Lok Sabha Question No. 4856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Sanctioned Strength of Judges
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4856

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 01.04.2022

## Sanctioned Strength of Judges

## 4856. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASHCHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  sanctioned  and  actual  strength  of  Judges  of  Supreme  court,  High  court and  District  and  Subordinate  Courts  in  the  country,  High  Court-wise, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) the total number of vacant positions in Supreme Court, High Courts, District and Subordinate Courts in the country during the last three years, court-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to fill up the vacant positions of judges in the said courts, if so, the details thereof and if not reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fix any time limit for quick disposal of cases facing delay on account of vacancies of the judges?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (d): A Statement showing sanctioned strength, actual strength and vacancy of Judges of the Supreme Court, High Courts, High Court-wise, State/UT-wise during

the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure-1 .  A  Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength, actual  strength  and  vacancy  of  Judges  of  the  District  and  Subordinate  Courts, State/UT-wise during the last three years is at Annexure-2 .

As per the existing Memorandum of Procedure for appointment of Judges of High Courts, the Chief Justice of the High Court is required to initiate the proposal for  filling  up  of  vacancies  of  a  Judge  in  a  High  Court  six  months  prior  to  the occurrence  of  vacancies.  Government  appoints  only  those  persons  as  Judges  of High Courts who are recommended by Supreme Court Collegium (SCC). Against the sanctioned strength of 1104, 717 Judges are working in the High Courts leaving 387  vacancies.  At  present,  168  proposals  are  at  various  stages  of  processing between the Government and the Supreme Court Collegium. Further, recommendations from High Court Collegiums are yet to be received in respect of 219  vacancies  in  High  Courts.  Filling  up  of  vacancies  in  the  High  Courts  is  a continuous,  integrated  and  collaborative  process  between  the  Executive  and  the Judiciary. It requires consultation and approval from various Constitutional Authorities both at the State and Centre level. While every effort is made to fill up the existing vacancies expeditiously, vacancies of Judges in High Courts do keep on arising on account of retirement, resignation or elevation of Judges and also due to increase in the strength of Judges.

Under Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the administrative control over the  members  of  district  and  subordinate  judiciary  in  the  States  vest  with  the concerned High Court. Further, in exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read with Articles 233 and 234 of the constitution, the respective State Government, in consultation with the High Court, frames the Rules and Regulations

regarding  the  issue  of  appointment,  promotion,  reservations  and  retirement  of Judicial Officers in the State Judicial Service.  Hence, in so far as recruitment of judicial officers in the States is concerned, respective High Courts do it in certain States, whereas the High Courts do it in consultation with the State Public Service Commissions in other States.

The Union Government does not have a role under the Constitution in the selection and appointment of judicial officers in District/ subordinate judiciary. The Supreme  Court,  in  its  orders  of  04 th January,  2007  in  Malik  Mazhar  case,  has devised a process and time frame to be followed for the filling up of vacancies in subordinate judiciary which stipulates that the process for recruitment of judges in the subordinate courts would commence on 31st March of a calendar year and end by  31st  October  of  the  same  year.The  Supreme  Court  has  permitted  State Governments  /  High  Courts  for  variations  in  the  time  schedule  in  case  of  any difficulty based on the peculiar geographical and climatic conditions in the State or other relevant conditions.

Further,  in  compliance  of  the  above  directions  of  the  Supreme  Court, Department  of  Justice  forwarded  a  copy  of  the  Malik  Mazhar  judgement  to Registrars General of all High Courts for necessary action. Department of Justice is writing from time to time to Registrars General of all High Courts to expedite the filling up of vacancies in subordinate judiciary mandated by Malik Mazhar case.

Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary.  No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the

respective  courts.  Government  has  no  role  in  disposal  of  cases  in  courts.  Timely disposal  of  cases  in  courts  depends  on  several  factors  which,  inter-alia,  include availability  of  adequate  number  of  judges  and  judicial  officers,  supporting  court staff and physical infrastructure, complexity of facts involved, nature of evidence, co-operation of stake holders viz. bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants and proper application of rules and procedures. There are several factors which may lead to delay in disposal of cases.  These, inter-alia, include vacancies of judges, frequent  adjournments  and  lack  of  adequate  arrangement  to  monitor,  track  and bunch  cases  for  hearing.  The  Central  Government  is  fully  committed  to  speedy disposal  of  cases  in  accordance  with  Article  21  of  the  Constitution  and  reducing pendency.  The Government has taken several initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary.

National  Mission  for  Justice  Delivery  and  Legal  Reforms  was  set  up  in August, 2011 with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system and enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities.  The Mission has been pursuing a co-ordinated  approach  for  phased  liquidation  of  arrears  and  pendency  in  judicial administration, which, inter-alia, involves better infrastructure for courts including computerization, increase in strength of subordinate judiciary, policy and legislative measures  in  the  areas  prone  to excessive  litigation,  re-engineering  of court procedure for quick disposal of cases and emphasis on human resource development.

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## ANNEXURE-1

## Statement showing Sanctioned strength, Working Strength and Vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts

(As on 28.03.2022)

|       |                      | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A. B. | Supreme Court        | Pmt.                  | 34 Addl               | Total                 | Pmt.               | 32 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.        | 2 Addl      | Total       |
| 1     | High Court Allahabad | 120                   | 40                    | 160                   | 74                 | 20                 | 94                 | 46          | 20          | 66          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh       | 28                    | 9                     | 37                    | 26                 | 0                  | 26                 | 2           | 9           | 11          |
| 3     | Bombay               | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 50                 | 7                  | 57                 | 21          | 16          | 37          |
| 4     | Calcutta             | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 31                 | 8                  | 39                 | 23          | 10          | 33          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 17                    | 5                     | 22                    | 10                 | 3                  | 13                 | 7           | 2           | 9           |
| 6     | Delhi                | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 35                 | 0                  | 35                 | 10          | 15          | 25          |
| 7     | Gauhati              | 18                    | 6                     | 24                    | 17                 | 6                  | 23                 | 1           | 0           | 1           |
| 8     | Gujarat              | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 32                 | 0                  | 32                 | 7           | 13          | 20          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 10                    | 3                     | 13                    | 8                  | 1                  | 9                  | 2           | 2           | 4           |
| 10    | J &Kand Ladakh       | 13                    | 4                     | 17                    | 13                 | 2                  | 15                 | 0           | 2           | 2           |
| 11    | Jharkhand            | 19                    | 6                     | 25                    | 19                 | 1                  | 20                 | 0           | 5           | 5           |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 39                 | 6                  | 45                 | 8           | 9           | 17          |
| 13    | Kerala               | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 27                 | 12                 | 39                 | 8           | 0           | 8           |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh       | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 35                 | 0                  | 35                 | 5           | 13          | 18          |
| 15    | Madras               | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 44                 | 17                 | 61                 | 12          | 2           | 14          |
| 16    | Manipur              | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 4                  | 0                  | 4                  | 0           | 1           | 1           |
| 17    | Meghalaya            | 3                     | 1                     | 4                     | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0           | 1           | 1           |
| 18    | Orissa               | 24                    | 9                     | 33                    | 21                 | 0                  | 21                 | 3           | 9           | 12          |
| 19    | Patna                | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 27                 | 0                  | 27                 | 13          | 13          | 26          |
| 20    | Punjab& Haryana      | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 43                 | 6                  | 49                 | 21          | 15          | 36          |
| 21    | Rajasthan            | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 26                 | 0                  | 26                 | 12          | 12          | 24          |
| 22    | Sikkim               | 3                     | 0                     | 3                     | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23    | Telangana            | 32                    | 10                    | 42                    | 29                 | 0                  | 29                 | 3           | 10          | 13          |
| 24    | Tripura              | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 5                  | 0                  | 5                  | -1          | 1           | 0           |
| 25    | Uttarakhand          | 9                     | 2                     | 11                    | 7                  | 0                  | 7                  | 2           | 2           | 4           |
|       | Total                | 833                   | 271                   | 1104                  | 628                | 89                 | 717                | 205         | 182         | 387         |

