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THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT,2005

OBLIGATIONS OF

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

Under Section 4(1)(b)

ANDHRA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROLBOARD

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INFORMATION PERTAINING TO RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT - 2005

Section 4 (1) (b) of the Act casts an obligation on each public authority topublish within expiry of 120 days from the commencement of the Act,manuals on the following seventeen items:

The Right to Information Act, 2005 - A User's Guide

1 The particulars of its organization, functions and duties;The State Board for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution was constituted on 24-01-1976 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. After the Air(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 came into force, the Board's name waschanged as Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

The Board has been playing a catalytic role in implementing environmental policies,law regulations and developing frameworks to manage both wastes and naturalresources more efficiently. With its Head Office at Hyderabad, the Board covers theentire State through its:

5 Zonal Offices at Hyderabad, Ramachandrapuram, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada andKurnool headed by an Officer in the rank of Joint Chief Environmental Engineer (JCEE)

and

19 Regional Offices at Hyderabad, Rangareddy-I, Rangareddy-II, Medak-I, Medak-II,Warangal, Nalgonda, Ramagundam, Nizamabad, Kothagudem, Tirupathi, Kurnool,Vizaianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur and Nellore eachheaded by an Environmental Engineer.

The Board has established a Central Laboratory at Hyderabad headed by Joint ChiefEnvironmental Scientist (JCES) and 5 Zonal Laboratories viz. Warangal,Ramachandrapuram, Vijayawada, Kurnool and Visakhapatnam headed by SeniorEnvironmental Scientist (SES) for each Zonal Laboratory to have a continuousmonitoring of the quality of air and water. The Board has also 5 Laboratories atRegional Office level.

The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is empowered to carry out its functionsunder the provisions of the following Pollution Control Acts and Amendments issuedthere under.

1) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and itsamendments

Objectives:

The objectives of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act are to provide

for the Prevention and Control of Pollution and the maintenance or restoration of thewholesomeness of water for the establishment, with a view to carrying out thepurposes aforesaid, of Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution, forconferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto andfor matters connected therewith.

Functions :

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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions of a State Board shall be :

a. To plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control or abatementof pollution of streams and wells in the State and to secure the executionthereof

b. To advise the State Government on any matter concerning the prevention,control or abatement of water pollution.

c. To collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and theprevention, control of abatement thereof

d. To encourage, conduct and participate in investigations and research relatingto problems of water pollution and prevention, control or abatement of waterpollution.

e. To collaborate with the Central Board in organising the training of personsengaged or to be engaged in programmes relating to prevention, control orabatement of water pollution and to organise mass education programmes

relating thereto

f. To inspect sewage or trade effluents, works and plants for the treatment ofsewage and trade effluents and to review plans, specifications or other datarelating to plants setup for the treatment of water, works for the purificationthereof and the system for the disposal of sewage or trade effluents or inconnection with the grant of any consent as required by this Act.

g. To lay down, modify or annul effluent standards for the sewage and tradeeffluents and for the quality or receiving waters (not being water in an inter-State stream) resulting from the discharge of effluents and to classify watersof the State.

h.

To evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment of sewage and tradeeffluents, having regard to the peculiar conditions of soils, climate and waterresources of different regions and more especially the prevailing flowcharacteristics of water in streams and wells which render it impossible toattain even the minimum degree of dilution.

i. To evolve methods of utilisation of sewage and suitable trade effluents inagriculture) To evolve efficient methods of disposal of sewage and tradeeffluents on land, as are necessary on account of the predominant conditionsof scant stream flows that do not provide for major part of the year theminimum degree of dilution.

j. To lay down standards of treatment of sewage and trade effluents to bedischarged into any particular stream taking into account the minimum fairweather dilution available in that stream and the tolerance limits of pollutionpermissible in the water of the stream, after the discharge of such effluents.

k. To make, vary or revoke any orderi. for the prevention, control or abatement of discharge of

waste into streams or wells

ii. requiring any person concerned to construct new systems

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for the disposal of sewage and trade effluents or to modify, alter orextend any such remedial measures as are necessary to prevent,control or abate water pollution.

l. To lay down effluent standards to be complied with by persons while causingdischarge of sewage or sullage or both and to lay down, modify or annuleffluent standards for the sewage and trade effluents

m. To advise the State Government with respect to the location of any industry thecarrying on of which is likely to pollute a stream or well

n. To perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may, from time totime, be entrusted to it by the Central Board or the State Government.

The Board may establish or recognise a laboratory or laboratories to enable the Boardto perform its functions under this section efficiently, including the analysis of samplesof water from any stream or well or of samples of any sewage or trade effluents,

2) The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and itsamendments

Objectives:

The objective of this Act is to provide for the prevention, control and abatement ofair pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaidpurposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers andfunctions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.

Decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environmentheld in Stockholm in June 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate stepsfor the preservation of the natural resources of the earth, which, among other things,includes the preservation of the quality of air and control of air pollution.

Therefore it is considered necessary to implement the decisions aforesaid insofar asthey relate to the preservation of the quality of air and control of air pollution.

Functions:

The functions of the State Board, as specified in Section 17, shall be :

a. To plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control or abatementof air pollution and to secure the execution thereof

b. To advise the State Government on any matter concerning the prevention,control or abatement of air pollution

c. To collect and disseminate information relating to air pollution.d. To collaborate with the Central Board in organising the training of persons

engaged or to be engaged in programmes relating to prevention, control orabatement of air pollution and to organise mass-education programme relatingthereto

e. To inspect, at all reasonable times, any control equipment, industrial plant ormanufacturing process and to give by order, such directions to such persons as

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it may consider necessary to take steps for the prevention, control orabatement of air pollution.

f. To inspect air pollution control areas at such intervals as it may thinknecessary, assess the quality of air therein and take steps for the prevention,control or abatement of air pollution in such areas.

g. To lay down, in consultation with the Central Board and having regard to thestandards for the quality of air laid down by the Central Board, standards foremission of air pollutants into the atmosphere from industrial plants andautomobiles or for the discharge of any air pollutants into the atmospherefrom any other source whatsoever not being a ship or an aircraft

h. Provided that different standards for emission may be laid down under thisclause for different industrial plants having regard to the quantity andcomposition of emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere from suchindustrial plants.

i. To advise the State Government with respect to the suitability of any premisesor location for carrying on any industry which is likely to cause air pollution.

j. To perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may, from time totime, be entrusted to it by the Central Board or the State Government.

k. To do such other things and to perform such other acts as it may thinknecessary for the proper discharge of its functions and generally for thepurpose of carrying into effect the purpose of the Act.

