Lok Sabha Question No. 3753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: LIMBS
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3753

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 9 TH AUGUST, 2017

## LIMBS

## 3753. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  progress  made  so  far  for  implementation  of  the  Legal  Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS);
- (b) the funds earmarked and spent so far for the same; and
- (c) whether project coordinators for LIMBS have been appointed by every Ministry and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which the  system  is  likely  to  be made operational?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE &

## ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

( SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY )

- (a) The Department of Legal Affairs has launched Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS), an innovative, easy to access online tool to monitor the court cases on 24x7 basis in a transparent, effective and proactive manner during the entire life cycle of a case.

Following progress has been made so far for implementation of the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS)

- (i) 63  Ministries  &  317  Departments/  Autonomous  Bodies/PSUs  have  uploaded  more than 1.50 lakh court cases on LIMBS in a short span of 2 years. Presence of more than 17000 advocates enables this application to get the latest information  directly from courtroom.
- (ii) Other  value  added  facilities  like Unique  Digital  Locker  (UDL) allows  to  upload documents/information related with individual court.  Till date, 2726 documents have been uploaded in LIMBS.
- (iii) LIMBS also provides complete solution to arbitration cases right from registration of claimant, uploading of claim, internal processing at ministry level, nomination of arbitrators,  and  capturing  information  about  daily  proceedings  etc.  Till  date, 690 arbitration cases have been entered in LIMBS.
- (b) Till date, the funds allocated and spent for LIMBS are as under :-
- (c) So  far  52  Ministries/Departments  have  appointed  61  Project  Coordinators (Nodal Officers) for LIMBS.  Details thereof are at Annexure. The system is in operational mode.

| Financial Year   | Funds Allocated                                | Amount spent   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 2014-15          | Rs.15 lakhs                                    | Rs.11,22,564/- |
| 2015-16          | Rs.25 lakhs                                    | Rs.18,96,995/- |
| 2016-17          | Rs.1 Crore                                     | Rs.54,74,828/- |
| 2017-18          | No separate projection has been made for LIMBS | Rs.10,79,308/- |

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## LIMBS: List of Project Coordinators (Nodal Officers) (as on 01.08.2017)

|   S. NO. | Ministry                                       | Department / Division               | Nodal Officer Name    | Designation      |     Mobile |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------|
|        1 | AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE                | AGRICULTURE                         | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH    | JS               | 9868861954 |
|        2 | AYUSH                                          | AYUSH                               | RS SINHA              | Director         | 9540682890 |
|        3 | CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS                      | DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS       | SUNANDA SHARMA        | Economic Advisor | 9810959758 |
|        4 | CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS                      | DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZER            | RAKESH KUMAR          | DS               | 9810835144 |
|        5 | CIVIL AVIATION                                 | CIVIL AVIATION                      | SANDESH SAXENA        | Under Secretary  | 9891321722 |
|        6 | COAL                                           | COAL                                | RAJESH KUMAR SINHA    | JS               | 9495060500 |
|        7 | COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY                          | COMMERCE                            | H K ROY               | DS               | 9350086920 |
|        8 | COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY                          | INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND PROMOTION     | ATUL SINGH            | Director         | 9971900493 |
|        9 | COMMUNICATIONS                                 | Telecommunication                   | DEVENDRA YADAV        | Director         | 9013137516 |
|       10 | CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION | FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION        | SURESH SHARMA         | DS               | 9868137600 |
|       11 | CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION | CONSUMER AFFAIRS                    | PREM RAJ KUAR         | DS               | 9818335147 |
|       12 | CORPORATE AFFAIRS                              | LEGAL                               | SANJAY SHOREY         | Joint Director   | 9968318758 |
|       13 | CULTURE                                        | Dep. of Culture                     | PANKAJ RAG            | JS               | 8800211162 |
|       14 | DEFENCE                                        | DEFENCE                             | SUBODH KUMAR MOHANTRY | DS               | 9910477724 |
|       15 |                                                | DEFENCE PRODUCTION                  | BRIJ KUMAR            | DS               | 8130316961 |
|       16 |                                                | DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT    | DR HINA A GOKHALE     | Scientist G      | 8130855332 |
|       17 | DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY                    | DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY HQ      | R BALASUBRAMANIAM     | Head MSG         | 9869249279 |
|       18 | DEPARTMENT OF SPACE                            | SPACE                               | Pattabhiraman         | DS               | 7022266949 |
|       19 | DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION            | DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION | V L ROUI KULLAI       | Director         | 9910806953 |

