public Information Officer (SPIO) concerned as required by Sec. 4(4)?
= Yes, information in the department / office has been made accessible to State Public
Information Officer (SPIO) concerned as required by Sec. 4(4).

III. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 5 :
1. How many SPIOs have been designated in the office? If not why?
= 1 no. of State Public Information Officer (SPIO) have been designated in the Office.
2. How many SAPIOs have been appointed in the office? If not why?
= 1 nos. of State Assistant Public Information Officer (SAPIO) have been designated in the
Office.
3. How many Departmental Appellate Authorities (DAAs) have been appointed in the
office? If not why?
= 1 (one) no. of Departmental Appellate Authority (DAA) have been appointed in the
office.
4. When were these designations made? Kindly enclose a copy of such orders.
= The present Departmental Appellate Authorities (AA) have been designated w.e.f.
22.4.2013 vide No.B.16012/1/09-HFW dt.22.4.2013, State Public Information Officer
(SPIO) have been designated with effect from Dt.15.3.2016 vide No.B.16012/1/09-HFW
Dt.15.3.2016 (copy enclosed). State Assistant Public Information Officer (SAPIO) have
been designated w.e.f. 10.6.2011 vide letter No.B.16012/1/09 – HFW dt.10.6.2011.
5. Whether any assistance of any other officer has been sought by SPIO? If so, in how
many case?

= Nil.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 6 :
1. No. of applications received in the office :
= 65 nos.
2. How many application had been assisted by the SPIO to reduce as application in writing
under Sec. 6(1) (b)?
= Nil.
3. How many application have been referred to another Public Authorities (PAs) / Offices
for providing information?
= Nil.
4. Amount of application fees received. Were these deposited to the Government?
= Received a sum of Rs. 283/- (Rupees two hundred eighty three) only for application fees
which will be deposited to the Government.

V. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 7 :
1. How many applications were decided within the prescribed time limit?
= 65 nos.
2. How many applications were rejected by the SPIO? What were the main grounds for
rejecting the applications?
= Nil.
3. How many applications were not decided within the prescribed limitation? What are the
main reasons for not deciding the applications within limitations?
= Nil.
4. How many applications were received concerning the life or liberty of a person?
= Nil.
5. Whether applications concerning the life or liberty of a person were decided within a
period of 48 hours from time of receipt of the application?
= Nil.
6. How many applicants failed to make payment of cost of providing the information?
State the amount?
= Nil.
7. How many applicants belonging to BPL were provided information free of cost? And
how many of them were denied information free of cost?
= - Nil -
8. How many sensorily disabled applicants were assisted by the SPIO?
= Nil.
9. How many applicants were given information free of cost due to failer of the PAs to
provided the information within limitation?
= Nil.
10. In how many applications a third party was involved?
= Nil.

11. Amount of fees collected for the provisions of such information during the reported
period.
= A sum of Rs. 410/- (Rupees four hundred and ten) only was collected for the provisions of
such information during the reported period.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 8 :
1. How many applications were denied information under Sec. 8 ? Give reasons used for
denying such information.
= Nil.
2. How many applicants were given information under Sec. 8 on the ground of larger
public interest?
= Nil.

VII. IMPLEMENTATION A OF SECTION 9 :
1. How many applications were rejected on the ground specified under Sec. 9 of RTI Act?
= Nil.

VIII. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 15 :
1. The provisions of Section 15 came into force on 15.6.2005 under sec. 1(3) of the act.
Whether the State Information Commission was formed at once as per Sec. 1(3) of the
Act? If not please give reasons thereof.
= As it is solely the purview of the Govt.
2. What actions have been taken for maintaining and upholding the autonomy of the
Mizoram Information Commission (MIC) according to the provisions of sec. 15(4) of the
Act?
= Same as above.

IX. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 18 :
1. How many complaints been instituted before the MIC relating to the Office?
= Nil.
2. How many such complaints have been disposed of by the Commission?
= Nil.
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3. How many decisions / directions of the Commission on such rulings have been complied
with by the Office?
= As far as possible decisions / directions of the commissions on such rulings have been
complied by the Department.

X. IMPLEMENATION OF SECTION 19 :
1. How many appeals have been instituted before the DAA against the actions / inaction of
the SPIO in the Office?
= Nil.
2. How many such first appeals were decided by the DAA within a period of 45 days from
the date of filing the first appeal?
= Nil.
3. How many first appeals were rejected?
= Nil.
4. How many first appeals were allowed?
= Nil.
5. How many 2nd appeals were preferred against the First Appellate Authority before the
MIC ?
= Nil.
6. How many 2nd appeals were decided by MIC and how many appeals were pending?
= Nil.
7. How many appeals were allowed by the commission and how many were disallowed?
= Nil.
8. In how many cases the commission made recommendations and what are the actions
taken by the Office on such recommendations?
= Nil.

XI. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 20 :
1. In how many cases the MIC has issued imposition of penalty ?
= Nil.
2. In how many cases penalties were imposed by the MIC ? Please state the amount of
penalty, if any.
= Nil.
3. In how many cases the Commission has recommended disciplinary actions on SPIO ?
= Nil.

XII. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 25 :
1. What are the recommendations, if any, for compliance of the provisions of the RTI Act
by the Office ?
= Nil.

XIII. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 26 :
1. What are the departmental and organizational programmes conducted by the Office in
respect of exercise of the RTI as contemplated under Sec.26(1)(a) ?
= Nil.
2. What actions were taken by the Office to encourage PAs in the developmental
organization of such programmes as mentioned above ?
= Nil.
3. What were the actions taken by the office to promote the Act ?
= All appeal were entertained and disposed within the specified period accept exceptional
case, to promote this Act.