Appellate Authority
- Ensure that due process of law is followed and the information which is rightfully to be disclosed are not denied on flimsy and useless ground.
- Consider and inquire on such request for information not responded to in due time or rejected by PIO under whatsoever ground.
- Direct the PIO or APIO to provide full or part of the information so decided upon or to reject the appeal.
Public Information Officer
- Deal with requests from persons seeking information and render reasonable assistance to the persons.
- Respond to information demanded within a time period of 48 hours of the receipt of the request.
- To scrutinize the information sought for by the applicants.
- To show reason for not providing with the complete documents demanded and rights of the applicant with respect to review of the decision regarding non-disclosure of part of the information.
- To intimate the applicant about his entitlement to make appeal to the appellate Authority within specified period.
- To seek services of such departments that are acquainted with the information for ensuring the delivery of complete reply to the applicant.
- Provide information in the form in which it is sought
Asst. Public Information Officer
- To receive application on behalf of the appropriate authority and acknowledge them with date on such requests.
- To maintain proper record of request and respective proceedings.
- To scrutinize Applications and find out concerned Department to whom request is to be forwarded.
- To forward application to the concerned Department within 48 hours.
- To receive appeals on behalf of appellate authorities and to submit them through P.I.O. for onward submission to Appellate Authority.
- To receive reply/information from concerned Department.
- To certify the information while providing it to the applicant.
- To ensure realization of requisite fee (if any) for each case.
- To ensure delivery of information to the applicants.