Lok Sabha Question No. 3193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Shortage of Public Notaries
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th MARCH 2018

## Shortage of public notaries

## †3193 SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA

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

- (a) Whether there is a shortage of public notaries in the country and If so, the total number of public notaries operating in the country as on date, State-wise and district-wise;
- (b) Whether some States have requested the Government to increase the number of public notaries and If so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon by the Government;
- (c) The other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) Whether the State of Rajasthan has sent any proposal in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) No Madam. The Notaries Rules do not provide for district-wise  vacancies.However,  a statement showing State/UT-wise number of notaries appointed by Government of India is at Annexure-1;
- (b) & (c)  Yes Madam. This department is in receipt of requests from Governments of Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand and J&K, which are under consideration.
- (d) No Madam.

## Annexure-1

## State-wise number of Notaries appointed by Central Govt as on 05.03.2018.

| State               | No.of Notaries appointed   |
|---------------------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | 412                        |
| Assam               | 2                          |
| Bihar               | 61                         |
| Gujarat             | 1678                       |
| Kerala              | 635                        |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 74                         |
| Tamil Nadu          | 886                        |
| Maharashtra         | 2251                       |
| Karnataka           | 1126                       |
| Odisha              | 24                         |
| Punjab              | 993                        |
| Rajasthan           | 1204                       |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 1850                       |
| West Bengal         | 176                        |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | -                          |
| Nagaland            | -                          |
| Haryana             | 1099                       |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 4                          |
| Manipur             | -                          |
| Tripura             | 12                         |
| Meghalaya           | -                          |
| Sikkim              | -                          |
| Mizoram             | -                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | -                          |
| Goa                 | 14                         |
| Uttarakhand         | 53                         |
| Chhattisgarh        | 12                         |
| Jharkhand           | 14                         |
| Delhi               | 540                        |
| Andaman& Nicobar    | -                          |
| Lakshadweep         | -                          |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                          |
| Daman &Diu          | -                          |
| Pondicherry         | 96                         |
| Chandigarh          | 99                         |