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A citizen submits an RTI application to a State Assistant Public Information Officer at a sub-district office, who forwards it to the State Public Information Officer. How is the period for response under section 7(1) affected?

Five days are added to the response period. Under the proviso to section 5(2), when an application or appeal is given to an Assistant Public Information Officer, five days are added in computing the period for response specified in section 7(1).

  1. AFive days are added in computing the period for responseCorrect
  2. BTen days are added in computing the period for response
  3. CThe period is reduced by five days
  4. DThere is no change in the period

Explanation

The proviso to section 5(2) states that where an application or appeal is given to an Assistant Public Information Officer, a period of five days is added in computing the response period under section 7(1). It is not ten days, and it is not a reduction.

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