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Chapter VI - Duties and responsibilities of P.I.O.
Duties and responsibilities of P.I.O.
- To receive application on behalf of NCW and acknowledge them with date on such requests.
- To assign number of request under R.T.I Act and to enter it in a register with number.
- To scrutinize Applications and find out concerned section 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 for onward submission to Appellate Authority.
- To receive reply/information from concerned cell/section/Department.
- To compile the information with the request.
- To certify the information while providing it to the applicant.
- To ensure realization of requisite fee in each and every case.
- To ensure delivery of information to the applicants.
- To scrutinize the information sought for by the applicants.
- To examine whether any exemption is applicable under section 8 or 9 or 24 of the Act.
- If covered under any exemption to issue rejection/refusal order with cogent reasons.
- To examine if it pertains to life or liberty or any urgency.
- To examine if any further fee is required and issue instructions to realize fee.
- To Issue intimation for deposit of further fee with justification and his right to review of decision.
- To seek services of other officers who are posted in other departments and are acquainted with the information for ensuring the delivery of complete reply to the applicant.
- To ensure disposal of the requests within prescribed time period.
- To find out if third party is involved if so to issue notice to third party and to obtain representation from third party (if required).
- To give opportunity of hearing and to make representation orally or in writing to third party.
- To intimate him about his entitlement to make appeal to the appellate Authority within specified period.
- To prepare weekly statements and to apprise off the situation to Member Secretary NCW
- To maintain all RTI records, receipts of RTI, disposal and submit an annual statement