The Union Cabinet of the Government of India approves an important Bill

  The Union Cabinet of the Government of India approves an important Bill

The Union Cabinet of the Government of India approves an important Bill to provide time-bound delivery of various key services like birth and death certificates, pensions and passports to the people of India.

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to the bill in a highly crucial close-door meeting, which was chaired by the honorable Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh himself. The Bill is named as ‘The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011’.

The Bill comprises an irrevocable penalty of up to Rs 50,000 against any government employee irrespective of his level or status if he/she would fail to provide his/her responsibilities by delivering the services to the citizens in due time, official sources said.