## Statement  showing  Approved  strength,  Working  Strength  and  Vacancies  of Judges in theSupremeCourt ofIndiaandtheHigh Courts (Ason 01.01.2019)

| Sl. No.   | Nameof theCourt     | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A.        | SupremeCourtofIndia | 31                 | 31                 | 31                 | 26                | 26                | 26                | 05          | 05          | 05          |
| B.        | HighCourt           | Pmt.               | Addl               | Total              | Pmt.              | Addl              | Total             | Pmt.        | Addl        | Total       |
| 1         | Allahabad           | 76                 | 84                 | 160                | 61                | 48                | 109               | 15          | 36          | 51          |
| 2         | AndhraPradesh*      | 28                 | 09                 | 37                 | 14                | 0                 | 14                | 14          | 09          | 23          |
| 3         | Bombay              | 71                 | 23                 | 94                 | 53                | 18                | 71                | 18          | 05          | 23          |
| 4         | Calcutta*           | 54                 | 18                 | 72                 | 19                | 17                | 36                | 35          | 01          | 36          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 17                 | 05                 | 22                 | 08                | 07                | 15                | 09          | -02         | 07          |
| 6         | Delhi               | 45                 | 15                 | 60                 | 39                | 0                 | 39                | 06          | 15          | 21          |
| 7         | Gauhati             | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 14                | 05                | 19                | 04          | 01          | 05          |
| 8         | Gujarat*            | 39                 | 13                 | 52                 | 27                | 0                 | 27                | 12          | 13          | 25          |
| 9         | HimachalPradesh     | 10                 | 03                 | 13                 | 08                | 0                 | 08                | 02          | 03          | 05          |
| 10        | Jammu&Kashmir       | 13                 | 04                 | 17                 | 09                | 0                 | 09                | 04          | 04          | 08          |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 19                 | 06                 | 25                 | 14                | 05                | 19                | 05          | 01          | 06          |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 47                 | 15                 | 62                 | 21                | 12                | 33                | 26          | 03          | 29          |
| 13        | Kerala              | 35                 | 12                 | 47                 | 31                | 07                | 38                | 04          | 05          | 09          |
| 14        | MadhyaPradesh       | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 35                | 0                 | 35                | 05          | 13          | 18          |
| 15        | Madras              | 56                 | 19                 | 75                 | 41                | 20                | 61                | 15          | -01         | 14          |
| 16        | Manipur             | 04                 | 01                 | 05                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 01          | 01          | 02          |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 03                 | 01                 | 04                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 18        | Orissa              | 20                 | 07                 | 27                 | 14                | 0                 | 14                | 06          | 07          | 13          |
| 19        | Patna               | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 22                | 06                | 28                | 18          | 07          | 25          |
| 20        | Punjab&Haryana      | 64                 | 21                 | 85                 | 46                | 07                | 53                | 18          | 14          | 32          |
| 21        | Rajasthan           | 38                 | 12                 | 50                 | 25                | 0                 | 25                | 13          | 12          | 25          |
| 22        | Sikkim              | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23        | Telangana           | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 13                | 0                 | 13                | 05          | 06          | 11          |
| 24        | Tripura             | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 01          | 0           | 01          |
| 25        | Uttarakhand         | 09                 | 02                 | 11                 | 09                | 0                 | 09                | 0           | 02          | 02          |
| Total     | Total               | 771                | 308                | 1079               | 535               | 152               | 687               | 236         | 156         | 392         |

