Annual Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

REDRESSAL OF PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES
15.33 An Internal Grievances Redressal
Machinery (IGRM), functioning in this
Ministry attends to all grievances. 2,603
grievances were received and attended to during
the period from April 1, 2009 to January 31,
2010.
15.34 �e Joint Secretary (Coordination and
Public Grievances) has been nominated as
Director of Public grievances. �e name,
designation, room number, telephone number,
etc. of Director of Public Grievances have been
displayed at the Reception counter.
15.35 A Public Grievance Officer has been
nominated in each Division as the Nodal Officer
who monitors the progress of the redressal of
Public Grievances relating to the respective
Division.
PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS
15.36 �e Ministry of Home Affairs deals
with a wide range of subjects, which are
complex as well as sensitive in nature
warranting constant parliamentary attention.
�is is reflected in the legislative and nonlegislative
business of the Parliament when it is
in Session, as also in the recommendations of
various Parliamentary Committees referred to
this Ministry for taking action. �is Ministry
has been organising regular meetings of the
Consultative Committee. Inputs are also
provided for the resolutions, etc. adopted by the
Inter-Parliamentary Union, high level
International fora for political multilateral
negotiations.
15.37 �is Ministry held three meetings of
the Consultative Committee during the year
2009-2010 under the chairmanship of Union
Home Minister on the following subjects :
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• ‘National Police Mission’ on October 26,
2009
• ‘Visa, Immigration & Foreign Contribution’
on December 18, 2009
• ‘Modernisation of Police Forces’ on
February 4, 2010
15.38 �e Action Taken on the
recommendation contained in the 140th Report
(on the action taken by Government on the
recommendations/observations contained in
the 132nd Report on the Demands for Grants
2008-2009) was submitted to the Committee as
per schedule. As required under Rule 266 of the
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in
Rajya Sabha and Rule 389 of the Rules of
Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok
Sabha, statements were made by the concerned
Minister in both the Houses of Parliament (on
August 3, 2009 in Rajya Sabha and on August 4,
2009 in Lok Sabha) regarding the progress made
towards implementation of the
recommendations contained in the 140th
Report of the Committee.
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTING
ORGANISATION
Audit Objections/Paras
15.39 Departmental Accounting
Organisation (DAO) of Ministry of Home
Affairs working as a part of internal Finance
Wing of Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible
for payment, accounting and internal audit of
the Ministry of Home Affairs and all its attached
offices. DAO brings out monthly and annual
financial statements for the Ministry and
submits it to the Controller General of Accounts
who compiles for the entire Government of
India as a whole. �e DAO is headed by Chief
Controller of Accounts (CCA) who acts as a
Principal Accounting Adviser to the Chief
Accounting Authority (Secretary) of the
Ministry. As an integral part of Internal Finance
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