Overview
- Satark Nagrik Sangathan’s assessment counts over 4.13 lakh appeals and complaints pending across 29 information commissions as of June 30.
- Six State Information Commissions were defunct for stretches between July 2024 and October 7, 2025, with Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand still non-functional on that date.
- The Central Information Commission is working with only two commissioners and nine vacancies, including the chief post, with hearings often listed more than a year out.
- At current disposal rates, new appeals could wait decades in some states, including an estimated 29 years in Telangana and 23 in Tripura, while commissions registered 2.41 lakh cases and disposed 1.82 lakh in one year.
- Institutional compliance is weak, with 69% of commissions yet to publish their 2023–24 annual report, penalties rarely used, and the Orissa High Court quashing an Odisha SIC order for “non-application of mind” and awarding costs.