Right to Information Act 2005

KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Central Act - Right to Information Act 2005

Preparation of Manual under Rule 4(1) (a) and Rule 4(1)(b) of RTI Act

 I. The particulars of its organization, functions and duties.

1. Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology is an autonomous body and registered as a Society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960.

2. The functions of the Council are:

   1. To identify areas for the application of Science and Technology to the development needs, objectives and goals of Karnataka, and in particular, to the prevailing conditions of backwardness, rural unemployment and poverty.

   2. To advise Government on the formulation of policies and measures, including technical, administrative and legal devices, which will promote such application to identified needs, objectives and goals in particular to health, education and manpower utilization with special emphasis on the development of human skills in the rural areas and in the slums and which will promote the scientific management of the natural resources of the State.

   3. To promote effective co-ordination and to develop and faster communication and other links between centres of scientific and technological research, Government agencies, farms and industries so that promising Research & Development work is initiated, promoted and effectively deployed in agriculture, in industry, in Government and elsewhere.

   4. To initiate, support and co-ordinate applied research programmes in Universities and other institutions in areas identified to be specially suitable for the application of Science and Technology.

   5. To prepare Science and Technology plans relevant to the development needs of the State.

   6. To consider and advise Government on such other matters as are relevant to the application of Science and Technology to the problems of Karnataka State.

II. The Powers and duties of the Officers :

A) General Body and Executive Committee:

General Body and Executive Committee of the Council is constituted by the Government of Karnataka once in three years. The latest re-constituted General body and Executive Committee of the Council are as follows:

General Body reconstituted by Government of Karnataka
vide G.O. No. ವಿಯಇ 159 ವಿತ್ರಮ 2012 ದಿನಾಂಕ 2-11-2012
for a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1-8-2012

 

Sl. No.	Members of General Body of the Council	Designation
1.	The Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	President
2.	The Hon'ble Minister for Finance, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Vice-President
3.	The Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012	Vice-President
4.	The Hon'ble Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha,           Bangalore - 560 001	Vice-President
5.	The Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education,  Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
6.	The Hon'ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare,  Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
7.	The Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
8.	The Hon'ble Minister for Energy, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
9.	Secretary or his nominee, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi-110 016.	Member
10.	The Vice-Chancellor, Women's University, Bijapur	Member
11.	The Vice Chancellor, Mysore University, Manasagangothri, Mysore - 570 005	Member
12.	The Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore - 560 072	Member
13.	The Vice Chancellor, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga.	Member
14.	The Vice Chancellor,  University of Agricultural Sciences,  GKVK Campus, Bangalore - 560 065	Member
15.	The Vice Chancellor,   University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005	Member
16.	The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
17.	The Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
18.	The Principal Secretary, Finance Department,  Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
19.	The Principal Secretary, Department of Planning Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
20.	The Principal Secretary,  Dept. of Information Technology, Biotechnology & Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
21.	The Principal Secretary,  Dept. of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
22.	The Principal Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
23.	The Principal Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore - 560 001	Member
24.	The Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization, Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bangalore - 560 094.	Member
25.	The Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore - 570 013	Member
26.	The Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 076	Member
27.	The Director, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Nagarbhavi Post, Bangalore - 560 072	Member
28.	The Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Development (ASTRA), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012	Member
29.	The Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012	Member
30.	The Director,  National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore - 560 017	Member
31.	The Director, National Institute of Technology - Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasanagar, Dakshina kannada district.	Member
32.	The Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, ITPL Tower, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560 066	Member
33.	The Vice Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University,  KLE Hospital Compound, Shivabasavanagar, Belgaum - 590 010	Member
34.	The Vice chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences-Karnataka, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 041	Member
35	The Director,  Raman Research Institute, Sir C.V.Raman Avenue, Bangalore - 560 012	Member
36.	The Director, Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre (KSRSAC), M.S. Building, Bangalore - 560 034	Member
37.	The Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology, No.659, 5th "A" Main, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560 094.	Member
38.	The Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, No.49, Parisara Bhavan, Church Street, Bangalore - 560 001.	Member
39.	Dr. Arcot Ramachandran Former Secretary, DST, Government of India Former Director General, CSIR and Under Secretary - General, United Nations No.3, Crescent Road, Bangalore - 560 001.	Member
40.	Prof. J. Srinivasan Chairman, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012.	Member
41.	Prof. B.N. Raghunandan Dean (Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012.	Member
42.	Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012	Member Secretary

B. Executive Committee :

Administration and management of the affairs and finances of the State Council are conducted by an Executive Committee consisting of fourteen members as indicated below:

Re-constituted by Government of Karnataka vide G.O. No. ವಿಯಇ 159 ವಿತ್ರಮ 2012 ದಿನಾಂಕ 2-11-2012 for a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1-8-2012

c) The Secretary of the State Council is the Principal Executive Officer of the Council.

d) The following Officers of the Council are authorized to operate upon the finances of the Council :

1. Secretary

2. Executive Secretary

3. Finance Officer

3. The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability.

The General Body of the State Council is the supreme body headed by the President and followed by four Vice-Presidents and members. The General Body of the Council will review its activities; provide broader frame work and guidelines of its future course of action, which is the responsibility of the Executive Committee for implementation of the same.

