1. a. All the records of Department of W&CD and Mission Shakti have been cataloged and indexed. The same are being computerized so as to be uploaded in the website.

       Originally this Department was named as W&CD Department. However by virtue of Government Notification No.7352/Gen, dt.06.04.2017 this Department has been renamed as Department of W&CD and Mission Shakti. The major functions and duties of the Department are implementation of different schemes/ programmes for Child Welfare, Women Welfare, Women Empowerment in addition to the usual works on establishment and financial matters.

  (ii)    The powers and duties of officers and employees will be uploaded very soon.
  (iii)    In this Department decisions are taken after initiation of the matter duly processed from ASO to SO to DO to US/DS to Additional Secretary to Director and then the process is completed at the level of Commissioner-cum-Secretary. However important matters are submitted to the Hon’ble Minister for kind approval of the same.
  (iv)    Like other Department the functions are being discharged followings the usual norms and rules.
  (v)     The following rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records are followed for discharging functions
          (1)    Odisha Service Code
          (2)    OCS (CC&A) Rules 1962.
          (3)    Odisha Pension Rules & Other Rules
  (vi)    The documents which are held in this Department are as under :-
          (1)    Personal Files of Employees.
          (2)    Service Books of Employees and
          (3)    Other Records.
 (vii)     For formulation of policy and implementation thereof, the members of the Public are associated when rules require so.
 (viii)    The meeting of following Boards, Councils, Committees, open to the public are held as per rule.
          (1)    State Commission for Women (SCW)
          (2)    State Social Welfare Board (SSWB)
          (3)    Mhila Vikas Samabaya Nigam (MVSN)
          (4)    State Council for Child Welfare (SCCW)
          (5)    State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR)
    
 (ix)    The Directory of Officers and employees has been framed.
 (x)    For payment of monthly remuneration including other benefits documentation is done and specific registers are maintained.
 (xi)    Each year budget Allocation item-wise has been prepared and approved.
 (xii)    All subsidised programme including amounts allocated are computerized and transmitted through website.
 (xiii)    Steps are being taken to furnish particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization.
 (xiv)    Steps are being taken to transmit details of information in electronic form.
 (xv)    Under the provisions of RTI Act 2005,  the concerned Citizens-cum-Applicants get information easily within the date line fixed. However there is no reading room for public use.

 (xvi)    The name, designation and other particulars of Public Information Officers of this Department are mentioned below :-

                1. Name of the 1st Appellate Authority    : Smt. Rega Geetarani Pattnaik,OAS (S)

                                                                                   Additional Secretary to Govt.     

                                                                                  Tel No.-0674-2394810(O)                                                                                                                                                           

                2. Name of the PIO                                  : Sri Sudam Chandra Naik, OSS
                                                                                  Under Secretary to Govt.

Information  on RTI Cases of WCD & Mission Shakti as on 31/012/2019