In addition to the above functions, the State Board may establish or recognise alaboratory or laboratories to enable the State Board to perform its above functionsefficiently.

3)

Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution Cess Act, 1977 and itsamendments

An Act to provide for the levy and collection of a Cess on water consumed by personscarrying on certain industries and by local authorities, with a view to argument theresources of the Central Board and the State Boards for the Prevention and Control ofWater Pollution constituted under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974.

The Government of India have enacted the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)Cess Act, 1977 (Act No.36 of 1977) and enforced the Act from 01.04.78 with rulesthereunder. This Act and the Rules framed thereunder were published in theGovernment of India Gazette (Extra-ordinary) dt.27.03.1978 and dt. 24.07.1978respectively

As per Section 6(4) of the Water Cess Act, 1977 and the Rules framed thereunder, TheMember Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board is the assessing authority forwater Cess. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has specified the Member Secretary,APPCB as the collecting authority for the Water Cess, vide G.O.Ms. No.508, dated12.05.1981.

4) The Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules framed there under

The Government of India has delegated certain powers vested in it under the

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provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 to State Governments videGovernment of India Gazette notification dt.10.2.1988.

5) Manufacture, Use, Import and Export and Storage of HazardousMicroorganisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules

1. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee may carry out thesupervision as under Rule 14 (1) through the State Bio-technologyCoordination Committee or the State Pollution Control Board/DistrictLevel Committee or through any person authorised in this behalf.

2. The information on any accident must be informed to the State LevelCommittee or District Level Committee or Medical Officer by theoccupier.

3. Off-site plans are to be prepared by District Level Committees.6) Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and its

amendments

a. The Board must direct the industries, which generate hazardous waste to

give sufficient data to the disposing agency on the wastes for properhandling and disposal [under rule 4 (2)].

b. The industries generating hazardous wastes shall make an application to theBoard in Form-I for the grant of authorisation for collection, reception,treatment, transport, storage and disposal [as per Rule 5(2)], along with asum of Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred only for processing applicationfor authorization and analysis fee. This is also applicable to the person, whooperates the facility mentioned above.

c. The authorization granted under this Rule shall, unless suspended orcancelled, be in force for a maximum period of five years from the date ofissue/renewal [Rule 5 (6)]. The Board may refuse authorization after giving

reasonable opportunity of being heard for noncompliance [Rule 5(7)].

d. Upon suspension/cancellation of authorization and during the pendency ofan appeal under Rule (12), the Board may give directions for the safestorage of hazardous waste to persons whose authorization has beensuspended or cancelled. Such a person shall comply with the directions.

e. The occupier generating hazardous waste and the operator of a facility forcollection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal ofhazardous waste shall maintain records of operations in Form-3. They shallsend annual returns to the Board in Form -4.

f. Where an accident occurs on a hazardous generator/storage site or duringtransportation, the occupier/operator shall report it immediately to the

Board in Form-5.

g. As per Rule 11, the import of the hazardous wastes from any country toIndia, and export of hazardous wastes from India to any country for dumpingor disposal shall not be permitted.

h. As per Rule 12, Import and for export of hazardous wastes rules, 3 (i) C shallonly be permitted as raw materials for recycling or reuse.

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i. As per Rule 13, every occupier shall apply or permission in Form-6, to Statepollution control Board, one hundred and twenty days in advance, with aminimum of Rupees thirty thousand payable to Ministry of Environment &Forests, Government of India for imports upto 500 MTs, and for everyadditional 500 MTs or part there of wastes, imported, an additional sum ofrupees five thousand will be payable.

j. As per Rule 14, the exporting country or the exporter of hazardous wasteshall apply ninety days in advance in Form -7 to Ministry of EnvironmentForests, Government of India seeking permission for proposed export andTrans boundary movement.

k. As per Rule 15, the movement of hazardous wastes from or to the countryshall be considered illegal, if any violations of rules are observed. Theexporting country shall bear the cost incurred for the disposal of such illegalTrans boundary movement.

l. As per Rule 18, an appeal shall lie against any order of grant or refusal of anauthorisation of Member Secretary, AP Pollution Control Board or any officerdesignated by Board to the Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science &Technology of State Government.

Hazardous Wastes Management & Handling rules 1989 and its Amendments

a. As per Rule 4(1) the occupier and the operator of a facility shall beresponsible for proper collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposalof hazardous wastes listed in Schedule 1, 2 and 3.

b. Every occupier generating hazardous wastes and having a facility forcollection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal of suchwastes shall make an application in Form 1 along with sum of rupees seventhousand five hundred only for processing application for authorisation andanalysis fee (Rule 5(2))

c. An authorisation granted under this rule shall unless sooner suspended orcancelled, be in force for a period of 5 years from the date of issue orrenewal. (Rule 5(6)). The Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Boardmay after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicantrefuse to grant any authorisation (Rule 5(7)).

d. The State Pollution Control Board has power to suspend or cancel anauthorisation issued under these rules for non-compliance with any of theauthorisation conditions or with any provisions of the Act of these rules,after giving an opportunity to show cause and after recording reasonstherefor (Rule 6(1)).

