Lok Sabha Question No. 1775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Infrastructure in Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, MANOJ RAJORIA, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1775

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2017.

## Infrastructure in Judiciary

1775. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  augments  the  resources  of  the  State Governments  by  releasing  financial  assistance  under  a  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  the  development  of  infrastructure facilities for judiciary and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of Court Halls available in the country as on 31.03.2017;
- (c) the steps initiated to ensure expeditious disposal of cases pertaining to  women,  marginalized  segments,  senior  citizens  and  differentlyabled;
- (d) whether the Government is having any specific proposal to bring the court  management  system  in  a  transparent  manner  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  total  funds  utilised  and  sanctioned  during  the  last  three  years, viz.,  2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the creation of infrastructure for the courts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a):  The primary responsibility for development of infrastructural facilities for judiciary  in  the  States  rests  with  the  State  Governments.    The  Central Government augments the resources of the State Governments by releasing financial  assistance  under  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  the development of infrastructure facilities for Judiciary.  A sum of Rs.5,844 crore has  so  far  been  released  to  State  Governments  /  UTs  under  the  Scheme since its inception in the year 1993-94, out of which a sum of Rs.2,399 crore has been sanctioned since the year 2014-15 to date.

(b): As  per  the  information  made  available  by  the  High  Courts  /  State Governments,  17,338  Court  Halls  were  available  in  the  country  as  on 31.12.2016.  Further, 2,986 Court Halls were under construction.

(c): The 14 th Finance Commission has endorsed the proposal to strengthen the judicial system in States which includes, inter-alia , establishing 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) for a period of five years for cases of heinous crimes; cases  involving senior  citizens,  women,  children,  disabled  and litigants affected with HIV AIDS and other terminal ailments; and civil disputes involving land acquisition and property / rent disputes pending for more than five  years at  a  cost  of  Rs.  4,144  crore.    The  14 th Finance Commission has urged State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided by the Commission in the tax devolution to meet such requirements.   The Hon'ble Minister for Law and Justice has written to all Chief Ministers on 02 nd May, 2017  to  make  available  the  fund  recommended  by  the  14 th Finance Commission to judiciary and to furnish the status of the implementation of the recommendations  of  the  14 th Finance  Commission.  Further,  the  Minister  of State for Law and Justice has also written to all Chief Ministers on July 19, 2017 to use additional fiscal space provided by the 14 th Finance Commission to  set  up  special  courts  specially  for  the  cases  pertaining  to  crimes  against women.

(d): A National Court Management System (NCMS) mechanism has been established  in  May,  2012,  under  the  overall  supervision  of  Hon'ble  Chief Justice of India.  Under the NCMS, a National Framework of Court Excellence (NFCE) shall set measurable standards of performance for courts addressing the  issues  of  quality,  responsiveness  and  timeliness.    Recently,  a  new initiative, the Integrated Court Management Information System (ICMIS) has been  launched  with  effect  from  10.05.2017  to  usher  in  a  higher  level  of objectivity, consistency, timeliness and transparency.  In this behalf,  a new automated, dynamic and a responsive software has been prepared to provide speedy justice to all the stakeholders in the Supreme Court of India.

(e)  The  details  of  Funds  sanctioned  to  the  State  Governments  and  Union Territories during the last three years and the current year and the funds for which  Utilisation  Certificates  have  become  due  but  not  yet  received  from State Governments / Union Territories have been indicated in the Statement annexed.

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Annexure

Statement  referred  to  Lok  Sabha  Un-satarred  Question  No.  1775  for Reply on 26.07.2017

Details  of  Funds  Sanctioned  to  the  State  Governments  and  Union Territories  during  the  last  three  years  and  funds  for  which  Utilisation Certificates have become due but not yet received.

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.             | State / UT                         | Funds Sanctioned in 2014-15   | Funds Sanctioned in 2015-16   | Funds Sanctioned in 2016-17   | Total amount for whi Utilization Certificate d but not yet received.   |
|---------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                  | Andhra Pradesh including Telengana | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 4516.                                                                  |
| 2.                  | Bihar                              | 4909.35                       | 0.00                          | 5000.00                       | 90.                                                                    |
| 3.                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 2176.60                       | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 132.                                                                   |
| 4.                  | Goa                                | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 96.                                                                    |
| 5.                  | Gujarat                            | 10000.00                      | 5000.00                       | 5000.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 6.                  | Haryana                            | 0.00                          | 5000.00                       | 0.00                          | 5000.                                                                  |
| 7.                  | Himachal Pradesh                   | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 819.00                        | 0.                                                                     |
| 8.                  | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 3429.00                       | 1325.00                       | 2104.00                       | 524.                                                                   |
| 9.                  | Jharkhand                          | 3044.00                       | 3044.00                       | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 10.                 | Karnataka                          | 16370.00                      | 5000.00                       | 5000.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 11.                 | Kerala                             | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 12.                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 6141.00                       | 5000.00                       | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 13.                 | Maharashtra                        | 9975.00                       | 5000.00                       | 4975.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 14.                 | Orissa                             | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 2247.                                                                  |
| 15.                 | Punjab                             | 9805.00                       | 5000.00                       | 4800.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 16.                 | Rajasthan                          | 0.00                          | 5000.00                       | 4374.00                       | 3217.                                                                  |
| 17.                 | Tamilnadu                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 5000.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 18.                 | Uttarakhand                        | 3559.05                       | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 19.                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 12531.00                      | 5000.00                       | 5000.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 20.                 | West Bengal                        | 2000.00                       | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 123.                                                                   |
| Total (A)           | Total (A)                          | 83940.00                      | 44369.00                      | 42072.00                      | 15946.                                                                 |
| NE States           | NE States                          |                               |                               |                               |                                                                        |
| 1.                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1000.00                       | 1593.00                       | 0.00                          | 1943.                                                                  |
| 2.                  | Assam                              | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 3.                  | Manipur                            | 2000.00                       | 2000.00                       | 0.00                          | 1642.                                                                  |
| 4.                  | Meghalaya                          | 1709.00                       | 2037.00                       | 2000.00                       | 1.                                                                     |
| 5.                  | Mizoram                            | 1085.00                       | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.                                                                     |
| 6.                  | Nagaland                           | 2016.00                       | 0.00                          | 2000.00                       | 0.                                                                     |
| 7.                  | Sikkim                             | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 596.                                                                   |
| 8.                  | Tripura                            | 1550.00                       | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 4825.                                                                  |
| Total (B)           | Total (B)                          | 9360.00                       | 5630.00                       | 4000.00                       | 9008.                                                                  |
| Union Territories   | Union Territories                  |                               |                               |                               |                                                                        |
| 1.                  | A&N Islands                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 259.68                        | 0.                                                                     |
| 2.                  | Chandigarh                         | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 1357.                                                                  |
| 3.                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli               | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 500.                                                                   |
| 4.                  | Daman & Diu                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 42.43                         | 0.                                                                     |
| 5.                  | Delhi                              | 0.00                          | 6040.32                       | 5000.00                       | 6040.                                                                  |
| 6.                  | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 11.                                                                    |
| 7.                  | Pondicherry                        | 0.00                          | 259.68                        | 2500.00                       | 295.                                                                   |
| Total (C)           | Total (C)                          | 0.00                          | 6300.00                       | 7802.11                       | 8205.                                                                  |
| Grand Total (A+B+C) | Grand Total (A+B+C)                | 93300.00                      | 56299.00                      | 53874.11                      | 33161.                                                                 |

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