Lok Sabha Question No. 1795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Shortage of Courtrooms
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1795

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019.

## Shortage of Courtrooms

## 1795. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

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

- (a) whether the Government has pondered over the shortage of thousands of court rooms in district and subordinate judiciary in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  also  contemplated  on  shortage  of  residential quarters for district and subordinate judiciary in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  constraints,  if  any,  being  faced  by  the  Central  Government  to  help  State Governments  in  dealing  with  infrastructural  challenges  being  faced  by  lower judiciary and the steps taken to address the same?

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

- (a)  to (d) : It is the primary responsibility of the State Governments to provide Judicial Infrastructure / Court Rooms for High Courts and District / Subordinate Courts.  The Union Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for  Judiciary  by  providing  financial assistance  to  State  Governments  /  UTs  in  the  prescribed  fund  sharing  pattern between Centre and States.  The Scheme is being implemented since 1993-94.  It covers  the construction of court  halls  and  court  complexes  and  residential accommodations  for  Judicial  Officers  of  District  and  Subordinate  Judiciary.    Till 08.02.2019, Rs. 6,670 crore have  been released since the inception of the Scheme in  1993-94.    Out  of  this,  Rs.  3,225  crore  (48.36%)  have    been  released  to  the States  and  UTs  since  April,  2014.    18,796  court  halls  and  16,652  residential accommodations  have  been  made  available  for  Judicial  Officers  of  District  and Subordinate Courts under this scheme as on date against the working strength of 17,701  Judicial  Officers  in  the  said  Courts.        In  addition,  2,925  court  halls  and 1,756  residential  units  are  under  construction.    The  State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of number of existing and under construction court halls / residential accommodations for Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts as on 31.12.2018 are given in a Statement at Annexure .

Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 1795 for reply on 13.02.2019 State/ UT - wise details of number of existing and under construction court halls / residential accommodations for Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts

| Sr. No.   | Name of State / UT     |   Total Number of Court Halls |   Court Halls under construction |   Total Number of residential units available | Number of residential units under construction   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | A & N Islands          |                            16 |                                1 |                                            10 | 1                                                |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh         |                           602 |                               44 |                                           604 | 8                                                |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                            24 |                                1 |                                            21 | 6                                                |
| 4.        | Assam                  |                           345 |                               40 |                                           311 | 23                                               |
| 5.        | Bihar                  |                          1355 |                              163 |                                          1015 | 117                                              |
| 6.        | Chandigarh             |                            31 |                                0 |                                            30 | 0                                                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh           |                           400 |                               42 |                                           399 | 17                                               |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                             4 |                                0 |                                             3 | 0                                                |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu            |                             5 |                                0 |                                             4 | 0                                                |
| 10.       | Delhi                  |                           487 |                               42 |                                           350 | 70                                               |
| 11.       | Goa                    |                            60 |                               35 |                                            36 | 4                                                |
| 12.       | Gujarat                |                          1455 |                              205 |                                          1277 | 87                                               |
| 13.       | Haryana                |                           538 |                               83 |                                           493 | 68                                               |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh       |                           154 |                                0 |                                           111 | 0                                                |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir        |                           202 |                               31 |                                           118 | 35                                               |
| 16.       | Jharkhand              |                           545 |                               60 |                                           523 | 68                                               |
| 17.       | Karnataka              |                          1044 |                               92 |                                          1012 | 35                                               |
| 18.       | Kerala                 |                           513 |                               34 |                                           476 | 0                                                |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep            |                             3 |                                0 |                                             3 |                                                  |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh         |                          1439 |                              237 |                                          1392 | 254                                              |
| 21.       | Maharashtra            |                          2274 |                              495 |                                          2069 | 213                                              |
| 22.       | Manipur                |                            38 |                                9 |                                            16 | 1                                                |
| 23.       | Meghalaya              |                            43 |                               39 |                                            22 | 30                                               |
| 24.       | Mizoram                |                            40 |                               26 |                                            25 | 12                                               |
| 25.       | Nagaland               |                            37 |                               16 |                                            38 | 2                                                |
| 26.       | Odisha                 |                           584 |                              211 |                                           574 | 106                                              |
| 27.       | Puducherry             |                            29 |                                7 |                                            21 | 4                                                |
| 28.       | Punjab                 |                           531 |                               66 |                                           520 | 16                                               |
| 29.       | Rajasthan              |                          1152 |                              213 |                                          1010 | 34                                               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                 |                            20 |                                1 |                                            13 | 1                                                |
| 31.       | Tamilnadu              |                          1038 |                              125 |                                          1159 | 70                                               |
| 32.       | Telangana              |                           443 |                               33 |                                           447 | 4                                                |
| 33.       | Tripura                |                            73 |                               15 |                                            56 | 6                                                |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh          |                          2233 |                              355 |                                          1931 | 397                                              |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand            |                           228 |                               72 |                                           185 | 10                                               |
| 36. West  | Bengal                 |                           811 |                              132 |                                           378 | 57                                               |
| Total     | Total                  |                         18796 |                             2925 |                                         16652 | 1756                                             |

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