Lok Sabha Question No. 3375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Gram Nyalayas in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No †3375

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 05 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## Gram Nyalayas in Madhya Pradesh

## †3375. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) the  names of places where Gram Nyayalayas and Nyay Panchayats are operational in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details of such Nyay Panchayats in tribal and hilly areas of Madhya Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the nature of cases being heard in these Gram Nyayalayas;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  widen  the  jurisdiction  of  these Gram Nyayalayas and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  analysed  the  success  rate  of  these  Gram Nyayalayas and Nyay Panchayats; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  To  provide  access  to  justice  to  the  citizen  at  their  door  steps,  the Central Government has enacted the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008.  In terms of Section  3  (1)  of  the  Gram  Nyayalayas  Act,  2008,  the  State  Governments are responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts.   However, the Act does not make setting up of Gram

Nyayalayas mandatory. The Gram Nyayalayas Act provides for establishment of  Gram  Nyayalayas  for  every  Panchayat  at  intermediate  level  or  a  group  of contiguous Panchayats at intermediate level in a district or  where  there is no Panchayat at intermediate level in any State, for a group of contiguous group Panchayats. Gram Nyayalayas are deemed to be a Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class with civil and criminal jurisdiction as provided in the Schedule to the Act. Central Government and State Government have the power to add or omit any item in such Schedules.  As per the date made available by the State Government/High  Court  of  Madhya  Pradesh  the  name  of  the  places  where

Gram Nyayalayas are functional is Annexed . (d) : No such proposal is under consideration at present.

(e)  &  (f):  As  per  data  uploaded  on  the  Gram  Nyayalaya  Portal  34,167  cases (1,076  civil  and  33,091  criminal  cases)  were  disposed  of  in  these  Gram Nyayalayas from April, 2021  to March 2022.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3375 FOR ANSWER ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2022.

|   Sl. No. | Name of District   | Location     |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------|
|         1 | Alirajpur          | Jobat        |
|         2 | Anuppur            | Kotma        |
|         3 | Ashoknagar         | Chanderi     |
|         4 | Barwani            | Sendhwa      |
|         5 | Betul              | Multai       |
|         6 | Bhind              | Lahar        |
|         7 | Bhopal             | Berasiya     |
|         8 | Chhatarpur         | Bijawar      |
|         9 | Chhindwara         | Pandhurna    |
|        10 | Damoh              | Hatta        |
|        11 | Datia              | Seodha       |
|        12 | Dewas              | Kannod       |
|        13 | Dhar               | Manawar      |
|        14 | Guna               | Chachoda     |
|        15 | Gwalior            | Dabra        |
|        16 | Hoshangabad        | Sohagpur     |
|        17 | Jabalpur           | Patan        |
|        18 | Jhabua             | Thandla      |
|        19 | Mandsaur           | Garoth       |
|        20 | Morena             | Ambah        |
|        21 | Narsinghpur        | Gadarwara    |
|        22 | Neemuch            | Manasa       |
|        23 | Panna              | Pawai        |
|        24 | Raisen             | Bareli       |
|        25 | Rajgarh            | Biora        |
|        26 | Ratlam             | Jaora        |
|        27 | Rewa               | Sirmour      |
|        28 | Sagar              | Khurai       |
|        29 | Satna              | Nagod        |
|        30 | Sehore             | Budni        |
|        31 | Seoni              | Lakhnadon    |
|        32 | Shahdol            | Jisinghnagar |
|        33 | Shajapur           | Agar         |
|        34 | Shivpuri           | Karera       |
|        35 | Sidhi              | Majholi      |
|        36 | Balaghat           | Balaghat     |
|        37 | Tikamgarh          | Niwari       |
|        38 | Ujjain             | Mahidpur     |
|        39 | Vidisha            | Sironj       |
|        40 | Mandleshwar        | Bhikangaon   |
|        41 | Alirajpur          | Alirajpur    |
|        42 | Anuppur            | Anuppur      |

|   43 | Ashoknagar   | Ashoknagar   |
|------|--------------|--------------|
|   44 | Balaghat     | Balaghat     |
|   45 | Barwani      | Barwani      |
|   46 | Betul        | Betul        |
|   47 | Bhind        | Bhind        |
|   48 | Bhopal       | Bhopal       |
|   49 | Burhanpur    | Burhanpur    |
|   50 | Chhatarpur   | Chhatarpur   |
|   51 | Chhindwara   | Chhindwara   |
|   52 | Damoh        | Damoh        |
|   53 | Datia        | Datia        |
|   54 | Dewas        | Dewas        |
|   55 | Dhar         | Dhar         |
|   56 | Dindori      | Dindori      |
|   57 | Khandwa      | Khandwa      |
|   58 | Guna         | Guna         |
|   59 | Gwalior      | Gwalior      |
|   60 | Harda        | Harda        |
|   61 | Hoshangabad  | Hoshangabad  |
|   62 | Indore       | Indore       |
|   63 | Jabalpur     | Jabalpur     |
|   64 | Jhabua       | Jhabua       |
|   65 | Katni        | Katni        |
|   66 | Mandla       | Mandla       |
|   67 | Mandsaur     | Mandsaur     |
|   68 | Morena       | Morena       |
|   69 | Narsinghpur  | Narsinghpur  |
|   70 | Neemuch      | Neemuch      |
|   71 | Panna        | Panna        |
|   72 | Raisen       | Raisen       |
|   73 | Rajgarh      | Rajgarh      |
|   74 | Ratlam       | Ratlam       |
|   75 | Rewa         | Rewa         |
|   76 | Sagar        | Sagar        |
|   77 | Satna        | Satna        |
|   78 | Sehore       | Sehore       |
|   79 | Seoni        | Seoni        |
|   80 | Shahdol      | Shahdol      |
|   81 | Shajapur     | Shajapur     |
|   82 | Sheopur      | Sheopur      |
|   83 | Shivpuri     | Shivpuri     |
|   84 | Sidhi        | Sidhi        |
|   85 | Tikamgarh    | Tikamgarh    |
|   86 | Ujjain       | Ujjain       |
|   87 | Umaria       | Umaria       |
|   88 | Vidisha      | Vidisha      |
|   89 | Mandleshwar  | Mandleshwar  |