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13/10/22 07:53 AM IST

RTI pleas pile up at information commissions across India

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  • According to a private report, after 17 years of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, nearly 3.15 lakh complaints and appeals are pending with 26 information commissions across India.
Major Details 
  • The highest number of pending cases in Maharashtra(99,722)
  • 29 information commissions across the country are completely defunct
  • Four of them headless at the moment
  • Jharkhand and Tripura have been completely defunct for 29 months and 15 months
  • Only 5% of the positions are occupied by women.
  • Analysis of penalties imposed: It shows that the commissions did not impose penalties in 95% of the cases where penalties were potentially imposable.
  • Lack of transparency: The report flags concerns regarding disposal rates in several commissions and the lack of transparency in their functioning.
  • Digitisation: Only 11 information commissions out of 29 provide e-filing facilities for RTI applications or appeals, but only five are functional.

Information commissions receiving the maximum number of RTIs

  • Central government 1.19(one point one nine)crore
  • Maharashtra( 86.06(eighty six point zero six)lakh
  • Tamil Nadu 36.99(thirty-six point nine nine)lakh
  • Kerala 32.82(thirty-two point eight two)lakh.
Source- The Hindu 

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