Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Renewal of Notaries
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 203 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 02.02.2024 Renewal of Notaries

## 203. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

- Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding Central Government notaries in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) whether the Government has any plan to enhance the Central quota of notaries; (d) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government thereon; (e) Whether  there  are  any  applications  pending  before  the  Government for renewal of notaries licence; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The maximum number of notaries to be appointed by the Central Government, State/UT-wise is as under:-

|   S. No. | State          |   Maximum number of notaries to be appointed by the Central Government |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |                                                                   1700 |
|        2 | Assam          |                                                                    575 |
|        3 | Bihar          |                                                                    925 |
|        4 | Gujarat        |                                                                   8000 |
|        5 | Kerala         |                                                                   1750 |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh |                                                                   1650 |
|        7 | Tamil Nadu     |                                                                   4700 |
|        8 | Maharashtra    |                                                                   8000 |

|   9 | Karnataka                   |   3500 |
|-----|-----------------------------|--------|
|  10 | Orissa                      |    750 |
|  11 | Punjab                      |   2000 |
|  12 | Rajasthan                   |   4500 |
|  13 | Uttar Pradesh               |   5150 |
|  14 | West Bengal                 |    600 |
|  15 | Jammu & Kashmir             |    350 |
|  16 | Nagaland                    |    200 |
|  17 | Haryana                     |   2000 |
|  18 | Himachal Pradesh            |    400 |
|  19 | Manipur                     |    225 |
|  20 | Tripura                     |    100 |
|  21 | Meghalaya                   |    175 |
|  22 | Sikkim                      |    100 |
|  23 | Mizoram                     |    200 |
|  24 | Arunachal Pradesh           |    325 |
|  25 | Goa                         |    150 |
|  26 | Uttranchal                  |    325 |
|  27 | Chhatisgarh                 |    900 |
|  28 | Jharkhand                   |    450 |
|  29 | Telangana                   |   1000 |
|  30 | Delhi                       |   1600 |
|  31 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |     50 |
|  32 | Lakshadweep                 |     25 |
|  33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |     25 |
|  34 | Daman & Diu                 |     50 |
|  35 | Puducherry                  |    250 |
|  36 | Chandigarh                  |    200 |
|  37 | Ladakh                      |     50 |

(c): No, Sir.

(d): Does not arise.

(e) and (f):  In terms of provisions contained in Sub-Section (2) of Section 5 of the Notaries Act, 1952, the Certificate of Practices issued to the notary is required  to  be  renewed  every  five  years.  It  is  a  continuous  process  and efforts are made to dispose of all such applications for renewal expeditiously.