As RTI Act completes 20 yrs, report shows lapses

As the Right To Information (RTI) Act completes 20 years on October 12, 2025, a report on the performance of information commissions shows that two, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh, are defunct and three, Central Information Commission (CIC) and that of Andhra and Chhattisgarh, are without the chief commissioner.

- Chetan Chauhan

The Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a nongovernmental organisation, said in a statement that it has compiled a report on the performance of information commissions across the country based on information accessed under the RTI Act. While Himachal is ruled by the Congress , which enacted the RTT Act in 2005, the party is in alliance in Jharkhand, where Hemant Soren is the CM in a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha led government. Telangana, Goa, Tripura and Madhya Pradesh appointed information commissioners during the study period of July 1, 2024, and October 2, 2025, making the information commissions functional, the report said.