The RTI Act establishes a designated hierarchy of officers – Public Information Officers (PIOs) and Assistant Public Information Officers (APIOs) – for receiving and processing RTI applications.
Consider the following statements: Public Information Officer at the administrative unit level will receive the applications under the RTI Act, 2005. Assistant Public Information Officer at the sub-district, sub-divisional levels will receive the applications under the RTI Act, 2005. Any officer of a public authority, who is available in the authority's office when the application is made, will receive the applications under the RTI Act, 2005. Which of the above statements are correct?
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