What if a particular state Department has not appointed any PIO?
Please send your application by post to the PIO C/o Head of Department and send it to the concerned public authority with the requisite application fee. You should also make a formal complaint to the respective Information Commission under section 18 of RTI Act. The Information Commissioner has the power to impose a penalty of Rs 25000 on the concerned officer who refused to accept your application. The complaint is nothing but a simple letter addressed to the Information Commission complaining that the Department has not appointed any PIO and that a penalty should be imposed on them.
