Finance Ministry rejected most RTI applications: CIC
The Finance Ministry rejected the highest number of RTI applications during 2016-17 among all central government departments and union ministries, a report by Central Information Commission has revealed. Finance Ministry rejected 18.4% of 1.51 lakh applications, while the Home Ministry rejected 16% of nearly 60,000 applications. Further, the number of RTI claims fell 6.1% to 9.17 lakh in 2016-17.