Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: TIMELY RESOLUTION OF CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
प्रविष्टि तिथि:
06 AUG 2026 2:16PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has established robust grievance redressal mechanisms across Ministries/Departments/Organizations of Centre/States, with prescribed timelines of 21 days for disposal of complaints on the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Continuous monitoring is undertaken through periodic reviews to ensure timely resolution. While a small number of grievances may occasionally exceed the prescribed timelines due to the complexity of issues, inter-departmental consultations, legal proceedings, or the need for detailed verification, sustained efforts are made to minimize delays and ensure that citizens do not face undue hardship.
The overall trend indicates steady improvement in the timely disposal of grievances over the years and the average redressal time in Central Ministries/Departments has come down from 32 days in 2021 to 13 days in 2026 (till 15.07.2026), which shows that majority of grievances are being disposed of within prescribed timeline of 21 days. A Review Meeting Module was operationalized in February 2025, to facilitate periodic review of grievance redressal by senior officer in order to closely monitor the pendency. Ministry/Department wise details of grievances pending beyond the prescribed timeline on CPGRAMS during the last five years and the current year are enclosed at Annexure-I.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy, Space Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure-I
Details of grievances disposed of within timeline and pending beyond timeline in Central Ministries/Departments/Organization
|
Organisation
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025
|
2026 (till 15th July)
|
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
Disposal
within timeline
|
Pending
beyond timeline
|
|
Central Board of Direct Taxes
(Income Tax)
|
31357
|
8007
|
27972
|
14024
|
33364
|
6768
|
28620
|
62972
|
31864
|
2610
|
27719
|
2680
|
|
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
|
14252
|
501
|
10743
|
351
|
9864
|
56
|
14094
|
20865
|
13458
|
37
|
8445
|
14
|
|
Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade
|
2599
|
13
|
2113
|
11
|
2046
|
37
|
1564
|
2637
|
1724
|
21
|
1526
|
10
|
|
Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances
|
296
|
132
|
2350
|
592
|
2429
|
1150
|
4538
|
8546
|
4046
|
185
|
4604
|
46
|
|
Department of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
|
28577
|
1692
|
28303
|
1219
|
122243
|
108
|
105326
|
138664
|
50492
|
119
|
18663
|
8
|
|
Department of Agriculture Research and
Education
|
2208
|
95
|
1903
|
80
|
1105
|
27
|
888
|
1553
|
981
|
32
|
700
|
25
|
|
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying
|
1800
|
55
|
1313
|
156
|
1430
|
26
|
929
|
1592
|
1713
|
26
|
1628
|
20
|
|
Department of
Atomic Energy
|
1492
|
477
|
1017
|
157
|
929
|
39
|
1203
|
1627
|
1597
|
12
|
715
|
9
|
|
Department of Bio Technology
|
569
|
12
|
280
|
6
|
207
|
3
|
171
|
309
|
144
|
3
|
128
|
7
|
|
Department of Chemicals and
Petrochemicals
|
1049
|
2
|
438
|
10
|
356
|
8
|
388
|
606
|
472
|
0
|
627
|
0
|
|
Department of Commerce
|
6814
|
140
|
4966
|
180
|
3556
|
66
|
3547
|
5147
|
3883
|
154
|
1938
