Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: e-Courts Project
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 317 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21 st JULY, 2023

## e-Courts Project

## 317. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether for efficient administration of justice,Phase-3 of the eCourts  project  has  been  launchedwith  an  outlay  of  Rs.  7,000
- crores;
- (b) if so, the details and the progress madetherein till now; and
- (c) the funds sanctioned/spent thereunder tillnow since 2014 onwards, court-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) & (b) :In the Union Budget 2023-2024,the Government of India announced Phase-III of e-Courts project with an outlay of Rs.7000 crore (approx.).Based onthe  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  approved  by  theeCommittee,  Supreme Court  of  India,the  Expenditure  Finance  Committee  in  its  meeting  held  on 23.02.2023 has approved the eCourts Phase III with a total outlay of Rs.7210 Crore.  Further,  the  Empowered  Technology  Group  chaired  by  the  Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister in its meeting held on 21.06.2023 has also recommended to the Cabinet the eCourts Phase III for approval.

- (c):The  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project  is  a  national  eGovernance  project  for ICT  enablement  of  district/subordinate  courts  of  the  country  with  a  view  to

facilitate faster disposal of cases by speeding up court processes and providing transparent on-line flow of information on case status, orders/judgments etc. to the  judiciary  as  well  as  litigants,  lawyers  and  other  stakeholders.The  eCourts Phase I (2011-15)  was aimed at basic computerization of courts and providing local network connectivity under which a total expenditure of Rs.639.41 crore was  done.   Phase  II  (2015-23)  of  the  project  focused  on  citizen-centric  eservices  besides  computerising  18735  courts  and  interconnecting  these  with wide area network (WAN).Against the financial outlay of Rs.1670 crore in the phase II of the project, the Department of Justice has released Rs.1668.43 crore for  implementation  of  the  project  till  31st  March  2022.The  details  of  funds released/utilized under eCourts Phase I and Phase II (court-wise) are attached atAnnexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.317  for  21/07/2023  regardingeCourts project. The details of fund released under eCourtsPhase Iare as under:

## Year wise fund release under eCourts Project Phase-I:

| Financial Year   |   Funds released(Rs. in crore) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2004-05          |                        103.05  |
| 2006-07          |                         84     |
| 2008-09          |                         25.9   |
| 2009-10          |                         65     |
| 2010-11          |                         97.5   |
| 2011-12          |                        112.39  |
| 2012-13          |                         83.51  |
| 2013-14          |                         56.114 |
| 2014-15          |                          9.947 |
| 2015-16          |                          2     |
| Total            |                        639.41  |

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.317  for  21/07/2023  regardingeCourts project. The details of fund released/utilized under eCourts Phase II (court-wise)are as under:

| Sr.No   | High Courts                  | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|---------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         |                              | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed | Released  | Utili zed |
| 1       | Allahabad                    | 31.14     | 31        | 20.88     | 21        | 21        | 20.3      | 8.07      | 7.96      | 15        | 14        | 13.8      | 10        |           |           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1.96      | 0         |           |           |
| 3       | Bombay                       | 30.39     | 30        | 38.25     | 38        | 47        | 47.2      | 0.52      | 0.52      | 0         | 0         | 8.86      | 8.9       |           |           |
| 4       | Calcutta                     | 12.14     | 10        | 9.17      | 8.4       | 11        | 1.9       | 0.13      | 0.08      | 0         | 0         | 4.93      | 0         |           |           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                 | 3.82      | 3.8       | 6.03      | 6         | 9.3       | 9.34      | 1.33      | 1.33      | 4.44      | 4.4       | 2.34      | 2.3       |           |           |
| 6       | Delhi                        | 5.87      | 5.9       | 5.41      | 5.4       | 9         | 8.95      | 3.54      | 3.54      | 0         | 0         | 3         | 2.9       |           |           |
| 7 (a)   | Gauhati                      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
|         | (Arunachal Pradesh)          | 0.59      | 0.6       | 4.33      | 4.3       | 1.4       | 1.36      | 2.85      | 2.82      | 0.98      | 1         | 1.52      | 1.5       | 1.3       | 1.2       |
| 7 (b)   | Gauhati (Assam)              | 5.19      | 5.2       | 25.47     | 25        | 8.1       | 8.13      | 8.7       | 8.22      | 13.7      | 13        | 6.11      | 1.8       | 3.5       | 3.5       |
| 7 (c)   | Gauhati (Mizoram)            | 0.71      | 0.7       | 3.01      | 3         | 2.5       | 2.47      | 0.15      | 0.15      | 0.51      | 0.4       | 0.72      | 0.7       | 0.3       | 0.3       |
| 7 (d)   | Gauhati (Nagaland)           | 0.77      | 0.8       | 2.31      | 2.1       | 1.8       | 1.83      | 0.71      | 0.71      | 0.7       | 0.3       | 0.83      | 0.2       | 0.8       | 0         |
| 8       | Gujarat*                     | 11.23     | 11        | 18.32     | 16        | 29        | 21.8      | 10.7      | 0.1       | 0         | 0         | 3.48      | 0.8       |           |           |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh             | 1.79      | 1.8       | 3.21      | 3.2       | 4.1       | 4.03      | 0.13      | 0.13      | 0         | 0         | 2         | 1.8       |           |           |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir              | 1.84      | 1.8       | 5.29      | 5.3       | 11        | 10.6      | 0.26      | 0.26      | 0         | 0         | 1         | 1         |           |           |
| 11      | Jharkhand                    | 3.2       | 3.2       | 5.09      | 5.1       | 2.9       | 2.92      | 4.53      | 4.53      | 5.53      | 0.4       | 2.98      | 0.5       |           |           |
| 12      | Karnataka                    | 11.86     | 12        | 17.43     | 17        | 22        | 21.9      | 0.61      | 0.61      | 9.15      | 8.9       | 4.29      | 4.2       |           |           |
| 13      | