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Designation of Central Assistant Public Information Officers by the public authorities is provided under which one of the following sections of the RTI Act, 2005 ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Section 3(1)” option2=”Section 3(2)” option3=”Section 4(1)” option4=”Section 5(2)” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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UPSC SO-Steno – 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Section 5(2) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 provides for the designation of Central Assistant Public Information Officers (CAPIOs) by public authorities.<\/section>\n
Section 5 of the RTI Act deals with the designation of Information Officers. Section 5(1) mandates the designation of Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) or State Public Information Officers (SPIOs). Section 5(2) mandates the designation of CAPIOs or SAPIOs at sub-divisional or sub-district levels to receive applications\/appeals and forward them to the respective PIO or Commission.<\/section>\n
Section 3 of the Act guarantees the right to information to all citizens. Section 4 outlines the obligations of public authorities regarding proactive disclosure of information. Section 5 details the process for designating Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Designation of Central Assistant Public Information Officers by the public authorities is provided under which one of the following sections of the RTI Act, 2005 ? [amp_mcq option1=”Section 3(1)” option2=”Section 3(2)” option3=”Section 4(1)” option4=”Section 5(2)” correct=”option4″] This question was previously asked in UPSC SO-Steno – 2018 Download PDFAttempt Online Section 5(2) of the Right to … <\/p>\n

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