Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Implementation of Schemes in Telangana
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1519

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 28 TH  JULY, 2023

Implementation of Schemes in Telangana

## 1519. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY :

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

- (a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes being implemented by the Ministry in the State of Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year, scheme, and State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilized for each of the above scheme during the said period, year, scheme and State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  physical  targets  set  and  achieved  while  implementing  above schemes during the said period, year, scheme and State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Ministry  found  any  shortcomings  while  implementing  above schemes and if so, the corrective steps taken thereon;
- (e) whether there is time and cost overrun in any of the above schemes; and
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

( a) to (f): The Union Government has been administering two Centrally Sponsored Schemes  namely,  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  Development  of  Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary (including the scheme of Gram Nyayalaya) and the scheme of setting  up  of  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  and  two  Central  Sector  Schemes namely eCourts and DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice).

The Government is sensitive to the needs of building better infrastructure for the judicial officers of the lower and subordinate judiciary. For time bound and proper implementation of the scheme, there are monitoring mechanisms in place as per the guidelines of the scheme. The details of the schemes are as under:

## 1. Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  Development  of  Infrastructure

Facilities for Judiciary : The Union Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  for  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for  Judiciary  by providing  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  /  UTs  in  the  prescribed  fund sharing pattern between Centre and States.  The Scheme is being implemented since 1993-94.  It covers the  construction of court halls, lawyers' halls, toilet complexes, digital computer room and residential quarters of subordinate judiciary. The Central Government  has  sanctioned  Rs.  10035.35  crore  under  the  Scheme  so  far  since  its inception, out of which Rs. 6591.04 crore (65.68 %) has been released since 2014-15. year is at Annexure - I

The scheme has been extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a budgetary outlay of Rs.  9000  crores  including  central  share  of  Rs.  5307.00  crore. The  details  of  funds released State-wise, including Telangana, during last 5 years and the current financial .    The PFMS portal keeps track of utilization of funds now. Presently an amount of Rs.963.38 (Central+State share) is pending for utilization by the States/UTs.

There are 21,365 number of court halls and 18,846 number of residential units available in the district and subordinate courts against the working strength of 19,876 Judges/Judicial  Officers  as  on  30.06.2023.  Moreover,  as  per  Nyaya  Vikas  Portal,

2,811  Court  Halls  and  1640  residential  units  are  under  construction.  As  per  as  the State of Telangana is concerned, as against sanctioned strength of 559 and working strength of 416 judges, 82 court halls and 91 residential units are available and 45 court halls and 6 residential units are under construction.

There are presently no shortcomings in the implementation of the scheme as all the States have on-boarded the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and all the  expenditure  is  being  closely  monitored  through  the  PFMS  portal.For  any technical  glitches  or  implementation  related  issues,  the  guidelines  of  the  scheme provide for suitable monitoring mechanisms, such as, theHigh Court Level Monitoring Committee in the State, chaired by the Chief Justices of the respective High Courts and including as members, stake holders such as, Registrar General of the High Court, portfolio judges, Law/Home Secretary of the State and Secretary of the State PWD. This committee meets every six months to review the physical and financial progress of the projects running under the scheme.

Apart  from  this,  there  is  a  Central  Level  Monitoring  Committee  in  the Department of Justice, chaired by Secretary (Department of Justice, Government of India) to review the progress of the projects and iron out any issues that hinder the smooth implementation of the scheme.

Besides, there are regular visits by the officials of the Department of Justice to the States for getting firsthand information on the ground. Regular meetings through video conferencing to sort out the problems of the States/UTs also takes place.

Trainings are also organized (both online and offline) for the State officials on the technical issues relating to Public Financial Management (PFMS) through which funds gets released and utilization is monitored.

The States/UTs are required to geo-tag the on-going projects in real time and reflect it on the Nyaya Vikas Portal, which is an online monitoring system developed with the technical assistance of National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO for collection of data on progress and time bound completion of judicial infrastructure projects.

Above  all,  the  scheme  has  enough  flexibility  by  way  of  its  norms  and specifications,  for  the  States  to  take  care  of  their  local  needs  and  geo-spatial peculiarities

2. Scheme of Setting up of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs): In pursuance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Government finalized a scheme in August  2019  for  setting  up  of  a  total  of  1023  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs) across the country for expeditious trial and disposal of pending cases pertaining to Rape and  Prevention  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012,  in  a time-bound manner under Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Based on the pendency of cases in March 2018, a total of 1023 FTSCs were earmarked by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice. As per the data submitted by the High Courts, up to May 2023, a total of 758 FTSCs including 412 exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) Courts are functional in the 29 States/UTs across the country which have disposed of

more than 1,69,000 cases. State-wise details of earmarked Courts, functional Courts, cases disposed and cases pending are placed at Annexure-II(A).

