Lok Sabha Question No. 5040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Funding Under POCSO Act.
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N., Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, B. Y. Raghavendra, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

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

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5040

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 1 st APRIL, 2022

Funding under POCSOAct.

5040.  SHRI B.N. BACHE GOWDA:

SHRI PRATHAPSIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI SANGANNA  AMARAPPA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  released  funds  to  State  Governments  to establish  special  courts  in  each  judicial  district  for  hearing/deciding  offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act;
- (b) if so, the details of funds released and utilized so far since the enactment of POCSO Act, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE

## ANSWER (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c):Department of Justice has started a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for expeditioustrial and disposal  of  cases  related  to  rape  andProtection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offence(POCSO)  Act,  in  pursuance  to  the  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act 2018.  As  per  the  direction  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  Suo  Moto 1/2019  dated  25.7.2019,  out  of  1023  FTSCs,  389  exclusive  POCSO  (ePOCSO) Courts needed to be established in 389 Judicial Districts across the country  where  more  than  100  POCSO  Act  cases  were  pending  (as  on 30.06.2019).  Initially,  the  Scheme  was  for  1  year  which  has  now  been continued up to 31.03.2023 at a cost of Rs. 1572.86 crore with Central share of Rs.971.70  crore.  Central  share  is  to  be  met  from  Nirbhaya  Fund.  As  per information received from the High Courts for the month of February, 2022, total 712 FTSCs including 399 exclusive POCSO Courts have been operationalized. The status of funds released to State/UT Governments and its utilization for FTSCs including e-POCSO Courts is given at Annexure.

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Annexure

## Annexure as referred in Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5040

## Status of Central Share of Funds Released and UC Received (as on 29.03.2022)

(Rs. in Cr.)

| S.No.   | State/UT       |   Amount Released in 2019- 20 |   UC received in 2019- 20 | Amount Released in 2020- 21   |   UC received in 2020- 21 |   Amount Released in 2021- 22 |   UC received in 2021- 22 |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | A&N Island     |                       0       |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh |                       1.8     |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pr.  |                       0       |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 4       | Assam          |                       2.85625 |                   2.8562  | 1.86875                       |                    0.3024 |                       3.375   |                   0       |
| 5       | Bihar          |                       2.025   |                   2.025   | 15.26255                      |                   15.2625 |                      20.25    |                   0       |
| 6       | Chandigarh     |                       0.1875  |                   0       |                               |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh   |                       3.375   |                   0.744   | 3.375                         |                    3.375  |                       4.259   |                   0       |
| 8       | Delhi          |                       3.6     |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 9       | Goa            |                       0.225   |                   0.225   | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 10      | Gujrat         |                       7.875   |                   1.166   | 7.875                         |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 11      | Haryana        |                       3.6     |                   3.6     | 3.6                           |                    1.8    |                       3.6     |                   0       |
| 12      | Himachal Pr.   |                       1.0125  |                   0.644   | 1.51875                       |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 13      | J&K            |                       0.5625  |                   0.56    | 0                             |                    0      |                       2.635   |                   0       |
| 14      | Jharkhand      |                       4.95    |                   0       | 4.95                          |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 15      | Karnataka      |                       6.975   |                   2.888   | 0                             |                    0      |                       6.635   |                   5.47    |
| 16      | Kerala         |                       8.4     |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 17      | Madhya Pr.     |                      15.075   |                  15.075   | 15.0750                       |                   15.075  |                      26.175   |                  15.075   |
| 18      | Maharashtra    |                      31.05    |                   2.044   | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 19      | Manipur        |                       0.675   |                   0.665   | 0.675                         |                    0.011  |                       0.3375  |                   0       |
| 20      | Meghalaya      |                       1.6875  |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 21      | Mizoram        |                       1.0125  |                   1.0125  | 1.0125                        |                    1.0125 |                       2.02625 |                   0.50625 |
| 22      | Nagaland       |                       0.3375  |                   0.3375  | 0.3375                        |                    0.2205 |                       0       |                   0       |
| 23      | Odisha         |                       5.4     |                   0       | 1.3                           |                    4.23   |                      16.2     |                   7.64    |
| 24      | Puducherry     |                       0       |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0.1125  |                   0       |
| 25      | Punjab         |                       2.7     |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 26      | Rajasthan      |                       5.85    |                   5.85    | 14.4                          |                   14.4    |                      19.745   |                  10.125   |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu     |                       3.15    |                   3.15    | 3.15                          |                    3.15   |                       2.59    |                   2.59    |
| 28      | Telangana      |                       8.1     |                   0.62    | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 29      | Tripura        |                       1.0125  |                   0.91325 | 1.0125                        |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
| 30      | Uttar Pr.      |                      13.8063  |                  13.8062  | 84.29375                      |                   35.2695 |                      24.525   |                  16.23    |
| 31      | Uttarakhand    |                       2.7     |                   2.2468  | 0                             |                    0      |                       2.092   |                   0       |
| 32      | WB             |                       0       |                   0       | 0                             |                    0      |                       0       |                   0       |
|         | Total          |                     140       |                  60.4284  | 159.7063                      |                   94.1085 |                     134.557   |                  57.6363  |