Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Vacancies of Judges
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh, Shri Imran Masood, Shri K Gopinath, Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad, Shri Kodikunnil Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †917 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## VACANCIES OF JUDGES

†917. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI K GOPINATH:

SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the current status of judicial vacancies in  various  courts  across  the  country  and  the  impact  on  the  functioning  of  the judiciary;
- (b) the total number of vacancies for judges in district courts and high courts, State-wise including district courts and subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government has evaluated the impact of the vacancies on a large number of pending cases in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken to expedite the appointment of judges to fill these vacancies, including  any  proposed  reforms  in  the  appointment  process  indicating  the number of vacancies of judges filled in various courts during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has plans to increase the strength of judges in line with the growing population of each State and case load, and what criteria are being used to determine this need?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (c): The  status  of  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  and  vacancies  of Judges across the country as on 21.11.2024, is as under:

|   S. No. | Name of Court                   |   Sanctioned Strength |   Vacancy |
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
|        1 | Supreme Court                   |                    34 |        02 |
|        2 | High Courts                     |                  1122 |       364 |
|        3 | District and Subordinate Courts |                 25725 |      5245 |

Further, the details of sanctioned strength and vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts and District and Subordinate Courts(State/UT wise) including in the State of Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

The  statement  showing  posts  of  Judges  filled  up  during  the  last  five  years  in  the Supreme Court is as under:

| S.   | Name of the   |   Year | Year   |   Year |   Year |   Year | Year                    |
|------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
| No.  | Court         |   2019 | 2020   |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 | 2024 (as on 21.11.2024) |
| 1    | Supreme Court |     10 | --     |     09 |     03 |     14 | 3                       |

Further,  a  statement  in  regard  to  appointment  of  Judges  during  the  past  five  years  in various  High  Courts  is  at Annexure-III. A  statement  showing  sanctioned  strength  and vacancies  over  the  last  five  years  in  District  and  Subordinate  Courts,  State  wise  is  at Annexure-IV .

The Government is aware of the impact of the vacancies on the status of pendency in the country. However, the vacancy of judges is not the sole reason, affecting the disposal of cases  in  courts.  The  disposal  of  cases  in  courts  is  also  affected  by  several  other  factors which, inter-alia, include availability of physical infrastructure and supporting court staff, complexity  of  facts  involved,  nature  of  evidence,  co-operation  of  stake  holders  viz.  bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants and proper application of rules and procedures. Other factors that lead to delay in disposal of cases include lack of prescribed timeframe by respective courts for disposal of various kinds of cases, frequent adjournments and lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases for hearing.

(d) to (e): Filling up of vacant positions in the case of District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of the High Courts and State Governments concerned. As per the Constitutional framework, in exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read with  Articles  233  and  234  of  the  Constitution,  the  respective  State  Government  in consultation with the High Court frames the rules and regulations regarding the appointment and recruitment of  Judicial Officers in the respective State Judicial Service. The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide  order  passed  in  January  2007  in  the  Malik  Mazhar  Sultan  case,  has inter-alia,  stipulated  certain  timelines,  which  are  to  be  followed  by  the  States  and  the respective High Courts for recruitment of judges in District and Subordinate Courts.

Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed under Article 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India and according to the procedure laid down in

theMemorandum  of  Procedure  (MoP)  prepared  in  1998  pursuant  to  the  Supreme  Court Judgmentof  October  6,  1993  (Second  Judges  case)  read  with  their  Advisory  Opinion  of October 28,1998 (Third Judges case).

As per the MoP, the responsibility for initiation of proposals for appointment of Judges in the High Courts vests with the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, in consultation with  two  senior-most  puisne  Judges  of  the  High  Court.  For  appointments  to  the  High Courts, under the MOP, the views of concerned State Government are also obtained. The recommendations also have to be considered in the light of such other reports as may be available to the Government in respect of the names under consideration. The recommendations of the High Court Collegium, the State Governments and the Government of India are then forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium (SCC) for advice. Only those persons are appointed as Judges of High Courts, whose names have been recommended by the SCC.

Appointment of the Judges of the Constitutional 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 state and central 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.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †917  FOR  ANSWER  ON  29.11.2024 REGARDING 'VACANCIES OF JUDGES'.

## Vacant Positions of Judges in the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts as on 21.11.2024

| A.      |                           | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies 2   | Vacancies 2   | Vacancies 2   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| B. High | Supreme Court Court       | Pmt.                  | 34 Addl               | Total                 | Pmt.               | 32 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.          | Addl          | Total         |
| 1       | Allahabad                 | 119                   | 41                    | 160                   | 81                 | 0                  | 81                 | 38            | 41            | 79            |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 28                    | 9                     | 37                    | 22                 | 7                  | 29                 | 6             | 2             | 8             |
| 3       | Bombay                    | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 53                 | 15                 | 68                 | 18            | 8             | 26            |
| 4       | Calcutta                  | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 33                 | 10                 | 43                 | 21            | 8             | 29            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 17                    | 5                     | 22                    | 9                  | 7                  | 16                 | 8             | -2            | 6             |
| 6       | Delhi                     | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 34                 | 2                  | 36                 | 11            | 13            | 24            |
| 7       | Guwahati                  | 22                    | 8                     | 30                    | 19                 | 5                  | 24                 | 3             | 3             | 6             |
| 8       | Gujarat                   | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 32                 | 0                  | 32                 | 7             | 13            | 20            |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh          | 13                    | 4                     | 17                    | 11                 | 0                  | 11                 | 2             | 4             | 6             |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh | 19                    | 6                     | 25                    | 12                 | 3                  | 15                 | 7             | 3             | 10            |
| 11      | Jharkhand                 | 20                    | 5                     | 25                    | 18                 | 0                  | 18                 | 2             | 5             | 7             |
| 12      | Karnataka                 | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 44                 | 6                  | 50                 | 3             | 9             | 12            |
| 13      | Kerala                    | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 30                 | 15                 | 45                 | 5             | -3            | 2             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh            | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 35                 | 0                  | 35                 | 5             | 13            | 18            |
| 15      | Madras                    | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 56                 | 11                 | 67                 | 0             | 8             | 8             |
| 16      | Manipur                   | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 4                  | 0                  | 4                  | 0             | 1             | 1             |
| 17      | Meghalaya                 | 3                     | 1                     | 4                     | 3                  | 1                  | 4                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 18      | Orissa                    | 24                    | 9                     | 33                    | 19                 | 0                  | 19                 | 5             | 9             | 14            |
| 19      | Patna                     | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 35                 | 0                  | 35                 | 5             | 13            | 18            |
| 20      | Punjab &Haryana           | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 49                 | 4                  | 53                 | 15            | 17            | 32            |
| 21      | Rajasthan                 | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 32                 | 0                  | 32                 | 6             | 12            | 18            |
| 22      | Sikkim                    | 3                     | 0                     | 3                     | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 23      | Telangana                 | 32                    | 10                    | 42                    | 24                 | 3                  | 27                 | 8             | 7             | 15            |
| 24      | Tripura                   | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 4                  | 1                  | 5                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 25      | Uttarakhand               | 9                     | 2                     | 11                    | 6                  | 0                  | 6                  | 3             | 2             | 5             |
|         | Total                     | 846                   | 276                   | 1122                  | 668                | 90                 | 758                | 178           | 186           | 364           |

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †917  FOR  ANSWER  ON  29.11.2024 REGARDING 'VACANCIES OF JUDGES'.