e. Upon suspension or cancellation of the authorisation and during the

pendency of an appeal under rule 12, the State Pollution Control Board maygive directions to the persons for the safe storage of the hazardous waste,and such person shall comply with the directions (Rule 6(2))

f. Transporter shall accept hazardous wastes from an occupier for disposalwhich it is accompanied by six copies of the manifest (form 9) as per thecolour codes. Occupier shall provide the transporter with six copies of themanifest as per the colour codes indicated. (Rule 7(4) & (5))

g. The State Government, Occupier or any Association shall after preliminary

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impact assessment studies identify possible sites for disposal facility andundertake an Environmental Impact Assessment of these sites. The StateGovernment shall on receipt of any objection conduct a public hearing asper the procedure notified for Environmental Impact Assessment (Rule 8(3)& (6))

h. As per Rule 8, the occupier or any operator of a facility shall be responsible

for identifying sites for establishing hazardous wastes disposal facility. Theoccupier or the operator shall be responsible for safe and environmentallysound operation of the facility and shall ensure that the closure of thelandfill as per the design approved by the State Pollution Control Board(Rule 8B).

i. As per Rule 9(1) & (2), the occupier generating hazardous waste andoperator of a facility for collection, reception, treatment, transport, storageand disposal of hazardous waste shall maintain records of such operations inForm 3 and shall send annual returns to the State Pollution Control Board inForm 4.

j. As per Rule 10, where an accident occurs at the facility or on a hazardouswaste site or during transportation of hazardous wastes, the occupier oroperator of a facility shall report immediately to the State Pollution ControlBoard about the accident in Form 5.

k. As per Rule 11, Import of hazardous waste from any country to India andexport of hazardous from India to any country for dumping or disposal shallnot be permitted.

l. As per Rule 12, Import and or export of hazardous wastes rule 3(I)(c) shallonly be permitted as raw material for recycling or re-use

m. As per Rule 13, Every occupier importing hazardous waste shall apply to theState Pollution Control Board, one hundred twenty days in advance in Form-6 for permission to import along with a minimum fee of rupees 30,000

payable to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India forimports upto 500 metric tonnes and for every additional 500 metric tonnesor part thereof waste imported an additional sum of rupees 5000 will bepayable.

n. As per Rule 14, the exporting country or the exporter as the case may be, ofhazardous waste shall apply 90 days in advance in Form -7 to the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, Government of India, seeking permission for theproposal export and Trans boundary movement

o. As per Rule 15, the movement of Hazardous Wastes from or to the countryshall be considered illegal, if it is without prior permission of the CentralGovernment or if permission obtained through falsification,misrepresentation or fraud or it does not confirmed to the shipping detailsprovided in the document. The exporting country shall bear the costsincurred for the disposal of such illegal transboundry movement ofhazardous wastes.

p. As per Rule 18, an appeal shall lie, against any order of grant or refusal ofan authorisation by the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board orany officer designated by the Board to the Secretary, Department ofEnvironment of the State Government.

A.P. Pollution Control Board has been implementing the Hazardous Waste

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Management rules and progressively ensuring that all industries are complying with theLaw. The measures of AP Pollution Control Board in this direction include thefollowing:

a. Identifying the hazardous wastes generating industries (New and old).

b. Issuing notices to all the industries falling under the purview of HWM Rules,

1989 and its amendments thereof.

c. Issuing authorisations to those industries who have facilities to collect /treat / store / dispose the hazardous wastes.

d. Inspecting the industries to verify the compliance with regard toauthorisation conditions.

e. Issuing notices to the industries that are not complying the authorisationconditions.

f. Monitoring of industries which are recycling non-ferrous metal scrap, Usedoil and Used lead acid batteries.

g. Issuing notices/legal action against non-complying recycling industries ofnon-ferrous metal scrap, Used oil and Used lead acid batteries

7) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 and itsAmendments thereof.

Under Bio-medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998,

a. Every Health Care Establishments should obtain Bio-medical authorizationfrom AP Pollution Control Board.

b. Every HCE should tie up with Bio-medical Common Waste Treatment Facility

(CBWTF) for collection, transportation, treatment and safe disposal of Bio-medical Waste.

c. In the HCEs the segregation of Bio-medical waste should be done at sourceas per schedule-I of the BMW rules.

d. Respective color coded bags should be used to collect different category ofsegregated waste.

e. Solid waste such as IV sets, syringes, IV bottles used gloves and cathetersshould be mutilated before disposing to Common Waste TreatmentFacility.

f. Liquid Waste generated in Operation Theatres and laboratories should bedisinfected before draining out.

g. The HCEs should provide occupational safety gears to its staff whilehandling the BMW.

h. Records pertaining to the BMW generation, transportation, treatment andsafe disposal should be maintained as per the rules.

i. Every HCE should provide specific site to store its BMW. It must be closed

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and secured and not be accessible to domestic animals and rag pickers.

8) Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000

Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India has notified Municipal SolidWaste (Management and Handling) Rules on 25.09.2000 under Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate the management and handling of municipal solid

waste.

Responsibility of the State Pollution Control Board under MSW are:

1. The State Board shall monitor the compliance of the Standards regardingground water, ambient air, leachate quality and the compost quality includingincineration standards as specified under Schedule II, III and IV.

2. The State Board after the receipt of application from the municipal authorityor the operator of a facility in Form I, for grant of authorization for setting upwaste processing and disposal facility including landfills, shall examine theproposal taking into consideration the views of other agencies like the StateUrban Development Department, the Town and Country Planning Department,

Air Port or Air Base Authority, the Ground Water Board or any such otheragency prior to issuing the authorization.

3. The State Board shall issue the authorization in Form -III to the municipalauthority or an operator of a facility within forty-five days stipulatingcompliance criteria and standards as specified in Schedule II, III and IVincluding such other conditions, -as may be necessary.

4. The authorization shall be valid for a given period and after the validity isover, a fresh authorization shall be required.

5. The Central Pollution Control Board shall co-ordinate with the State Boardsand the Committees with particular reference to implementation and review

of standards and guidelines and compilation of monitoring data.