The administration and management of the affairs and finances of the State Council are conducted by the Executive Committee, which is responsible for smooth functioning of the activities in pursuance of State Council's objectives. Executive Committee shall have the power to make bye-laws not inconsistent with its rules for conduct of the administrative, financial and other affairs of the State Council in furtherance of its objectives and also to amend its rules as and when necessary. It is the responsibility of the Member-Secretary, Executive Committee to implement the decisions taken by the Executive Committee.

The Member-Secretary, Executive Committee, who is the Principal Executive Officer, is assisted by full-time Officers namely, the Executive Secretary and Finance Officer who are assisted by middle level officers of Systems Analysts, Fellows, Assistant Accounts Officers and Assistant Administrative Officer. These officers are assisted by secretarial staff. The organization chart of the Council is enclosed.

IV. The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions:

Norms are as detailed in the Memorandum of Association of the Council (Please refer to para (I) cited above).

V. The Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions.

The Council has framed the following rules for effective and smooth functioning of its activities:

1. KSCST Services Rules.

2. KSCST Purchase Rules.

3. KSCST Travel Allowance Rules.

4. KSCST Medical Assistance Rules.

5. KSCST Leave Travel Concessions Rules.

6. KSCST Leave Rules.

7. KSCST Project Administration Rules.

8. KSCST Employees Group Gratuity Rules.

9. KSCST Employees Provident Fund Rules.

10. KSCST Vehicle Advance Fund Rules.

11. KSCST Staff Welfare Fund Rules.

12. KSCST Corpus Fund Rules.

VI. A Statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control.

1. Records pertaining to specific projects / programmes:

2. Annual reports regarding activities of the Council.

3. Executive Committee and General Body meetings' agenda and proceedings.

4. Accounts records like cash book, general ledger, etc.

VII. The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof.

Consultations by students & faculties of professional colleges for initiating studies / research and developmental projects under Student Project Programme.

VIII. A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advise, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.

Not Applicable.

IX. A directory of officers and employees:

A list of officers of the State Council with telephone numbers are published in the Bangalore Telephone Directory and it is as below:

• Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar
  Secretary
  Phone: 080 - 23311394, 23341652, 23348848, 23348849
  Telefax : 080 - 23348840
  E-mail: office@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
  Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in
   

• Dr. M. Prithviraj
  Executive Secretary
  Phone: 080 - 23601824, 23341652, 23348848, 23348849
  Telefax : 080 - 23348840
   

• Mr. Kanakadri
  Officer on Special Duty - Administration
  Phone: 080 - 23341652, 23348848, 23348849
  Telefax : 080 - 23348840