*ActingChiefJustice

## Statement  showing  Approved  strength,  Working  Strength  and  Vacancies  of Judges in theSupremeCourt ofIndiaandtheHigh Courts (Ason 01.01.2020)

| Sl. No.   | Nameof theCourt     | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A.        | SupremeCourtofIndia | 34                 | 34                 | 34                 | 33                | 33                | 33                | 01          | 01          | 01          |
| B.        | HighCourt           | Pmt.               | Addl               | Total              | Pmt.              | Addl              | Total             | Pmt.        | Addl        | Total       |
| 1         | Allahabad           | 76                 | 84                 | 160                | 67                | 40                | 107               | 09          | 44          | 53          |
| 2         | AndhraPradesh       | 28                 | 09                 | 37                 | 15                | 0                 | 15                | 13          | 09          | 22          |
| 3         | Bombay              | 71                 | 23                 | 94                 | 55                | 15                | 70                | 16          | 08          | 24          |
| 4         | Calcutta            | 54                 | 18                 | 72                 | 22                | 18                | 40                | 32          | 00          | 32          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 17                 | 05                 | 22                 | 11                | 04                | 15                | 06          | 01          | 07          |
| 6         | Delhi               | 45                 | 15                 | 60                 | 36                | 0                 | 36                | 09          | 15          | 24          |
| 7         | Gauhati             | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 15                | 06                | 21                | 03          | 00          | 03          |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 39                 | 13                 | 52                 | 27                | 0                 | 27                | 12          | 13          | 25          |
| 9         | HimachalPradesh     | 10                 | 03                 | 13                 | 09                | 01                | 10                | 01          | 02          | 03          |
| 10        | Jammu&Kashmir       | 13                 | 04                 | 17                 | 08                | 0                 | 08                | 05          | 04          | 09          |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 19                 | 06                 | 25                 | 17                | 02                | 19                | 02          | 04          | 06          |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 47                 | 15                 | 62                 | 19                | 21                | 40                | 28          | 06          | 22          |
| 13        | Kerala              | 35                 | 12                 | 47                 | 27                | 05                | 32                | 08          | 07          | 15          |
| 14        | MadhyaPradesh       | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 31                | 0                 | 31                | 09          | 13          | 22          |
| 15        | Madras              | 56                 | 19                 | 75                 | 46                | 09                | 55                | 10          | 10          | 20          |
| 16        | Manipur             | 04                 | 01                 | 05                 | 04                | 0                 | 04                | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 03                 | 01                 | 04                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 18        | Orissa              | 20                 | 07                 | 27                 | 14                | 0                 | 14                | 06          | 07          | 13          |
| 19        | Patna               | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 26                | 0                 | 26                | 14          | 13          | 27          |
| 20        | Punjab&Haryana      | 64                 | 21                 | 85                 | 38                | 17                | 55                | 26          | 04          | 30          |
| 21        | Rajasthan           | 38                 | 12                 | 50                 | 21                | 0                 | 21                | 17          | 12          | 29          |
| 22        | Sikkim              | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23        | Telangana           | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 12                | 1                 | 13                | 06          | 05          | 11          |
| 24        | Tripura             | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 01          | 0           | 01          |
| 25        | Uttarakhand         | 09                 | 02                 | 11                 | 09                | 1                 | 10                | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| Total     | Total               | 771                | 308                | 1079               | 538               | 140               | 678               | 233         | 168         | 401         |

## Statement  showing  Approved  strength,  Working  Strength  and  Vacancies  of Judges in theSupremeCourt ofIndiaandtheHigh Courts (Ason 01.01.2021)