9) Plastic Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules, 1999.

Government of India notified Recycled Plastics (Manufacture & usage) Rules 1999under Environmental (Protection) Act to regulate the manufacture and usage ofrecycled plastic bags and containers. The salient features of the rules are as follows:

Prohibition of usage of recycled plastic carry bags and containers for foodstuffs.

The manufacturer shall print on each packet of carry bag as to whether theplastic carry bags are made of virgin plastic or of recycled material along withindication of the percentage of recycled material.

The minimum thickness of plastic carry bags made of virgin plastics orrecycled plastics shall not be less than 20 microns.

Pollution Control Board and District Collectors are prescribed authorities forenforcement of the rules.

The State Government has issued G.O.Ms.No.25 dated 30.3.2001 by prescribingauthorities for enforcement of various provisions of the rules and levy of penalties for

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violation of provisions of the rules. PCB has been authorised to impose the penaltyranging from Rs. 25, 000/- to Rs. 50, 000 on defaulting industries. MunicipalCommissioners have been authorised to impose penalty ranging from Rs. 2,500/- to Rs.5, 000/- on defaulting vendors, retailers and establishments. They have also beenauthorised to impose penalties ranging from Rs. 250/- to Rs. 500/- on individualsresponsible for littering public places with plastic carry bags.

The Government of India amended the Rules in 2003 and named as PlasticsManufacture, Sale and Usage Rules 1999. The salient features of the Rules are asfollows :

No person shall manufacture, stock, distribute or sell carry bags made ofvirgin or recycled plastic bags which are less than 8 x 12 inches (20 x30cms)

in size and less than 20 microns thickness.

No vendor shall use carry bags made of recycled plastic for storing, carrying,dispensing or packaging of foodstuffs.

No vendor shall use containers made of recycled plastic for storing, carryingdispensing or packaging of foodstuffs.

Every occupier manufacturing carry bags are containers of virgin plastic orrecycled plastic or both shall make an application in Form-I to the State

Pollution Control for grant of registration.

The Government of A.P vide G.O Ms. 158 MA& UD Department, dt 04-04-06

constituted the District Level Task Force Committee under the Chairmenship of District

Collector to effectively organize, supervise and monitor the enforcement of the

Plastics Rules.

The Board and the Government are taking necessary measures for effectiveimplementation of the rules.

10) Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.

Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI has notified "Batteries (Management &Handling) Rules, 2001" vide S. O. No. 432 (E) dt: 16/05/2001 in exercise of powersconferred by sections 6, 8 & 25 of E (P) Act, 1986. The Salient features of these rulesare mentioned below:

It is mandatory for consumers to return used batteries and the manufacturer /assembler / reconditioner / importer are responsible for collection of usedbatteries and ensuring their onward transport to recyclers who are registered with

MoEF based inter-alia on their possessing environmentally sound technology forprocessing lead acid batteries.

Manufacturer, importer, assembler, reconditioner are required to set up collectioncentres either individually or jointly for collection of used batteries fromconsumer/dealer.

Bulk consumers / auctioneers could auction used batteries only to registeredrecyclers and small scale manufacturers are at liberty to procure recycled leadfrom the registered recyclers with MoEF and having valid authorisation under HWM

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Rules.

Dealers have also been assigned responsibility for collection against new batteriessold. Auction of used lead acid batteries by bulk consumer / auctioneer could bemade only in favour of registered recyclers and having valid authorisation of APPollution Control Board.

Importers as well as domestic manufacturers have been placed on sameresponsibility for collection is concerned.

Manufacturer / Assembler / Reconditioner / Importer / Recycler / Auctioneer /bulk consumer / dealer are required to submit half yearly returns in Form I toForm IX to APPCB / MoEF / Manufacturer accordingly as specified in the Rules.

Recycler / Reporcessor who have not registered with Ministry of Environment andForests, should apply for registration.

Collection schedule [see rule 4(i) and 7(i)] of used batteries has been prescribedfor gradual enhancement and shall achieve 90 % collection from the 3rd year.

The used batteries collected shall be similar (essentially in weight) to that of thebatteries sold.

Batteries sold to bulk consumers such as Central / State Govt. Departments, StateRoad Transport undertakings and original equipment manufacturers likeautomobile manufacturers have been excluded from the obligation forcollection.

A public notice regarding implementation of Batteries ( M & H) amendment Rules, 2001was issued in daily news paper ( The Hindu) on dt. 22.08.2002 for wide publicity

11) Manufacture, Import and Storage of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989.

i. There are three distinct activities defined under these rules.

a) An operation or process carried out in an industrial installation referred inSchedule 4 involving one or more hazardous chemicals and includes on-site storageor on-site transport defined as "industrial activity".

b) "isolated storage" means storage of a hazardous chemical listed in Schedule 2within the threshold quantities mentioned not covered under Schedule 4 .

c) "pipe line" means a pipe or system of pipes for conveyance of a hazardouschemical other than flammable gas as in Column 2 of Part II of schedule 3.

i. Isolated storage and industrial activity at a site handling of hazardous

chemicals equal to or, more than the threshold quantities mentioned inColumn 3 of Schedule 2 & 3 respectively is defined as "major accidenthazard (MAH) installations".

ii. As per Rule 5(1) &5(2),the Board is required to receive the informationfrom the industry as identified in Schedule 5, on any major accident occurson a site or in a pipe line in Schedule 6. Then Board compile the informationand send a report with full analysis to the Ministry of Environment &Forests.

