Instructions to exhibit name & designation of PIOs on display boards

Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, February 26, 2014: The Punjab government has issued instructions to all departments to display the name and designation of Public Information Officers appointed by the different departments to provide...

Instructions to exhibit name & designation of PIOs on display boards
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Chandigarh, February 26, 2014: The Punjab government has issued instructions to all departments to display the name and designation of Public Information Officers appointed by the different departments to provide information under Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) on the display boards in the offices.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the Governance Reforms said that keeping in view the difficulties being faced by candidates seeking information under the Right to Information Act, all the public authorities under their administrative control have been directed to display the names and designation of APIOs, PIOs and Appellate Authorities concerned on their display boards as other names are displayed.
The spokesperson further said that departments have also been directed to ensure the strict compliance of the instructions and uploading the same information on department website besides sending compliance report back to the Governance Reforms department.//punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news, world news,

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014