Lok Sabha Question No. 88 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase III
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. *88

ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 25 TH  JULY, 2025

## E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT PHASE III

## *88. Shri Arun Bharti:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved the e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase III to enhance the Indian judiciary's efficiency and accessibility, if so, the funds allocated for this phase;
- (b) whether the project aims to digitise court records and establish paperless courts, if so, the specific measures being implemented to achieve this goal;
- (c) whether there has been an expansion of video conferencing facilities in courts and jails under this initiative, if so, the total number of such facilities established in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether e-Sewa Kendras have been set up across court complexes to assist citizens with e-Courts services, if so, the number of such centres operational, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is part of this project and if so, the manner in which it is expected to improve case management and decision-making processes within the judiciary?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *88  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2025  REGARDING  'ECOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT PHASE III'.

- (a) Yes. The Union Cabinet has approved eCourts Phase III (2023-2027) on 13.09.2023, with an outlay of ₹7,210 crore, for improved Information & Communication Technology infrastructure in the courts to enhance judicial productivity.
- (b) One of the components of eCourts Project Phase III is the scanning, digitization and digital preservation of case records, for which an amount of Rs. 2038.40 crore has been earmarked. As per information provided by the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, 213.29 crore pages in the High Courts and 307.89 crore pages in the District Courts have been digitized till 30.06.2025, as per the details at Annexure- I . A software platform has been developed for long term preservation of  judicial  records  of  High  Courts  and  District  Courts.  Further,  Digital  Courts  2.1  software platform has been developed for aiding courts to function in paperless mode.
- (c) A sum of Rs. 228.48 crore has been earmarked for enhancing and upgrading the available infrastructure of Video Conferencing in various establishments, including jails, courts and district hospitals. As per information provided by the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, the details of VC facilities provided to courts and jails are at Annexure-II .
- (d) A sum of Rs.394.48 crore has been earmarked for setting up of eSewa Kendras across court complexes, under the eCourts Project Phase III. As per information provided by the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, 1814 eSewa Kendras are operational in 24 High Courts and the District Courts  under  their  jurisdiction,  as  per  the  details  at Annexure-  III . Additionally,  there  are  5 functional eSewa Kendras in the Supreme Court.
- (e) Yes. A  sum  of  Rs.  53.57  crore  has  been  earmarked  for  the  implementation  of  future technological advancements such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, etc. As per the information provided by the Supreme Court of India, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) based  tools  are  being  used  in  case  management  and  transcription  of  oral  arguments  in Constitutional  Bench  matters.  AI/ML  based  tools  are  used  by  Supreme  Court  of  India  in coordination with National Informatics Centre (NIC) to translate English judgments into 18 Indian languages.  Prototypes of AI and ML tools are being tested by the Supreme Court of India in collaboration  with  IIT  Madras  for  curing  defects,  data,  meta  data  extraction  and  the  same  is envisaged to be integrated with the electronic filing module and the Integrated Case Management & Information System (ICMIS).

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  88  for  25/07/2025 regarding e-courts Mission Mode Project Phase III.

Details of digitization are as under:

|    |                    |                                                                  | Total No. of pages digitized in High Court up to current month   | District Courts(including Taluka Courts) under the concerned High Court   | District Courts(including Taluka Courts) under the concerned High Court   |
|----|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| #  | Name of High Court | Number of pages digitized in the High Court in the current month |                                                                  | Number of pages digitized in District Courts in the current month         | Total No. of pages digitized in District Courts up to current month       |
| 1  | Allahabad          | 29,57,532                                                        | 55,00,37,986                                                     | 6,99,98,747                                                               | 1,26,30,50,913                                                            |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh     | 17,50,450                                                        | 2,02,81,917                                                      | 30,62,018                                                                 | 6,45,96,742                                                               |
| 3  | Bombay             | 48,08,004                                                        | 5,84,86,329                                                      | 58,758                                                                    | 18,14,777                                                                 |
| 4  | Calcutta           | 10,41,766                                                        | 5,27,75,761                                                      | -                                                                         | -                                                                         |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh       | 2,70,681                                                         | 13,49,920                                                        | 6,94,957                                                                  | 24,04,904                                                                 |
| 6  | Delhi              | 5,82,532                                                         | 23,15,93,708                                                     | 4,02,446                                                                  | 9,11,13,986                                                               |
| 7  | Gauhati            | 94,917                                                           | 3,12,51,154                                                      | 1,23,696                                                                  | 15,74,91,856                                                              |
| 8  | Gujarat            | 91,675                                                           | 7,43,051                                                         | 1,21,440                                                                  | 6,02,173                                                                  |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh   | -                                                                | 71,42,331                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir     | 1,10,278                                                         | 3,98,69,492                                                      | 21,46,472                                                                 | 1,24,96,788                                                               |
| 11 | Jharkhand          | 17,43,187                                                        | 1,95,65,535                                                      | 1,95,655                                                                  | 86,08,416                                                                 |
| 12 | Karnataka          | 33,08,850                                                        | 3,63,81,003                                                      | 7,01,094                                                                  | 3,87,17,734                                                               |
| 13 | Kerala             | 19,29,589                                                        | 6,69,47,293                                                      | 6,98,440                                                                  | 1,08,70,987                                                               |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh     | 16,49,364                                                        | 23,12,22,106                                                     | 1,30,00,000                                                               | 58,76,95,995                                                              |
| 15 | Madras             | 74,39,073                                                        | 16,67,83,534                                                     | 53,27,906                                                                 | 10,39,82,590                                                              |
| 16 | Manipur            | 51,577                                                           | 55,93,992                                                        | 78,527                                                                    | 52,94,272                                                                 |
| 17 | Meghalaya          | 18,844                                                           | 9,98,123                                                         | 9,221                                                                     | 35,63,523                                                                 |
| 18 | Orissa             | 6,46,588                                                         | 4,77,94,951                                                      | 58,36,296                                                                 | 13,75,57,843                                                              |
| 19 | Patna              | 1,13,025                                                         | 2,31,83,083                                                      | 9,62,483                                                                  | 95,41,218                                                                 |
| 20 | Punjab &Haryana    | 12,25,655                                                        | 28,18,05,829                                                     | 29,36,852                                                                 | 51,27,43,212                                                              |
| 21 | Rajasthan          | 31,66,277                                                        | 11,67,82,238                                                     | 21,27,017                                                                 | 1,01,79,759                                                               |
| 22 | Sikkim             | 2,264                                                            | 11,67,321                                                        | 80,785                                                                    | 46,59,148                                                                 |
| 23 | Telangana          | 12,68,241                                                        | 11,41,58,358                                                     | 41,43,556                                                                 | 4,70,29,641                                                               |
| 24 | Tripura            | 92,538                                                           | 73,84,185                                                        | -                                                                         | 6,19,005                                                                  |
| 25 | Uttarakhand        | 7,29,338                                                         | 1,96,26,919                                                      | 15,58,660                                                                 | 42,82,851                                                                 |
|    | Total              | 3,50,92,245                                                      | 2,13,29,26,119                                                   | 11,42,65,026                                                              | 3,07,89,18,333                                                            |

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  88  for  25/07/2025 regarding e-courts Mission Mode Project Phase III.

The details of VC facilities provided to courts and jails are as under:

| Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project   | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project   | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project                                           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                       | High Courts                                                  | Number of courts (including High Court)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Number of jails                                                                                      |
| 1                                                            | Allahabad                                                    | District Court: 2532 court rooms and 147 court complexes High Court: 2 PTZ Camera have been provided                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 70                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                               | District Court: 652 courtrooms High Court: Four (4) Benches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                            | Bombay                                                       | District Court: 372 court complexes and 964 courts have been provided with complete hybrid video conferencing system. (Phase I and Phase II) Under Phase - III of the eCourts Project, additional court complexes have been provided with 102 video conferencing system. Apart from this, 381 court rooms which were not covered under Phase II, including 129 district judges court establishment at the district and taluka level have been provided with video conferencing system. | 96                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                 | 532                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                            | Calcutta                                                     | 884                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 61 Correctional Homes                                                                                |
| 6                                                            | Delhi                                                        | District Court: 07 video conferencing However, as on date, video conferencing is functional in all the courts of Delhi from the funds provided by the State Government.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35 VC units have been provided to the District Jails in Delhi under Phase-II of the eCourts Project. |
| 7 (a)                                                        | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh)                                  | District Court: 31 courts High Court: 2 courtrooms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8 Nos. of Jails/ Sub Jails (02 District Jails and 06 Sub Jails)                                      |
| 7 (b)                                                        | Gauhati (Assam)                                              | 417                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31                                                                                                   |
| 7 (c)                                                        | Gauhati (Mizoram)                                            | 39 courts (including High Court)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                   |
| 7 (d)                                                        | Gauhati (Nagaland)                                           | 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | District Court: 1076 courts High Court: 39 Courts (partially from State Government funds and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | District Court: 63 VC equipment's provided to district judiciary under Phase-III. In addition, 22 All-in-One (AIO) VCequipment's provided to State hospitals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Nil                                                                                                  |

| Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project   | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project   | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Video Conferencing Facility provided under eCourts Project   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                       | High Courts                                                  | Number of courts (including High Court)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Number of jails                                              |
| 10                                                           | Jammu& Kashmir and Ladakh                                    | District Court: Out of 246 courts across the UT of J&K and Ladakh, 80 courts have VC facility. Under Phase III, VC hardware has been provided to 153 courts. High Court: Equipped with VC facilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14                                                           |
| 11                                                           | Jharkhand                                                    | 278                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 28                                                           |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | 349                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                            |
| 13                                                           | Kerala                                                       | District Courts: The Prisons Department, Govt of Kerala, has provided dedicated VC units in Courts and Jails under the scheme 'VC between Courts and Jails', for remand extension in 370 Courts in the District Judiciary, utilising their own fund as well as fund allotted under eCourts Project Phase II. In addition, 27 District Courts have been provided with VC facilities under Phase II. Further, 106 courts and 94 Court Complexes in the District Judiciary have been provided with dedicated VCunits under Phase III. | NIL                                                          |
| 14                                                           | Madras                                                       | 1297                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 119                                                          |
| 15                                                           | Orissa                                                       | 803 Courts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 53                                                           |
| 16                                                           | Patna                                                        | 1293 (District Courts of Bihar)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 59                                                           |
| 17                                                           | Punjab &Haryana                                              | 618                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44                                                           |
| 18                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | District Courts: 1376 Courts High Court: 46 Court Rooms In addition, VC Facility is being provided for 45 newly created courts under Phase III.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 105                                                          |
| 19                                                           | Telangana                                                    | 537                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 37                                                           |
| 20                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                               | 1858                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 405                                                          |
| 21                                                           | Manipur                                                      | 45 Courts (including 4 in the HC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                            |
| 22                                                           | Meghalaya                                                    | Court complexes-19 Court rooms -78                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                              |
| 23                                                           | Sikkim                                                       | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                              |
| 24                                                           | Tripura                                                      | 91                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                           |
| 25                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                  | 241                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 11                                                           |

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  88  for  25/07/2025 regarding e-courts Mission Mode Project Phase III.

Details are as under:

| Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   | Status of implementation of e-Sewa Kendras as on 30.06.2025   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                       | High Court                                                    | Whether the e-Sewa Kendra is implemented in High Court        | Functioning e-Sewa Kendras in High Courts (A)                 | Whether the e-Sewa Kendra is implemented in District Courts   | Functioning e-Sewa Kendras in District Courts (B)             | Total (A+B)                                                   |
| 1                                                             | Allahabad                                                     | Yes                                                           | 2                                                             | Yes                                                           | 74                                                            | 76                                                            |
| 2                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                | No                                                            | 0                                                             | No                                                            | 0                                                             | 0                                                             |
| 3                                                             | Bombay                                                        | Yes                                                           | 3                                                             | Yes                                                           | 40                                                            | 43                                                            |
| 4                                                             | Calcutta                                                      | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 14                                                            | 15                                                            |
| 5                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                  | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 23                                                            | 24                                                            |
| 6                                                             | Delhi                                                         | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 13                                                            | 14                                                            |
| 7                                                             | Gauhati                                                       | Yes                                                           | 5                                                             | Yes                                                           | 126                                                           | 131                                                           |
| 8                                                             | Gujarat                                                       | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 192                                                           | 193                                                           |
| 9                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                              | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 22                                                            | 23                                                            |
| 10                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                             | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 26                                                            | 27                                                            |
| 11                                                            | Jharkhand                                                     | Yes                                                           | 2                                                             | Yes                                                           | 62                                                            | 64                                                            |
| 12                                                            | Karnataka                                                     | Yes                                                           | 3                                                             | Yes                                                           | 25                                                            | 28                                                            |
| 13                                                            | Kerala                                                        | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 161                                                           | 162                                                           |
| 14                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 185                                                           | 186                                                           |
| 15                                                            | Madras                                                        | Yes                                                           | 7                                                             | Yes                                                           | 310                                                           | 317                                                           |
| 16                                                            | Manipur                                                       | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 20                                                            | 21                                                            |
| 17                                                            | Meghalaya                                                     | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 16                                                            | 17                                                            |
| 18                                                            | Orissa                                                        | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 160                                                           | 161                                                           |
| 19                                                            | Patna                                                         | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 37                                                            | 38                                                            |
| 20                                                            | Punjab and Haryana                                            | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 113                                                           | 114                                                           |
| 21                                                            | Rajasthan                                                     | Yes                                                           | 2                                                             | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | 3                                                             |
| 22                                                            | Sikkim                                                        | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 10                                                            | 11                                                            |
| 23                                                            | Telangana                                                     | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 98                                                            | 99                                                            |
| 24                                                            | Tripura                                                       | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 15                                                            | 16                                                            |
| 25                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                   | Yes                                                           | 1                                                             | Yes                                                           | 30                                                            | 31                                                            |
|                                                               | Implemented                                                   | 24                                                            | 41                                                            | 24                                                            | 1773                                                          | 1814                                                          |
|                                                               | Not Implemented                                               | 1                                                             |                                                               | 1                                                             |                                                               |                                                               |