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iii. With regard to storage activity of hazardous chemicals, the occupier mustsubmit the information in Schedule 7 of the Rules to the Pollution ControlBoard for approval and notification of the site at least 3 months beforestarting the activity [Rule No.7(1) &7(2)].

iv. The industry must take up industrial activity by giving a safety report inSchedule 8 to the Board within 90 days before actual commencement of the

activity as per Rule 10 (1) & 10 (2). They must update the safety auditreport once a year by conducting a fresh safety audit to the Board within 30days. The industry must give a report once in 3 years of last report,whenever there is modification (which shall be reported atleast 90 days inadvance) in its activity in accordance with Rule 11 (1) & 11 (2).

v. The occupier must submit on-site emergency plan which includes name ofresponsible/ authorised persons on the site in case of an emergency to thePollution Control Board within 90 days of commencing into operation and amock drill shall be conducted every 6 months as per Rule 13.

vi. The importer of hazardous chemicals given in Schedule 1 [Part -I & Column 2of Part-II], must maintain records in Schedule 10 and furnish anyinformation to the Board as specified in Rule 18.

vii. The district authorities/ district crisis group are required to prepare off-siteemergency plans and keep them updated (as per Rule 14).

13. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.

14. The Noise pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

15. The Chemical accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness andResponse) Rules, 1996.

2 The powers and duties of its officers and employees;The Chairman and the Member Secretary are vested with the powers as set-in by theGovernment, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department. The otherSenior Officers are under the control of Member Secretary.

Powers and duties of the Chairman

1) The Chairman shall have overall control over the day to day activities ofthe State Board.

2) (i) The Chairman may undertake tours within States for carrying out thefunctions of the State Board:

(ii) The Chairman, may with the prior approval of the State Government, visitany place outside the State

3) Subject to rules, if any, made under sub-section (3) of Sec.12, the Chairmanshall have full powers in matters of promotion, confirmation, transfer andtermination of service of the officers and employees of the Board.

4) In the matter of acceptance to tenders, the Chairman shall have fullpowers subject to the concurrence of the State Board.

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5) Subject to overall sanctioned budget provision, the Chairman shall havefull powers to administratively approve and sanction all estimates.

Powers and duties of the Member-Secretary

The Member-Secretary shall be subordinate to the Chairman and shall, subject tothe control of the Chairman, exercise the following powers:

1) The Member-Secretary shall be in charge of all the confidential papers ofthe Board and shall be responsible for preserving them.

2) The Member-Secretary shall produce such papers whenever so directedby the Chairman or by the State Board.

3) The Member-Secretary shall make available to any member of the CentralBoard, for his perusal, any record of the Board.

4) The Member-Secretary shall be entitled to call for the services of anyofficer or employee of the State Board, and files, papers and documentsfor study from any department of the Board, as also to carry out

inspection of any department at any time including checking of accounts,vouchers, bills and other records and stores pertaining to the Board orregional offices thereunder.

5) The Member Secretary may withhold any payment: Provided that as soonas may be after such withholding of payment the matter shall be placedbefore the State Board for its approval.

6) The Member-Secretary shall make all arrangements for holding meetingsof the State Board and meetings of the Committees constituted by theState Board.

7) All orders or instructions to be issued by the State Board shall be over

the signature of the Member Secretary or of any other officer authorizedin this behalf by the Chairman.

8) The Member-Secretary shall authorise, sanction or pass all paymentsagainst allotments made or estimates sanctioned.

9) The Member-Secretary shall write and maintain confidential reports ofall Class I and Class II officers of the State Board and shall get themcountersigned by the Chairman.

10) The Member-Secretary shall countersign the confidential reports - of allthe Class III employees of the State Board.

11) (i) The Member-Secretary shall sanction the annual increments of Class I andClass II Officers of the State Board : Provided that the increment ofClass I and Class II officers shall be withheld only with the approval of theChairman.

(ii) The annual increments of other employees of the State Board notreferred to in CI (i) shall be sanctioned by officers authorized in this

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I. TECHNICAL WING

Consent for Establishment & Operation:

Joint Chief Environmental Engineers are the Divisional Heads for CFE section & CFOSection. They supervise each and every work related to the processing of applicationsof Consent for Establishment (CFE) and Consent for Operation (CFO).

Task Force:

1. Senior Environmental Engineer, Task Force-Head Office supervises and co-ordinates each and every work related to the Task Forces and directly reportsto Member Secretary. The EE & AEE assists the SEE in the following tasks :

a. co-ordination with the other Task Forces for processing the files.

b. Inspection of defaulting industries

c. verification of complaints

d. preparation of inspection reports

e. Monitoring of 17 category of industries under CREP action points.

f. preparation of status reports on CREP recommendations.

g. follow-up and updating on petition monitoring system of Govt. of A.P.

h. follow-up and updating of complaints received on web site.

Planning, Legal,

Joint Chief Environmental Engineer is the Divisional Head for Planning & Legal and hesupervises each and every work related to the above two cells.

PLANNING: Monthly monitoring and review of Action plans, performance activitiesreports to be submitted to the Government (supported by EEs & ministerial staff).

LEGAL: Obtaining field reports on the cases filed in the Honourable Courts and filing ofcounter affidavits / status reports (supported by EE,AEE & ministerial staff).

CESS

Senior Environmental Engineer is the Divisional Head for Cess cell and he supervises allthe works pertaining to that cell.

Processing of Assessment orders of industries and Municipalities for collection of cess,issuing notices to the defaulters and depositing the collected cess amount in thetreasury of MoEF, GOI as per the cess act. (supported by AEE & ministerial staff).

Cleaner Production Cell:

Joint Chief Environmental Engineer, A.P. Pollution Control Board supervises eachand every work related to the cell and reports to Member Secretary. SEE & AEE

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assists the JCEE in the following tasks :

a. Organising workshops for different sectors of industries, APPCB Staff, Nodaldepartments of Gov. of AP and other stakeholders

b. Releasing technical information Newsletter of APPCB on technicalinformation , Cleaner Production and other successful case studies on Waste

Minimisation,

c. Sponsoring of conferences related to cleaner production,

Municipal Solid Waste Management Cell

Senior Environmental Engineer is the Divisional Head for Municipal Solid WasteManagement cell and also deals with State Assembly and Parliamentary issues. He isassisted by SEE, EE & AEE. The cell deals with works related to the following :

a. implementation of MSW Rules,

b. processing of Authorisation applications,

c. monitoring of landfill and processing facilities,

d. co-ordination with the MA & UD dept. and municipal authorities,

e. co-ordination with the CPCB and MoEF, GOI.

f. legal cases pertaining to MSW,

g. Processing of registration applications of Manufacturers of plastic carry bags& containers.

h. Legislative Assembly Question, Loksabha questions, Rajyasabha questions,parliament assurances.

i. Processing of MSW project proposals,

j. monitoring of Municipal Sewage Management.

