Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Appointment of Central Notary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 137 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 28.07.2023 APPOINTMENT OF CENTRAL NOTARY

## *137. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA  RAO:

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

- (a) the number of legal professionals appointed as Notary Public by the Central Government during the last five years, State and UT-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that many advocates who submitted online applications for said post in the year 2021 are still waiting for their appointment;
- (c) if so, the details of such applications that are pending as on date, State and UT-wise along with the reasons thereof; and
- (d) the timeline by which all the pending applications are likely to be cleared?

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

*******

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 137 FOR ANSWER ON 28.07.2023

(a) Statement showing the total notaries appointed by the Central Government during the last five years, State and UT-wise is enclosed at Annexure-I.

- (b) Yes, Sir.
- (c) Statement showing the online applications received in the year 2021 through the  Service  Plus  portal  and  are  pending  as  on  date,  State  and  UT-wise  is enclosed at Annexure-II. The applications are pending as appointment of central notaries is an ongoing process and will be done as per provisions of the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956, as amended from time to time.
- (d)  The  appointment  of  central  notaries  is  done  in  accordance  with  the provisions contained in the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956, as amended from time to time. Since this is an ongoing process, no specific timeframe can be indicated.

ANNEXURE-I

## Table: Statement showing list of notaries appointed by the Central Government during the last five years, State and UT-wise

| S. No.   | State Name        |   No. of Notaries Appointed |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                         172 |
| 2        | Assam             |                          13 |
| 3        | Bihar             |                         168 |
| 4        | Chandigarh        |                          29 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                         182 |
| 6        | Delhi             |                         324 |
| 7        | Goa               |                          16 |
| 8        | Gujarat           |                        1896 |
| 9        | Haryana           |                         374 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          95 |
| 11       | Jammu And Kashmir |                          91 |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |                          66 |
| 13       | Karnataka         |                         570 |
| 14       | Kerala            |                         441 |
| 15       | Lakshadweep       |                           3 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    |                         193 |
| 17       | Maharashtra       |                        1949 |
| 18       | Odisha            |                          66 |
| 19       | Puducherry        |                         156 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                         351 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                         786 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |                         748 |
| 23       | Telangana         |                          79 |
| 24       | Tripura           |                           7 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh     |                         504 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       |                          32 |
| 27       | West Bengal       |                          91 |
|          | TOTAL             |                        9402 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Table: Statement showing online applications received in the year 2021 and are pending as on date, State and UT-wise

| S. No.   | State Name                         |   Pending Applications (2021) |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar                |                             4 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                          3578 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                            15 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                           406 |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                           238 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |                            76 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |                          2682 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu |                             6 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |                           989 |
| 10       | Goa                                |                           306 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |                          3016 |
| 12       | Haryana                            |                          1218 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                           656 |
| 14       | Jharkhand                          |                           552 |
| 15       | Karnataka                          |                          4788 |
| 16       | Kerala                             |                          2048 |
| 17       | Ladakh                             |                             9 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                          3219 |
| 19       | Maharashtra                        |                         15686 |
| 20       | Meghalaya                          |                             4 |
| 21       | Mizoram                            |                             1 |
| 22       | Odisha                             |                           456 |
| 23       | Punjab                             |                          1466 |
| 24       | Rajasthan                          |                          4756 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                         |                         10035 |
| 26       | Telangana                          |                          1969 |
| 27       | Tripura                            |                            30 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                          3599 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand                        |                           138 |
| 30       | West Bengal                        |                          1105 |
|          | TOTAL                              |                         63051 |