A backlog of over 1.98 lakh cases, including disposal of appeals and complaints, is pending in 23 Information Commissions (IC) across the country, a study has found. ‘The maximum number of appeals/complaints are pending in Uttar Pradesh (48,442) followed by Maharashtra (32,390) and Central Information Commission (26,115) as on December 2013,’ according to a report compiled by the RTI Assessment and Advocacy Group (RaaG).
As per the findings, a total backlog of 1,98,739 cases is pending in 23 Information Commissions (IC) across the country. ‘There were no backlogs in Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura,’ it said. The report has been compiled on the basis of RTI applications filed by RaaG to 28 ICs to seek information on their functioning. ‘Twenty-three of the 28 information commissions across the country including the Central Information Commission (CIC), provided statistics on the number of appeals and complaints received and disposed,’ the report titled Peoples Monitoring of the RTI regime in India 2011-2013 said.
As per the findings, a total backlog of 1,98,739 cases is pending in 23 Information Commissions (IC) across the country. ‘There were no backlogs in Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura,’ it said. The report has been compiled on the basis of RTI applications filed by RaaG to 28 ICs to seek information on their functioning. ‘Twenty-three of the 28 information commissions across the country including the Central Information Commission (CIC), provided statistics on the number of appeals and complaints received and disposed,’ the report titled Peoples Monitoring of the RTI regime in India 2011-2013 said.