Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Operational Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *338

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 11 th  August 2023

## OPERATIONAL FAST TRACK COURTS

## *338. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  recent  data  related  to  the  project  for  setting  up  of  Fast  Track  Courts (FTCs),  the  quick  disposal  of  cases  thereby  and  the  average    performance  of  the operational FTCs out of their total recommended number specifically in the State of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh along with the reasons for delays, if any, in setting up of recommended and more number of FTCs therein;
- (b) the share of funds allocated to the States of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh as envisaged in the recent Finance Commission;
- (c) the steps taken for setting up Nyaya Mitras in the said States and strict monitoring mechanism for time-bound disposal of cases by the FTCs to prevent backlog of cases;
- (d) the State-wise progress report of the Nyaya Bandhu programme under the Pro bono Legal Services scheme; and
- (e) the  reasons  for  not  setting  up  Live  streaming  mechanism  in  the  High  Courts  in different States including Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to bring more transparency in court proceedings?

## 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 (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 338 FOR THE 11 th  AUGUST 2023 REGARDING 'OPERATIONAL FAST TRACK COURTS'

## (a) & (b): Fast Track Courts

Setting up of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) and allocation of funds lies within the domain of  the  State  Governments  who  set  up  such  courts  as  per  their  need  and  resources,  in consultation with the respective High Courts. The 14 th  Finance Commission (2015-2020) had  recommended  the  setting  up  of  1800  FTCs  for  disposal  of  long  pending  cases pertaining  to  women,  children,  senior  citizen,  disabled  persons,  persons  infected  with terminal ailments etc. and property related cases pending  for more than 5 years. It had urged State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available through increased tax devolution  (32%  to  42%)  for  this  purpose.  As  per  information  received  from  High Courts,there are 843 Fast Track Courts operational as on 30 th June 2023.

The details of disposal of cases by these FTCs are as under:

| 2020     | 2021     | 2022     | 2023 (up to 30 th June, 2023)   | Total     |
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|-----------|
| 2,39,956 | 4,05,168 | 5,33,229 | 6,53,699                        | 18,32,052 |

Information on funds allocated by the individual States from their State Budget for functioning of FTCs is not maintained centrally. The performance of the Fast Track Courts is monitored by the respective High Courts.

The status of FTCs operational in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh is as under:

| State        | No. of FTCs operational   | Number of cases disposed of   | Number of cases disposed of   | Number of cases disposed of   | Number of cases disposed of   | Number of cases disposed of   |
|--------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State        | No. of FTCs operational   | 2020                          | 2021                          | 2022                          | 2023(up to 30 th June, 2023)  | Total                         |
| Rajasthan    | Nil                       | Nil                           | Nil                           | Nil                           | Nil                           | Nil                           |
| Chhattisgarh | 23                        | 2877                          | 5324                          | 4158                          | 1519                          | 13878                         |

In addition to Fast Track Courts (FTCs), the Department of Justice is implementing a scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and  the  POCSO  Act.  As  per  information  received  from  High  Courts,  the  number  of functional  FTSCs  State/UT-wise  as  on  30 th June,  2023,  is  given  in Annexure-I which includes 45 FTSCs including 30 ePOCSO courts for Rajasthan and 15 FTSCs including 11  ePOCSOcourts  for  Chhattisgarh.  Information  regarding  release  of  Central  Share  to Rajasthan  and  Chhattisgarh  during  2020-21  to  2023-24  (up  to  June,  2023)  is  given  in Annexure-II .

For  efficient  implementation  of  the  scheme,  the  Department  of  Justice  is  conducting regular  review  meetings  through  Video  Conferencing  with  the  State  Governments  and  High Court officials. Letters have been written by the Minister of Law & Justice to the Chief Ministers of  the  States/UTs  and  Chief  Justices  of  High  Courts  for  operationalization  of  the  remaining FTSCs.

To  ensure  effective  monitoring  and  data  collection,  a  Dashboard  has  been  created  to gather detailed information and track the performance of the FTSCs. The performance of FTSCs is also a permanent item on the agenda of Inter-State Zonal Council Meetings.