X. The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations:

Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Gross Salary in Rupees (As on 31/01/2013)
1.	Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar	Honorary Secretary	- NA -
2.	Dr. M. Prithviraj	Executive Secretary	1,34,240/-
3.	Mr. Kanakadri	OSD-Administration	68,325/-
4.	Mr. Shivakumar A. R.	Senior Fellow	84,199/-
5.	Ms. Girijalakshmi B. N.	PA to Secretary	73,725/-
6.	Mr. Hemanth Kumar H.	Fellow	68,325/-
7.	Mr. Phalanetra H. R.	Fellow	55,946/-
8.	Mr. Sondur S. N.	Fellow	65,229/-
9.	Dr. Sreekanteswara Swamy S. G.	Fellow	73,810/-
10.	Ms. Cynthia D'Mello	Assistant Accounts Officer I/c.	50,208/-
11.	Mr. Shivaprasad H.	Accounts Assistant	43,944/-
12.	Mr. Vishveswara P. N.	First Division Assistant	52,280/-
13.	Mr. Govindaraja	First Division Assistant	45,220/-
14.	Mr. Mathew P. M.	Senior Mechanic	55,339/-
15.	Ms. Indira K. P.	Stenographer	37,917/-
16.	Mr. Ramesh D. R.	Scientist-B	77,033/-
17.	Mr. Shivakumar K. V.	Project Engineer	62,133/-
18.	Mr. Vijay U. T.	Project Engineer	51,060/-
19.	Mr. Subbukrishna D. N.	Project Engineer	56,328/-
20.	Mr. Gayathri V.	Project Engineer	54,974/-
21.	Mr. Anil R. Naik	Project Assistant	40,956/-
22.	Mr. Jayaram S. N.	Project Assistant	44,094/-
23.	Mr. Venkatesh K. N.	Project Assistant	43,262/-
24.	Mr. Neesa Sharma	Documentation Asst.	37,752/-
25.	Mr. Sridhar T.C.	Scientific Assistant	40,898/-
26.	Mr. Jayakumar S.	Sr. Project Asst.	- *
27.	Mr. Sudarshan M. S.	Project Assistant	- *
28.	Mr. Veeranna S.	Project Assistant	- *
29.	Mr. Patil S. P.	Project Assistant	- *
30.	Mr. Nagesha N.	Project Assistant	- *
31.	Mr. Krishna	Project Assistant	- *
32.	Mr. Srinivasa G. R.	Project Assistant	- *
33.	Mr. Basavaraj Yelaburgi	Project Assistant	- *
34.	Mr. Markandeya Y.	Project Assistant	- *
35.	Mr. Sheik R. Ahmed	Project Assistant	- *
36.	Mr. Kamatagi S. B.	Project Assistant	- *
37.	Mr. Nanjunde Gowda	Project Assistant	- *
38.	Mr. Dattatri A. R.	Project Assistant	- *
39.	Mr. Bhaskara M. H.	Project Assistant	- *
40.	Mr. Marulasiddeswara M. N.	Project Assistant	- *
41.	Mr. Shivanna P.	Project Assistant	- *
42.	Mr. Basavarajappa T. S.	Project Assistant	- *
43.	Mr. Badi G. L.	Project Assistant	- *
44.	Mr. Murtuza Ali S.	Project Assistant	- *
45.	Mr. Uttamakumar	Project Assistant	- *
46.	Mr. Ananda A.	Junior Assistant	37,827/-
47.	Mr. Ugrappa B. U.	Attender	21,647/-
48.	Mr. Venkatesh	Junior Attender	32,334/-
49.	Mr. Raghavendra G.	Helper	35,946/-
50.	Mr. Rama M.	Helper	31,585/-
51.	Mr. Mariswamy Setty G. C.	Potter	24,480/-
52.	Mr. Gerard A. D.	Helper	32,684/-
53.	Mr. Mallaiah M.	Helper	31,510/-
54.	Mr. Thirupathaiah B.	Helper	22,738/-

 - *  : These officials are currently on deputation to Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RDPR).

N.A. : Not Applicable

XI. The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made:

1. Under Plan, the Department of Science & Technology - Government of Karnataka allocates Block Grant-in-aid to Council, every year. For the year 2009-10 a total grant of Rs. 56 lakhs was received and for the current year 2010-11, Rs. 56 lakhs is earmarked by the Government.

2. Technical Secretariat Assistance Grant is received by the Council every year from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. During last financial year Rs. 48.42 lakhs were received and for the current year 2010-2011 is awaited.

3. In addition, project mode grants are received by the Council for specific purpose.

XII. The manner of execution of subsidy programs, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programs.

Currently, no subsidy programmes are handled by the Council.

XIII. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it:

Not applicable.

XIV. Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form:

State Council's web site : www.kscst.org.in ; www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in

Email : office@kscst.org.in ; office@kscst.iisc.ernet.in

Details about the organization and its projects and programmes are available in the website.

XV. 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.

A Library has been set up for the use of public specifically for academic and student community. Working hours are 9-00 am to 5-30 pm from Monday to Fridays except during general holidays. The general public / student community may obtain information on project reports published under the Student Project Program, & can read publications on science, related journals, books and other reports published by State Council.

Council follows General Holidays pattern of Indian Institute of Science.

XVI. The name and designated authorities under RTI Act:

Prof. M. S. Mohan Kumar Secretary Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Indian Institute of Science campus Bangalore - 560012 Phone: 080 - 23311394, 23341652, 23348848, 23348849 Fax : 080 - 23348840 E-mail: office@kscst.iisc.ernet.in	Appellate Authority
Dr. M. Prithviraj Executive Secretary Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science campus, Bangalore - 560012 Phone: 080 - 23601824, 23341652, 23348848, 23348849 Fax : 080 - 23348840 E-mail: prithvi@kscst.iisc.ernet.in	Public Information Officer
Sri Govindaraj First Division Assistant Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science campus, Bangalore - 560012 Phone: 080 - 23341652, 23348848, 23348849 Fax : 080 - 23348840 E-mail: govind@kscst.iisc.ernet.in	Assistant Public Information Officer

XVII. Such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update these publications every year:

Nil.

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