In line with the pendency of cases at the inception of the Scheme, the State of Telangana was earmarked 36 Fast Track Special Courts. According to data from the High Court of Telangana, all 36 earmarked courts are operational, contributing to the disposal  of  over  6700  cases  related  to  rape  and  the  POCSO  Act  while  8069  cases remain pending.

As on 31.3.2023, the Department of Justice has released a total of Rs.634.56 Cr. (Rs.140 Cr. in the FY 2019-20, Rs.160 Cr. in the FY 2020-21, Rs.134.56 Cr. in the  FY  2021-22  and  Rs.200.00  Cr.  in  the  FY  2022-23)  to  29  States/UTs  for  the operationalization of these FTSCs. Rs 100.37 Cr has been released till 25.07.2023 in the  current  FY  (2023-24).  State-wise  details  of  release  of  funds  is  placed  at Annexure-II(B).

The  State  of  Telangana  has  received  funds  from  the  Central  Government  to support  the  functioning  of  these  special  courts.  In  FY  2019-20,  Rs  8.1  Crore  was released, followed by Rs 8.9875 Crore in FY 2022-23. Up to 25th July 2023, Rs 3.37 Crore has been released as the Central share of funds for the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24). No funds were released to Telangana during 2020-21 & 2021-22.

The Department of Justice has been regularly conducting review meetings by way of Video  Conferencing  with  the  Law  Secretaries  of  the  States/UTs  and  Registrars General  of  High  Courts  and  Nodal  Officers,  virtually,  to  ensure  that  States/UTs operationalize all the earmarked FTSCs. Letters are also sent from time to time to the States/UTs  and  High  Courts  including  D.O.  Letters  from  Hon'ble  MLJ  to  Chief

Ministers of the States/Chief Justices of the High Courts and also from Secretary (J) to the Chief Secretaries of State/UTs.

3. eCourts: Department of Justice (DoJ) is implementing eCourts Mission Mode Project as a Central Sector Scheme. It is under implementation for Information and Communication  Technologies  (ICT)  development  of  the  District  &  Subordinate courts  including  Telangana  based  on  the  'National  Policy  and  Action  Plan  for Implementation  of  Information  and  Communication  Technology  in  the  Indian Judiciary'.  eCourts  project  is  being  implemented  in  association  with  eCommittee, Supreme  Court  of  India  and  Department  of  Justice.  Phase  I  of  the  project  was implemented between 2011-2015. Phase II of the project extended from 2015-2023. The Government has taken the following e-initiatives to make justice accessible and available for all: -

- i. Under  the  Wide  Area  Network  (WAN)  Project,  connectivity  has  been provided to 99.4% (2976 out of earmarked 2994) of total Court Complexes across India with 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps bandwidth speed.
- ii. National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) is a database of orders, judgments, and cases,  created  as  an  online  platform  under  the  eCourts  Project.  It  provides information  relating  to  judicial  proceedings/decisions  of  all  computerized district and subordinate courts of the country. Litigants can access case status information  in  respect  of  over  23.34 crore  cases  and  more  than 22.21 crore orders / judgments (as on 03.07.2023).
- iii. Case Information Software (CIS) based on customized Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) has been developed.  Currently CIS National Core Version

3.2  is  being  implemented  in  District  Courts  and  the  CIS  National  Core Version 1.0 is being implemented for the High Courts.

