Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 410 BY SHRI DILIP SINGH
JUDEV FOR 08.12.2010 REGARDING âAPPEAL CASES PENDING IN CICâ.
(a): 13,960 appeals /complaints were pending in the Central Information Commission(CIC) as
on 31.10.2010
(c ): Details of disposal of appeals/complaints in the current year and previous three years
are given below:
Year No. of Appeals/Complaints disposed
2007-08 7722
2008-09 13322
2009-10 19482
2010-11 9997
(April-August)
(b) & (d): The average pendency in the CIC is approximately six months and 54% of the
pending appeals/complaints are less than three months old. The Commission has introduced
hearing of the cases through tele-conferencing and video-conferencing and by constitution
of Benches to ensure speedier disposal. The Commission has also launched a drive on 2nd
November, 2010 to clear cases which are more than three months old.