Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)
Reduce RTI pending applications at CIC to under 1 lakh by September 2026
Central Information Commission (CIC) had 2.8 lakh pending appeals in 2022. DoPT committed to clearing this to sub-1-lakh by Sep 2026 through a combination of additional commissioners and digitisation.
Overall Progress
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)
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September 30, 2026
Progress Snapshot
Pending applications: 1.2 lakh (target: <1 lakh)
72%Last updated: Apr 30, 2026 · Source: Central Information Commission annual report
Milestones
Under 2 lakh pending
Target: Dec 2025
1.8L ✓
Under 1.5 lakh
Target: Mar 2026
1.4L ✓
Under 1.2 lakh
Target: Jun 2026
1.2L — tight
Under 1 lakh
Target: Sep 2026
At risk
Update Log
Apr 30, 2026
DoPT data: 8% reduction in backlog vs Q3 — slowest quarterly decline in 3 years. CIC blames staff vacancies and legacy case complexity.
Mar 31, 2026
CIC recruits 14 new commissioners — expected to process 12,000+ additional appeals quarterly from May 2026.
Feb 15, 2026
NT RTI filed: DoPT confirms average response time has risen to 47 days — above the 30-day legal limit under the RTI Act.
How we track this
We track CIC's published pending application figures, broken down by ministry. Data sourced monthly from CIC's own website disclosures and DoPT's RTI monitoring system. NT has also filed RTI requests to DoPT to obtain data not published proactively.