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Under section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, a public authority must publish certain particulars. Which of the following is among the items it must publish?

A public authority must publish the names, designations and other particulars of its Public Information Officers. Section 4(1)(b)(xvi) lists this among the suo motu disclosures, which must also be updated every year, so applicants know whom to approach.

  1. AThe personal income-tax returns of its officers
  2. BThe names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information OfficersCorrect
  3. CThe confidential notes of every internal file
  4. DThe identity of every person who has filed an RTI application

Explanation

Section 4(1)(b)(xvi) lists the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers among items to be published, and these publications are to be updated every year. The other options are not in the list.

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