| Sl. No.   | Nameof theCourt                     | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | ApprovedStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | WorkingStrength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A.        | SupremeCourtofIndia                 | 34                 | 34                 | 34                 | 30                | 30                | 30                | 04          | 04          | 04          |
| B.        | HighCourt                           | Pmt.               | Addl               | Total              | Pmt.              | Addl              | Total             | Pmt.        | Addl        | Total       |
| 1         | Allahabad                           | 120                | 40                 | 160                | 82                | 14                | 96                | 38          | 26          | 64          |
| 2         | AndhraPradesh                       | 28                 | 09                 | 37                 | 18                | 0                 | 18                | 10          | 09          | 19          |
| 3         | Bombay                              | 71                 | 23                 | 94                 | 49                | 15                | 64                | 22          | 08          | 30          |
| 4         | Calcutta                            | 54                 | 18                 | 72                 | 32                | 02                | 34                | 22          | 16          | 38          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                        | 17                 | 05                 | 22                 | 13                | 01                | 14                | 04          | 04          | 08          |
| 6         | Delhi                               | 45                 | 15                 | 60                 | 30                | 0                 | 30                | 15          | 15          | 30          |
| 7         | Gauhati                             | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 17                | 03                | 20                | 01          | 03          | 04          |
| 8         | Gujarat                             | 39                 | 13                 | 52                 | 29                | 0                 | 29                | 10          | 13          | 23          |
| 9         | HimachalPradesh                     | 10                 | 03                 | 13                 | 09                | 0                 | 09                | 01          | 03          | 04          |
| 10        | High Court for UTs ofJ&K and Ladakh | 13                 | 04                 | 17                 | 11                | 0                 | 11                | 02          | 04          | 06          |
| 11        | Jharkhand                           | 19                 | 06                 | 25                 | 17                | 0                 | 17                | 02          | 06          | 08          |
| 12        | Karnataka                           | 47                 | 15                 | 62                 | 26                | 20                | 46                | 21          | 05          | 16          |
| 13        | Kerala                              | 35                 | 12                 | 47                 | 30                | 07                | 37                | 05          | 05          | 10          |
| 14        | MadhyaPradesh                       | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 29                | 0                 | 29                | 11          | 13          | 24          |
| 15        | Madras                              | 56                 | 19                 | 75                 | 52                | 10                | 62                | 04          | 09          | 13          |
| 16        | Manipur                             | 04                 | 01                 | 05                 | 04                | 1                 | 05                | 00          | 00          | 00          |
| 17        | Meghalaya                           | 03                 | 01                 | 04                 | 04                | 0                 | 04                | 01          | 01          | 00          |
| 18        | Orissa                              | 20                 | 07                 | 27                 | 15                | 0                 | 15                | 05          | 07          | 12          |
| 19        | Patna                               | 40                 | 13                 | 53                 | 22                | 0                 | 22                | 18          | 13          | 31          |
| 20        | Punjab&Haryana                      | 64                 | 21                 | 85                 | 42                | 11                | 53                | 22          | 10          | 32          |
| 21        | Rajasthan                           | 38                 | 12                 | 50                 | 23                | 0                 | 23                | 15          | 12          | 27          |
| 22        | Sikkim                              | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 03                | 0                 | 03                | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23        | Telangana                           | 18                 | 06                 | 24                 | 14                | 0                 | 14                | 04          | 06          | 10          |
| 24        | Tripura                             | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | 04                | 0                 | 04                | 00          | 0           | 00          |
| 25        | Uttarakhand                         | 09                 | 02                 | 11                 | 08                | 1                 | 09                | 1           | 01          | 02          |
| Total     | Total                               | 815                | 264                | 1079               | 583               | 85                | 668               | 232         | 179         | 411         |

