Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Anil Firojiya, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Saikia Dilip, Arun Sao, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 245

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21 ST  JULY, 2023

## Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary

245. Shri Ranjeet Singh Naik Nimbalkar:

Shri Naranbhai Kachhadiya:

Shri Anil Firojiya:

Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare:

Shri Dilip Saikia:

Shri Arun Sao:

Shri Shivakumar C. Udasi:

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

- (a)  the  present  status  of  work  done  under  thecentrally  sponsored  scheme  for itsinception
- Development ofInfrastructure Facilities for the Judiciary since particularly in Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  details  of  court  buildings,  digital  computerrooms,  lawyers'  halls,  toilet complexes and residentialaccommodation for judicial officers constructed under the scheme so far, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  fortime  bound  implementation  of  the scheme across the country?

## 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 primary responsibility for development of infrastructure facilities for judiciary rests with the State Governments. However, to supplement the resources of the  State  Governments/UTs,  the  Union  Government  has  been  implementing  a

Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for  the  Judiciary  since  1993-94  by  providing  financial  assistance  to  them  in  the prescribed  fund-sharing  pattern  between  the  Centre  and  States. The  scheme  covers the  construction  of  court  buildings  and  residential  accommodations  for  judicial officers of district and subordinate judiciary.  From the year 2021, besides court halls and residential units, new components of digital computer room, lawyers' halls and toilet complexes have also been added under the ambit of the above CSS.A sum of Rs. 10035 crores has been released under the Scheme so far since its inception, out of which  Rs.  6591  crore  (66%)  has  been  released  since  2014-15.There  are  21,365 number of court halls and 18,846 number of residential units available in the district and  subordinate  courts  against  the  working  strength  of  19,876  Judges/Judicial Officers as on 30.06.2023. Moreover, as per Nyaya Vikas Portal, 2,811 Court Halls and 1640 residential units are under construction. the State-wise statement of number of court halls and residential units available and under construction is at Annexure . The scheme has been extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 9000 crores including central share of Rs. 5307.00 crore for this scheme.

As far as the releases to the State  Government of Maharashtra is concerned, a sum of Rs. 870 crore has been released till 15.07.2023 under the Scheme.  As per information made available by the Bombay High Court, there are 2,350 Court Halls and 2,055 Residential Units as on 30.06.2023available in the State of Maharashtra. In addition, 603 court halls and 106 residential units are under construction.The digital computer rooms, lawyers' halls and toilets are essentially the part of a court complex and funds are not released underproject-wise/component-wise the scheme. However, States  have  been  sensitized  about  the  new  elements  of  Lawyers'  Halls,  Toilet

Complexes and Digital Computer Rooms, introduced under the scheme since 202122.

(c): The Government is sensitive to the needs of building better infrastructure for the judicial officers of the lower and subordinate judiciary. For time bound and proper implementation of the scheme, there are monitoring mechanisms in place as per the guidelines of the scheme.

There is a High Court Level Monitoring Committee in the State, chaired by the Chief Justices of the respective High Courts and this also has other stake holders such as, Registrar General of the High Court, portfolio judges, Law/Home Secretary of the State and Secretary of the State PWD as members. This committee meets every six months to review the physical and financial progress of the projects running under the scheme.

Apart  from  this,  there  is  a  Central  Level  Monitoring  Committee  in  the Department of Justice, chaired by Secretary (Department of Justice, Government of India) to review the progress of the projects and iron out any issues that hinder the smooth implementation of the scheme.

Besides, there are regular visits by the officials of the Department of Justice to the States for getting firsthand information on the ground. Regular meetings through video conferencing to sort out the problems of the States/UTs also takes place.

Trainings are also organized (both online and offline) for the State officials on the technical issues relating to Public Financial Management (PFMS) through which funds gets released and utilization is monitored.

The States/UTs are required to geo-tag the on-going projects in real time and reflect it on the Nyaya Vikas Portal, which is an online monitoring system developed with the technical assistance of National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO for collection of data on progress and time bound completion of judicial infrastructure projects.

Above  all,  the  scheme  has  enough  flexibility  by  way  of  its  norms  and specifications,  for  the  States  to  take  care  of  their  local  needs  and  geo-spatial peculiarities.

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Annexure

Statement  referred  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  245for  reply  on  21.07.2023  and  State-wise statement of number of Court Halls and residential units available and under constructionas on 30.06.2023

|   Sl. No. | States &Uts         | Total Court Halls   | Total Court Halls Under Construction*   | Total Residential Units   | Total Residential Units Under Construction*   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar | 17                  | 0                                       | 10                        | 0                                             |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      | 647                 | 99                                      | 574                       | 16                                            |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 29                  | 2                                       | 29                        | 3                                             |
|         4 | Assam               | 426                 | 97                                      | 372                       | 14                                            |
|         5 | Bihar               | 1523                | 86                                      | 1202                      | 82                                            |
|         6 | Chandigarh          | 31                  | 1                                       | 30                        | 0                                             |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        | 484                 | 26                                      | 462                       | 426                                           |
|         8 | D &NHaveli          | 3                   | 0                                       | 3                         | 0                                             |
|         9 | Daman &Diu          | 5                   | 3                                       | 5                         | 0                                             |
|        10 | Delhi               | 694                 | 50                                      | 348                       | 70                                            |
|        11 | Goa                 | 53                  | 28                                      | 26                        | 0                                             |
|        12 | Gujarat             | 1531                | 140                                     | 1337                      | 29                                            |
|        13 | Haryana             | 562                 | 75                                      | 518                       | 65                                            |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh    | 170                 | 14                                      | 157                       | 1                                             |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir   | 199                 | 46                                      | 122                       | 8                                             |
|        16 | Jharkhand           | 651                 | 12                                      | 609                       | 0                                             |
|        17 | Karnataka           | 1189                | 144                                     | 1147                      | 84                                            |
|        18 | Kerala              | 566                 | 46                                      | 541                       | 18                                            |
|        19 | Ladakh              | 9                   | 0                                       | 6                         | 0                                             |
|        20 | Lakshadweep         | 3                   | 0                                       | 3                         | 0                                             |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh      | 1546                | 413                                     | 1696                      | 91                                            |
|        22 | Maharashtra         | 2350                | 603                                     | 2055                      | 106                                           |
|        23 | Manipur             | 43                  | 5                                       | 16                        | 0                                             |
|        24 | Meghalaya           | 53                  | 30                                      | 26                        | 97                                            |
|        25 | Mizoram             | 47                  | 26                                      | 37                        | 6                                             |
|        26 | Nagaland            | 30                  | 12                                      | 39                        | 2                                             |
|        27 | Odisha              | 819                 | 53                                      | 717                       | 56                                            |
|        28 | Puducherry          | 36                  | 0                                       | 29                        | 0                                             |
|        29 | Punjab              | 589                 | 72                                      | 625                       | 36                                            |
|        30 | Rajasthan           | 1340                | 216                                     | 1135                      | 125                                           |
|        31 | Sikkim              | 20                  | 0                                       | 17                        | 0                                             |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu          | 1233                | 0                                       | 1363                      | 0                                             |
|        33 | Telangana           | 535                 | 45                                      | 475                       | 6                                             |
|        34 | Tripura             | 82                  | 22                                      | 91                        | 26                                            |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh       | 2761                | 284                                     | 2393                      | 238                                           |
|        36 | Uttarakhand         | 253                 | 70                                      | 210                       | 3                                             |
|        37 | West Bengal TOTAL   | 836 21365           | 91 2811                                 | 421 18846                 | 32 1640                                       |

Source: MIS Port of Department of Justice and Nyaya Vikas Portal