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The particulars of this organization, functions and duties

Kerala State Commission for Minorities, located at Thiruvananthapuram, houses in the building Aanjaneya TC 9/ 1023 (2), Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram 695010

The commission consists of one chairman and two members and the present commission is as follows:

The Commission

Chairman - P. K. Haneefa
Member - Adv. Bindhu M. Thomas
Member -

The Commission have following staff

Member Secretary - Smt. Bindu Thankachy. M. K
Registrar - Smt. Nazeema. E
Finance Officer - Shri. P. S. Sudheer
Section Officer - Shri. Asharaf. A
Assistant - Smt. Remya S. N.
Assistant - Shri. Praveen. P

In addition to the above list, the commission has one PA to Chairman and 2 LDC/ Jr. Assistants, two Office Attendant cum Driver has been appointed on contract basis. One part time sweeper post has been outsourced.

Office timing

I. The office timings of the commission are 10.15 am to 5.15 pm

II. The power & duties of its officers & employees (Will be furnished separately)

III. The procedures followed in the decision making process including channels or supervision and accountability: Actions on the complaints received from the public are taken as per the provision of the Kerala State Commission for Minorities Act, 2014.

Administrative & financial matters are dealing with as per rules, codes, Manuals, guidelines etc or court of Kerala. The commission also follows the Kerala Secretariat Office manual.

IV. The norms set by it for the discharge of its function:

The commission is committed to the speedy disposal of cases. However, the delay in receiving reports from officer results in delay of disposing cases. Preference is given to complaints of urgent matters those received from widows, elderly people and persons belonging to BPL.

The commission holds settings at District Head Quarters, in addition to sittings at commission head quarters at Thiruvananthapuram for the convenience or the complainants for the speedy disposal of cases.

V. The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employer for discharging its functions.

a. The Kerala State commission for Minorities Act, 2014.
b. The Kerala State commission for Minorities Act, 2014
c. Kerala secretariat Office Manual

VI. A Statement of categories of documents that are held by commission or under the control.
The documents held by the commission include – complaints, case files, file related with establishment, housekeeping and Account.

VII. The particulars of any arrangements that exist for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementations there of:
As part of executing the duties entrusted by the act, the commission hold sitting at various part of the state when cases of the violation of minority Commission rights are noticed. The commission visits places, institutions etc held talks with the general public officials, people’s representative to get first hand information of the incident. The commission also hold meetings with religious leaders, officials etc when needed. The Commission also conducts seminars & workshops on subject beneficial to the minorities.

VIII. Statement of boards, councils, committees other bodies connecting of two or more persons constituted as its part 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.

There is no board council or Committee to advice the Commission.

IX. The monthly remuneration received by each of its officials & employees including the system of compensation as provided in its regulation (will be furnished separately)

X. The budget allocated to each of its agency indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made.

XI. The manner of execution of subsidy programmes including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes

XII. The particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted by it.

XIII. Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reduced in an electronic form

XIV. The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information including the working hours of a library of reading room, if maintained for public use.

Citizen can submit application for information under RTI Act by hand or by post. There is no library or reading room maintained for the public.

XV. The names designation and other particulars of the public information officers.

1. Sri Robert Francis
Section Officer and Assistatant State Public Information officer

2. Smt. Sabeena P.M
Finance Officer and State Public Information Officer.

3. Shri. Premachandran K.B
Registrar and Appellate Authority.

Expenditure

Details of Govt. Grant released during 2014-15*

Head of Account-2225-04-102-91-31 Grant-in-Aid-General-Salary(NP)

GO(Rt) No. 4305/2014/GAD dated 02.06.2014 Rs. 15,00,000
GO(Rt) No. 6067/2014/GAD dated 01.08.2014 Rs. 15,00,000
GO(Rt) No. 7705/2014/GAD dated 01.10.2014 Rs. 80,00,000

Budjet Provision

Head of Account-2225-04-102-91-36 Grant-in-Aid-General-Non Salary(NP)
Additional Authorization

GO(Rt) No. 4305/2014/GAD dated 02.06.2014 Rs. 10,00,000
GO(Rt) No. 6067/2014/GAD dated 01.08.2014 Rs. 5,00,000
GO(Rt) No. 9660/2014/GAD dated 16.12.2014 Rs. 5,00,000
GO(Rt) No. 1202/2015/GAD dated 19.02.2015 Rs. 15,00,000
Budjet Provisions

2014-2015

Balance under Salary h/a as on 01.04.2014 Rs. 25,72,002
Total grant under Salary h/a during 2014-15 Rs 1,10,00,000
Total Rs. 1,35,72,002
Expense Rs. 1,13,99,527
Balance as on 31.03.2015 Rs. 21,72,475
Balance under Non –Salary h/a during 2014-2015 Rs. 49,772
Total Grant under Non-Salary h/a during 2014-2015 Rs. 35,00,000
Balance as on 31.03.2015 Rs. 7,31,425

Govt. Grant released during 2015-2016

GO(Rt) No. 4124/2015/GAD dtd 03/06/2015 Rs. 30,00,000

*Details as on 31/07/2015

Address

Aanjaneya, T.C. 9/1023,
Sasthamangalam,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695010

Phone : 0471-2315133, 2315122, 2317122, 2318122
Fax: 0471 2319122
Email: kscminorities@gmail.com