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Lok Sabha Question No. 572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Health IDs under National Digital Health Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, A. Chellakumar, T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## HEALTH IDS UNDER NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION

## 572    SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH and FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of health IDs created under the National Digital Health Mission as on date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  rename  the  scheme  and  introduce  different health identification numbers and if so, the difference between the proposed scheme and the current scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has accounted for any loopholes/shortcomings in the creation of such IDs as were observed in the Aadhaar system;
- (d) if  so,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  reduce  the  number  of exclusions;
- (e) whether the Government plans to make health IDs mandatory in the near future; and
- (f) the proposed plan with the Government to execute the scheme to address and reconcile rural and urban disparities that prevail in the healthcare and digital system?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (f) As  on  25 th January  2022,  15,05,92,811  Health  IDs  (now  known  as  ABHAAyushman Bharat Health Account) have been created. National Digital Health Mission has been  renamed  as  Ayushman  Bharat  Digital  Mission,  and  health  IDs  as  Ayushman  Bharat Health Account (ABHA).

Creation of Health ID (now known as ABHA) is voluntary. National Health Authority (NHA) is  creating  awareness  among  the  citizens  about  the  usages  and  advantages  of  Health  ID  to maximize participation from citizen.

Government has taken various steps to ensure that the benefits of the mission reach  every citizen. Inclusion is one of the key principles of ABDM. The digital health ecosystem created by ABDM supports continuity of care across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare in a seamless manner. It aids availability of health care services particularly in remote and rural areas through various technology interventions like telemedicine etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Commissioning of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 570 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.02.2022

Commissioning of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited

## 570:  SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the plan formulated by the Government for timely commissioning of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL), Sindri, Jharkhand;
- (b) whether the project has been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic;
- (c) if so, the details and present status of the commissioning of the said project thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a): Government of India mandated revival of Sindri project through a Joint Venture company of nominated PSUs named Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL): Commissioning of the plant was scheduled within 36 months from the zero date i.e by 2021. The progress of the Sindri project is being monitored on regular basis by Department of Fertilizers and NITI Aayog as well May,
- (b) & (c) : Yes the progress of the project was affected adversely due to Covid-19 pandemic The Sindri project has faced several challenges like shortage of manpower & construction material, non-availability of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) , travel restrictions, shortage of oxygen for industrial use, delay in supplies of Long Lead Instruments (LLIs) and onshore & offshore items due to Covid-19 pandemic. The Sindri project is now expected to be commissioned by June, 2022

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Lok Sabha Question No. 568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Violence Against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 568

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

## 568.   SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  reports  of  violence  against women and children in pandemic period;
- (b) if so, the number of instances reported as per official records in the years 201920, 2020- 21 and 2021 - 22 so far; and
- (c) the details of allocations made, disbursed and spent under 'Nirbhaya fund' in the FY 2021-22 and so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c):  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes against women in its publication 'Crime in India' which is available on the website of NCRB, viz. https://ncrb.gov.in/en/crime-india. The said report is available  upto the year 2020. As per the data published by the NCRB, the total number cases of  crime against women registered during the years 2019 and 2020 are 4,05,326 and  3,71,503  respectively.  Further,  total  number  of  cases  of  crimes  against  children during  the  years  2019  and  2020  are  1,48,090  and  1,28,531  respectively.  The  data shows  decline  in  the  crimes  against  women  and  children  during  the  year  2020  as compared to 2019.

The allocation made, disbursed and spent under "Nirbhaya Fund' since inception are Rs. 6612.85 crore, Rs. 4241.91 crore and Rs. 2989.57 crore respectively .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Tele Law Scheme
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-567

## TO BE ANSWERED ON, FRIDAY, THE 4 th  February, 2022

## Tele Law Scheme

## 567. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  cases  registered  under  Tele-Law  scheme  along  with  the number of beneficiaries who have been provided for free legal aid;
- (b) whether the Governmnet has proposed to introduce any mobile app to reachout to more people and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE ( SHRI KIREN RIJIJU )

- (a) 12,97,332  cases  have  been  registered  and  12,81,591  beneficiaries  have been  provided  pre-litigation  advice  till  31 st December, 2021 under  Tele-law scheme. to  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  launched  the  Citizens'  Tele-Law Mobile App on 13.11.2021. The Mobile Application enables the beneficiary to access pre-litigation advice and consultation directly from the Panel Lawyer, free of cost.The Application is available in 6 languages viz. Marathi, Punjabi,
- (b) Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English on Android and iOS platform.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Dredging Policy
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 563

ANSWERED  ONO4IO2I2O22

## DREDGING POLICY

## 563.  DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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- (a)whethertheGovernmenthasundertakenstepstoadoptadvanceddredging itrategies  such as maintaining  local and regional sediment levels, recharging salt marsh areas with fine grained  dredging to meet demand  of all dredging  activities  of the ports and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)whethertheGovernmentproposestoformulateadredgingpolicyandifso'the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  has promulgated in 2021 bieoging Guidelines for Major  ports  with standard operating  procedure  (soP) for undertaking  capital and Maintenance Dredging at Major Ports. Most of the material from dredging is unsuitable for recharging salt marsh areas as they are contaminated- lt isuneconomicaltousethespoilsasthechannelsarefarawayfrommarshyland'
Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding between India and Kuwait
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.562

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-02-2022

## MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIA AND KUWAIT

## † 562. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   Government   has   approved   a   memorandum   of understanding   between   India   and   Kuwait   for   cooperation   in   the recruitment of domestic workers;
- (b) if so, the details and salient features of the MoU; and
- (c) the   number   of   Indian   workers   including   those   from   Odisha posted/working in Kuwait including their per capita details?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Yes. During the visit of External Affairs Minister to Kuwait in June, 2021, a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers (DSWs) between India and Kuwait was signed on 10 June, 2021.

(b) The Memorandum of Understanding aims to protect the rights of both Domestic   Sectors   Workers   (DSWs)   and   Employers   and   regulate   the contractual relationship between them. Besides, MoU facilitates safe and legal   recruitment   which   makes   a   good   relationship   between   India   and Kuwait. The details and salient features of the MoU are as under:-

(i)   T o facilitate opening of a bank account by the employer in the name of the Domestic Workers for deposit of their monthly salary as provided in the employment contract in accordance with laws and regulations applicable of the State of Kuwait according to MoU.

(ii) To   ensure   that   the   employer   shall   provide   the   worker   with   food, housing,   clothing,   and   registering   the   Domestic   Worker   in   the   health insurance system that covers worker's treatment in case of illness or injury due to work as well as being committed to compensate for job injuries and transporting the mortal remains of the Domestic Worker to his/her home town.

(iii) To ensure that the aggrieved Domestic Worker shall have access to the Department of Domestic Labour for settlement of dispute and to competent court   in   case   of   need.   Domestic   workers   are   exempted   from   judicial charges/fees at all levels of the judicial proceedings.

(iv)  To ensure that the employer does not retain the Domestic Worker's passport.

(v) To ensure that the runaway Domestic Workers shall be covered by insurance for an initial period of six months towards the cost of return air tickets and unpaid wages, if any.

(vi)  To take legal measures against recruitment and deployment agencies, officers or companies in case of violation of law in both countries.

(c) As per available information, total number of Indians including workers in Kuwait is estimated to be about 10 lakhs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJANA

## 560. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of Health and Family Welfare be pleased to state:

- (a) the  year-wise number of applications received for getting benefits under Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Dahod district of Gujarat since the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
- (b) the number of applications approved out of total received applications;
- (c) the number of persons benefitted under Ayushman Bharat Yojana in district Dahod, Gujarat since the inception of this Yojana;
- (d) the total amount spent for providing benefits to the persons in district Dahod, Gujarat; and
- (e)  the  total  amount  spent  on  general  public  for  their  OPD  treatment  and  also  post  major surgeries and admission to hospital under the said scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (e):  As  of  28 th January 2022, the number of beneficiaries verified in Dahod district and provided with Ayushman cards is 4.14 lakh.

A total of 15,000 hospital admissions worth Rs. 29.61 crore are authorized for beneficiaries from Dahod district. The year-wise details of authorized hospital admissions (count and amount) are at Annexure.

Ayushman  Bharat-Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)  was  launched  on  23 rd September 2018 to provide health coverage up to Rs. 5 lakh per annum per beneficiary family to around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families identified from Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) data of 2011 on the basis of select deprivation and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas respectively. Up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days' post-hospitalization expenses such as diagnostics and medicines are also covered.

## Year-wise authorized hospital admissions in Dahod district

|   Sl No. | Financial Year   | Number of authorized hospital admissions   |   Value of authorized hospital admissions (in crore of Rupees) |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19          | 939                                        |                                                           1.73 |
|        2 | 2019-20          | 3,874                                      |                                                           7.39 |
|        3 | 2020-21          | 4,358                                      |                                                           8.06 |
|        4 | 2021-22          | 5,829                                      |                                                          12.43 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Admission in Various Courses under NEET
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## 'ADMISSION IN VARIOUS COURSESUNDER NEET'

## 555 SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

## Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the demands received from the States/ stakeholders to fill up various quota under OBC, EWS and others in NEET for admission to undergraduate medical courses, NEET-PG and other such courses;
- (b) the details of admissions made for reserved categories and related action taken thereon till date, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the relevant demands pending with the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Government  of  India  through  Medical  Counseling  Committee  (MCC)  of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is the allotment authority entrusted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to conduct counseling for All India Quota (AIQ)/ Deemed/ Central Universities seats of Under Graduate courses (MBBS/ BDS) and Post Graduate (MD/ MS/  Diploma)  courses  as  per  the  scheme  devised  by  the  Hon'ble  Court.  The  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  has  allowed  reservation  for  OBC  and  EWS  in  the  AIQ  Scheme  from  the academic  year  2020-21,  which  has  been  duly  implemented  in  the  counselling  process. Remaining admissions are conducted by the States as per their extant provisions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Kotagiri Sridhar, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Midhun Reddy, Chinta Anuradha, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 554

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 554. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- a) the  status  of  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  (HWCs)in  Andhra  Pradesh,  including  the number of approvedand actually functional HWCs in the State;
- b) whether there exists a big gap between thenumber of HWCs made functional and the HWCs initiallyapproved in 2019-20;
- c) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  thereasons  for  delay  in  operationalisation  of HWCs and ifso, the details thereof; and
- d) the steps undertaken by the Government tomake the approved centres functional?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a): As per the budget announcement 2017-18, 1.5 lakh Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs)  are  to  be  transformed  into  Health  and  Wellness  Centres (HWCs) by  December,  2022.  Out  of  this,  7827  facilities  are  approved  to  be  upgraded  as Ayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) in the state of Andhra Pradesh. As  per  the  Ayushman  Bharat  -  Health  and  Wellness  Centre  Portal,  6876  facilities  are functional in Andhra Pradesh as on 31 st January 2022.
- (b) and (c): A total  of  38,595  AB-HWCs have been updated in AB-HWC Portal by  the States/UTs  as  made  functional  till  31.3.2020  across  the  country.  This  achievement  by  the States/UTs against the target of 40,000 fell short of setting up of around 1400 such Centres.

However, against the cumulative target of operationalization of 70,000 AB-HWCs in the year 2020-21, States/UTs were able to operationalize 74,947 AB-HWCs.

(d): 'Public Health and Hospitals' is a State subject, hence, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system lies with the respective State Governments.  However, the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  provides  technical  and  financial  support  to  the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received from them in their Annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs),within their resource envelope. care team, performance based incentives for the team at

The  States/UTs  are  being  supported  for  various  components  under  AB-HWCs  namely engagement of Community Health Officer (CHO) and  capacity building  of primary health AB-HWC,  infrastructure strengthening,  availability  of  medicines  and  diagnostics,  provision  of  expanded  range  of services etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Maternity Benefits under PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 551

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## MATERNITY BENEFITS UNDER PMMVY

551.     SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is extending the maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) to the second live birth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is also increasing the benefit amount in the maternity; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e)       The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Centrally Sponsored  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  under  which  maternity benefits  of ₹ 5,000/-  is  being  provided  in  three  installments  to  Pregnant  Women  & Lactating  Mothers  (PW&LM)  for  the  first  living  child  of  the  family.   In  addition,  the eligible  beneficiaries  receive  the  remaining  cash  incentive  as  per  approved  norms towards the maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana after institutional delivery so that on an average a woman gets Rs. 6000.

Mission  Shakti  has  been  launched  recently  to  provide  integrated  benefits   of safety,  security  and  empowerment  to  women.  Under  the  revamped  PMMVY  under Mission Shakti,  the maternity benefit amounting to Rs. 6000/-is also to be provided for the second child, but only if the second child is a girl child, to discourage pre-birth sex selection and promote the girl child.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Vacancies of Judges In High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 550

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 04.02.2022

## Vacancies of Judges In High Courts

## 550. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken steps to fill up the large number of vacancies of judges in high courts, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has undertaken steps to ensure that the composition  of  higher  judiciary  reflects  the  socio-economic  diversity  of our country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (b) : 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).  At present, 172 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 239 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.

Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts is made under  Articles  124,  217  and  224  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  which  do  not provide for reservation for any caste or class of persons. Hence no class/category wise data is maintained centrally. However, the Government has been requesting the Chief Justices of High Courts that while sending proposals for appointment of  Judges,  due  consideration  be  given  to  suitable  candidates  belonging  to Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes,  Minorities  and Women to ensure social diversity in appointment of Judges in High Courts.

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