- iv. A new software patch and court user manual for COVID-19 management has also been developed.  This tool will help in smart scheduling of cases thereby enabling judicial officers to retain urgent cases and adjourn cases not urgent on cause list.A user manual for this patch has also been issued for the ease of the stakeholders.
- v. As part of eCourts project, 7 platforms have been created to provide real time information  on  case  status,  cause  lists,  judgements  etc.  to  lawyers/Litigants through SMS Push and Pull (2,00,000 SMS sent daily), Email (2,50,000 sent daily),  multilingual  and  tactile  eCourts  services  Portal  (35  lakh  hits  daily), JSC (Judicial Service centres) and Info Kiosks.  In addition, Electronic Case Management Tools (ECMT) have been created with Mobile App for lawyers (total 1.88 crore downloads till 30.06.2023) and JustIS app for judges (19,164 downloads till 30.06.2023).
- vi. India  has  emerged  as  a  global  leader  in  conducting  court  hearing  through Video  Conferencing.  The  District  &  Subordinate  courts  heard  1,98,67,081 cases  while  the  High  Courts  heard  78,69,708  cases  (totaling2.77  crore)  till 30.06.2023 using video conferencing system. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India held 4,82,941 hearings through video conferencing till 15.05.2023. VC facilities have also been enabled between 3240 court complexes  and corresponding 1272 jails. Funds for 2506 VC cabins and VC equipment for 14,443  courtrooms  have  also  been  released.  1500  VC  licenses  have  been procured to promote virtual hearings.
- vii. Live  Streaming  of  court  proceedings  has  been  started  in  High  Courts  of Gujarat,  Gauhati,  Orissa,  Karnataka,  Jharkhand,  Patna,  Madhya  Pradesh  & Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  thus  allowing  media  and  other  interested persons to join the proceedings.
- viii. 22 Virtual Courts in 18 States/UTs have been operationalized to handle traffic challan  cases.  More  than  3.26  crore  cases  have  been  handled  by  22  virtual courts and in more than 39 lakhs (39,16,405) cases online fine of more than Rs. 419.89 crore has been realized till 30.06.2023.
- ix. New e-filing system (version 3.0) has been rolled out for the electronic filing of legal papers with upgraded features. Draft eFiling rules have been formulated and circulated to the High Courts for adoption. A total of 19 High Courts have adopted the model rules of e-Filing as on 30.06.2023.
- x. e-Filing  of  cases  requires  the  option  for  electronic  payment  of  fees  which includes  court  fees,  fines  and  penalties  which  are  directly  payable  to  the Consolidated Fund. A total of 20 High Courts have implemented e-payments in their respective jurisdictions. The Court Fees Act has been amended in 22 High Courts till 30.06.2023.
- xi. To bridge the digital divide, 819 eSewaKendras have been rolled out with the intention of facilitating the lawyer or litigant who needs any kind of assistance ranging from information to facilitation and eFiling. It also assists the litigants in  accessing  online  e-Courts  services  and  acts  as  a  saviour  for  those  who cannot afford the technology or are located in far-flung areas. It also aids to addresses the challenges caused by illiteracy among citizens at large. It will provide  benefits  in  saving  time,  avoidance  of  exertion,  travelling  long

distances, and saving cost by offering facilities of e-filing of cases across the country, to conduct  the hearing virtually, scanning, accessing e-Courts services etc.

- xii. In  addition  to  eSewaKendras,  as  part  of  the  DISHA  (Designing  Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice)  scheme  the Government of India has launched Tele Law program since 2017, which provides an effective and reliable e-interface platform connecting the needy and disadvantaged sections seeking legal advice and consultation with panel lawyers via video conferencing, telephone and chat facilities available at the Common Service Centres  (CSCs)  situated  in  Gram  Panchayat  and  through  Tele-Law  mobile App.
- xiii. National  Service  and  Tracking  of  Electronic  Processes  (NSTEP)  has  been launched for technology enabled process serving and issuing of summons. It has currently been implemented in 28 States/ UTs.
- xiv. A new 'Judgment Search' portal has been started with features such as search by  Bench,  Case  Type,  Case  Number,  Year,  Petitioner/  Respondent  Name, Judge  Name,  Act,  Section,  Decision:  From  Date,  To  Date  and  Full  Text Search. This facility is being provided free of cost to all.

eCourts MMP Phase II is being implemented through High Courts and funds are distributed directly to the concerned High Courts and not to the State Government. High Court wise fund status is at Annexure -III .

The  National  Council  for  Applied  Economic  Research  (NCAER)  in  their evaluation found no major shortcomings in the eCourts Mission Mode Project-Phase

II.However,  it  was  recommended  to  generate  more  awareness,  maintenance  of  the basic infrastructure, training, and monitoring through some measurable indicators.

4. Designing  Innovative  Solutions  for  Holistic  Access  to  Justice  in  India (DISHA) :Department of Justice (DoJ), Government of India has launched a Central Sector  Scheme  on  Access  to  Justice  titled  'Designing  Innovative  Solutions  for Holistic  Access to Justice in India', for a period of five years (2021-2026), with a total budget of Rs 250 Crore. The scheme aims to provide citizen-centric delivery of legal services with use of technology. It has three components which includes TeleLaw: Mainstreaming Legal Aid to the Grassroots; Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) and Pan India legal literacy and legal awareness programme. The Tele-Law aims  to  strengthen  pre-litigation  advice  and  consultation,  between  the  citizens  and Panel Lawyers. The Tele-Law service is available across 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country at the Common Service Centers. It is also available via Tele-Law Citizen Mobile APP (available on Android & iOS platform) and UMANG portal. As on 30 th June,2023 the Tele-Law has enabled advice to 46 lakh beneficiaries.

The Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) program provides to create a decentralized pan India dispensation framework to deliver Pro Bono legal services. It aims  to  connect  registered  Pro  Bono  lawyers  with  registered  beneficiaries  through Nyaya Bandhu Mobile APP (available on Android & iOS platform) and UMANG portal.  As  on  30 th June,2023  10,241  Lawyers  have  enrolled  on  the  Nyaya  Bandhu programme.  Pro  Bono  Clubs  has  been  started  under  69  Law  schools,  across  the country to instill the young legal minds with Pro Bono legal services.

In addition, to ensure legal empowerment of citizens, DoJ is implementing Pan India legal literacy and legal awareness programme, through various State agencies and National Law school's etc. Approx. 4 Lakh participants has benefitted through various initiatives of legal literacy and legal awareness programmes being implemented under it (both online and physical mode).

In  the  last  two  financial  years  (2021-2022;  2022-2023),  a  total  of  Rs  88.15 crore  was  released  and  Rs  87  crore  has  been  utilized  (FY-2021-2022-Amount sanctioned:  Rs  40  crore  and  Rs  39.96  crore  was  utilized;  FY-2022-2023-Amount sanctioned: Rs 48.15 crore and 47.14 crore was utilized), under the Scheme.

Especially  in  the  State  of  Telangana,  Tele-Law  service  is  operational  across 1860 Common Service Centers and has enabled advice to 73,417 beneficiaries in 33 districts, till 30 th  June 2023. 183 Lawyers have joined the Nyaya Bandhu Programme and 1 Law college have constituted Pro Bono Club till 30 th June, 2023 in the region. In  the  FY  2023-2024,DoJ  has  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with Telangana State Legal Services Authority, to increase the participation of the Tribal population  in  the  development  of  the  region,  by  ensuring  increased  awareness  and sensitization in three Aspirational districts of Telangana which includes Kumarambheem-Asifabad, BhadrariKothagudem andJayashankarBhupalpally.

All the above mentioned schemes are being implemented within the sanctioned cost and as per the stipulated time lines and hence there are no time and cost overruns in any of these schemes.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1519for reply on 28.07.2023 and statement of release under Centrally Sponsored Schemeand Unspent balanceas on 30.06.2023

