Lok Sabha Question No. 843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Judicial Infrastructure
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 843

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2024

## Allocation of Funds for Judicial Infrastructure

## 843.   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) whether Rs. 9,000 crores have been allotted for Centrally Sponsored Scheme of providing judicial infrastructure in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether so far just Rs. 1,000 crores has been spent on the above scheme;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  of  expenditure  made  and  assets  created  so  far,  State-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether new components have been added under the above scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## 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):  The Union Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities in District and Subordinate Courts by  providing  financial  assistance  to  State/UT  Governments  in  the  prescribed  fund sharing  pattern.  The  Government  has  approved  the  continuance  of  this  CSS  for  a further  period  of  5  years  from  01.04.2021  to  31.03.2026,  at  an  outlay  of  Rs.9000 Crore, including Central share of Rs.5307 Crore.

(b) & (c): Since  2021-22  till  date,  the  Central  Government  has  released  Rs. 2969.55 crore under this Scheme to States/UTs, of which, a sum of Rs. 72.32 crore has been released to Andhra Pradesh. State-wise expenditure of funds since 2021-22 is at Annexure-I .

Since inception of the scheme in 1993-94, 23,074 number of court halls and 20,889  number  of  residential  units  have  been  constructed  in  the  District  and Subordinate Courts, against the working strength of 20,371 Judicial Officers as on date.  In  case  of  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  648  court  halls  and  600  residential  units have  been  constructed  under  the  scheme  as  on  date.  The  state-wise  availability  of Court Halls and Residential Units along with court halls and residential units under construction are at Annexure-II .

(d): The scheme aims at progressively improving the physical infrastructure of the Subordinate  Courts  as  also  the  housing  needs  for  judicial  officers  of  District  and Subordinate Courts in the country, with a view to facilitate improved justice delivery. Till 2021, there were only two components  covered under the scheme  i.e. construction  of  Court  Halls  and  Residential  Units  for  Judicial  Officers.  However, while  giving  extension  to  the  scheme  in  2021,  three  additional  components  were added to the scheme, which are (i) construction of lawyers' halls, (ii) toilet complexes and (iii) digital computer rooms for the convenience of lawyers and litigants.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 843 FOR REPLY ON 26.07.2024

## STATEMENT SHOWING FUNDS SANCTIONED/ALLOCATED AND UTILIZED AS ON DATE

| Sl. No.              | Name of State        | Funds Sanctioned/Allocated (since2021-22 to as on date (Rs. in Crore)   | Funds utilized (since 2021- 22 to as on date) (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 72.32                                                                   | 47.65                                                          |
| 2                    | Bihar                | 106.44                                                                  | 85.47                                                          |
| 3                    | Chhattisgarh         | 83.87                                                                   | 77.39                                                          |
| 4                    | Goa                  | 33.25                                                                   | 29.73                                                          |
| 5                    | Gujarat              | 101.84                                                                  | 70.15                                                          |
| 6                    | Haryana              | 20.10                                                                   | 9.85                                                           |
| 7                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 11.62                                                                   | 5.69                                                           |
| 8                    | Jharkhand            | 63.32                                                                   | 55.32                                                          |
| 9                    | Karnataka            | 242.18                                                                  | 230.28                                                         |
| 10                   | Kerala               | 72.89                                                                   | 55.28                                                          |
| 11                   | Madhya Pradesh       | 320.40                                                                  | 284.74                                                         |
| 12                   | Maharashtra          | 267.64                                                                  | 267.64                                                         |
| 13                   | Odisha               | 78.81                                                                   | 77.83                                                          |
| 14                   | Punjab               | 47.42                                                                   | 38.71                                                          |
| 15                   | Rajasthan            | 222.75                                                                  | 194.09                                                         |
| 16                   | Tamil Nadu           | 169.51                                                                  | 134.61                                                         |
| 17                   | Telangana            | 26.61                                                                   | 12.26                                                          |
| 18                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 396.08                                                                  | 318.88                                                         |
| 19                   | Uttrakhand           | 109.89                                                                  | 101.63                                                         |
| 20                   | West Bengal          | 40.22                                                                   | 21.27                                                          |
|                      | Total(A)             | 2,487.12                                                                | 2,118.47                                                       |
| 1                    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 36.47                                                                   | 16.02                                                          |
| 2                    | Assam                | 105.41                                                                  | 91.71                                                          |
| 3                    | Manipur              | 14.56                                                                   | 12.67                                                          |
| 4                    | Meghalaya            | 120.53                                                                  | 112.76                                                         |
| 5                    | Mizoram              | 18.36                                                                   | 17.98                                                          |
| 6                    | Nagaland             | 17.66                                                                   | 14.30                                                          |
| 7                    | Sikkim               | 4.96                                                                    | 1.88                                                           |
| 8                    | Tripura              | 40.48                                                                   | 24.45                                                          |
|                      | Total(B)             | 358.43                                                                  | 291.77                                                         |
| 1                    | A& N Islands         | 0.95                                                                    | 0.95                                                           |
| 2                    | Chandigarh           | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                           |
| 3                    | Dadra&NH             | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                           |
| 4                    | Daman &Diu           | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                           |
| 5                    | Lakshadweep          | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                           |
| 6                    | Ladakh               | 2.40                                                                    | 2.40                                                           |
|                      | Total(C)             | 3.35                                                                    | 3.35                                                           |
| 1                    | Delhi                | 46.50                                                                   | 29.84                                                          |
| 2                    | Puducherry           | 9.55                                                                    | 3.01                                                           |
| 3                    | Jammu &Kashmir       | 64.60                                                                   | 43.78                                                          |
| Total(D)             | Total(D)             | 120.65                                                                  | 76.63                                                          |
| Grand Total(A+B+C+D) | Grand Total(A+B+C+D) | 2,969.55                                                                | 2,490.22                                                       |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 843 FOR REPLY ON 26.07.2024

