4. Obligation of Public Authorities.- Every Competent Authority shall,-- (a) maintain all its records, in such manner and form, as is consistent with its operational requirements duly catalogued and indexed ; ( b ) publish in the manner prescribed, from time to time,- (i) the particulars of it's organization, functions and duties : (ii) the powers and duties of its officers and employees and the procedure to be followed by them in decision making process ; (iii) the norms set by the public authority for the discharge of its functions ; (iv) the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals, government resolutions, orders and guidelines and the list of record in the office, which can be made available to the citizens : (v) the details of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information ; (vi) the name, designation and other particulars of the Public Information Officer; and (vii) such additional information as may be prescribed by the Competent Authority concerned from time to time; (c) publish all relevant facts concerning important decisions whether administrative or quasi-judicial and policies that affect the public while announcing such decisions and policies ; (d) before initiating any project, publish or communicate to the public generally and to the persons affected by the project in particular, the facts available to it or to which it has reasonable access and which in its opinion should be known to the affected persons. | 