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States               | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22              | 2022-23              | 2023-24              | Unspent Balance      |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 10.00                | 20.00                | 10.28                | 0.00                 | 22.50                | 0.00                 | 4.97                 |
| 2         | Bihar                | 62.04                | 87.62                | 65.72                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 34.09                | 64.22                |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         | 19.68                | 19.83                | 7.84                 | 0.00                 | 60.00                | 0.00                 | 74.89                |
| 4         | Goa                  | 3.15                 | 4.06                 | 3.80                 | 3.20                 | 25.00                | 0.00                 | 1.00                 |
| 5         | Gujarat              | 15.02                | 16.49                | 13.50                | 0.00                 | 6.22                 | 0.00                 | 1.92                 |
| 6         | Haryana              | 11.91                | 14.06                | 22.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 20.10                | 35.70                |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh     | 4.08                 | 5.72                 | 5.50                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 4.67                 | 5.41                 |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir       | 19.01                | 10.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |                      |
| 9         | Jharkhand            | 9.59                 | 13.74                | 9.05                 | 6.00                 | 16.51                | 7.71                 | 13.55                |
| 10        | Karnataka            | 38.12                | 44.04                | 29.72                | 27.00                | 82.01                | 12.10                | 27.90                |
| 11        | Kerala               | 30.82                | 15.82                | 13.00                | 50.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 32.65                |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh       | 79.42                | 66.90                | 45.60                | 55.00                | 125.00               | 29.00                | 44.79                |
| 13        | Maharashtra          | 10.58                | 61.09                | 23.11                | 18.00                | 100.00               | 8.11                 | 0.00                 |
| 14        | Odisha               | 22.50                | 35.69                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 30.69                | 0.00                 | 61.01                |
| 15        | Punjab               | 26.47                | 39.78                | 16.48                | 16.50                | 12.50                | 18.42                | 35.86                |
| 16        | Rajasthan            | 17.41                | 64.21                | 29.90                | 41.50                | 71.66                | 27.87                | 48.72                |
| 17        | Tamilnadu            | 6.09                 | 38.71                | 18.17                | 35.66                | 133.85               | 0.00                 | 199.55               |
| 18        | Telangana            | 10.00                | 5.65                 | 16.00                | 0.00                 | 26.61                | 0.00                 | 45.90                |
| 19        | Uttarakhand          | 22.02                | 28.50                | 5.86                 | 80.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 46.05                |
| 20        | UttarPradesh         | 128.06               | 169.66               | 111.00               | 219.00               | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 109.24               |
| 21        | West Bengal          | 35.22                | 61.43                | 31.07                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 23.73                |
|           | Total                | 581.19               | 823.00               | 477.60               | 551.86               | 712.55               | 162.07               | 877.06               |
|           | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States | North-Eastern States |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00                 | 2.69                 | 5.00                 | 4.09                 | 32.38                | 0.00                 | 36.24                |
| 2         | Assam                | 32.09                | 36.54                | 25.00                | 27.40                | 25.00                | 0.00                 | 9.49                 |
| 3         | Manipur              | 8.87                 | 9.66                 | 5.00                 | 0.00                 | 12.85                | 0.00                 | 8.43                 |
| 4         | Meghalaya            | 14.82                | 22.85                | 7.71                 | 28.02                | 50.00                | 4.27                 | 0.00                 |
| 5         | Mizoram              | 5.94                 | 5.24                 | 5.00                 | 9.50                 | 0.00                 | 2.42                 | 2.59                 |
| 6         | Nagaland             | 3.21                 | 3.42                 | 5.00                 | 13.27                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 3.58                 |
| 7         | Sikkim               | 2.57                 | 2.78                 | 2.95                 | 0.00                 | 2.27                 | 0.00                 | 2.08                 |
| 8         | Tripura              | 0.00                 | 18.82                | 7.74                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.32                 |
|           | Total                | 67.50                | 102.00               | 63.40                | 82.28                | 122.50               | 6.69                 | 62.73                |
|           | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    | Union Territories    |
| 1         | A&N Islands          | 1.31                 | 0.17                 | 0.35                 | 0.01                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 2         | Chandigarh           | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 1.71                 |
| 3         | D&NagarHaveili       | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 4         | Daman &Diu           | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 5         | Delhi                | 0.00                 | 48.52                | 45.00                | 30.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.84                 |
| 6         | Jammu &Kashmir       | 0.00                 | 5.00                 | 6.65                 | 20.00                | 12.60                | 0.00                 | 11.68                |
| 7         | Ladakh               | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 8         | Lakshadweep          | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.14                 |
| 9         | Puducherry           | 0.00                 | 3.31                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 9.55                 | 0.00                 | 9.22                 |
|           | Total                | 1.31                 | 57.00                | 52.00                | 50.01                | 22.15                | 0.00                 | 23.59                |
|           | Grant Total          | 650.00               | 982.00               | 593.00               | 684.15               | 857.20               | 168.76               | 963.38               |

## Annexure-II(A)

Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1519for reply on 28.07.2023 and State-wisedetails of earmarked Courts, functional Courts, disposed and pending cases

(As on May 2023)

