Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Fast Track Special Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Ramya  Haridas, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1836

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## Fast Track Special Courts

## 1836. SHRIMATI POONAM  MAHAJAN:

## MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

## SHRI SANJAY  KAKA  PATIL:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the target set for establishment of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC) in the country along with the number of FTSC set up and functional against the set target;
- (b)  whether  there  exists  a  shortfall  of  about  forty  percent  in  establishment  of FTSC, if so, the details thereof along with the conviction rate of FTSC;
- (c) whether the Union Government has conducted an impact evaluation study of the efficiency of FTSC in terms of conviction rate in such courts vis-a-vis regular courts, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  steps  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  establishment  of remaining FTSC?

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

- ( a)  to  (d) :  The  Department  of  Justice  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive  POCSO  (e-POCSO)  Courts  since  October  2019.  700  FTSCs  (68%) including 383 e-POCSO courts have been made operational in 27 States/UTs up

to  December  2021.  As  per  information  made  available  by  High  Courts  the details of the target set for establishment of FTSC in the country along with the number  of  FTSC  set  up  and  functional  against  the  set  target  is  given  at Annexure.

Third Party Evaluation of the Scheme was conducted by National Productivity Council  (NPC)  during  the  third  quarter  of  2020.Evaluation  of  the  conviction rates  of  the  FTSCs  vis-a-vis  the  Regular  Courts  was  one  of  the  terms  of reference of the Study.As per the findings, it was observed that conviction to disposal rate for Regular Court Cases, FTSC Cases and e-POCSO Court Cases are 5.54%, 7.21% and 17.64% respectively.

The  issue  of  setting  up  of  FTSCs  and  their  early  operationalization  has  been taken up with concerned States/UTs at various level from time to time. Minister of Law & Justice has addressed letters to Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts in this regard. In addition, regular review meetings with officials  of  the  States/UTs  and  High  Court  functionaries  are  being  held  from time to time for operationalization of remaining FTSCs so as to further reduce the burden on judiciary.

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## Annexure as referred to in Reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred  Q.NO- 1836 for 11 th February 2022

## Status of Earmarked and Functional FTSCs (as on 31.12.2021)

| S.No.   | State/UT          | Earmarked FTSCs        | Earmarked FTSCs   | Functional FTSCs       | Functional FTSCs   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|         |                   | FTSCs including ePOCSO | ePOCSO            | FTSCs including ePOCSO | ePOCSO             |
| 1.      | A&N               | 1                      | 1                 | 0                      | 0                  |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 18                     | 8                 | 10                     | 10                 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 3                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                  |
| 4.      | Assam             | 27                     | 15                | 15                     | 15                 |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 54                     | 30                | 45                     | 45                 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh        | 1                      | 0                 | 1                      | 0                  |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh      | 15                     | 11                | 15                     | 11                 |
| 8.      | Delhi             | 16                     | 11                | 16                     | 11                 |
| 9.      | Goa               | 2                      | 0                 | 0                      | 0                  |
| 10.     | Gujrat            | 35                     | 24                | 35                     | 24                 |
| 11.     | Haryana           | 16                     | 12                | 16                     | 12                 |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                      | 3                 | 6                      | 3                  |
| 13.     | J&K               | 4                      | 0                 | 4                      | 2                  |
| 14.     | Jharkhand         | 22                     | 8                 | 22                     | 8                  |
| 15.     | Karnataka         | 31                     | 17                | 18                     | 16                 |
| 16.     | Kerala            | 56                     | 14                | 28                     | 0                  |
| 17.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 67                     | 26                | 67                     | 56                 |
| 18.     | Maharashtra       | 138                    | 30                | 34                     | 22                 |
| 19.     | Manipur           | 2                      | 0                 | 2                      | 0                  |
| 20.     | Meghalaya         | 5                      | 5                 | 5                      | 5                  |
| 21.     | Mizoram           | 3                      | 1                 | 3                      | 1                  |
| 22.     | Nagaland          | 1                      | 0                 | 1                      | 1                  |
| 23.     | Odisha            | 45                     | 22                | 36                     | 15                 |
| 24.     | Punjab            | 12                     | 2                 | 12                     | 3                  |
| 25.     | Rajasthan         | 45                     | 26                | 45                     | 30                 |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu        | 14                     | 14                | 14                     | 14                 |
| 27.     | Telangana         | 36                     | 10                | 25                     | 4                  |
| 28.     | Tripura           | 3                      | 1                 | 3                      | 1                  |
| 29.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 218                    | 74                | 218                    | 74                 |
| 30.     | Uttarakhand       | 4                      | 4                 | 4                      | 0                  |
| 31.     | WB                | 123                    | 20                | 0                      | 0                  |
|         | TOTAL             | 1023                   | 389               | 700                    | 383                |