Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Progress in Development of Infrastructural Facilities for Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2024

## Progress in Development of Infrastructural Facilities for Judiciary

## 796.    SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

(a)  whether the  Government has any data of the progress and achievements of the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for Judiciary  since  its  inception  till  date  including  the  number  of  court  halls  and residential units established under the scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  amount  of  fund  allocated  for  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for Judiciary  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  also  the  number  of  court  halls  and residential units currently under construction in Uttar Pradesh?

## 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) &  (b): The primary responsibility to provide Judicial Infrastructure for Subordinate  Judiciary  rests  with  the  State  Governments.    The  Union  Government supplements  the  resources  of  the  State/UT  Governments,  by  providing  financial assistance  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  Development  of Judicial Infrastructure. The scheme covers construction of Court Halls and

Residential  Units  for  Judicial  officers  along  with  Lawyer  Halls,  Toilet  Complexes and Digital Computer Room.

Monitoring of the progress of judicial infrastructure under the scheme is done through Nyaya Vikas portal 2.0. As per this portal, 23,074 number of court halls and 20,889  number  of  residential  units  have  been constructed  in  the district  and subordinate  courts  for  Judicial  Officers  as  on  date,  of  which  7,256  court  halls  and 10,678  residential  units  have  been  constructed  since  the  year  2014.  Further,  3,022 Court  Halls  and  2,493  Residential  Units  are  under  construction  as  on  date.  The State/UT-wise detail of completed and under construction court halls and residential units is annexed .

(c): Since  inception  of  the  scheme  in  1993-94,  a  sum  of  Rs.  1,656.41  crore  has been  released  as  Central  Share  to  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  of  which  Rs.  74.12 crores has been released during the current financial year 2024-25. Under the scheme, total number of 2,835 Court Halls and 2,555 Residential Units have been constructed as on date for Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Also, 329 Court Halls and 258 Residential Units are under construction in Uttar Pradesh.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796 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 |                                      97 |                      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 |
|           | TOTAL               |               23074 |                                    3022 |                     20889 |                                          2493 |