## Vacant Positions of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts as on 21.11.2024

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs              |   Sanctioned Strength |   Working Strength | Vacancy   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh           |                   618 |                544 | 74        |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                    44 |                 33 | 11        |
| 3.        | Assam                    |                   485 |                461 | 24        |
| 4.        | Bihar                    |                  2019 |               1536 | 483       |
| 5.        | Chandigarh               |                    30 |                 30 | 0         |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh             |                   663 |                465 | 198       |
| 7.        | D &NHaveli andDaman &Diu |                     7 |                  6 | 1         |
| 8.        | Delhi                    |                   897 |                803 | 94        |
| 9.        | Goa                      |                    50 |                 40 | 10        |
| 10.       | Gujarat                  |                  1720 |               1185 | 535       |
| 11.       | Haryana                  |                   773 |                555 | 218       |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                   179 |                160 | 19        |
| 13.       | Jammu and Kashmir        |                   322 |                277 | 45        |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                |                   705 |                506 | 199       |
| 15.       | Karnataka                |                  1375 |               1157 | 218       |
| 16.       | Kerala                   |                   610 |                534 | 76        |
| 17.       | Ladakh                   |                    17 |                 11 | 6         |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep              |                     4 |                  4 | 0         |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh           |                  2028 |               1692 | 336       |
| 20.       | Maharashtra              |                  2190 |               1940 | 250       |
| 21.       | Manipur                  |                    62 |                 49 | 13        |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                |                    99 |                 56 | 43        |
| 23.       | Mizoram                  |                    74 |                 45 | 29        |
| 24.       | Nagaland                 |                    34 |                 24 | 10        |
| 25.       | Odisha                   |                  1041 |                842 | 199       |
| 26.       | Puducherry               |                    36 |                 26 | 10        |
| 27.       | Punjab                   |                   804 |                723 | 81        |
| 28.       | Rajasthan                |                  1641 |               1314 | 327       |
| 29.       | Sikkim                   |                    35 |                 23 | 12        |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu               |                  1369 |               1023 | 346       |
| 31.       | Telangana                |                   560 |                445 | 115       |
| 32.       | Tripura                  |                   133 |                109 | 24        |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                  3698 |               2717 | 981       |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand              |                   298 |                270 | 28        |
| 35.       | Andaman and Nicobar*     |                     0 |                -12 |           |
| 36.       | West Bengal*             |                  1105 |                863 | 230       |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                    |                 25725 |              20480 | 5245      |

Source: - MIS portal of Department of Justice.

*Combined vacancy of UT Andaman & Nicobar Island and State of WB as shown against State of West Bengal

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  917  FOR  ANSWER  ON  29.11.2024 REGARDING 'VACANCIES OF JUDGES'.

## Number of appointments made in all the High Courts since 01.01.2019 till 21.11.2024

| S. No.   | High Court                |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |
|----------|---------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Allahabad                 |     10 |      4 |     17 |     13 |      9 |      0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            |      2 |      7 |      2 |     14 |      6 |      3 |
| 3        | Bombay                    |     11 |      4 |      6 |     19 |      9 |      5 |
| 4        | Calcutta                  |      6 |      1 |      8 |     16 |      0 |      0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              |      0 |      0 |      3 |      3 |      2 |      3 |
| 6        | Delhi                     |      4 |      0 |      2 |     17 |      5 |      0 |
| 7        | Gauhati                   |      4 |      0 |      6 |      2 |      5 |      0 |
| 8        | Gujarat                   |      3 |      7 |      7 |      0 |      8 |      4 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          |      2 |      0 |      1 |      2 |      3 |      0 |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir and Ladakh |      0 |      5 |      2 |      4 |      0 |      1 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 |      2 |      0 |      4 |      1 |      0 |      1 |
| 12       | Karnataka                 |     10 |     10 |      6 |      6 |      5 |      0 |
| 13       | Kerala                    |      1 |      6 |     12 |      1 |      3 |     12 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            |      2 |      0 |      8 |      6 |     14 |      0 |
| 15       | Madras                    |      1 |     10 |      5 |      4 |     13 |      3 |
| 16       | Manipur                   |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 18       | Orissa                    |      1 |      2 |      4 |      6 |      2 |      0 |
| 19       | Patna                     |      4 |      0 |      6 |     11 |      2 |      2 |
| 20       | Punjab &Haryana           |     10 |      1 |      6 |     21 |      4 |      0 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                 |      3 |      6 |      8 |      2 |      9 |      0 |
| 22       | Sikkim                    |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 23       | Telangana                 |      3 |      1 |      7 |     17 |      3 |      0 |
| 24       | Tripura                   |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand               |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      3 |      0 |
|          | Total                     |     81 |     66 |    120 |    165 |    110 |     34 |

## Annexure-IV

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 917 FOR ANSWER ON 29.11.2024 REGARDING 'VACANCIES OF JUDGES'.

| Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   | Sanctioned Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts for last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                                                                           | Name of the State/UTs                                                                                           | As on 31.12.2018                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2018                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2019                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2019                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2020                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2020                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2021                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2021                                                                                                | As on 31.12.2022 As on                                                                                          | As on 31.12.2022 As on                                                                                          | 31.12.2023                                                                                                      |
| Sl.No                                                                                                           | Name of the State/UTs                                                                                           | Sanctioned Strength Vacancies                                                                                   | Strength                                                                                                        | Sanctioned Vacancies                                                                                            | Sanctioned                                                                                                      | Strength                                                                                                        | Vacancies                                                                                                       | Sanctioned Strength                                                                                             | Vacancies Sanctioned Strength                                                                                   | Vacancies                                                                                                       | Sanctioned Strength                                                                                             | Vacancies                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                  | 494 49                                                                                                          | 597                                                                                                             | 68                                                                                                              | 607                                                                                                             | 97                                                                                                              | 607                                                                                                             | 116                                                                                                             | 607                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                              | 618                                                                                                             | 83                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                       | 493 48                                                                                                          | 413                                                                                                             | 79                                                                                                              | 474                                                                                                             | 96                                                                                                              | 474                                                                                                             | 49                                                                                                              | 560                                                                                                             | 150                                                                                                             | 560                                                                                                             | 115                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                               | Auranchal Pradesh                                                                                               | 30 5                                                                                                            | 41                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                              | 41                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                               | 41                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                               | 41                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              |
| 4 Assam                                                                                                         | 430                                                                                                             | 47                                                                                                              | 441                                                                                                             | 29                                                                                                              | 466                                                                                                             | 54                                                                                                              | 467                                                                                                             | 31                                                                                                              | 485                                                                                                             | 60                                                                                                              | 485                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                              |
| 5 Bihar                                                                                                         | 1845                                                                                                            | 640                                                                                                             | 1925                                                                                                            | 776                                                                                                             | 1936                                                                                                            | 503                                                                                                             | 1954                                                                                                            | 560                                                                                                             | 2016                                                                                                            | 667                                                                                                             | 2016                                                                                                            | 1550                                                                                                            |
| 6 Chandigarh                                                                                                    | 30                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                               |
| 7 Chattisgarh                                                                                                   | 452                                                                                                             | 55                                                                                                              | 468                                                                                                             | 75                                                                                                              | 480                                                                                                             | 93                                                                                                              | 482                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                              | 527                                                                                                             | 90                                                                                                              | 562                                                                                                             | 139                                                                                                             |
| 8 D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               |
| 9 Delhi                                                                                                         | 799                                                                                                             | 258                                                                                                             | 799                                                                                                             | 118                                                                                                             | 799                                                                                                             | 151                                                                                                             | 884                                                                                                             | 192                                                                                                             | 884                                                                                                             | 203                                                                                                             | 887                                                                                                             | 89                                                                                                              |
| 10 Goa                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              | 50                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              | 50                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              | 50                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              |
| 11 Gujarat                                                                                                      | 1506                                                                                                            | 356                                                                                                             | 1521                                                                                                            | 336                                                                                                             | 1521                                                                                                            | 369                                                                                                             | 1523                                                                                                            | 400                                                                                                             | 1582                                                                                                            | 431                                                                                                             | 1720                                                                                                            | 545                                                                                                             |
| 12 Haryana                                                                                                      | 651                                                                                                             | 162                                                                                                             | 772                                                                                                             | 297                                                                                                             | 772                                                                                                             | 279                                                                                                             | 772                                                                                                             | 290                                                                                                             | 772                                                                                                             | 308                                                                                                             | 772                                                                                                             | 208                                                                                                             |
| 13 Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 159                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                              | 175                                                                                                             | 22                                                                                                              | 175                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                              | 175                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                              | 179                                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                              | 179                                                                                                             | 21                                                                                                              |
| 14 Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                            | 310                                                                                                             | 86                                                                                                              | 290                                                                                                             | 58                                                                                                              | 296                                                                                                             | 41                                                                                                              | 300                                                                                                             | 59                                                                                                              | 314                                                                                                             | 91                                                                                                              | 317                                                                                                             | 94                                                                                                              |
| 15 Ladakh                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                               |
| 16 Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 676                                                                                                             | 216                                                                                                             | 677                                                                                                             | 216                                                                                                             | 675                                                                                                             | 131                                                                                                             | 675                                                                                                             | 152                                                                                                             | 694                                                                                                             | 186                                                                                                             | 693                                                                                                             | 181                                                                                                             |
| 17 Karnataka                                                                                                    | 3972                                                                                                            | 725                                                                                                             | 2703                                                                                                            | 534                                                                                                             | 1357                                                                                                            | 286                                                                                                             | 1363                                                                                                            | 276                                                                                                             | 1365                                                                                                            | 233                                                                                                             | 1375                                                                                                            | 225                                                                                                             |
| 18 Kerela                                                                                                       | 496                                                                                                             | 63                                                                                                              | 536                                                                                                             | 79                                                                                                              | 538                                                                                                             | 68                                                                                                              | 569                                                                                                             | 81                                                                                                              | 595                                                                                                             | 122                                                                                                             | 605                                                                                                             | 91                                                                                                              |
| 19 Lakshadweep                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               |
| 20 Madhya                                                                                                       | Pardesh 1872                                                                                                    | 511                                                                                                             | 2021                                                                                                            | 401                                                                                                             | 2021                                                                                                            | 411                                                                                                             | 2021                                                                                                            | 469                                                                                                             | 2021                                                                                                            | 372                                                                                                             | 2028                                                                                                            | 298                                                                                                             |
| 21 Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 2011                                                                                                            | 167                                                                                                             | 2189                                                                                                            | 247                                                                                                             | 2190                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                             | 2190                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                             | 2190                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                             | 2190                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                             |
| 22 Manipur                                                                                                      | 55                                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                              | 55                                                                                                              | 16                                                                                                              | 54                                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                              | 17                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                              | 17                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                              |

| 23               | Meghalaya   |    97 |   58 |    97 |   48 |    97 | 48         |   97 |    48 |   99 |   48 99 |   42 |
|------------------|-------------|-------|------|-------|------|-------|------------|------|-------|------|---------|------|
| 24 Mizoram       | 67          |    21 |   64 |    18 |   64 |    21 | 65         |   23 |    74 |   33 |      74 |   33 |
| 25 Nagaland      | 33          |     7 |   33 |     8 |   33 |     7 | 34         |   10 |    34 |   10 |      34 |   10 |
| 26 Odisha        | 911         |   156 |  919 |   149 |  950 |   194 | 976        |  191 |  1001 |  234 |    1008 |  205 |
| 27 Puducherry    | 26          |     7 |   26 |    15 |   26 |    15 | 26         |   15 |    28 |   17 |      29 |   19 |
| 28 Punjab        | 674         |   144 |  675 |    96 |  692 |    99 | 692        |   85 |   797 |  208 |     797 |  212 |
| 29 Rajasthan     | 1337        |   229 | 1428 |   308 | 1489 |   197 | 1549       |  275 |  1587 |  331 |    1638 |  296 |
| 30 Sikkim        | 23          |     4 |   25 |     6 |   25 |     5 | 28         |    8 |    30 |    9 |      35 |   12 |
| 31 Tamil Nadu    | 1143        |   238 | 1255 |   175 | 1298 |   249 | 1316       |  234 |  1340 |  272 |    1371 |  331 |
| 32 Tripura       | 115         |    40 |  120 |    24 |  120 |    23 | 122        |   25 |   128 |   20 |     128 |   20 |
| 33 Uttar Pradesh | 3225        |  1188 | 3416 |   838 | 3634 |  1053 | 3634       | 1092 |  3647 | 1173 |    3696 | 1247 |
| 34 Uttarkhand    | 293         |    59 |  294 |    66 |  297 |    42 | 299        |   28 |   299 |   30 |     298 |   27 |
| 35 West Bengal   | 1013        |    75 | 1014 |    96 | 1014 |    96 | 1014       |   96 |  1014 |   96 |    1014 |   96 |
| 36 A& N Island   | 11          |     0 |    0 |   -13 |    0 |   -13 | 0          |  -13 |     0 |  -13 |       0 |  -13 |
| Total            | Total       | 25309 | 5647 | 25079 | 5208 | 24247 | 4929 24515 | 5175 | 25077 | 5764 |   25439 | 5428 |