The Central Information Commission’s Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament.
The number of RTI applications received by Central government ministries and departments increased by 1.36 lakh, about 11 per cent higher than 2017-18.
Highest percentage of RTI applications rejected was reported by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (26.54%) and Ministry of Home Affairs (16.41%).
The CIC is headed by Sudhir Bhargava since January 1, 2019.