Housing and Urban Development Department - Appointment of Grievance Redressal Officer under Section 23(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Thiru.S.Veeramani, Additional Secretary to Government - Appointed as Grievance Redressal Officer-Orders - Issued.
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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Rt).No.25 Dated: 19.02.2021
Read: G.O.(Ms) No.16, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department, dated 02.12.2020..
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ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued, instructing all the departments to appoint Grievance Redressal Officer in their offices at Secretariat, as per Section 23(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for the purpose of the Section 19 and 20 of the said Act and Rule 10 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 issued by the Government of India which envisages that:-
10. Manner of maintenance of register of complaints by the Government establishments.
(1) Every Government establishment shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Gazetted Officer as Grievance Redressal Officer.
Provided that where it is not possible to appoint any Gazetted Officer, the Government establishment may appoint the senior most Officer as a Grievance Redressal Officer.
2. The Government accordingly, appoint Thiru.S.Veeramani, Additional Secretary to Government as Grievance Redressal Officer under Section 23(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 in respect of Housing and Urban Development Department.
