India's public grievance backlog swells despite record complaint disposal
India's public grievance backlog increased as states and Union Territories (UTs) received 96,190 complaints in June, surpassing the record disposal of 93,170 grievances. Despite a total of 500,345 grievances received and 455,957 disposed of in the first half of 2026, the overall pendency rose to 171,644 cases. Maharashtra led in pending grievances with 29,247 cases, while Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of complaints received and disposed of during June.