Lok Sabha Question No. 2959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: DRT's
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2959

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 2, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 11, 1938 (SAKA) 'DRT's'

## QUESTION

## 2959. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram and Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra

Will the Minister of Finance be please to state:

(a) the number of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) functioning at present in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  six  more  DRTs  to  reduce  the  burden  of increasing  number  of  debt  cases,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in opening of new DRTs;

(c) the details of posts lying vacant in DRTs at present, post-wise; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the working of DRTs in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) At present, 34 Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) are functioning in the country. The details are annexed (table -1).
- (b) Yes, the Government had decided to open six new DRTs in the country at Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Ernakulam, Hyderabad and Siliguri. The major reason for delay in establishment of new DRTs is non-availability of premises/buildings; however new premises  for  these  DRTs  have  been  selected.  New  DRT  at  Ernakulam  has  already become functional.
- (c) The details of posts lying vacant in DRTs, post wise as on 28 th  November, 2016 are given in Annexure (table -2).
- (d) To improve the working of DRTs in the country, a roadmap has been prepared which includes e-DRT project, computerization, scanning and digitization of legacy records, creation of online DRT portal (www.drt.gov.in), providing IT infrastructure, adequate office space and other infrastructure. Vacancy circulars are issued regularly to fill up vacant posts with suitable candidates. As part of this roadmap, the Recovery of Debts and  Bankruptcy  Act,  1993  has  been  amended  through  the  Enforcement  of  Security Interest and Recovery of Debt laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act. 2016 to rationalise the procedures and timelines to be followed by these Tribunals for expeditious  adjudication  and  speedier  resolution  of  defaulted  loans  in  time  bound manner.

Table  - 1

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   No. of DRTs working | Name of DRTs                                                 |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     |                     1 | DRT Vishakhapatnam                                           |
| 2        | Assam              |                     1 | DRT Guwahati                                                 |
| 3        | Bihar              |                     1 | DRT Patna                                                    |
| 4        | Delhi              |                     3 | DRT - 1, 2, 3 in Delhi                                       |
| 5        | Gujarat            |                     2 | DRT - 1, 2 in Ahmedabad                                      |
| 6        | Jharkhand          |                     1 | DRT Ranchi                                                   |
| 7        | Karnataka          |                     1 | DRT Bangalore                                                |
| 8        | Kerala             |                     2 | DRT - 1, 2 in Ernakulam                                      |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh     |                     1 | DRT Jabalpur                                                 |
| 10       | Maharashtra        |                     6 | DRT - 1,2,3 in Mumbai, DRT Nagpur, DRT Pune & DRT Aurangabad |
| 11       | Orissa             |                     1 | DRT Cuttack                                                  |
| 12       | Punjab             |                     2 | DRT - 1, 2 in Chandigarh                                     |
| 13       | Rajasthan          |                     1 | DRT Jaipur                                                   |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu         |                     5 | DRT - 1,2,3 in Chennai, DRT Coimbatore & DRT Madurai         |
| 15       | Telangana          |                     1 | DRT Hyderabad                                                |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh      |                     2 | DRT Allahabad & DRT Lucknow                                  |
| 17       | West Bengal        |                     3 | DRT - 1,2,3 in Kolkata                                       |
|          | Total No. of DRTs  |                    34 |                                                              |

## Table  - 2

| S. No.                 | Post Name              | No. of Vacant Posts in 34 DRTs   |
|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1                      | Presiding Officer      | 8                                |
| 2                      | Registrar              | 14                               |
| 3                      | Recovery Officer       | 5                                |
| 4                      | Assistant Registrar    | 4                                |
| 5                      | Private Secretary      | 5                                |
| 6                      | Section Officer        | 6                                |
| 7                      | Assistant              | 7                                |
| 8                      | Accounts Assistant     | 5                                |
| 9                      | Recovery Inspector     | 11                               |
| 10                     | Stenographer Grade C   | 0                                |
| 11                     | Stenographer Grade D   | 7                                |
| 12                     | Court Master           | 6                                |
| 13                     | Upper Division Clerk   | 8                                |
| 14                     | Lower Division Clerk   | 6                                |
| 15                     | Staff Car Driver       | 3                                |
| 16                     | Multi-Tasking Staff    | 0                                |
| Total no. of Vacancies | Total no. of Vacancies | 95*                              |

*This excludes 136 vacancies filled through outsourced staff

Data Source: DRTs

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