India, Oct. 10 -- As the Right To Information (RTI) Act completes 20 years on October 12, 2025, a report on the performance of information commissions shows that two, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh , are defunct and three , Central Information Commission and that of Andhra and Chhattisgarh , are without the chief commissioner.

The Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a non-governmental organisation, said in a statement that it has compiled a report on the performance of information commissions across the country based on information accessed under the RTI Act.

While Himachal is ruled by the Congress , which enacted the RTI Act in 2005, the party is in alliance in Jharkhand, where Hemant Soren is the chief minister in a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ...