Lok Sabha Question No. 4398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Appointment of Notary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  MARCH 2017

## Appointment of Notary

## †4398  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  adequate  number  of  Notaries  in  proportion  to  the population in the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  Central  Notaries appointed and required in the country at present?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  the  Central  Government  has  appointed  adequate  number  of Notaries  in  proportion  to  the  population  in  the  country.  However,  the appointment of Central Notaries is an ongoing process and the same is being done as and when the need arises.
- (b) The  criteria  adopted  to  determine  the  vacancy  of  notaries  in  various states was 50 notaries per district initially. However, the same has been revised  from  time  to  time  on  the  basis  of  requests  received  and requirements projected from State Governments. Furthermore, A statement regarding number of Central Notaries appointed and required in the country may be seen at Annexure-1.

## State-wise number of Notaries appointed and required by Central Govt.

| State               | Quota of Notaries   | No. of Notaries appointed   | No. of Notaries required   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar    | 50                  | -                           | 50                         |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 865                 | 412                         | 453                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 325                 | -                           | 325                        |
| Assam               | 575                 | 02                          | 573                        |
| Bihar               | 925                 | 61                          | 864                        |
| Chandigarh          | 108                 | 99                          | 9                          |
| Chhattisgarh        | 400                 | 12                          | 388                        |
| Delhi               | 1000                | 540                         | 460                        |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 25                  | -                           | 25                         |
| Daman& Diu          | 50                  | -                           | 50                         |
| Goa                 | 63                  | 14                          | 49                         |
| Gujarat             | 1760                | 1678                        | 82                         |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 450                 | 04                          | 446                        |
| Haryana             | 1338                | 1099                        | 239                        |
| Jharkhand           | 450                 | 14                          | 436                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 350                 | -                           | 350                        |
| Kerala              | 1000                | 635                         | 365                        |
| Karnataka           | 1266                | 1126                        | 140                        |
| Lakshadweep         | 25                  | -                           | 25                         |
| Meghalaya           | 175                 | -                           | 175                        |
| Maharashtra         | 3700                | 2251                        | 1449                       |
| Manipur             | 225                 | -                           | 225                        |
| Mizoram             | 200                 | -                           | 200                        |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 1125                | 74                          | 1051                       |
| Nagaland            | 200                 | -                           | 200                        |
| Odisha              | 750                 | 24                          | 726                        |
| Punjab              | 1197                | 993                         | 204                        |
| Pondicherry         | 100                 | 96                          | 4                          |
| Rajasthan           | 1500                | 1204                        | 296                        |
| Sikkim              | 100                 | -                           | 100                        |
| Tamil Nadu          | 1360                | 886                         | 474                        |
| Tripura             | 100                 | 12                          | 88                         |
| Telangana           | -                   | -                           | -                          |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 2188                | 1634                        | 556                        |
| Uttarakhand         | 325                 | 35                          | 290                        |
| West Bengal         | 450                 | 176                         | 274                        |
| Total               | 24720               | 13081                       | 11641                      |