Every govt office in India to have a PIO soon 3 October, 2005
>From October 12 onwards, any citizen in India can walk into any government, quasi-government and public sector office and submit an application to the designated Assistant Public Information Officer (APIO) seeking information and copies of documents relating to practically any issue. This would be possible as the Right to Information Act, 2005 becomes fully operational from October 12. Under the Act, the PIOs are bound to dispose of all requests received for information within 30 days. If the applicant fails to get information within this period or if he or she is not satisfied with the information provided, he or she can make an appeal within 30 days to the appellate officer above the PIO. Source: Asia Media