|
23
|
|
Department of Consumer Affairs
|
13059
|
187
|
13775
|
249
|
12106
|
237
|
11583
|
18072
|
19357
|
23
|
19891
|
8
|
|
Department of
Defence
|
8582
|
3341
|
9625
|
2361
|
11865
|
500
|
13595
|
19782
|
17003
|
86
|
12718
|
28
|
|
Department of Defence Finance
|
17464
|
525
|
16175
|
301
|
10710
|
319
|
20278
|
36060
|
22099
|
2324
|
24617
|
2435
|
|
Department of Defence Production
|
3074
|
12
|
2491
|
23
|
1760
|
93
|
1211
|
2065
|
1195
|
18
|
1032
|
11
|
|
Department of
Defence Research and Development
|
1506
|
17
|
1255
|
23
|
606
|
13
|
610
|
981
|
551
|
24
|
400
|
8
|
|
Department of Economic Affairs
ACC Division
|
5844
|
343
|
4281
|
353
|
2060
|
539
|
1616
|
3851
|
1680
|
428
|
1320
|
103
|
|
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
|
3099
|
79
|
2489
|
10
|
2873
|
7
|
2618
|
3344
|
2946
|
40
|
3090
|
7
|
|
Department of Ex Servicemen Welfare
|
7100
|
411
|
10835
|
489
|
22190
|
1448
|
33623
|
57455
|
20347
|
583
|
5881
|
566
|
|
Department of
Expenditure
|
4973
|
54
|
7191
|
52
|
4987
|
18
|
1052
|
1612
|
1246
|
61
|
1043
|
9
|
|
Department of Fertilizers
|
1635
|
19
|
473
|
37
|
380
|
63
|
327
|
559
|
635
|
5
|
393
|
2
|
|
Department of Financial Services
(Banking Division)
|
154182
|
1159
|
176984
|
1161
|
151842
|
1388
|
123732
|
186655
|
175737
|
138
|
157302
|
95
|
|
Department of Financial Services (Insurance Division)
|
32870
|
105
|
28936
|
115
|
35596
|
86
|
21448
|
29253
|
28299
|
29
|
20315
|
22
|
|
Department of
Financial Services (Pension Reforms)
|
3420
|
29
|
3445
|
25
|
3169
|
25
|
2655
|
3303
|
4188
|
9
|
2771
|
3
|
|
Department of Fisheries
|
323
|
48
|
290
|
20
|
402
|
5
|
245
|
373
|
446
|
1
|
344
|
3
|
|
Department of
Food and Public Distribution
|
5085
|
23
|
4914
|
9
|
6656
|
12
|
10779
|
13481
|
11329
|
1166
|
7751
|
1046
|
|
Department of Health & Family
Welfare
|
27898
|
3780
|
10209
|
12896
|
24559
|
773
|
27490
|
38988
|
42539
|
870
|
33636
|
241
|
|
Department of Health Research
|
3430
|
180
|
1123
|
54
|
858
|
24
|
593
|
980
|
846
|
5
|
633
|
3
|
|
Department of Higher Education
|
18056
|
1483
|
15123
|
1184
|
12982
|
464
|
12452
|
18879
|
20614
|
412
|
14733
|
1361
|
|
Department of
Investment &
|
909
|
43
|
956
|
24
|
1151
|
9
|
674
|
997
|
887
|
7
|
389
|
0
|
|
Public Asset Management
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Department of Justice
|
10399
|
304
|
14393
|
176
|
13296
|
311
|
10097
|
14648
|
11676
|
254
|
6161
|
215
|
|
Department of
Land Resources
|
1061
|
21
|
1710
|
16
|
3453
|
4
|
3873
|
4717
|
7213
|
5
|
4552
|
3
|
|
Department of Legal Affairs
|
3106
|
5749
|
3655
|
38
|
3759
|
7
|
2816
|
3839
|
3637
|
38
|
2754
|
34
|
|
Department of Military Affairs
|
4822
|
1976
|
4823
|
897
|
3132
|
226
|
2878
|
4723
|
4989
|
49
|
12293
|
181
|
|
Department of
Official Language
|
374
|
37
|
237
|
12
|
151
|
7
|
149
|
209
|
254
|
0
|
154
|
0
|
|
Department of Personnel and Training
|
16812
|
2526
|
23230
|
3769
|
19722
|
209
|
15433
|
21684
|
19522
|
196
|
11689
|
270
|
|
Department of
Pharmaceuticals
|
1973
|
43
|
758
|
41
|
892
|
2
|
969
|
1374
|
1004
|
2
|
821
|
5
|
|
Department of Posts
|
51829
|
135
|
54278
|
86
|
56177
|
105
|
51222
|
68496
|
66220
|
93
|
41123
|
20
|
|
Department of Public Enterprises
|
685
|
13
|
678
|
6
|
601
|
1
|
527
|
638
|
720
|
0
|
398
|
13
|
|
Department of
Revenue
|
13383
|
5812
|
8990
|
4039
|
8905