## ANNEXURE-2

## Statement  showing  sanctioned strength, working  strength and  vacancies of the judges District  & Subordinate Courts

| As on 25.03.2022   | As on 25.03.2022    | As on 25.03.2022          | As on 25.03.2022       | As on 25.03.2022   | Vacancy as on 31.12.2021   | Vacancy as on 31.12.2020   | Vacancy as on 31.12.2019   |
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.            | States &Uts         | Total Sanctioned Strength | Total Working Strength | Total Vacancy      | Vacancy as on 31.12.2021   | Vacancy as on 31.12.2020   | Vacancy as on 31.12.2019   |
| 1                  | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                         | 13                     | -13                | -13                        | -13                        | -13                        |
| 2                  | Andhra Pradesh      | 607                       | 487                    | 120                | 115                        | 97                         | 68                         |
| 3                  | Arunachal Pradesh   | 41                        | 32                     | 9                  | 9                          | 9                          | 14                         |
| 4                  | Assam               | 467                       | 436                    | 31                 | 31                         | 54                         | 29                         |
| 5                  | Bihar               | 1954                      | 1385                   | 569                | 560                        | 503                        | 776                        |
| 6                  | Chandigarh          | 30                        | 30                     | 0                  | 0                          | 4                          | 1                          |
| 7                  | Chhattisgarh        | 482                       | 407                    | 75                 | 73                         | 93                         | 74                         |
| 8                  | D &NHaveli          | 3                         | 2                      | 1                  | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          |
| 9                  | Daman &Diu          | 4                         | 4                      | 0                  | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          |
| 10                 | Delhi               | 884                       | 686                    | 198                | 173                        | 150                        | 118                        |
| 11                 | Goa                 | 50                        | 40                     | 10                 | 10                         | 10                         | 7                          |
| 12                 | Gujarat             | 1523                      | 1176                   | 347                | 400                        | 369                        | 336                        |
| 13                 | Haryana             | 772                       | 477                    | 295                | 290                        | 279                        | 297                        |
| 14                 | Himachal Pradesh    | 175                       | 161                    | 14                 | 15                         | 14                         | 22                         |
| 15                 | Jammu and Kashmir   | 300                       | 240                    | 60                 | 59                         | 41                         | 58                         |
| 16                 | Jharkhand           | 675                       | 517                    | 158                | 152                        | 131                        | 216                        |
| 17                 | Karnataka           | 1363                      | 1082                   | 281                | 286                        | 286                        | 531                        |

| 18   | Kerala         |   569 |   487 |   82 |   81 |   68 | 79   |
|------|----------------|-------|-------|------|------|------|------|
| 19   | Ladakh         |    17 |     9 |    8 |    8 |    8 | --   |
| 20   | Lakshadweep    |     3 |     3 |    0 |    0 |    0 | 0    |
| 21   | Madhya Pradesh |  2021 |  1545 |  476 |  469 |  411 | 401  |
| 22   | Maharashtra    |  2190 |  1940 |  250 |  250 |  250 | 247  |
| 23   | Manipur        |    59 |    46 |   13 |   17 |   18 | 16   |
| 24   | Meghalaya      |    99 |    51 |   48 |   48 |   48 | 48   |
| 25   | Mizoram        |    65 |    41 |   24 |   23 |   21 | 18   |
| 26   | Nagaland       |    34 |    24 |   10 |   10 |    7 | 8    |
| 27   | Odisha         |   977 |   781 |  196 |  191 |  194 | 149  |
| 28   | Puducherry     |    26 |    11 |   15 |   15 |   15 | 15   |
| 29   | Punjab         |   692 |   606 |   86 |   85 |   99 | 96   |
| 30   | Rajasthan      |  1549 |  1272 |  277 |  274 |  197 | 307  |
| 31   | Sikkim         |    28 |    20 |    8 |    8 |    5 | 6    |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu     |  1319 |  1080 |  239 |  234 |  249 | 175  |
| 33   | Telangana      |   474 |   424 |   50 |   49 |   96 | 79   |
| 34   | Tripura        |   122 |   108 |   14 |   25 |   23 | 24   |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh  |  3634 |  2528 | 1106 | 1092 | 1053 | 838  |
| 36   | Uttarakhand    |   299 |   272 |   27 |   28 |   42 | 66   |
| 37   | West Bengal    |  1014 |   918 |   96 |   96 |   96 | 96   |
|      | TOTAL          | 24521 | 19341 | 5180 | 5164 | 4928 | 5203 |