## ANNEXURE

|   20. | DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION           | WATER AND ADMINISTRATION                             | SATYABRATA SAHU    | JS                   |   9953355455 |
|-------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|    21 | EARTH SCIENCES                          | EARTH SCIENCES                                       | VIVEK MISHRA       | Director             |   9818403911 |
|    22 | ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE   | POLICY AND LAW                                       | ARVIND NAUTIYAL    | Director             |   9717433944 |
|    23 | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS                        | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS                                     | KARTIK PANDE       | Director             |   8755866454 |
|    24 | FINANCE                                 | REVENUE                                              | JS ADMIN CBEC      | JS                   |   9999114238 |
|    25 | FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES              | FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES                           | G D SHARMA         | DS                   |   9818117569 |
|    26 | HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE               | HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE                            | ASHISH V GAWAI     | DS                   |   9818122971 |
|    27 | HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES | HEAVY INDUSTRIES                                     | VEERENDRA KUMAR    | DS                   |   9910093672 |
|    28 | HOME AFFAIRS                            | Coord. and PG                                        | SAHELI GHOSH ROY   | JS                   |   9818103432 |
|    29 | HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS               | HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION                | M P KHADOLIA       | Director             |   9958064033 |
|    30 | HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS               | CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT                      | BRAJA KISHORE PATI | DS                   |   9717410852 |
|    31 | HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS               | COORDINATION DIVISION                                | R PREM ANAND       | DS                   |   9868969054 |
|    32 | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT              | DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITRACY           | N K SAHU           | Economic Advisor     |   9818636282 |
|    33 | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT              | DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (EA Bureau)           | DAVINDER PAL SINGH | DS                   |   9416148417 |
|    34 | INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING            | PRASAR BHARTI                                        | JAY PRAKASH        | Deputy Director      |   9013841113 |
|    35 | LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT                   | LABOUR                                               | LAXMI NARAYAN      | DS                   |   9818967221 |
|    36 | LAW AND JUSTICE                         | DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS                          | UNNI KRISHNAN T    | Under Secretary      |   9868365594 |
|    37 | LAW AND JUSTICE                         | DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (CENTRAL AGENCY SECTION) | RAJ BAHADUR YADAV  | Deputy Govt Advocate |   9936079074 |

|   38. | MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MEITY)   | HEADQUARTERS                          | R P PRADHAN       | Director                |   9811881804 |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|    39 | MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES                        | MSME                                  | SHUBHENDU KUMAR   | Technical Officer       |   9810727757 |
|    40 | MINES                                                      | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA            | FARIDA M NAIK     | Director                |   9958200604 |
|    41 | MINORITY AFFAIRS                                           | MINORITY AFFAIRS                      | A DHANALAKSHMI    | Director                |   9493347799 |
|    42 | PANCHAYATI RAJ                                             | PANCHAYATI RAJ                        | K K TRIPATHI      | Director                |   8383951622 |
|    43 | PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS                                      | PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS                 | SATYA PRAKASH     | JS                      |   9891207444 |
|    44 | PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS                  | DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING  | SURESH KUMAR      | DS                      |   9911125544 |
|    45 | PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS                  | PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE       | HARJIT SINGH      | Director                |   9899814849 |
|    46 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS                                  | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS             | SANDEEP POUNDRIK  | JS                      |   9999038828 |
|    47 | POWER                                                      | POWER                                 | G MUTHURAJA       | DS                      |   9958887696 |
|    48 | RAILWAY                                                    | NORTHERN RAILWAY                      | DGM LAW           | SG                      |   9717630015 |
|    49 | ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS                                | IT SECTION                            | V K PATNAYAK      | Under Secretary         |   9868048371 |
|    50 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT                                          | RURAL DEVELOPMENT                     | MAM CHAND         | DS                      |   9968596753 |
|    51 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY                                     | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY                | P K DUTTA         | Under Secretary         |   9818103810 |
|    52 | SHIPPING                                                   | SHIPPING                              | V S SEHRAWAT      | Dy CCC                  |   9818321890 |
|    53 | SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP                     | DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRAINING (DGT) | DEEPANKAR MALLICK | Deputy Director General |   9999982743 |

|   54. | SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT                           | EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY       | M L MEENA        | DS       |   9818549289 |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|----------|--------------|
|    55 | SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT                           | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT | J P DUTT         | DS       |   9871523145 |
|    56 | STEEL                                                    | STEEL                                        | N K WADHWA       | DS       |   9810204984 |
|    57 | TEXTILES                                                 | TEXTILES                                     | S P KATNAURIA    | Director |   9871716671 |
|    58 | TRIBAL AFFAIRS                                           | MFP AND JUDICIAL                             | ROOPAK CHAUDHURI | DS       |   9968304079 |
|    59 | WATER RESOURCES RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION | ESTABLISHMENT I                              | SURINDER KAUR    | DS       |   9910982548 |
|    60 | WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT                              | WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT                  | K C BEHERA       | DS       |   8860054484 |
|    61 | YOUTH AFFAIR AND SPORTS                                  | RTI                                          | DAYANAND         | DS       |   9868140585 |