## (c)  Nyaya Mitra

Department  of  Justice  launched  Nyaya  Mitra  programme  in  April,  2017  with  the objective to reduce pendency of cases in the Courts. It aimed to facilitate disposal of 10 to 15 years old  cases  which included civil cases such as matrimonial, accident claim cases and also criminal cases pending in High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Since the introduction of Nyaya Mitra programme, a total of 39 Nyaya Mitras were positioned in various district courts of the States  of  Assam,  Bihar,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Rajasthan,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  West Bengal. No Nyaya Mitra could be engaged during the year 2020-2021 due to closure of courts and social distancing protocols caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

In the financial year 2021-2022, the Nyaya Mitra program was reviewed and evaluated. Based  on  the  recommendations  and  considering  its  implementation  related  issues,  it  was observed  that  Nyaya  Mitra  programme  could  not  achieve  its  envisaged  goal  of  facilitating disposal  of  old  pending  cases.  Hence,  it  has  been  decided  to  not  continue  Nyaya  Mitra programme during the financial year 2023-2024.

## (d)  Nyaya Bandhu

The  Government  launched  Nyaya  Bandhu  (Pro  Bono  Legal  Services)  in  the  year 2017  with  the  overarching  vision  to  advance  the  culture  of  pro  bono.  The  Nyaya  Bandhu service  aims  to  connect  the  persons  entitled  for  free  legal  aid  under  Section  12  of  the  Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. As on 31 st July, 2023, 10298 Pro Bono advocates have registered for the scheme across the country through 27 States/UT Bar Councils. Data related to pro bono advocates are maintained State Bar Council-wise (Annexure- 'III'). So far, 1882 beneficiaries have registered on the Nyaya Bandhu mobile application for availing the service of a pro bono lawyer (Annexure- 'IV')

As  part  of  the  Nyaya  Bandhu  programme,  Department  of  Justice  initiated  a  new  submodule called Pro Bono Club Scheme in 2020.The Scheme aims to instill in young legal minds the culture of pro bono legal services.  Since 2020, Pro Bono clubs have been constituted in 89 Law schools. There is  a  standard  operating  procedure  (SOP)  for  conducting  various  activities under Pro Bono Clubs being run by these Law Schools. It broadly covers providing pro bono litigation  assistance  to  lawyers,  dedicating  certain  number  of  hours  for  the  pro  bono  services throughout  the  year,  conducting  community  legal  awareness  camps  in  the  nearby  villages, undertaking  research  and  documentation  work  and  promoting  alternative  dispute  resolution mechanism etc.

## (e) Live streaming of courtcases

Live  streaming  of  court  proceedings  is  an  administrative  matter  which  falls    within  the purview and domain of the judiciary and Central Government has no direct role in this matter. However,  Live  Streaming  of  court  proceedings  has  been  started  in  High  Courts  of  Gujarat, Gauhati,  Orissa,  Karnataka,  Jharkhand,  Patna,  Madhya  Pradesh  &  Constitutional  Bench  of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India thus allowing lawyers, litigants and other related parties to join the proceedings virtually.

## Annexure-I

| Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble MPon 'Operational Fast Track Courts' State-wise details of Fast Track Special Courts (as on 30.06.2023)   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Earmarked Courts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Earmarked Courts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Functional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Functional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Courts Cumulative Disposal inception of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Courts Cumulative Disposal inception of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Courts Cumulative Disposal inception of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | FTSCs including ePOCSO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ePOCSO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | FTSCs including ePOCSO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ePOCSO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | FTSCs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ePOCSO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 566                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3053                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3619                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1680                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6775                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 8455                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 132                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 51                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1702                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3135                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4837                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2933                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 16484                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19417                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1125                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3084                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4209                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 174                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 174                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3239                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7290                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10529                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5316                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5316                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 116                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 253                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 218                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 218                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 23783                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21767                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 45550                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1164                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1164                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 351                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 722                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1073                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 299                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 299                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | J&K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1521                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2768                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Himachal P                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 586                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 786                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2114                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4927                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7041                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4182                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2731                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6913                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2897                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2897                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 17 46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 17 46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3783                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3783 7835                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 7835                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 56                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4142                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 13389                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 138                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 15155                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5948                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9207                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2898                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5654                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 8552                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

