{"id":93824,"date":"2025-06-01T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93824"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:16","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-a-pio-has-to-offer-reasonable-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-pio-has-to-offer-reasonable-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n \n A PIO has to offer reasonable as"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A PIO has to offer reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to record the same in writing.<\/li>\n<li>A PIO is under no obligation to provide requested information to non-BPL category persons without the payment of application \/ initial fees.<\/li>\n<li>A PIO is under no obligation to provide the requested information to non-BPL category persons without the payment of further fees as specified by her \/ him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAll three statements are correct. A PIO must assist persons making oral requests to reduce them to writing. Non-BPL applicants are required to pay initial application fees and further fees for receiving the information.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Section 6(1) of the RTI Act states that where a request cannot be made in writing, the PIO shall render all reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the same in writing. This ensures that persons who are illiterate or unable to write are not disadvantaged.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Section 6(1) requires a fee for submitting a request, which is exempted for persons below the poverty line (BPL). Therefore, for non-BPL category persons, payment of the prescribed application\/initial fee is mandatory for the request to be processed.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. Section 7(3) and 7(5) outline the procedure for intimation of fees for providing the information (cost of copying, etc.). Section 7(5) explicitly states that no fee shall be charged from persons below the poverty line. By implication, non-BPL applicants are required to pay these further fees as specified by the PIO before the information is provided. The PIO is under no obligation to provide the information without receiving these fees from non-BPL applicants.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe fee structure for RTI applications varies slightly across states and the central government, but the principle of an initial application fee and further fees based on the cost of providing information (like number of pages, copies) is standard, with an exemption for BPL cardholders.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: A PIO has to offer reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to record the same in writing. 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