Central Public Information Officers or State Public Information Officers or PIO i.e. Public information officer, as the case may be, appointed by the Public Authority in all administrative units or offices under it as may be necessary to provide information to persons requesting for the information under this Act. The CPIO will receive the application under the Act and process the request for providing the information and dispose of the same; either by providing the information or rejecting the request, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of request.