Public Information Officer designation - Department assigns PIOs and a First Appellate Authority to manage RTI application processing. Designation of specific officers as Public Information Officers and appointment of an Addl. Commissioner as First Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Acts, allocating jurisdictional responsibility across departmental branches for handling RTI requests, appeals, revisions and objections. The Administration Branch will perform secretarial coordination with the Administrative Reforms Department, the IT Department is to issue login credentials for uploading RTI information, and the EDP Manager is directed to publish department RTI information on the website to ensure compliance and reporting.