STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
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funeral of the deceased employees and their family members and holding condolence<br />
meetings in the memory of deceased employees etc.<br />
Welfare Unit also takes initiatives for promoting various sports activities in the<br />
Secretariat. Financial assistance was also provided for various disciplines. It is also<br />
responsible for arranging Farewell functions in respect of the retiring employees of the<br />
Secretariat.<br />
RECRUITMENT CELL<br />
The broad function of the Recruitment Cell is to undertake various recruitment<br />
activities concerning Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Earlier there was a Joint Recruitment Cell<br />
(JRC) to look after the recruitments of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat. A<br />
separate Recruitment Cell for the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has come into being in the year<br />
2008. Recruiting qualified and competent persons to man the Secretariat’s diverse<br />
services is at the core of its functions. This Section works closely with the Personnel<br />
Section.<br />
RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) CELL<br />
The provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 have been implemented in<br />
the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. In pursuance of the provisions of the Act, a Central Public<br />
Information Officer and an Appellate Authority were appointed. Subsequently, a Central<br />
Assistant Information Officer was also appointed.<br />
The RTI Cell handles the following items of work:<br />
(i) Applications received under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005<br />
(ii) Appeals received under 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005<br />
(iii) Transfer of application under section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005<br />
(iv) Discharge of other responsibilities cast upon the Public Authority under<br />
the RTI Act.<br />
TRAINING CELL<br />
Organizational excellence through continuous learning and sharpening of the<br />
professional skills of the human resource is the goal of the Secretariat. The need for<br />
proper training of officers and staff of the Secretariat has been accorded top priority.<br />
Training becomes all the more important in view of the rapid changes that are taking<br />
place in today’s world due to burgeoning growth of information and communication<br />
technologies. The Secretariat is also harnessing these new technologies in its day-to-day<br />
functioning. Training has, therefore, acquired an added relevance for the members and<br />
parliamentary officials to keep them updated on the developments in various Parliaments<br />
of the World. The duties and responsibilities of the Parliamentary staff are quite varied<br />
and complex. These are also very different from those performed by their counterparts in