Thursday, July 23, 2015

Expenditure made by SLSA for advertisement in Odisha

Expenditure made by State Legal Services Authority for advertisement and Awareness programme in Odisha



On 2.4.15, RTI Application was submitted to the PIO, Office of State Legal Services Authority, Odisha, Cuttack seeking information about details of expenditure made towards advertisement and Awareness programme in Odisha.  The information provided by the PIO is as follows.
A.     Details of the expenditure  towards advertisement  made by the Authority
Theme of the advertisement
Month and year  of the advertisement issued
Name of the News Paper
Amount paid ( in Rs.)
To  create awareness  amongst  general public  about the different schemes  of the State Legal  Services Authority  such as Lokadalat, Permanent  Lok Adalat  Mediation, Free Legal Aid etc.
June, 2014 (  9 times  in different dates)
The Samaj
92,664.00
-Do-
June 2014 ( adv. Made in 12  different dates)
The Dharitree
1,40,000.00
Do
June 2014 ( adv. Made in 12  different dates )
The Samaya
1,12,266.00
Do
April, June , July 2014  ( adv. Made in 14  different dates )
The Samaj
1,11,672.00
Do
July, 2014  ( adv. Made in 14  different dates )
The Samaya
1,32,775.00
Do
July and August, 2014  ( adv. Made in 17  different dates )
The Dharitri
1,98,718.00
Do
July and August, 2014  ( adv. Made in 26  different dates )
The Samaya
2,41,435.00
Do
August and September, 2014 (   adv. Made in 27  different dates )
The Samaj
2,74,428.00
Do
August and Sept. 2014  ( adv. Made in 23  different dates )
The Dharitree
2,72,244.00
National Lok adalat on 6.12.2014
Nov. and Dec. 2014  ( adv. Made in 18  different dates )
The Samaj
1,92,456.00
Do
Nov. and Dec. 2014  ( adv. Made in 19  different dates )
The Dharitree
2,32,000.00
Do
Nov. and Dec. 2014  ( adv. Made in 18  different dates )
The Indian Express
1,45,000.00
Do
Nov. and Dec. 2014  ( adv. Made in 18  different dates )
The Pragativadi
1,68,000.00
Rastriya Lok Adalat on 14.2.2015
5.2.15
The Samaj
13,588.00
Do
5.2.15 and 8.2.15
The Dharitree
20,038.00
Do
8.2.15, 4.3.15, 9.3.15,5.3.15
The Samaj
29,592.00
Do
5.3.15, 9.3.15
The Dharitree
20,038.00
Disposal of figure in Rastriya Lok Adalat for information of general public
14.12.2014
The Samaj, Dharitree, Samaya, Prameya, Pragatibadi, Indian Express, Times of India,
1,33,076.00
Tender all notice  for Tableau Making  for participating  in Republic Day Parade
14.1.2015
The Samaj, The Dharitree
5863.00
Advertisement relating to appointment of computer literate clerck in district mediation centre
14.10.2014 ad 17.10.2014
The Samaj and The Dharitree
19,829.00
Advertisement relating to Chairman in PLAs
4.3.2015 and 12.3.2015
The Dharitree and the Samaj
21,475.00
Advertisement relating to Data Entry Operator and project officer
27.7.2014
The Dharitree, The India Express  and the Samaj
4,109.00

Regarding procedure followed for sanctioning advertisement,  the matter is placed  before  the Member-secretary through the Deputy  Secretary of this Authority  and finally,  it is  approved  by the Hon’ble  Executive  Chairman  of this  Authority.

District-wise expenditure made for conducting awareness programme  in different districts  during the year 2013-14
Sl.No
Name of the District
Amount
1
Angul
1,31,000
2
Balasore
2,54,000
3
Bolangir
2,32,000
4
Bhadrak
1,51,000
5
Boudh
1,23,000
6
Baragarh
2,13,000
7
Cuttack
2,53,000
8
Dhenkanal
1,62,000
9
Deogarh
61,000
10
Gajapati
1,58,000
11
Ganjam
3,58,000
12
Jagatsingh Pur
1,28,000
13
Jajpur
2,52,000
14
Jharsuguda
90,455
15
Kalahandi
1,65,000
16
Phulbani
2,78,000
17
Kendrapara
63,000
18
Keonjhar
2,62,000
19
Khurda at Bhubaeswar
1,29,000
20
Koraput at Jeypore
1,32,000
21
Malkangiri
32,000
22
Mayurbhanj
1,30,000
23
Nabarangpur
1,24,000
24
Nayagarh
2,43,000
25
Nuapara
63,000
26
Puri
1,14,000
27
Rayagada
1,78,298
28
Sambalpur
1,30,000
29
Sonepur
1,22,000
30
Sudargarh
2,98,000

