• Public Authority: It is provided in Sec. 2(h) of the Right to Information Act 2005. It means any authority or body or institution or self-government established or constituted by or under the Constitution; by any other law made by the Parliament; by any other law made by the State legislature; by notification issued or order made by the appropriate Government, and includes any- (i) Body owned, controlled or substantially financed; (ii) non-government organization substantially financed, directly or indirectly by funds provided by the appropriate Government.
• Central Public Information Officer: Sec. 2(c) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 provides that “Central Public Information Officer” means the Central Public Information Officer designated under subsection (1) includes a Central Assistant Public Information Officer designated as such under sub-section (2) of section 5.
• State Public Information Officer: Sec. 2(m) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 provides that “State Public Information Officer” means the State Public Information Officer designated under subsection (1) and includes a State Assistant Public Information Officer designated as such under sub-section (2) of Sec. 5.
• Public Information Officer: Officer designated by the Public Authority to provide information to persons requesting for the information under the Right to Information Act 2005.