Lok Sabha Question No. 1025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Court for cases related to Women
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1025 ANSWERED ON - 25/07/2025

## COURT FOR CASES RELATED TO WOMEN

1025. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the number of women courts set up to dispose the cases related to atrocities on women till date in the Country, State/location-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to establish such courts in several other States; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) As per  the  recommendations  of  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  (2015-2020),  Fast  Track Courts  (FTCs)  have  been  established  for  dealing  with  cases  of  heinous  crimes,  cases  involving  senior citizens, women, children etc. As of 30.06.2025, 865 Fast Track Courts are functional in various States/UTs as per details at Annexure-I.

Further, pursuant to the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 and in compliance with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Suo Motu Writ (Criminal) No. 1/2019, the Central Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the establishment of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts since October 2019. These courts are dedicated to the time-bound trial and disposal of pending cases related to rape and crimes under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. As of 30.06.2025, 725 FTSCs, including 392 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts are functional in 29 States/UTs, which have disposed of 3,34,213 cases since the inception of the Scheme. The State/UT-wise list of FTSCs is at Annexure-II.

The Scheme has been extended twice, with the latest extension up to 31st March 2026, at an outlay of Rs. 1952.23 cr. with Rs. 1207.24 cr. as Central Share to be incurred from Nirbhaya Fund. The funds are

released on CSS pattern (Central share: State share :: 60:40, 90:10) to cover the salaries of 1 Judicial Officer along with 7 support Staff and a Flexi Grant for meeting the day-to-day expenses.

Besides,  as  per  information  provided  by  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  the Government has launched 'Mission Shakti',  an  integrated  woman  empowerment  programme,  which  is designed  to  touch  upon  and  address  concerns  and  issues  of  women.  'Nari  Adalat',  a  pilot  project  and initiative is a component under Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti, which aims at providing women with  an  alternate  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  for  resolving  cases  of  petty  nature  (harassment, subversion, curtailment of rights or entitlements) at Gram panchayat level. The component of 'Nari Adalat' being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner,  comprises  group  of  7-9  women,  who  are  elected  women representatives of the panchayat and are of good social standing, education and repute. The Adalats are mandated to help women in distress at the panchayat level in resolving smaller issues related to domestic violence,  and  other  gender-based  violence  by  negotiation,  mediation,  and  reconciliation  with  mutual consent.  They educate women about their constitutional and legal rights and assist them in availing the services including legal aid, offered by the government. 'Nari Adalat' is being run in 50 Gram Panchayats each in the State of Assam and UT of Jammu & Kashmir.

(b) & (c): The Government approved the establishment of 790 Fast Track Special Courts under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme. However, number of FTSCs in certain States/UTs is less than the number earmarked  under  the  Scheme.    The  Central  Government  has  been  coordinating  with  such  State/UT Governments and High Courts for operationalization of the remaining courts. Further, 'Nari Adalat' project is being piloted in 10 Gram Panchayats each of 16 States viz. Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Manipur,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Punjab,  Tamil  Nadu,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Sikkim, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka; and 5 Gram Panchayats each of 2 UTs viz. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

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## Annexure-I

State/UT-wise Details of functional Fast Track Court (FTCs) as on 30.06.2025

|   Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs                 |   Number of Functional FTCs |   No. of Pending cases |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                          21 |                   6915 |
|         2 | Andaman &Nicobar island            |                           0 |                      0 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                           0 |                      0 |
|         4 | Assam                              |                          16 |                  13713 |
|         5 | Bihar                              |                           0 |                      0 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                         |                           0 |                      0 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                       |                          27 |                   5816 |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Diu &Daman |                           0 |                      0 |
|         9 | Delhi                              |                          26 |                   6625 |
|        10 | Goa                                |                           4 |                   1349 |
|        11 | Gujarat                            |                          54 |                   5316 |
|        12 | Haryana                            |                           6 |                    774 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                           3 |                    332 |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                           8 |                   1423 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                          |                          41 |                   9110 |
|        16 | Karnataka                          |                           0 |                      0 |
|        17 | Kerala                             |                           0 |                      0 |
|        18 | Ladakh                             |                           0 |                      0 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                        |                           0 |                      0 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                     |                           0 |                      0 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                        |                         102 |                 153896 |
|        22 | Manipur                            |                           6 |                    199 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                          |                           0 |                      0 |
|        24 | Mizoram                            |                           2 |                    259 |
|        25 | Nagaland                           |                           0 |                      0 |
|        26 | Odisha                             |                           0 |                      0 |
|        27 | Puducherry                         |                           1 |                   4458 |
|        28 | Punjab                             |                           7 |                    152 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                          |                           0 |                      0 |
|        30 | Sikkim                             |                           2 |                     17 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                         |                          72 |                  80244 |
|        32 | Telangana                          |                           0 |                      0 |
|        33 | Tripura                            |                           2 |                   1049 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                      |                         373 |                1057849 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                        |                           4 |                   1103 |
|        36 | West Bengal                        |                          88 |                  87599 |

## State/UT-wise details of functional Fast Track Special Courts including exclusive POCSO Courts

## (As on 30.06.2025)

|         |                      | Functional Courts               | Functional Courts   | No. of Pending   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs   | FTSCs including exclusive POCSO | Exclusive POCSO     | cases            |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 16                              | 16                  | 6303             |
| 2       | Assam                | 17                              | 17                  | 6435             |
| 3       | Bihar                | 46                              | 46                  | 18459            |
| 4       | Chandigarh           | 1                               | 0                   | 214              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 15                              | 11                  | 1739             |
| 6       | Delhi                | 16                              | 11                  | 3560             |
| 7       | Goa                  | 1                               | 0                   | 155              |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 35                              | 24                  | 5315             |
| 9       | Haryana              | 18                              | 14                  | 4420             |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 6                               | 3                   | 643              |
| 11      | J&K                  | 4                               | 2                   | 497              |
| 12      | Karnataka            | 30                              | 17                  | 5220             |
| 13      | Kerala               | 55                              | 14                  | 6292             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh       | 67                              | 56                  | 10713            |
| 15      | Maharashtra          | 2                               | 1                   | 290              |
| 16      | Manipur              | 2                               | 0                   | 49               |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 5                               | 5                   | 1097             |
| 18      | Mizoram              | 3                               | 1                   | 75               |
| 19      | Nagaland             | 1                               | 0                   | 59               |
| 20      | Odisha               | 44                              | 23                  | 9065             |
| 21      | Puducherry           | 1                               | 1                   | 218              |
| 22      | Punjab               | 12                              | 3                   | 1451             |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 45                              | 30                  | 4892             |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           | 14                              | 14                  | 5234             |
| 25      | Telangana            | 36                              | 0                   | 8782             |
| 26      | Tripura              | 3                               | 1                   | 224              |
| 27      | Uttarakhand          | 4                               | 0                   | 1094             |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh        | 218                             | 74                  | 92700            |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 8                               | 8                   | 5154             |
| 30      | Jharkhand *          | 0                               | 0                   | 0                |
| 31      | A&N Islands**        | 0                               | 0                   | 0                |
| 32      | Arunachal Pradesh*** | 0                               | 0                   | 0                |
|         | TOTAL                | 725                             | 392                 | 200349           |

Note: At the inception of the Scheme, the allocation of FTSCs across the country was based on a criterion of 65 to 165 pending cases per court, meaning one FTSC would be established for every 65 to 165 pending cases. Based on that, only 31 States/UTs were eligible to join the Scheme.

* The State of Jharkhand has decided to exit the FTSCs Scheme vide letter dated 07.07.2025.

** A&N islands has consented to join the Scheme, but is yet to operationalize any court.

*** Arunachal Pradesh has opted out of the Scheme citing a very low number of pending cases of Rape and POCSO Act.