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October 12 marked 16 years of the RTI Act, 2005. The law has empowered millions of citizens to seek information and hold the...'
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16th Years of RTI Act: Defunct Commissions, Huge Backlog

-Newsclick.in 2,55,602 appeals and complaints were pending in the 26 information commissions till June 30, according to a report. October 12 marked 16 years of the RTI Act, 2005. The law has empowered millions of citizens to seek information and hold the government accountable. Section3 of the Act states: “Subject to the provisions of this Act, all citizens shall have the right to information.” Under the Act, information commissions (ICs) are the final appellate authority and mandated to safeguard and facilitate people’s fundamental right to information. ICs have been set up at the central level (Central Information Commission) and in the states (state information commissions, or SICs). The ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2021’, prepared by Satark Nagrik Sangathan, a citizens’ group working to promote transparency and accountability in government, examines the performance of all 29 commissions in India in terms of the number of appeals and complaints registered and disposed of by them, the number of pending cases, the estimated waiting time for the disposal of an appeal/complaint filed in each commission, the frequency of violation penalised by the commissions and transparency in their working. Please click here to read more.