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 23.7.15 

Hiring of Aircraft/ Helicopter for use of VIPs on hired basis by GOO

Hiring of Aircraft/ Helicopter for the official use of VIPs/other Dignitaries on hired basis by Govt. of Odisha


Few months back, there was hue and cry in mass media about use of Helicopter by Sri Nabin Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha for his visit to Cuttack which is just 30 kms from Bhubaneswar, resident and office of the Chief Minister. It was alleged that it was completely misuse of public money. Out of curiosity  to know  about  details of  hiring of Helicopters,  amount paid from State exchequer,  RTI Application was submitted on 28.1.2015 to the PIO, Department of General Administration, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about decisions taken  and terms and conditions for  Engagement of Deccan Charters Pvt. Ltd for providing Helicoptor/ Aircrafts services  on hire to State Govt. from 2009-10 to 2014-15 including copy of the file noting.   The PIO took around 5 months to provide the information. But still this information is incomplete. I received this information from the Department on 6.6.15. The details of the information supplied by the PIO are as follows.

A.   The information has been provided from 2011. It may be from this year  the State Govt. has   entered into agreement   with Deccan Charters Flight Ltd.  for hiring of  helicopter for VIP operation  of State Government.
B.   As per the  filing noting ad correspondence made, the State  Govt., was hiring  Bell-230 twin engine Air conditioned  helicopter  for  VIP Operation  on Fixed  Monthly Charge ( FMC) for a temporary period sometimes one month or two months which gets extended   from time to time.  
C.  On 11.11.2011, the Government approved the offer of M/s Deccan Charters Ltd.  for hiring  their Bell-230  twin engine  Air Conditioned  helicaptor  with VVIP lub seating  for VIP operations of the State Govt.  on Fixed  Monthly Charges. The details of terms and conditions are as follows.

Sl.No
Particulars of Hire Charges
Amount (INR)
1
 Fixed Monthly  Flying  Charges  ( FMFC)  of 30 hours  per month @ Rs. 1,20,000/-  per hour  ( minimum monthly  cumulative  entitlement  of 30 hrs.)
Rs. 36,00,000/- per month
2
Flying charges  for positioning &  Return Ferry ( any mobilisation  and demobilisation )
Rs. 14,30,000/-
3
Hourly Flying charges ( HFC)  for any  flying beyond  entitlement  of 30 hrs per month.
Rs. 1,10,000
4
Fuel transportation  charges  to outstation
On actual

D.    On 21.3.12, the State Govt.  entered into negotiation and approved  the offer of  Deccan Charges  Ltd.  for hiring their  EC-135 P2  twin engine helicopter  on wet lease basis  for VIP operations  as the following terms  and Conditions  
                      
Sl.No
Particulars of Hire Charges
Amount (INR)
1
 Fixed Monthly  Charges  ( FMC)    which does not include  any free flying hour
Rs. 48,00,000/- per month
2
Hourly Flying Charges ( HFC) 
Rs. 47,110.00
3
Flying charges  for positioning &  Return Ferry ( any mobilisation  and demobilisation )
Rs. 17,82,500/-
4
Crew accommodation  and transportation at out station  will be borne by Govt.

5
Fuel positioning   charges   
On actual

E.     On 31.7.14, the Purchasing Committee in its meeting  held  under chairmanship of U.N. Behera  revised  charges  for  hiring twin engine helicopter as per the proposal submitted  by M/S  Deccan Chartered   Pvt. Ltd. On 22.9.14, the State Govt.  Negotiated with the Company for hiring helicopter for a period of one year w.e.f. 1.10.2014 as per the following terms and conditions.

Sl.No
Particulars of Hire Charges
Amount (INR)
1
 Fixed Monthly  Charges  ( FMC)    which does not include  any free flying hour
Rs. 52,00,000/- per month
2
Hourly Flying Charges ( HFC) 
Rs. 51,820.00
3
Flying charges  for positioning &  Return Ferry ( any mobilisation  and demobilisation )
Rs. 17,82,500/-
4
One station Crew and Engineer  accommodation, Fuel positioning   and transportation at out station, watch  hour extension  at Airports / Airstrips/Helipads   will be borne by Govt.
As per Actual
5
 Service Tax   
As per applicable  

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date-23.7.15