Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India, Shri Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha calls on Dr. Jitendra Singh

Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India, Shri Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha calls on Dr. Jitendra Singh

The Chief Information Commissioner of India, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh to brief him about the current status of the disposal and pendency of the RTI applications across the country, including in Jammu & Kashmir where the Central Information Commission's jurisdiction was extended only three years ago after the State turned into Union Territory.

During the hour long meeting with the Minister, the Chief Information Commissioner gave a brief about the progressively improving disposal rate of the RTI applications in spite of the pandemic induced disruptions in recent times.