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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 29th September, 2026/Asvina 7, 1948 (Saka)

THE LAKSHADWEEP (RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES)

AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2026

No. 15 of 2026

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic

of India.

A Regulation to amend the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the

President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep (Right to Public

Services) Amendment Regulation, 2026.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Short title and

commencement.

सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-29092026-276610

CG-DL-E-29092026-276610

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[Part II—

Amendment of

section 2.

Amendment of

section 3.

Amendment of

section 4.

Substitution of

new section for

section 5.

Obligation of

public authority

to publish names

of Designated

Officers

responsible for

rendering public

services.

Amendment of

section 6.

Amendment of

section 8.

2. In the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2022

(hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulation), in section 2,—

(a) in clause (c), for the words “rendering of services”, the words

“rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (e), for the words “rendering of services”, the words

“rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

service” shall be substituted;

(d) in clause (k), in sub-clause (iii),—

(i) in item (c), for the words “rendering services”, the words

“rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

(ii) in item (e), for the words “renders services”, the words “renders

public services” shall be substituted;

(e) in clause (l), for the word “service”, the words “public service” shall

be substituted.

3. In section 3 of the principal Regulation,—

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public

services” shall be substituted;

(b) for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

4. In section 4 of the principal Regulation,—

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public

services” shall be substituted;

(b) for the word “services” at both the places where it occurs, the words

“public services” shall be substituted.

5. For section 5 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be

substituted, namely:—

“5. (1) Every public authority shall, within two months of the notification

issued under section 4, publish the names and addresses of Designated Officers

responsible for rendering of public services notified therein.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Designated Officer to provide public

services to an eligible person within the time limit as specified in the

notification issued under section 4, failing which, it would be deemed to have

been registered as an appeal before the Grievance Redressal Officer.”.

6. In section 6 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the word

“services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

7. In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

(a) after the words “receipt of”, the words, brackets and figures “an appeal

under sub-section (2) of section 5 or” shall be inserted;

(b) in clause (a), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing

which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the

Designated Authority” shall be inserted;

“(d) where the Grievance Redressal Officer is convinced that the

Designated Officer responsible for the rendering of public service has

wilfully neglected to render it or there exists prima facie grounds for a

case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Grievance

Redressal Officer shall make an observation to that effect and refer the

same to the appropriate authority in writing.”.

Reg. 2 of 2022.

49 of 1988.

Sec. 1]

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

8. In section 9 of the principal Regulation,—

(a) in sub-section (3), for the words “from the expiry of such decision or

from the receipt of such decision”, the words “from the date of receipt of such

decision” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (5), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words

“failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before

the Appellate Authority” shall be inserted.

9. In section 10 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), for the words

“render the services”, the words “render public services” shall be substituted.

10. In Chapter V of the principal Regulation, in the Chapter heading, the words

“UNION TERRITORY” shall be omitted.

11. In section 11 of the principal Regulation, for sub-section (1), the following

sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Designated Authority may,

within thirty days from the date of receipt of such decision, prefer an appeal to

the Appellate Authority.”.

12. In section 12 of the principal Regulation,—

(a) in the marginal heading, the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-section (1), the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;

shall be substituted;

13. In section 18 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words

“the services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

14. In section 21 of the principal Regulation,—

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “of service”, the words “public

service” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for the words “concerned Designated

Officer or Grievance Redressal Officer”, the words “Designated Officer

concerned or Grievance Redressal Officer concerned” shall be substituted.

15. In section 27 of the principal Regulation, in clause (b), for the word “service”

wherever it occurs, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

Amendment of

section 9.

Amendment of

section 10.

Amendment of

Chapter heading.

Amendment of

section 11.

Amendment of

section 12.

Amendment of

section 18.

Amendment of

section 21.

Amendment of

section 27.

UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002

AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.

DROUPADI MURMU,

President.

————

DR. RAJIV MANI,

Secretary to the Govt. of India.

MGIPMRND—728 GI—29.09.2026

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GORAKH

A NATH

YADAVA

Digitally signed

by GORAKHA

NATH YADAVA

Date: 2026.09.29

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