Lok Sabha Question No. 1411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Scheme for Judicial Infrastructure
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1411

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## Scheme for Judicial Infrastructure

## 1411.  SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

(a) the  details  about  the  fund  allocation  made  by  the  Government  under Centrally  Sponsored Scheme for Judicial Infrastructure for the last three years;

(b) whether there is shortage of court rooms in district courts;

(c) if  so, whether the Government proposes to construct more court rooms under this  scheme along with the details thereof; and

(d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  construct  adequate number of  court rooms in district courts across the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) :      The Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and Actual Expenditure under the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for Judiciary during last three years including the current financial year are given below:

(Rs. in crores)

| Year                       |   Estimates | Revised Estimates   |   Actual Expenditure |
|----------------------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 2017-18                    |       621.2 | 621.21              |               621.21 |
| 2018-19                    |       622   | 650.00              |               650    |
| 2019-20 (As on 21.11.2019) |       710   | -                   |               702.86 |

(b) & (c):  As per the information made available by the High Courts, presently, 19,422 Court Halls are available in the country which is sufficient for the working strength of 18,129 Judges/Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts. In addition, 2,798 Court Halls are under construction. The target is to increase the number of Court Halls to match the Sanctioned Strength of 23,566 Judges/Judicial Officers.

(d): The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  development  of  infrastructure facilities  for  the  judiciary  is  being  implemented  for  providing  financial  assistance  to State  Governments/UTs  for  construction  of  court  buildings  and  residential  units  of judges and judicial officers of district and subordinate courts. A sum of Rs. 7453.10 crore  has  been  sanctioned  so  far  under  the  Scheme  from  1993-94,  of  which  Rs. 4008.80 crore has been sanctioned since 2014-15 which is around 54% of the total release under the Scheme. During the current financial year a sum of Rs. 710.00 crore is  budget  allocation  under  the  Scheme,  of  which  a  sum  of  Rs.  702.86 crore has already been sanctioned to States/UTs.

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Statement  referred  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1411  for  Reply  on 27.11.2019 Statement  showing  State-wise  release  of  Grants  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme during the last 3 years.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Name of the State    | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | Total     |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh       | 0.00      | 1000.00   | 1000.00   | 2000.00   |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 269.00    | 269.00    |
| Assam                | 2000.00   | 3209.00   | 3154.00   | 8363.00   |
| Bihar                | 4290.00   | 6204.00   | 7762.00   | 18256.00  |
| Chhattisgarh         | 0.00      | 1968.00   | 983.00    | 2951.00   |
| Goa                  | 0.00      | 315.00    | 406.00    | 721.00    |
| Gujarat              | 5000.00   | 1502.00   | 1649.00   | 8151.00   |
| Haryana              | 1500.00   | 1191.00   | 1406.00   | 4097.00   |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 0.00      | 408.00    | 572.00    | 980.00    |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 1000.00   | 1901.00   | 1000.00   | 3901.00   |
| Jharkhand            | 5000.00   | 959.00    | 1374.00   | 7333.00   |
| Karnataka            | 5000.00   | 3812.00   | 3404.00   | 12216.00  |
| Kerala               | 2500.00   | 3082.00   | 1582.00   | 7164.00   |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 5000.00   | 7942.00   | 4690.00   | 17632.00  |
| Maharashtra          | 5000.00   | 1058.00   | 2109.00   | 8167.00   |
| Manipur              | 0.00      | 887.00    | 666.00    | 1553.00   |
| Meghalaya            | 863.00    | 1482.00   | 1285.00   | 3630.00   |
| Mizoram              | 2000.00   | 594.00    | 524.00    | 3118.00   |
| Nagaland             | 2000.00   | 321.00    | 0.00      | 2321.00   |
| Odisha               | 0.00      | 2250.00   | 3569.00   | 5819.00   |
| Punjab               | 5000.00   | 2647.00   | 1978.00   | 9625.00   |
| Rajasthan            | 1734.00   | 1741.00   | 3421.00   | 6896.00   |
| Sikkim               | 0.00      | 257.00    | 278.00    | 535.00    |
| Tamilnadu            | 0.00      | 609.00    | 2871.00   | 3480.00   |
| Telangana            | 0.00      | 1000.00   | 565.00    | 1565.00   |
| Tripura              | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1382.00   | 1382.00   |
| Uttarakhand          | 2500.00   | 2202.00   | 850.00    | 5552.00   |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 7500.00   | 12806.00  | 12194.00  | 32500.00  |
| West Bengal          | 1734.00   | 3522.00   | 4143.00   | 9399.00   |
| Total                | 59621.00  | 64869.00  | 65086.00  | 189576.00 |
| Union Territories    |           |           |           |           |
| A&N Islands          | 0.00      | 131.00    | 200.00    | 331.00    |
| Chandigarh           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Dadar &Nagar Haveili | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Daman & Diu          | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Delhi                | 2500.00   | 0.00      | 4669.00   | 7169.00   |
| Lakshadweep          | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Puducherry           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 331.00    | 331.00    |
| Total                | 2500.00   | 131.00    | 5200.00   | 7831.00   |
| Grand Total          | 62121.00  | 65000.00  | 70286.00  | 197407.00 |