Hazardous Waste Management Cell

Joint Chief Environmental Scientist is the Divisional Head of HWM Cell assisted by EEs& AEEs. The cell deals with matters pertaining to :

a. Implementation of Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1989 andits amendments thereof 2003,

b. Batteries (Management and Handling) 2001, and Fly Ash Notification notifiedunder Environment (Protection) Act.

c. Grant and renewal of authorization under rule 5(4) and rule (8)

d. Monitor the compliance of the various provisions and conditions ofauthorization

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e. Forward the application for imports submitted by the importers as per rule13(1)

f. Review matters pertaining to identification and notification of disposal sites

g. Deals with matters pertaining to Supreme Court Monitoring Committee andLocal Area Environmental Committee.

BUILDING CELL

The Building cell is headed by SEE and assisted by Dy.EE and Technical Officer. Thecell looks after the following works:-

a) Attend all maintenance works of Head Office building including house keeping,generators, lifts, Air conditioners, Civil works, Internal & ExternalElectrification, water supply, Sanitary, Gardening and supervision on securityguards. Processing of files relating to Head Office Electrical bills and taxes ofPCB buildings.

b) Processing of all the proposals i.e., design & Drawings received from BoardsArchitect and laisioning with Architect and Executing agency for theconstruction of ZO / RO buildings in the state.

c) Processing of files relating to fixation of rents and Enhancement of rents to allZonal / Regional Offices buildings which are situated in private buildings.

d) Processing of files relating to acquiring of sites for the construction of ZO / RObuildings in the state.

II. SCIENTIFIC WING

Laboratory

Joint Chief Environmental Scientist is the Divisional Head of Laboratories of the Boardand assisted by SESs, JSOs and Analysts. The Laboratory deals with work related to :

a. Sampling and analysis of Water, Air, Wastewater, Bacteriological, biomonitoring & Bioassay.

b. Audit query, Lab safety, World Bank aided projects, procurement ofinstruments and equipments and their maintenance.

c. Analysis of samples under GEMS / MINARS / NRAP / Ground water,

d. Computerisation of data and Correspondence with CPCB.

e. NABL & Laboratory recognitions,

f. Analytical quality control,

g. SAAQM / NAAQM monitoring, data compilation and transmission toCPCB,

h. Stack monitoring / AAQM;

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i. Vehicular pollution control management,

j. Legal samples and court related samples,

k. TSDF monitoring and preparation of trends and reports.

III. ADMINISTRATION WING

Administration Section

Administrative Manager is the Divisional Heads of Administration section. He Superviseswork related to the Administration Section with the assistance of Section Head,Superintendent, Senior Assistants and Junior Assistants. The following are the mainareas dealt by the Administration Section:

a. Training Programmes and Legal issues pertaining to Service Matters.

b. Protocol , Board Meetings, Day to day maintenance of vehicles.

c. General Administration Works i.e., Telephones, Vehicles Contract Agencies(Security and Man Power).

d. Cadre strength of all employees of Gazetted posts and Non-Gazzetedposts

e. Service matters of both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted posts viz.,Recruitment, Maintenance of Roster Registers, Seniority, Promotions,Transfers, Pay & Allowances, Release of Annual Grade Increments, Sanctionof Leave of all kinds, Sanction of LTC, Declaration of Probation, Encashmentof El, Sanction of Addl. Charge Allowances, Family Planning Incentive,Disciplinary cases, Retirement Benefits, etc., in respect above saidemployees.

f. Employment Exchange returns (Quarterly, Half - Yearly, Annual and Bi -Annual).

g. Audit replies in respect of above said employees.

h. Claims of financial assistance to the deceased employees.

i. Claims of all maters relating to group schemes like Janatha policy, Pensionand Gratuity pertaining to above said employees.

j. Recording of all proceedings in the Service Register of all Employees.

k. Maintenance of Annual Property Statements and Confidential Reports of allofficers and staff

l. Building files of Board Office, Zonal Offices and Regional Offices.

m. Purchase of office equipment, printing and stationary, etc.,

n. Maintenance of Registers or tools & plant, stock, material, stationary,etc.,

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o. Annual maintenance contracts for the office equipments, viz., Typewriters(electronic and manual), Computers, Xerox machines, Roneo, Airconditioners, Air Coolers, Refrigerators, Calculators.

p. Maintenance of records for the receipt of letters to the Board Office andCheques, inward and outward registers.

q. Postage account including Registered Posts/Parcels.

Accounts Section

Chief Accounts Officer is the Divisional Head of accounts section of the Board assistedby Sr. Accountants, Superintendent, Accountant and Sr. Assistants. The Accountssection deals with the following:

a. Scrutiny and payment of telephone bills, payment of reoccurring expensesevery month, preparing of Debit vouchers for payment of bills and Creditvouchers.

b. Issual of Cheques, obtaining DDs, remittance of DDs/ Cash received.

