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Increase in utilisation of RTI Act

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Information Commission (APIC) on Saturday furnished statistics showing that the annual increase of people utilising the Right to Information Act was four-fold, with improved awareness and inspiration among the masses. Against 8,864 applications received by the commission in 2005-06, its first year, the number in the year 2007 shot up to 31,964.

Of these 27,775 (91 per cent) were disposed at the Principal Information Officer (PIO) level itself by December 31, 2007. Information received from the 1.79 lakh PIO-level offices said information was furnished in over 90 per cent of the cases.

A press release stated that in the commission too, a 200 per cent increase in receipt of appeals and complaints was registered.

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