Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of
State in the Prime Ministerâs Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a): There are a number of cases where an applicant has filed first appeal with the First
Appellate Authority in the Public Authority concerned and second appeal/complaint with the
Central Information Commission/State Information Commission, as the case may be, inter-alia,
due to the following reasons:
(i) Non-receipt of information within prescribed time;
(ii) Denial of request for information;
(iii) If he/she believes that incomplete/misleading or false information under this Act has
been given by the Public Information Officer.
(b): The number of second appeals/complaints registered by the Central Information Commission
during three years is as under:
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
22800 28875 33922
(c) & (d): The Right to Information Act, 2005 already provides for imposition of penalty and
recommendation of disciplinary action by the Central Information Commission/State Information
Commission, as the case may be, against the Public Information Officer who has knowingly given
incorrect, incomplete or misleading information under the RTI Act. The CIC/SICs have been imposing
such penalties and also recommending disciplinary action against such Public Information Officers.