Lok Sabha Question No. 1139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Special Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1139 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SPECIAL FAST TRACK COURTS

1139. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to extend the special fast track courts which seek to deliver swift justice in sexual offence cases;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof along with the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard;
- (c) the number of fast track special courts (FTSCs) working in all 31 States and Union Territories at present, State and UT-wise;
- (d) whether many States have failed or face difficulties to operationalise all the FTSCs; and
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise?

## 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) : Yes, Sir.
- (b) : The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 28.11.2023 has approved the proposal of  the  Department  for  extending  the  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSC)  Scheme  for further 3 years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹1952.23 cr.
- (c) to (e): As per the data submitted by various High Courts, upto October, 2023, 758 FTSCs  including  412  exclusive  POCSO  (e-POCSO)  Courts  are  functional  in  30

States/UTs  across  the  country  which  have  disposed  of  more  than  2,00,000  cases. Puducherry  made  a  special  request  to  be  included  in  the  Scheme  and  has  since operationalized one exclusive POCSO Court in May, 2023. Andaman & Nicobar Islands has only recently consented to make operational one FTSC.  Arunachal Pradesh has not opted to join the Scheme citing low number of rape and POCSO cases. The State/UTwise list of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure as referred to in Reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Qn. No. 1139 for 8 th  December 2023

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT AS ON 31.10.2023

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             |   Functional FTSCs |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Chhattisgarh         |                 15 |
| 2         | Gujarat              |                 35 |
| 3         | Mizoram              |                  3 |
| 4         | Nagaland             |                  1 |
| 5         | Jharkhand            |                 22 |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh       |                 67 |
| 7         | Manipur              |                  2 |
| 8         | Haryana              |                 16 |
| 9         | Chandigarh           |                  1 |
| 10        | Rajasthan            |                 45 |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu           |                 14 |
| 12        | Tripura              |                  3 |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh        |                218 |
| 14        | Uttarakhand          |                  4 |
| 15        | Delhi                |                 16 |
| 16        | Meghalaya            |                  5 |
| 17        | J&K                  |                  4 |
| 18        | Punjab               |                 12 |
| 19        | Himachal Pradesh     |                  6 |
| 20        | Karnataka            |                 31 |
| 21        | Telangana            |                 36 |
| 22        | Puducherry*          |                  1 |
| 23        | Andhra Pradesh       |                 16 |
| 24        | Assam                |                 17 |
| 25        | Bihar                |                 46 |
| 26        | Goa                  |                  1 |
| 27        | Kerala               |                 54 |
| 28        | Maharashtra          |                 20 |
| 29        | Odisha               |                 44 |
| 30        | West Bengal          |                  3 |
| 31        | A&N**                |                  0 |
| 32        | Arunachal Pradesh*** |                  0 |
| TOTAL     |                      |                758 |