Preparation of Debit Vouchers and Credit Vouchers and Journal Vouchers forthe amount received under consent fee, analysis fee, Bio-medicalauthorization fee and other receipts of all Zonal & Regional Offices,correspondence with banks. Sanctioning, scrutiny and passing of imprestbills.

c. Preparation of Pay bills and supplementary bills of Head Office. Remittanceof all the recoveries made through pay bill / supplementary bill. Sanction ofTour, LTC, TTA advances, scrutiny and passing of advances. Scrutiny andPayment relating to vehicle hire charges. Verifying of files relating toFestival, Marriage, Motor Cycle, Motor Car, Computer, Educational, HouseBuilding and other advances.

d. Preparation of Form 16 & 24 of Income Tax for the employees of the HeadOffice.

e. Processing and payment of Transfer funds to all Zonal Offices, sanction,scrutiny of Misc. advances. Preparation of Cash Flow statements,Correspondence of files regarding Payments of Head Office andcorrespondence with all Zonal Offices. Preparation of Debit, Credit andJournal Vouchers.

f. Correspondence relating to Pension, Gratuity of employees of the Board,Preparation of LSC & PC.

g. Correspondence with Govt. of A.P., CPCB, and MOEF, New Delhi, withvarious projects.

h. Files dealing with fixed deposits and maintaining of FDs. Statement updatingthem from time to time.

i. Finalisation of Accounts Statements such as, Preparation of Receipts &Payments a/c., Income & Expenditure a/c and Balance Sheet and attendingStatutory Audit of the Boards account. Preparation of schedules relating tomisc advance, Special imprest tour advance, imprest advance, and due fromall Regional Offices relating to consent fee.

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j. AG audit work related to accounts.

Environment Education Wing

Social Scientistis the Divisional Head of Environment Education Wing assisted by Asst.Manager and Project Officers. The wing deals with the following activities :

a. Conducting Environment Awareness Programmes in the entire State of AndhraPradesh; involving Industries, Urban Local Bodies, Schools and otherOrganisations like NGOs, CBOs, Women Groups and general community,

b. Issuing press releases, rejoinders, analysis of press reports,

c. All Government correspondence, publications including newsletters, annualreports, citizen's charter, media conferences,

d. Conducting world event days related to Environment, radio talks and TVinterviews, event handling, participating in exhibitions and documentary filmmaking.

e. Creating environmental awareness through Mobile exhibition buses viz.Shramika (for Industrial pollution), Nagarika (for Urban pollution) andManaratham (for general In Schools/Colleges) covering the entire State ofAndhra Pradesh in a phased manner.

POWERS TO THE STATE BOARDS UNDER THE WATER ACT

The powers given to Central / State Boards to make application to courts forrestraining apprehended pollution of water in streams or wells :

1. Where it is apprehended by a Board that the water in any stream or well islikely to be polluted by reason of the disposal or likely disposal of any matterin such stream or well or in any sewer or on any land, or otherwise, the Board

may make a application to a court, not inferior to that of a metropolitanMagistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, for restraining the personwho is likely to cause such pollution from so causing.

2. On receipt of an application under sub-section(1) the court may make suchorder as it deems fit.

Where under sub-section(2) the court makes an order restraining any person frompolluting the water in any stream or well, it may in that order

i. Direct the person who is likely to cause or has caused thepollution of the water in the stream or well, to desist from taking suchaction as is likely to cause pollution or, as the case may be, to remove

from such stream or well, such matter

ii. Authorise the Board, if the direction under Clause(I)(being a direction for the removal of any matter from such stream orwell) is not 0.complied with by the person to whom such direction isissued, to undertake the removal and disposal of the matter in suchmanner as may be specified by the Court.

4. All expenses incurred by the Board in removing any matter in pursuance of theauthorisation under clause(ii) of sub-section(3) or in the disposal of any such

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matter may be defrayed out of any money obtained by the Board from suchdisposal and any balance outstanding shall be recoverable from the personconcerned as arrears of land revenue or of public demand.

Section 33-A. Power to give directions :

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, but subject to the provisions of

this Act and to any directions that the Central Government may give in this behalf, aBoard may, in the exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under thisAct, issue any directions in writing to any person, officer or authority, and suchperson, officer or authority shall be bound to comply with such directions.

3 The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels ofsupervision and accountability;

The Board is headed by the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer is the MemberSecretary. The Chairman and the Member Secretary are vested with the powers asset-in by the Government, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department

mentioned in Sl.No.2. The other Senior Officers are under the control of MemberSecretary.

4 The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions;

The norms which are mandatory as per the Acts / Rules being implemented by theBoard are followed.

5 The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under itscontrol or used by its employees for discharging its functions;

The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is empowered to carry out its functionsunder the provisions of the following pollution control Acts / Rules and Amendmentsissued thereafter.

a) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, its amendments andRules.

b) The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, its amendments andRules.

c) The Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules framed there under

d) The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977, its amendmentsand Rules.

e) Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

f) Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

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g) Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

h) Plastic Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules.

i) Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules

j) Manufacture, Import and Storage of Hazardous Chemical Rules

k) The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.

l) The Noise pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.

m) The Chemical accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response)Rules, 1996.

n) The manufacture, Use, Import, Export & Storage of Hazardous Micro-organismGenetically Engineered Organism or Cells Rules, 1989.

The Zonal Document and other circulars of the Board prescribe the job chart of allemployees at all levels for discharging the functions of the Board.

6 A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under itscontrol;All the documents related to the functions and duties of the Board are available withthe Board. These documents are accessible to the public through the APIO, PIO &Appellate Authority designated by the Board at Head Office, Zonal Office & RegionalOffices.

7 The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, orrepresentation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation ofits policy or implementation thereof;The policy decision matters are placed before the members of the Board forapproval.

The representations of the public on the functioning of the Board / specificcomplaints on implementation of acts and rules are enquired into by the concernedofficers and redressed.

The processing and recommendations of the CFE / CFO applications are madethrough Committees consisting of Technical persons, Academicians in the field ofEngineering and Science, Persons from Research Organizations, etc. at Head Officeand Zonal Offices.

The processing and recommendations of the CFE / CFO applications are made

through Committees consisting of Representatives from Industries Department,Factories Department, Medial & Health Department, Urban Development Authority(UDA / Town & Country Planning Department) and Academicians in the field ofEngineering and Science, at Regional offices.

8 A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting oftwo 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 otherbodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessiblefor public;

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Establishment and Operation

The CFE and the CFO Committees are constituted under the provisions ofthe Water (Prevention Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. These committees areexisting at Board Office, Zonal Offices and Regional Office levels.

