“Right To Service -2012
As per the Kerala State Right to Service Act -2012, the services rendered by Ground Water Department to the public and the details of designated officers, stipulated time limit, the first appellate authority and the second appellate authority are specified as follows:-”
Sl.No. | Name of the Activity/Service |
Stipulated time limit |
Designated Officer | First Appellate authority |
Second Appellate authority |
1 | Investigation for Groundwater Abstraction Structures |
1 Year As per seniority giving priority to Government work |
Hydrogeologist in his/her absence Junior Hydrogeologist/ Junior Geophysicist |
District Officer |
Director |
2 | Construction of Tube well, Bore well and Filter point wells |
Tube well – 1 year Bore well – 1 year Filter point well – 6months |
Assistant Executive Engineer in his / her absence Assistant Engineer |
District Officer |
Director |
3 | Developing of Bore wells/ Tube wells |
6 months | Assistant Executive Engineer in his / her absence Assistant Engineer |
District Officer |
Director |
4 | Yield Test | 6 months | Junior Hydrogeologist/ Assistant Engineer |
District Officer |
Director |
5 | Issuing of permits/ Conversion permits |
90 days | Hydrogeologist in his/her absence Junior Hydrogeologist |
District Officer |
Director |
6 | Well logging | 1 week | Geophysicist in his/her absence Junior Geophysicist |
District Officer |
Director |
7 | Providing Hydrology Project Data available with the Department |
1 week | Hydrogeologist in his/her absence Junior Hydrogeologist |
District Officer in case of District Offices & Superintending Hydrogeologist in case of Directorate |
Director |
8 | Water Quality Analysis |
2 weeks | Junior chemist in his / her absence Chemical Assistant |
Executive Chemist |
Director |
9 | Reporting vacancies to Kerala Public Service Commission |
1 month | Senior Superintendent | Administrative Officer |
Director |