Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: RTI Applications
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2698

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024)

## RTI APPLICATIONS

## 2698. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of RTI applications filed during the last ten years, year-wise;
- (b) the percentage of RTI applications which were filed during the said period have been successfully resolved;
- (c) the number of RTI applications that are currently pending; and
- (d) the details of public authorities which have received the highest number of RTI applications during the last ten years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c): Details of RTI Applications filed and disposed by Public Authorities in the last ten  years,  as  per  Annual  Report  of  Central  Information  Commission  (CIC)  are  given  in Annexure .
- (d): Ministry of Finance received the highest number of RTI Applications during the years from 2013-14 to 2021-22. Ministry of Corporate Affairs received the highest number of RTI Applications during the year 2022-23.

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## Annexure

## Disposal of RTI Requests by Public Authorities during last ten years:

| Sl. No.   | Year    | Opening Balance of RTI Requests   | Number of RTI Requests Received during the Reporting Year   | Total Number of RTI Requests   | Number of RTI Requests Rejected   |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| (a)       | (b)     | (c)                               | (d)                                                         | (e)=(c)+(d)                    | (f)                               |
| 1.        | 2013-14 | 128447                            | 834183                                                      | 962630                         | 60127                             |
| 2.        | 2014-15 | 89785                             | 755247                                                      | 845032                         | 63351                             |
| 3.        | 2015-16 | 188538                            | 976679                                                      | 1165217                        | 64666                             |
| 4.        | 2016-17 | 212430                            | 915749                                                      | 1128179                        | 60428                             |
| 5.        | 2017-18 | 215466                            | 1233207                                                     | 1448673                        | 63206                             |
| 6.        | 2018-19 | 259919                            | 1370129                                                     | 1630048                        | 64344                             |
| 7.        | 2019-20 | 310110                            | 1374315                                                     | 1684425                        | 58634                             |
| 8.        | 2020-21 | 348410                            | 1333802                                                     | 1682212                        | 51390                             |
| 9.        | 2021-22 | 410907                            | 1421226                                                     | 1832133                        | 53733                             |
| 10.       | 2022-23 | 441861                            | 1638784                                                     | 2080645                        | 52662                             |

Source: Annual Report of Central Information Commission (CIC) at https://cic.gov.in/circular- reports-conventions

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