Lok Sabha Question No. 2187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Women Lawyers
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29 th  JULY, 2022

## Women Lawyers

## 2187.        SHRIJAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a)   the number of women lawyers and their percentage of total number of lawyers present in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government has conducted/proposes to conduct a study to ascertain the  number  of  women  entering  legal  profession  and  the  attrition  rate  of  female lawyers;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  reduction  of  attrition  rate  among  female  lawyers  and ensure their representation increase in legal profession?

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

(a): The Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed that as per the information provided by the respective State Bar Councils, the details of Women lawyers enrolled in the country and their percentage to the total number of lawyers are placed at Annexure .

(b)  to  (d):  No  Sir,  at  present  Government  has  not  conducted  any  study regarding this. It may be submitted that entering and choosing the study of law and thereafter getting into job in the academics, legal profession, judiciary etc. is totally an independent choice and depends on the interest of the individual. Furthermore,  the  prevalent  social  and  family  circumstance  also  determine such decisions.

Therefore, it is per-se not a state jacket formula whereby attrition rate among female lawyers can be ascertained.

## Annexure

| Sl.No.   | Name of State            | As on      | Total Number of Women Lawyers   | Total number of Lawyers   | Percentage%   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Assam                    | 27.11.2017 | Not Furnished                   | 37326                     | -             |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh           | 19.07.2021 | 13193                           | 72719                     | 18.14         |
| 3.       | Telangana                | 01.04.2021 | 8471                            | 40531                     | 20.90         |
| 4.       | Bihar                    | 19.07.2021 | Not Furnished                   | 127501                    | -             |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh             | 19.07.2021 | Not Furnished                   | 30103                     | -             |
| 6.       | Delhi                    | 20.07.2021 | Not Furnished                   | 50317                     | -             |
| 7.       | Gujarat                  | 19.07.2021 | 26568                           | 103390                    | 25.69         |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 28.11.2017 | Not Furnished                   | 9075                      | -             |
| 9.       | Jharkhand                | 06.04.2021 | Not Furnished                   | 31248                     | -             |
| 10.      | Karnataka                | 19.07.2021 | 23507                           | 102083                    | 23.02         |
| 11.      | Kerala                   | 19.07.2021 | 16070                           | 57671                     | 27.86         |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 20.07.2021 | 17996                           | 112390                    | 16.01         |
| 13.      | Mah& Goa                 | 02.04.2021 | 66980                           | 191394                    | 34.99         |
| 14.      | Orissa (Gen 1099+ST 137) | 19.07.2021 | 7846                            | 56344                     | 13.92         |
| 15.      | Punjab &Haryana          | 20.07.2021 | 18424                           | 117423                    | 15.69         |
| 16.      | Rajasthan                | 19.07.2021 | 16135                           | 88999                     | 18.12         |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu               | 17.07.2021 | 15231                           | 110843                    | 13.74         |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh            | 01.04.2021 | 35022                           | 400016                    | 08.75         |
| 19.      | Uttarakhand              | 19.07.2021 | Not Furnished                   | 17200                     | -             |
| 20.      | West Bengal              | 01.04.2021 | 17968                           | 86555                     | 20.75         |
| 21.      | Jammu &Kashmir           |            | Not Furnished                   | 10589                     | -             |
| 22.      | Tripura                  |            | Not Furnished                   | 1409                      | -             |
| 23.      | Manipur                  |            |                                 | 1676                      |               |
|          |                          | 03.04.2021 | 609                             |                           | 36.33         |
| Total    | Total                    |            | 284507                          | 1857623                   | 15.31         |