## Statement as referred to in reply to part (b) of  Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL.RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE, Hon'ble  MP on 'Operational Fast Track Courts'

## Amount released towards Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC)

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl.No. | States/UTs   |   Amount released in FY 2019-20 |   Amount released in FY 2020-21 |   Amount released in FY 2021-22 |   Amount released in FY 2022-23 |   Amount released in FY 2023-24 (up to June, 2023) |
|----------|--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chhattisgarh |                           3.375 |                           3.375 |                           4.259 |                           3.93  |                                            1.48838 |
|        2 | Rajasthan    |                           5.85  |                          14.4   |                          19.745 |                          11.895 |                                           13.8326  |

| Statement as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL.RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE Hon'ble MPon        | Statement as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL.RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE Hon'ble MPon        | Statement as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL.RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE Hon'ble MPon        |
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| 'Operational Fast Track Courts' A State/UT Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of advocates registered for Nyaya Bandhu scheme across the country (2017-2023) | 'Operational Fast Track Courts' A State/UT Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of advocates registered for Nyaya Bandhu scheme across the country (2017-2023) | 'Operational Fast Track Courts' A State/UT Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of advocates registered for Nyaya Bandhu scheme across the country (2017-2023) |
| Sl.No.                                                                                                                                                                 | State/UT Bar Councils                                                                                                                                                  | No. of Advocates                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 651                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                      | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim                                                                                                                    | 264                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                  | 594                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                           | 340                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                  | 827                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                | 188                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 382                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                         | 144                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                              | 329                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                              | 284                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                 | 147                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 608                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra &Goa                                                                                                                                                       | 535                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                | 55                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                              | 48                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                 | 283                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                     | Punjab &Haryana                                                                                                                                                        | 1960                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                              | 1116                                                                                                                                                                   |

| 19   | Tamil Nadu               |   369 |
|------|--------------------------|-------|
| 20   | Telangana                |   185 |
| 21   | Tripura                  |     6 |
| 22   | Uttar Pradesh            |   651 |
| 23   | Uttarakhand              |   154 |
| 24   | West Bengal              |   157 |
| 25   | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |    15 |
| 26   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |     1 |
| 27   | Daman &Diu               |     5 |
|      | Grand Total              | 10298 |

Statement as referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by COL.RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE Hon'ble MP on 'Operational Fast Track Courts'

## A State/UT- wise Statement containing number of beneficiaries registered for Nyaya Bandhu scheme across the country

## (2017-2023)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                      4 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |                     94 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                     16 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                     95 |
| 5         | Chandigarh               |                      7 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             |                     23 |
| 7         | Delhi                    |                    146 |
| 8         | Goa                      |                      4 |
| 9         | Gujarat                  |                     53 |
| 10        | Haryana                  |                     54 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh         |                      8 |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                      7 |
| 13        | Jharkhand                |                     43 |
| 14        | Karnataka                |                     77 |
| 15        | Kerala                   |                     16 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh           |                     65 |
| 17        | Maharashtra              |                    352 |
| 18        | Manipur                  |                     10 |
| 19        | Odisha                   |                    113 |
| 20        | Puducherry               |                      1 |
| 21        | Punjab                   |                     29 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                     56 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                      3 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                     32 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                     87 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                      4 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            |                    285 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              |                     24 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                    171 |
| 30        | Nagaland                 |                      1 |
| 31        | Mizoram                  |                      1 |
| 32        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                      0 |
| 33        | Lakshadweep              |                      0 |
| 34        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                      0 |
| 35        | Daman &Diu               |                      0 |
| 36        | Meghalaya                |                      1 |
|           | Total                    |                   1882 |