PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 AT PAR WITH THE MLA AND MP BUT IT IS REGRETTED FOR THE DEFUNCT STATUS OF SIC IN STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SINCE LONG AND THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT/OPPOSITION TAKING NO COGNISANCE FOR TRANSPARENCY IN ADMINISTRATION

Democracy for the people by the people and to the people, working for the welfare of public taking cognisance of the demand for grant where the legislature can hold a discussion, regarding estimates and the expenditure in the form of demands for grants to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly has power to assent or refuse to assent to any demand or to assent to any demand subject to reduction of the amount specified there in. No demand for grant can be made except on the recommendations of the Governor, as per Article 203 of the Constitution, estimates relating to expenditure charged upon the consolidated fund of the state are not submitted to vote of the Legislative Assembly, thought the Legislature can hold a discussion. The Members are considered private members of the house list by way and virtue of which they may hold a discussion and Rule 57 prescribes the procedure for a member desiring to call the attention of a Minister to any matter of urgent public importance and if the speaker gives his consent for the matter being raised, it is so done after the questions and before the list of business is entered upon. The Ministry may make a brief statement or ask for time to make a statement at a later hour or date. There shall be no debate on such statement, but any member may with the permission of the Speaker ask a question for the purpose of further elucidating any matter of fact. Rules 58 to 61 regulate the procedure of discussion on matters of urgent public importance. Any member desirous of raising discussion on a matter of urgent public importance can give notice specifying clearly and precisely the matter to be raised and the Speaker after calling for such information from the member and the Minister as he may consider necessary, may admit the notice and fix the date and time for taking up the discussion for a period not exceeding two and a half hours. There is no formal motion before the house for voting. The member who has given the notice may make a short statement and the Minister shall reply briefly. Any other member may be permitted to take part in the discussion. As such the Right to Information playing an important role for the welfare of citizens of the society and circle and the government /Each Ministry/Department shall, in relation to the public authorities within their jurisdiction, collect and provide such information to the State information commission, as is required to prepare the report and comply with the requirements concerning the furnishing of that information but it is regretted to point out the vacant slots of SIC and the commission is in defunct status and position for the last one years of duration and people feeling harassed due to non compliance by the appropriate Government under sub section (3) of Section 12 where the ruling and the opposition party of the house are declared responsible for needful under law code manual prefixed by the Constitution of India in this behalf:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377