UPPCS Pre Revision #5: Governance in Uttar Pradesh|| Oracle IAS

Quick Reference: UP Governance Pillars at a Glance

1. Right to Information (RTI) & UP State Information Commission

Statutory Time Limits (Crucial for Statement-Based MCQs)

Normal Application            --> 30 Days
Life or Liberty Matters       --> 48 Hours
Submitted via Assistant PIO   --> Add 5 Days (Total: 35 Days)
First Appeal Filing           --> Within 30 Days of decision / non-response
First Appeal Disposal         --> 30 Days (Extendable to 45 days with written reasons)
Second Appeal Filing          --> Within 90 Days to State Information Commission

Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission (UPSIC)

• Statutory Authority: Constituted under Section 15 of the RTI Act, 2005.
• Headquarters: RTI Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
• Composition: 1 State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) + up to 10 State Information Commissioners (ICs) (Maximum total strength = 11).
• Tenure: 3 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier (per current RTI Amendment framework).

Appointing Committee (Section 15):

1. Chief Minister (Chairperson)
2. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly
3. A Cabinet Minister nominated by the Chief Minister

Current Officeholders (UPSIC Roster):

• State Chief Information Commissioner: Dr. Raj Kumar Vishwakarma
• Digital Tracking Portal: CATS-UPSIC (Complaint and Appeal Tracking System) launched for tracking appeals and hybrid hearings.

2. Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta & Anti-Corruption Framework

• Statutory Basis: Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas Act, 1975.
• Establishment Date: Formally started functioning on 14 September 1977.
• Constitutional Status: Non-Constitutional / Statutory Body (Classic UPPCS trap).
• Tenure: 6 years (Amended back from 8 years; holds office until successor assumes duty).

Key Historical & Current Heads:
• First Lokayukta of UP: Justice Vishambhar Dayal (Assumed office 1977)
• Current Lokayukta of UP: Justice Sanjay Mishra (Appointed January 2016; 7th Lokayukta)

3. Public Service Delivery: Citizen Charters & Janhit Guarantee Act

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│                    Public Guarantees                    │
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   Citizen Charter                   Janhit Guarantee Act
   • Policy Commitment               • Statutory Mandate (2011)
   • Standards & Expectations        • Legally Bound Timelines
   • Non-Enforceable (General)       • Financial Penalty on PIO

Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011

• Purpose: Provides statutory right to time-bound delivery of notified public services to citizens.
• Key Covered Services: Caste certificates, Income certificates, Domicile/Residence certificates, Encumbrance certificates, and Revenue land record extracts.
• Appellate Mechanism: Establishes Designated Officers, First Appellate Authorities, and Second Appellate Authorities to impose fines on defaulting officials for unjustified delays.
• Scope: 400+ citizen services across 35+ state departments are integrated via digital delivery under this framework.

4. E-Governance Initiatives in Uttar Pradesh

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                          │ E-Governance Framework   │
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  G2C (Citizen)                  G2B (Business)                 G2G (Government)
  • e-District UP                • Nivesh Mitra                 • e-Office
  • Jansunwai-Samadhan           • Single Window Approvals      • Monitoring Dashboards
  • UP RTI Online Portal                                        • Digital Secretariat

Key State E-Governance Platforms

1. e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in)

• Type: Government-to-Citizen (G2C).
• Scope: Implemented across all 75 districts of UP.
• Function: Single-window online delivery of essential government certificates (Caste, Income, Birth, Death, Residence) and revenue services through backend digitisation and integration with Common Service Centres (CSCs).

2. Nivesh Mitra (niveshmitra.up.gov.in)

• Type: Government-to-Business (G2B).
• Function: A single-window portal for entrepreneurs and investors to obtain departmental clearances, licenses, NOCs, and incentives for setting up commercial operations in Uttar Pradesh.

3. e-Office

• Type: Government-to-Government (G2G).
• Function: Digital file movement system deployed across the UP Civil Secretariat (Sachivalaya) and district collectorates to streamline internal file processing and ensure paperless operations.

5. Grievance Redressal: Jansunwai–Samadhan & CM Helpline

Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) / Jansunwai–Samadhan

• District-Level Rollout: 25 January 2016.
• Statewide Implementation: February 2016.
• Chief Minister Helpline Number: 1076 (Toll-free 24/7 call center for registering complaints).

Exclusions: What CANNOT be filed on Jansunwai?

Summary Matrix: Institutional Comparison for Prelims