|
66
|
7910
|
10945
|
9660
|
70
|
8426
|
58
|
|
Department of Rural Development
|
4890
|
637
|
7877
|
568
|
14226
|
361
|
700458
|
1385496
|
13468
|
433
|
10353
|
159
|
|
Department of School Education
and Literacy
|
22920
|
1175
|
15258
|
948
|
9750
|
1017
|
10046
|
17800
|
14324
|
172
|
9795
|
147
|
|
Department of Science and Technology
|
2401
|
28
|
6827
|
29
|
2032
|
23
|
787
|
1262
|
1182
|
58
|
741
|
5
|
|
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research
|
714
|
301
|
1548
|
89
|
555
|
3
|
1075
|
1421
|
780
|
1
|
566
|
0
|
|
Department of
Social Justice and Empowerment
|
4703
|
1812
|
2505
|
2963
|
6785
|
51
|
6581
|
8655
|
8887
|
32
|
7304
|
83
|
|
Department of Space
|
448
|
138
|
233
|
26
|
385
|
10
|
232
|
459
|
316
|
8
|
227
|
4
|
|
Department of
Sports
|
1139
|
36
|
1129
|
73
|
949
|
26
|
740
|
1035
|
1120
|
23
|
850
|
29
|
|
Department of Telecommunication s
|
58868
|
383
|
51418
|
61
|
47271
|
13
|
58473
|
69892
|
90709
|
4
|
50043
|
3
|
|
Department of Youth Affairs
|
685
|
80
|
493
|
96
|
596
|
14
|
394
|
727
|
440
|
38
|
402
|
26
|
|
Legislative Department
|
1301
|
225
|
738
|
89
|
793
|
9
|
533
|
1072
|
1007
|
26
|
989
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Coal
|
3863
|
229
|
3360
|
90
|
3475
|
8
|
3138
|
4386
|
4158
|
5
|
2953
|
1
|
|
Ministry of Ayush
|
3394
|
70
|
2057
|
194
|
1961
|
3
|
1965
|
2807
|
3084
|
0
|
2010
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Civil Aviation
|
15157
|
715
|
8439
|
459
|
7071
|
46
|
5082
|
7995
|
5437
|
119
|
4497
|
41
|
|
Ministry of
Cooperation
|
6
|
338
|
12698
|
18368
|
35924
|
14
|
4548
|
6327
|
5672
|
71
|
3906
|
34
|
|
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
|
19854
|
216
|
16366
|
213
|
23625
|
46
|
13759
|
22418
|
12372
|
19
|
8077
|
56
|
|
Ministry of Culture
|
2262
|
455
|
1544
|
242
|
1576
|
100
|
1415
|
2404
|
2494
|
2
|
2407
|
11
|
|
Ministry of Development of North Eastern
Region
|
609
|
7
|
166
|
6
|
232
|
0
|
128
|
205
|
132
|
0
|
103
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
|
2572
|
79
|
2540
|
449
|
4342
|
6
|
12576
|
20998
|
8618
|
114
|
6311
|
190
|
|
Ministry of Earth
Sciences
|
683
|
6
|
397
|
34
|
320
|
5
|
206
|
377
|
252
|
4
|
156
|
11
|
|
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
|
9562
|
154
|
7906
|
77
|
7145
|
154
|
7761
|
10381
|
12361
|
31
|
9912
|
21
|
|
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
|
4031
|
77
|
4214
|
328
|
4697
|
50
|
5189
|
7388
|
7360
|
52
|
5192
|
48
|
|
Ministry of
External Affairs
|
18142
|
497
|
15244
|
1070
|
16786
|
532
|
13347
|
19866
|
17491
|
605
|
11540
|
347
|
|
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
|
1019
|
12
|
1750
|
15
|
540
|
6
|
346
|
561
|
478
|
7
|
312
|
6
|
|
Ministry of Heavy
Industries
|
1424
|
10
|
1140
|
8
|
1023
|
14
|
962
|
1223
|
2116
|
1
|
1181
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Home Affairs
|
36173
|
1832
|
36258
|
2212
|
45641
|
895
|
50140
|
69356
|
57415
|
3651
|
48311
|
143
|
|
Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
|
29953
|
414
|
27939
|
575
|
24292
|
306
|
34614
|
65551
|
21471
|
913
|
15428
|
436
|
|
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
|
5857
|
407
|
3109
|
284
|
2722
|
146
|
2654
|
4252
|
4197
|
10
|
2804
|
2
|
|
Ministry of Labour
and Employment
|
92876
|
352
|
135690
|
498
|
159267
|
185
|
167942
|
219046
|
203807
|
