1. Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties
2. Powers and duties of officers and employees
3. Procedure followed in decision making process (including channels of supervision and accountability)

Final decision making authority

Related provisions, acts, rules etc. and Time limit for taking a decisions, if any

Channel of supervision and accountability

4. Norms for discharge of functions
5. Rules, regulations, instructions, manual and records for discharging functions
6. Categories of documents held by the authority under its control
7. Formulation of policy or implementation
8. Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies constituted as part of the Public Authority
9. Directory of scientists, officers and employees
10. Monthly remuneration of scientists, officers and employees and system of compensation
11. Budget allocations (all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements)
12. Execution of subsidy programmes::Not Applicable
13. Recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations::Not Applicable
14. Details of information in an electronic form
15. The Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use
16. Names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers
17. Other information: NIL

Other Information

No. of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been proposed/taken

Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings: 3 Major

Finalised for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings: Nil

Programmes to advance understanding of RTI

Educational programmes, Efforts to encourage public authority to participate in these programmes, Training of CPIO/APIO

Update & publish guidelines on RTI by the Public Authorities concerned: Not applicable

Transfer policy and transfer orders

Foriegn and domestic tours

Information related to procurements

Procurement plan for the year 2024-25 of CSIR-NIScPR

• Annual Procurement Plan
• Purchase through Proprietary Article Certificate Basis (Single tender basis)

The rate /rates and the total amount at which such procurement or works contract is to be executed

Procurement plan for the year 2022-23 of CSIR-NIScPR

Notice/tender enquires, and corrigenda if any thereon

Tender related information

Details of the bids awarded comprising the names of the suppliers of goods/ services being procured

The works contracts concluded – in any such combination of the above

The rate /rates and the total amount at which such procurement or works contract is to be executed

Manner of execution of subsidy programme: Not applicable

Discretionary and non-discretionary grants: Not applicable

Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits of authorizations granted by the public authority: Not applicable

CAG & PAC paras:

CSIR-NIScPR - 37

PAC Para - Nil

ATR - Nil

Particulars for any arrangement for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of policy or implementation there of

Are the details of policies / decisions, which affect public, informed to them

Dissemination of information widely and in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public

Form of accesibility of information manual/handbook

Whether information manual/ handbook available free of cost or not: Yes

Language in which Information Manual/Handbook Available: Bilingual

When was the information Manual/Handbook last updated?: 27.06.2019

Information available in electronic form

Particulars of facilities available to citizen for obtaining information

Such other information as may be prescribed under Section 4(i) (b)(xvii)

Grievance redressal mechanism -

• OM Date 31.8.2016
• OM Date 3.8.2016
• OM Date 7.1.2019
• OM Date 17.4.2023
• OM Date 31.8.2023
• OM Date 12.4.2024

Details of applications received under RTI and information provided

List of completed schemes/ projects/ Programmes

List of schemes/ projects/ programme underway

Details of all contracts entered into including name of the contractor, amount of contract and period of completion of contract

Annual Reports

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

Result Framework Document (RFD) - Not Applicable

Six monthly reports on the performance against the benchmarks set in the Citizen’s Charter - Not Applicable

Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications & appeals

Details of applications received and disposed

Details of appeals received and orders issued

Replies to questions asked in the parliament

Such other information as may be precribed

Name & details of Current CPIOs & FAAs

Name & details of Earlier CPIOs & FAAs from 1.1.2015:

• 2014-15
• 2015-16
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
• 2018-19
• 2019-20
• 2020-21

Details of third party audit of voluntary disclosure: HRDC

Appointment of Nodal Officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary/ Additional HoD

Consultancy committee of key stake holders for advice on suo-motu disclosure: Not applicable

Committee of PIOs/FAAs with rich experience in RTI to identify frequently sought information under RTI: Not applicable

Item / information disclosed so that public have minimum resort to use of RTI Act to obtain information

Sample Question Papers for Recruitment

Technical Assistant Group III

Previous year Question paper for the post of Technical Assistant (Group III)

Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) is followed (released in February, 2009 and included in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procesdures (CSMOP) by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Got. Of India)

Whether STQC certification obtained and its validity : No

Does the website show the certificate on the Website? : No

DIRF Data Centre is ISO 27001:2013 certified, hosting CSIR-NIScPR website: No