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&lt;em&gt;Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That&amp;rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s an optimum figure?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Isn&amp;rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
What should happen is the smaller states should not have so many. If a state commission doesn&amp;rsquo;t get more than 4,000-5,000 cases a year, even one commissioner should do.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;How do we rectify the situation? Can a norm apply to the commission?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won&amp;rsquo;t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI.
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&lt;em&gt;Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That&amp;rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s an optimum figure?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Isn&amp;rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?&lt;br /&gt;
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Absolutely not. That&amp;rsquo;s exactly the point. A commissioner individually costs the nation Rs 50- Rs 60 lakh a year.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won&amp;rsquo;t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI.
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Isn&amp;rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Absolutely not. That&amp;rsquo;s exactly the point. A commissioner individually costs the nation Rs 50- Rs 60 lakh a year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
What should happen is the smaller states should not have so many. If a state commission doesn&amp;rsquo;t get more than 4,000-5,000 cases a year, even one commissioner should do.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;How do we rectify the situation? Can a norm apply to the commission?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won&amp;rsquo;t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI.
&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That&amp;rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
That&amp;rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;What&amp;rsquo;s an optimum figure?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I have been disposing of over 5,000 cases per year. In the past three years, I have done over 16,000 cases. So it is possible to do that. There&amp;rsquo;s nothing unique about what I&amp;rsquo;m doing. If you look at the Central Commission until August 2008, five commissioners (working 30 months) have tackled 16,357 cases. If you go by that, then no number of commissioners will suffice, more so when the Central Commission is likely to get over 30,000 cases this year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Isn&amp;rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Absolutely not. That&amp;rsquo;s exactly the point. A commissioner individually costs the nation Rs 50- Rs 60 lakh a year.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
What should happen is the smaller states should not have so many. If a state commission doesn&amp;rsquo;t get more than 4,000-5,000 cases a year, even one commissioner should do.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Arunachal Pradesh is a bit of a joke. A survey carried out said Arunachal is the best commission in India. If that&amp;rsquo;s how citizens and activists are going to look at things, I think it&amp;rsquo;s very sad. If a commission that disposes of 100 cases with six information commissioners is a great commission, the criteria is flawed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;How do we rectify the situation? Can a norm apply to the commission?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Why not? We have a norm for the first appellate authority that he must respond to an RTI application within 30 days. If the Public Information Officer is going to have such a norm, why not the commission? What moral authority will they exert for quasi-judicial bodies, if they are unwilling to be accountable?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won&amp;rsquo;t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI.
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<em>Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?<br />
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That&rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.<br />
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<em>Isn&rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?<br />
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<br />
<em>Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?<br />
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<em>Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?<br />
</em><br />
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<em>Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?<br />
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<em>Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI?<br />
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That&rsquo;s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work.<br />
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<em>What&rsquo;s an optimum figure?<br />
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I have been disposing of over 5,000 cases per year. In the past three years, I have done over 16,000 cases. So it is possible to do that. There&rsquo;s nothing unique about what I&rsquo;m doing. If you look at the Central Commission until August 2008, five commissioners (working 30 months) have tackled 16,357 cases. If you go by that, then no number of commissioners will suffice, more so when the Central Commission is likely to get over 30,000 cases this year.<br />
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<em>Isn&rsquo;t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others?<br />
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Absolutely not. That&rsquo;s exactly the point. A commissioner individually costs the nation Rs 50- Rs 60 lakh a year.<br />
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<em>Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets?<br />
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What should happen is the smaller states should not have so many. If a state commission doesn&rsquo;t get more than 4,000-5,000 cases a year, even one commissioner should do.<br />
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<em>Is there any particular state with a real imbalance?<br />
</em><br />
Arunachal Pradesh is a bit of a joke. A survey carried out said Arunachal is the best commission in India. If that&rsquo;s how citizens and activists are going to look at things, I think it&rsquo;s very sad. If a commission that disposes of 100 cases with six information commissioners is a great commission, the criteria is flawed.<br />
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<em>How do we rectify the situation? Can a norm apply to the commission?<br />
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Why not? We have a norm for the first appellate authority that he must respond to an RTI application within 30 days. If the Public Information Officer is going to have such a norm, why not the commission? What moral authority will they exert for quasi-judicial bodies, if they are unwilling to be accountable?<br />
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<em>Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of?<br />
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Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won&rsquo;t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI.
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CIC Shailesh Gandhi interviewed by Shonali Ghosal

Is the shortage of information commissioners responsible for killing RTI? That’s not the only thing responsible. The bigger issue is that commissioners need to dispose of far more cases than they have been. Three years ago, they were disposing of not more than 2,000-2,500 cases in a year. Even now, there are lots who do not manage even 1,000 per year. If we continue like this, then no number of commissioners will work. What’s an optimum figure? I have been disposing of over 5,000 cases per year. In the past three years, I have done over 16,000 cases. So it is possible to do that. There’s nothing unique about what I’m doing. If you look at the Central Commission until August 2008, five commissioners (working 30 months) have tackled 16,357 cases. If you go by that, then no number of commissioners will suffice, more so when the Central Commission is likely to get over 30,000 cases this year. Isn’t a commissioner accountable in terms of how many cases he/she disposes in comparison to others? Absolutely not. That’s exactly the point. A commissioner individually costs the nation Rs 50- Rs 60 lakh a year. Is it fair that the Centre fixes 11 commissioners despite the varying number of cases each state gets? What should happen is the smaller states should not have so many. If a state commission doesn’t get more than 4,000-5,000 cases a year, even one commissioner should do. Is there any particular state with a real imbalance? Arunachal Pradesh is a bit of a joke. A survey carried out said Arunachal is the best commission in India. If that’s how citizens and activists are going to look at things, I think it’s very sad. If a commission that disposes of 100 cases with six information commissioners is a great commission, the criteria is flawed. How do we rectify the situation? Can a norm apply to the commission? Why not? We have a norm for the first appellate authority that he must respond to an RTI application within 30 days. If the Public Information Officer is going to have such a norm, why not the commission? What moral authority will they exert for quasi-judicial bodies, if they are unwilling to be accountable? Can I file an RTI to find out how many cases have been disposed of? Of course. Unfortunately, people are not even doing this. Neither citizens nor the media is bothering about this. We won’t need amendments or dilutions to the Act, this slow poison will eventually destroy RTI. Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 51, 24 December, 2011, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ne241211A iling.asp