3189
|
135473
|
5245
|
|
Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
|
3677
|
147
|
2006
|
171
|
1918
|
24
|
8395
|
4830
|
31307
|
317
|
18858
|
55
|
|
Ministry of Mines
|
2672
|
25
|
1895
|
20
|
840
|
18
|
1038
|
1510
|
1266
|
31
|
1148
|
7
|
|
Ministry of
Minority Affairs
|
1195
|
399
|
1548
|
143
|
1921
|
72
|
2174
|
2417
|
1070
|
64
|
772
|
59
|
|
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
|
894
|
31
|
823
|
12
|
668
|
3
|
1769
|
2407
|
1967
|
22
|
1387
|
16
|
|
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
|
3889
|
48
|
5345
|
65
|
8060
|
9
|
8346
|
10517
|
11970
|
1108
|
8745
|
1137
|
|
Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs
|
3080
|
31
|
2489
|
17
|
3185
|
0
|
1650
|
2409
|
1644
|
5
|
1112
|
0
|
|
Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas
|
18727
|
231
|
15338
|
360
|
12365
|
298
|
16292
|
27595
|
7085
|
1266
|
13560
|
6895
|
|
Ministry of Power
|
3937
|
318
|
3663
|
290
|
3183
|
124
|
3946
|
5663
|
6358
|
6
|
8285
|
2
|
|
Ministry of Railways (Railway
Board)
|
49904
|
348
|
50760
|
1025
|
55138
|
1096
|
54847
|
78152
|
64305
|
1849
|
41262
|
1950
|
|
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
|
19917
|
1473
|
21622
|
1462
|
19606
|
290
|
22848
|
29532
|
40016
|
245
|
31097
|
267
|
|
Ministry of
Shipping
|
2120
|
239
|
1096
|
211
|
1250
|
50
|
1052
|
1739
|
1258
|
19
|
943
|
4
|
|
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
|
2393
|
72
|
2001
|
102
|
1690
|
31
|
4662
|
2535
|
13746
|
42
|
4954
|
27
|
|
Ministry of Statistics and
|
692
|
77
|
233
|
38
|
360
|
6
|
332
|
495
|
268
|
8
|
258
|
0
|
|
Programme Implementation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ministry of Steel
|
2215
|
11
|
946
|
15
|
936
|
18
|
719
|
1277
|
906
|
1
|
1047
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Textiles
|
1320
|
21
|
1034
|
17
|
714
|
49
|
539
|
960
|
908
|
0
|
563
|
1
|
|
Ministry of Tourism
|
2603
|
33
|
1993
|
43
|
2329
|
34
|
2276
|
3257
|
2655
|
7
|
2032
|
0
|
|
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
|
1440
|
87
|
860
|
113
|
1450
|
58
|
1613
|
2057
|
3462
|
3
|
1495
|
11
|
|
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
Rejuvenation
|
1937
|
204
|
1886
|
45
|
4706
|
32
|
2013
|
3042
|
2727
|
65
|
2057
|
26
|
|
Ministry of Women and Child
Development
|
7108
|
167
|
4437
|
139
|
4935
|
127
|
6864
|
8855
|
6930
|
137
|
6664
|
8
|
|
NITI Aayog
|
2812
|
19
|
2667
|
46
|
3766
|
5
|
3520
|
4359
|
4024
|
9
|
2681
|
5
|
|
O/o the Comptroller & Auditor General of
India
|
6670
|
126
|
11294
|
41
|
8674
|
68
|
1372
|
2787
|
2344
|
11
|
1133
|
29
|
|
Staff Selection Commission
|
7929
|
49
|
11340
|
1319
|
8859
|
251
|
2153
|
3707
|
3702
|
225
|
2027
|
314
|
|
Unique Identification
Authority of India
|
11162
|
43
|
12117
|
268
|
16784
|
36
|
18388
|
24944
|
40071
|
754
|
22210
|
542
|
|
Total
|
1011765
|
54464
|
1030956
|
81278
|
1181687
|
21991
|
1815622
|
2990887
|
1358350
|
25917
|
979456
|
27995
|
Note: The prescribed timeline for redressal of public grievances on CPGRAMS was 60 days up to 22.06.2021, 45 days from 23.06.2021 to 27.07.2022, 30 days from 28.07.2022 to 23.08.2024, and 21 days with effect from 24.08.2024. Grievances disposed within timeline and pending beyond timeline have been calculated as per applicable timeline.
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आगंतुक पटल : 360