Over 3.85 lakh cases pending in 28 information commissions as of June 2026: report

Over 3.85 lakh cases are pending in 28 information commissions across India, with 14 commissions having an estimated waiting time of one year or more to dispose a matter, according to an annual report by non-government organisation Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS).

The ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2025-26’ said the number of appeals and complaints pending on June 30, 2026, in 28 information commissions stood at 3,85,716. Data for the Meghalaya State Information Commission (SIC) was not available for the particular period at the time of compilation. The number of pending complaints on June 30, 2025, in 29 information commissions was 4,13,972.

Maharashtra SIC had the highest number of appeals and complaints pending in the country at 77,397, followed by the Chhattisgarh SIC at 52,559 (as of December 10, 2025), Bihar at 42,243, and the Central Information Commission (CIC) at 39,121 (compared to 24,102 on June 30, 2025).