| Sl. NO .   | State/UT          | Earmarked Courts          | Earmarked Courts   | Functional Courts         | Functional Courts   | Cumulative Disposal since the inception of the Scheme   | Cumulative Disposal since the inception of the Scheme   | Cumulative Disposal since the inception of the Scheme   | No. of cases pending at the end of the month   | No. of cases pending at the end of the month   | No. of cases pending at the end of the month   | Cumul ative Penden cy   |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. NO .   | State/UT          | FTS Cs inclu ding ePO CSO | ePOC SO            | FTS Cs inclu ding ePO CSO | ePOC SO             | FTS Cs                                                  | ePOCS O                                                 | Total                                                   | FTSCs                                          | FTSCs                                          | ePOCS O                                        |                         |
| Sl. NO .   | State/UT          | FTS Cs inclu ding ePO CSO | ePOC SO            | FTS Cs inclu ding ePO CSO | ePOC SO             | FTS Cs                                                  | ePOCS O                                                 | Total                                                   | Rape                                           | POC SO                                         | ePOCS O                                        |                         |
| 1          | Chhattisgarh      | 15                        | 11                 | 15                        | 11                  | 547                                                     | 2976                                                    | 3523                                                    | 107                                            | 400                                            | 1987                                           | 2494                    |
| 2          | Gujarat           | 35                        | 24                 | 35                        | 24                  | 1647                                                    | 6598                                                    | 8245                                                    | 624                                            | 722                                            | 5181                                           | 6527                    |
| 3          | Mizoram           | 3                         | 1                  | 3                         | 1                   | 95                                                      | 30                                                      | 125                                                     | 7                                              | 32                                             | 24                                             | 63                      |
| 4          | Nagaland          | 1                         | 0                  | 1                         | 0                   | 48                                                      | 3                                                       | 51                                                      | 2                                              | 53                                             | 0                                              | 55                      |
| 5          | Jharkhand         | 22                        | 8                  | 22                        | 16                  | 1651                                                    | 2997                                                    | 4648                                                    | 634                                            | 564                                            | 3158                                           | 4356                    |
| 6          | Madhya Pradesh    | 67                        | 26                 | 67                        | 57                  | 2865                                                    | 15897                                                   | 18762                                                   | 2360                                           | 156                                            | 8806                                           | 11322                   |
| 7          | Manipur           | 2                         | 0                  | 2                         | 0                   | 95                                                      | 0                                                       | 95                                                      | 12                                             | 106                                            | 0                                              | 118                     |
| 8          | Haryana           | 16                        | 12                 | 16                        | 12                  | 1117                                                    | 3053                                                    | 4170                                                    | 291                                            | 726                                            | 2899                                           | 3916                    |
| 9          | Chandigarh        | 1                         | 0                  | 1                         | 0                   | 171                                                     | 0                                                       | 171                                                     | 69                                             | 148                                            | 0                                              | 217                     |
| 10         | Rajasthan         | 45                        | 26                 | 45                        | 30                  | 3154                                                    | 7126                                                    | 10280                                                   | 202                                            | 1198                                           | 5470                                           | 6870                    |
| 11         | Tamil Nadu        | 14                        | 14                 | 14                        | 14                  | 0                                                       | 5178                                                    | 5178                                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 5036                                           | 5036                    |
| 12         | Tripura           | 3                         | 1                  | 3                         | 1                   | 108                                                     | 125                                                     | 233                                                     | 151                                            | 45                                             | 106                                            | 302                     |
| 13         | Uttar Pradesh     | 218                       | 74                 | 218                       | 74                  | 23559                                                   | 21429                                                   | 44988                                                   | 6422                                           | 24610                                          | 48758                                          | 79790                   |
| 14         | Uttarakhand       | 4                         | 4                  | 4                         | 0                   | 1138                                                    | 0                                                       | 1138                                                    | 322                                            | 599                                            | 0                                              | 921                     |
| 15         | Delhi             | 16                        | 11                 | 16                        | 11                  | 347                                                     | 702                                                     | 1049                                                    | 1218                                           | 0                                              | 3151                                           | 4369                    |
| 16         | Meghalaya         | 5                         | 5                  | 5                         | 5                   | 0                                                       | 290                                                     | 290                                                     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1013                                           | 1013                    |
| 17         | J&K               | 4                         | 0                  | 4                         | 2                   | 63                                                      | 63                                                      | 126                                                     | 188                                            | 0                                              | 252                                            | 440                     |
| 18         | Punjab            | 12                        | 2                  | 12                        | 3                   | 1238                                                    | 1488                                                    | 2726                                                    | 426                                            | 613                                            | 511                                            | 1550                    |
| 19         | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                         | 3                  | 6                         | 3                   | 195                                                     | 553                                                     | 748                                                     | 150                                            | 356                                            | 421                                            | 927                     |
| 20         | Karnataka         | 31                        | 17                 | 31                        | 17                  | 1890                                                    | 4775                                                    | 6665                                                    | 2326                                           | 0                                              | 3008                                           | 5334                    |
| 21         | Telangana         | 36                        | 10                 | 36                        | 0                   | 4047                                                    | 2731                                                    | 6778                                                    | 205                                            | 7864                                           | 0                                              | 8069                    |
| 22         | Puducherry        | 1                         | 1                  | 1                         | 1                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                              | 0                                              | 209                                            | 209                     |
| 23         | Andhra Pradesh    | 18                        | 8                  | 16                        | 16                  | 0                                                       | 2729                                                    | 2729                                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 7277                                           | 7277                    |
| 24         | Assam             | 27                        | 15                 | 17                        | 17                  | 0                                                       | 3566                                                    | 3566                                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 4557                                           | 4557                    |
| 25         | Bihar             | 54                        | 30                 | 45                        | 45                  | 0                                                       | 7533                                                    | 7533                                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 16013                                          | 16013                   |
| 26         | Goa               | 2                         | 0                  | 1                         | 1                   | 0                                                       | 30                                                      | 30                                                      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 44                                             | 44                      |
| 27         | Kerala            | 56                        | 14                 | 53                        | 14                  | 8880                                                    | 3990                                                    | 12870                                                   | 1066                                           | 4086                                           | 1775                                           | 6927                    |
| 28         | Maharashtra       | 138                       | 30                 | 30                        | 14                  | 5439                                                    | 8887                                                    | 14326                                                   | 688                                            | 2497                                           | 2632                                           | 5817                    |
| 29         | Odisha            | 45                        | 22                 | 39                        | 23                  | 2827                                                    | 5472                                                    | 8299                                                    | 770                                            | 2570                                           | 7924                                           | 11264                   |
| 30         | W.B.              | 123                       | 20                 | 0                         | 0                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                       |
| 31         | Andaman &Nicobar  | 1                         | 1                  | 0                         | 0                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0 0                     |
| 32         | Arunachal Pradesh | 3                         | 0                  | 0                         | 0                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |                         |
|            | TOTAL             | 1023                      | 389                | 758                       | 412                 | 61121                                                   | 108221                                                  | 169342                                                  | 18240                                          | 47345                                          | 130212                                         | 195797                  |

Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1519for reply on 28.07.2023 andthe state-wise details of fund released underFast Track Special Courts scheme.

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | States/UTs     |   Amount released in 2019-20 |   Amount released in 2020-21 |   Amount released in 2021-22 |   Amount released in 2022-23 |   Amount Released in 2023-24 |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh |                      1.8     |                      0       |                      0       |                       0      |                     0        |
| 2.      | Assam          |                      2.85625 |                      1.86875 |                      3.375   |                       6.7325 |                     2.53024  |
| 3.      | Bihar          |                      2.025   |                     15.2625  |                     20.25    |                      11.895  |                     4.46512  |
| 4.      | Chandigarh     |                      0.1875  |                      0       |                      0       |                       0      |                     0        |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh   |                      3.375   |                      3.375   |                      4.259   |                       3.93   |                     1.48838  |
| 6.      | Delhi          |                      3.6     |                      0       |                      0       |                       4.225  |                     1.5876   |
| 7.      | Goa            |                      0.225   |                      0       |                      0       |                       0.47   |                     0.099225 |
| 8.      | Gujarat        |                      7.875   |                      7.875   |                      0       |                       9.26   |                     3.47288  |
| 9.      | Haryana        |                      3.6     |                      3.6     |                      3.6     |                       4.225  |                     1.5876   |
| 10.     | Himachal P     |                      1.0125  |                      1.51875 |                      0       |                       2.375  |                     0.893025 |
| 11.     | J&K            |                      0.5625  |                      0       |                      2.635   |                       1.58   |                     1.61535  |
| 12.     | Jharkhand      |                      4.95    |                      4.95    |                      0       |                       5.825  |                     2.18295  |
| 13.     | Karnataka      |                      6.975   |                      0       |                      6.635   |                       7.395  |                     3.80578  |
| 14.     | Kerala         |                      8.4     |                      0       |                      0       |                       7.4    |                    15.4566   |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh |                     15.075   |                     15.075   |                     26.175   |                      17.72   |                     7.49808  |
| 16.     | Maharashtra    |                     31.05    |                      0       |                      0       |                       8.72   |                     3.77055  |
| 17.     | Manipur        |                      0.675   |                      0.675   |                      0.3375  |                       0.785  |                     0.297675 |
| 18.     | Meghalaya      |                      1.6875  |                      0       |                      0       |                       1.977  |                     0.744188 |
| 19.     | Mizoram        |                      1.0125  |                      1.0125  |                      2.02625 |                       1.18   |                     0.446513 |
| 20.     | Nagaland       |                      0.3375  |                      0.3375  |                      0       |                       0.38   |                     0.148838 |
| 21.     | Odisha         |                      5.4     |                      1.3     |                     16.2     |                      11.64   |                     4.46512  |
| 22.     | Puducherry     |                      0       |                      0       |                      0.1125  |                       0      |                     0        |
| 23.     | Punjab         |                      2.7     |                      0       |                      0       |                       4.312  |                     2.5487   |
| 24.     | Rajasthan      |                      5.85    |                     14.4     |                     19.745   |                      11.895  |                    13.8326   |
| 25.     | Tamil Nadu     |                      3.15    |                      3.15    |                      2.59    |                       6.62   |                     1.38915  |
| 26.     | Telangana      |                      8.1     |                      0       |                      0       |                       8.9875 |                     3.37365  |
| 27.     | Tripura        |                      1.0125  |                      1.0125  |                      0       |                       1.1725 |                     0.446513 |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh  |                     13.8063  |                     84.2938  |                     24.525   |                      57.68   |                    21.631    |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand    |                      2.7     |                      0       |                      2.092   |                       1.53   |                     0.59535  |
| Total   |                |                    140       |                    160       |                    134.55    |                     200      |                   100.37     |

