SECTION 4(1)b:

(i)                Prior to 1960, currency and bank note papers were being imported from abroad and in order to save valuable foreign exchange and to manufacture the same indigenously, Security Paper Mill was set up in early 1960s as a departmental Unit of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, at Hoshangabad (MP) in collaboration with M/s. Portals, UK.  The main function of the Unit is to manufacture currency, bank note papers and non judicial stamp papers for the exclusive use of Government of India as per requirement of Reserve Bank of India and the same is supplied to the different printing presses working under Government of India and RBI.  The functions and duties being carried out by Security Paper Mill are sovereign functions of the Government of India .

(ii)                The powers and duties of official/employees .

(iii)           Decision making process in Security Paper Mill is based on various rules and regulations framed by the Government of India, however, various decision making powers have been delegated to some other Officers based on provisions in those rules and they not only supervise those powers through their subordinates, but are also accountable to the use of those powers .

(iv)           The norms for the discharge of its function are set by the collective discussions and as per requirement of organization and the Government of India subject to available resources.

(v)              Security Paper Mill being a departmental Unit of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, all the rules and regulations framed and announced by the Govt. of India are used by the employees for discharging their duties.

(vi)            List of documents/rules and regulations held by SPM .

(vii)         No system is in existence at present for formulation of its policies or implementation thereof.

(viii)      No board, council or committee is in existence, minutes of which may be accessible to public at present .

(ix)            Directory of its officers and employees.

(x)              Monthly remuneration of officers and employees varies from time to time based on the pay norms fixed by the Government including Dearness Pay, Dearness Allowance apart from other allowances as admissible under the rules and announced by the Govt. of India from time to time.  No system of compensation is provided in the rules and regulations of Security Paper Mill, but Workmen’s Compensation Act is applicable to the organization as this is a factory registered under the Factories Act .

(xi)           There is no agency of Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad (MP) except situated at Hoshangabad (MP).  The budget allocation is as per the budget estimate including  revised estimate approved by the Government of India .

(xii)         There is no system of subsidy programme in existence in Security Paper Mill at present being a Government of India Unit.  However, grants-in-aid as provided under the rules is given to Senior Staff Club and Labour Welfare Club of Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad (MP).

(xiii)      No concession permits or authorization are granted by this Organisation being Govt. of India Unit .

(xiv)       Unit has its own website, i.e ., www.spm.nic.in

(xv)         No library or reading room is maintained for public use in Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad (MP).

(xvi)       Shri Yeshpal Singh Ravi, Assistant Manager (E&I) has been nominated as Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(xvii)    Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad (MP) will take effective steps to upgrade the information after the publication of information as required under Section 4(1)(b) of the Act .