The details of the total number of second appeal/complaint cases pending for disposal with Central Information Commission during the last three years is as under:-

 

Year (As on)	Pending Cases (No.)
1.04.2015	37,323
1.04.2016	34,982
1.04.2017	26,449

 

The number of cases (appeals and complaints) as on 19.12.2017 in the Central Information Commission is 24,734.

The oldest complaints which are six in number were registered in the year 2012.

Central Information Commission adjudicates the second appeals and complaints received in the Commission. The commission decides appeal and complaint cases as per provision of the RTI Act, 2005. In appropriate cases the commission imposes penalty on the Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs).

 

The penalty imposed by the Commission during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are as under:-

 

Year	No of cases where penalty imposed	Penalty Imposed (Rs.)
2014-15	44	7,39,000
2015-16	54	10,52,500

 

This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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