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Which one of the following statements about the duties of Public Information Officers and public authorities is correct as per the Right to Information Act, 2005?

A Public Information Officer must deal with requests and render reasonable assistance to persons seeking information, as section 5(3) requires. The other statements are wrong because assisting officers must assist, many PIOs are designated across administrative units, and PIO particulars must be published suo motu.

  1. AA Public Information Officer may seek assistance of another officer, but that officer has no obligation to assist
  2. BOnly one Public Information Officer may be designated for an entire public authority, irrespective of its administrative units
  3. CA Public Information Officer must deal with requests and render reasonable assistance to persons seeking informationCorrect
  4. DA public authority must publish the names and particulars of its Public Information Officers only when asked in an RTI application

Explanation

Section 5(3) requires the PIO to deal with requests and render reasonable assistance to those seeking information. Option A is wrong as section 5(5) obliges the officer to assist. Option B is wrong as section 5(1) requires as many officers as necessary in all administrative units. Option D is wrong as section 4(1)(b)(xvi) requires suo motu publication of PIO particulars.

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