For categories of projects included in the Schedule of EIANotification,2006, EIA / EMP reports and executive summary of theproposed project are made available to the public at designated places asper the EIA Notification, 2006. The public hearing is conducted as per MoEF,GOI guidelines. The minutes of the public hearing can be obtained by thepublic on payment of Rs. 100 per industry in the form of Demand Draft.

The decision of the CFE/CFO committee is displayed in the notice board.The disposal status of CFE/CFO applications of the industries is beingdisplayed in the Website. The industries are directed to display the detailsof CFE/CFO i.e. standards for effluents and emissions along with monitoredvalues and validity period.

Municipal Solid Waste Management:

A.P. Pollution Control Board constituted District Level Site Clearance Committeeand State Level Site Clearance Committee for processing of Form-I applicationssubmitted by the ULBs for issuing of authorization under MSW Rules.

High Level Committee :

The State Government has constituted a High Level Committee vide G.O. Ms.No.547 M.A date 21-12-2002 to assist the Director of Municipal Administration for

effective implementation of MSW Rules.

Task Force Committees :

A Task Force Committee (External Advisory Committee) is constituted at the HeadOffice to examine the cases relating to violations of the provisions of the Acts andRules.

The existing CFO Committees at Zonal Offices and Regional Offices also act as TaskForce Committees in Zonal office and Regional Office level respectively.

Several advisory Committees and Appellate Authorities are also functioning formonitoring and effective implementation of Acts & Rules.

9 A directory of its officers and employees:

Enclosed in Annexure-I.

10 The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees,including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations; officers

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and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in itsregulations;

A Statement of salaries paid for the month of December-2009 of Head Office isenclosed by accounts section at Annexure I.

11 The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of allplans, proposed expenditure reports and on disbursements made;

Budget statement for 2009-2010 enclosed in Annexure II.

12 The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amountsallocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;

There are no executions of subsidy programmes, whereas some financial assistanceis being extended to some of the NGOs under Environmental Awareness programmesfor creating awareness in the public.

13 Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted byit;

Consent for Establishment (CFE), Consent for Operation (CFO),& Authorizationsunder HWM Rules are issued to industries. Authorizations under MSW Rules areissued to urban local bodies. Authorizations under BMW Rules are issued to healthcare establishments.

14 Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in anelectronic form;

The update information of the Acts & Rules, functions & objectives of the Board aredisplayed on the website www.appcb.ap.nic.in. for public information.

In addition to the above, the status of consent orders pertaining to CFE / CFO /Authorizations etc. are also displayed on the website.

15 The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information,including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for publicuse;

The facilities of seeking general information and activities of the Board includingActs & Rules are available to the public during the office working hours and alsoavailable in the appcb website.

A Library is available in the Head Office for references during the office working

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hours.

16 The names, designations and other particulars of the Public InformationOfficers.

Annexure - III.17 Such other information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these

publications every year.

Updation will be undertaken as and when needed.

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OBLIGATION TO DESIGNATE THE FOLLOWING, IN ALL

ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND OFFICES.

A State Asst. Public InformationOfficer under Section 5(2) of the

Act to receive applications forinformation or appeals under theAct to forward the sameforthwith either to State PublicInformation Officer or to theOfficer who is senior to the StatePublic Information Officer.

AP Pollution Control Board hasnotified Appellate Authority,

Public Information Officers andAsst. Public Information Officerfor its Head Office, 5 ZonalOffices and 19 Regional Officesto deal with RTI applicationsdirectly. The names,designations and otherparticulars of the PublicInformation Officers andAppellate Authorities is placedat Annexure III

B State Public Information Officerunder Section 5(1) of the Act toprovide information within thetime limit specified in the Act.

SEE(CPC) - HO level

SEE/ EE - at ZO level.

AEE - at RO level.

C Officer who is senior to the rankof State Public InformationOfficer to receive theapplications for information orappeals sent by State AssistantPublic Information Officer ascontemplated under Sub Section

(1) of Section 19 of the act todispose within the time framestipulated in the Act in eachPublic Authority.

MS/AS - HO level.

JCEE - at ZO level.

EE - at RO level.

STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS

A To make every office in thedistrict, of every department ofthe Government of AndhraPradesh, at district, sub-divisionaland mandal levels, to maintain

records as prescribed in section 4(1) (a).

Records are maintainedat HO, ZO and RO levels.

Status of variousclearances are in theappcb website andupdated regularly.

B To make every office in thedistrict, of every department ofthe Government of AndhraPradesh, at district, sub-divisionaland mandal levels, to publishmanuals on or before 12/10/2005,

Published

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as prescribed in section 4 (1) (b).C To make every office in the

district, of every department ofthe Government of AndhraPradesh, at district, sub-divisionaland mandal levels, to designate

by 23/09/2005.

Designated.

i "State Public InformationOfficer" under Section 5 (1) of theAct.

SEE(CPC) - HO level

SEE/ EE - at ZO level.

AEE - at RO level.

ii "State Assistant PublicInformation Officer" underSection 5 (2) of the Act.

AP Pollution Control Board hasnotified Appellate Authority,Public Information Officers andAsst. Public InformationOfficers for its Head Office, 5Zonal Offices and 19 RegionalOffices to deal with RTIapplications directly. Thenames, designations and otherparticulars of the PublicInformation Officers andAppellate Authorities is placedat Annexure III.

iii "Officer who is senior to theState Public Information Officer"to receive applications forinformation or appeals sent by

State Assistant Public InformationOfficers under Sub Section (1) ofthe Section 19 of the Act.

Member Secretary / SpecialSecretary - HO level.

JCEE - at ZO level.

EE - at RO level.

D To bring to the notice of everypublic authority in the districtcoming under the purview of thedefinition of Public Authorityunder section 2 (h) of the Act, totake action on the lines of sub-paras (a), (b), (c) above.

Implemented in APPCB.

: