Rohtak, June 2 -- Twenty years after the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Haryana, the state information commission has been burdened with piling backlog. Figures obtained through an RTI application reveal that more than 7,000 appeals and complaints are pending before the state information commission.

The Act came to force in October 12, 2005, and the commission was formed in the same year on October 31. Since its constitution, the commission has received a total of 1,13,897 second appeals and 12,629 complaints till February 2026, reveals the data provided by the commission under the RTI Act to activist PP Kapoor of Panipat. The commission has managed to dispose of 1,08,288 second appeals and 11,186 complaints, but...