Question
Which state has been without an information commission
for the past three years, according to a report by the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS)?Solution
According to a report of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), an organisation trying to hold the government accountable vis-a-vis the Right to Information Act, 2005, At least four of the 29 information commissions in India are completely defunct Jharkhand, Telangana, Mizoram and Tripura have had no information commission with the incumbents retiring. Jharkhand has been without a commission for the past three years and Tripura for two years The SNS released a report card on the performance of the information commissions of India for 2022-23 on October 11 Another six commissions are currently headless, including the Central Information Commission, with the chief information commissioner demitting office on October 3 Manipur has been functioning without a chief for 56 months and another officer has been made acting commissioner, though no such provision exists in the law Chhattisgarh has been functioning without a chief since December 2022, Maharashtra since April this year, Bihar since May and Punjab has been without a chief information commissioner since last month.
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