## STATE-WISE STATEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS ON DATE

|   Sl. No. | States &UTs         |   Total Court Halls |   Total Court Halls Under Construction* |   Total Residential Units |   Total Residential Units Under Construction* |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar |                  15 |                                       0 |                        11 |                                             0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                 648 |                                      90 |                       600 |                                            13 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  34 |                                       5 |                        32 |                                             2 |
|         4 | Assam               |                 421 |                                      72 |                       385 |                                            19 |
|         5 | Bihar               |                1541 |                                     184 |                      1202 |                                           308 |
|         6 | Chandigarh          |                  29 |                                       1 |                        29 |                                             0 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        |                 495 |                                      58 |                       453 |                                           837 |
|         8 | D &NHaveli          |                   3 |                                       0 |                         3 |                                             0 |
|         9 | Daman &Diu          |                   5 |                                       3 |                         5 |                                             0 |
|        10 | Delhi               |                 699 |                                       0 |                       348 |                                            70 |
|        11 | Goa                 |                  47 |                                      32 |                        20 |                                             0 |
|        12 | Gujarat             |                1509 |                                      69 |                      1360 |                                            65 |
|        13 | Haryana             |                 575 |                                      75 |                       558 |                                            65 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                 178 |                                      10 |                       155 |                                             7 |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                 202 |                                      46 |                       138 |                                             8 |
|        16 | Jharkhand           |                 650 |                                      12 |                       583 |                                             0 |
|        17 | Karnataka           |                1230 |                                     166 |                      1185 |                                            47 |
|        18 | Kerala              |                 571 |                                      67 |                       555 |                                            30 |
|        19 | Ladakh              |                  11 |                                       0 |                         4 |                                             0 |
|        20 | Lakshadweep         |                   3 |                                       0 |                         3 |                                             0 |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh      |                1602 |                                     392 |                      1769 |                                           154 |
|        22 | Maharashtra         |                3683 |                                     531 |                      3597 |                                           144 |
|        23 | Manipur             |                  42 |                                       8 |                        16 |                                             6 |
|        24 | Meghalaya           |                  70 |                                      25 |                        69 |                                            90 |
|        25 | Mizoram             |                  47 |                                      32 |                        38 |                                             8 |
|        26 | Nagaland            |                  30 |                                       4 |                        39 |                                             0 |
|        27 | Odisha              |                 836 |                                     156 |                       736 |                                            97 |
|        28 | Puducherry          |                  34 |                                       0 |                        27 |                                             0 |
|        29 | Punjab              |                 610 |                                      21 |                       624 |                                            33 |
|        30 | Rajasthan           |                1385 |                                     350 |                      1175 |                                           157 |
|        31 | Sikkim              |                  20 |                                       6 |                        15 |                                             1 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu          |                1242 |                                      40 |                      1363 |                                             7 |
|        33 | Telangana           |                 549 |                                      21 |                       472 |                                             5 |
|        34 | Tripura             |                  83 |                                      27 |                        80 |                                            33 |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh       |                2835 |                                     329 |                      2555 |                                           258 |
|        36 | Uttarakhand         |                 253 |                                      66 |                       212 |                                             3 |
|        37 | West Bengal         |                 887 |                                      96 |                       473 |                                            26 |

Source: As per Nyaya Vikas 02 Portal