## Annexure-III

## Statement  referred  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1519for  reply  on  28.07.2023  and  statement  of  High  Court  wise  fund  status  as  on 30.06.2023

(Rs. in crore)

|        |                             | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19    | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sr. No | High Courts                 | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized   | Released   | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  |
| 1      | Allahabad                   | 20.57     | 20.27     | 8.07      | 7.96       | 15.04      | 13.63     | 13.79     | 10.22     | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 1.96      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 3      | Bombay                      | 47.22     | 47.18     | 0.52      | 0.52       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 8.86      | 8.86      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 4      | Calcutta                    | 10.72     | 1.90      | 0.13      | 0.08       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 4.93      | 0         | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                | 9.34      | 9.34      | 1.33      | 1.33       | 4.44       | 4.44      | 2.34      | 2.34      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 6      | Delhi                       | 8.97      | 8.95      | 3.54      | 3.54       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 3.00      | 2.85      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 7 (a)  | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) | 1.37      | 1.37      | 2.85      | 2.85       | 0.98       | 0.98      | 1.52      | 1.52      | 1.26      | 1.18      |
| 7(b)   | Gauhati (Assam)             | 8.13      | 8.13      | 8.7       | 8.22       | 13.68      | 13.4      | 6.11      | 1.78      | 3.49      | 3.46      |
| 7      | Gauhati (Mizoram)           | 2.47      | 2.47      | 0.15      | 0.15       | 0.51       | 0.43      | 0.72      | 0.69      | 0.3       | 0.25      |
| 7 (d)  | Gauhati (Nagaland)          | 1.83      | 1.83      | 0.71      | 0.71       | 0.7        | 0.7       | 0.83      | 0.83      | 0.84      | 0.84      |
| 8      | Gujarat*                    | 29.06     | 21.81     | 10.73     | 0.1        | 0.00       | 0.00      | 3.48      | 0.83      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh            | 4.05      | 4.03      | 0.13      | 0.13       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 2.00      | 1.78      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir              | 10.59     | 10.59     | 0.26      | 0.26       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 1.00      | 1.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 11     | Jharkhand                   | 2.92      | 2.92      | 4.53      | 4.53       | 5.53       | 0.35      | 2.98      | 0.48      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 12     | Karnataka                   | 22.04     | 22.04     | 0.61      | 0.61       | 9.15       | 9.15      | 4.29      | 4.29      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 13     | Kerala                      | 14.73     | 14.73     | 4.61      | 4.61       | 0          | 0         | 2.83      | 2.83      | 1.58      | 1.58      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh              | 22.51     | 22.51     | 0.39      | 0.39       | 11.21      | 11.06     | 6.28      | 6.21      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 15     | Madras                      | 25.45     | 24.56     | 5.11      | 4.09       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 4.73      | 2.46      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 16     | Manipur                     | 1.19      | 1.18      | 0.65      | 0.65       | 0.61       | 0.6       | 1.3       | 1.28      | 0.76      | 0.75      |
| 17     | Meghalaya                   | 3.65      | 3.36      | 0.62      | 0.61       | 0.92       | 0.09      | 2.32      | 0.51      | 2.23      | 0.85      |
| 18     | Orissa                      | 12.7      | 12.47     | 1.59      | 1.48       | 13.46      | 13.09     | 3.37      | 3.31      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 19     | Patna                       | 8.72      | 8.30      | 0.13      | 0.07       | 7.08       | 6.4       | 5.44      | 5.3       | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 20     | Punjab &Haryana             | 11.54     | 11.54     | 8.49      | 8.49       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 4.55      | 4.55      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 21     | Rajasthan                   | 25.05     | 25.05     | 3.01      | 3.01       | 1.29       | 1.29      | 10.58     | 10.57     | 1.62      | 1.62      |
| 22     | Sikkim                      | 1.40      | 1.39      | 0.8       | 0.44       | 1.61       | 0.68      | 1.01      | 0.92      | 0.77      | 0.00      |
| 23     | Telangana& Andhra Pradesh** | 33.95     | 23.78     | 8.13      | 0.13       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 24     | Telangana                   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 1.79      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 25     | Tripura                     | 2.86      | 2.86      | 1.77      | 1.77       | 2.24       | 2.19      | 4.44      | 4.05      | 0.96      | 0.78      |
|        | Uttarakhand                 | 4.60      | 4.49      | 0.13      |            |            | 0.00      | 1.28      | 1.12      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 26     | Total                       | 347.65    | 319.06    | 77.71     | 0.13 56.85 | 0.00 88.44 | 78.5      | 107.74    | 80.57     | 13.80     | 11.31     |