Over 4 lakh appeals and complaints are pending under the Right to Information Act as of June 30. Backlog has grown due to vacant positions and slow case disposal. Maharashtra has the highest pending cases. Several information commissions have been defunct, including Jharkhand, Telangana, Goa, and Tripura, affecting citizens’ access to information.
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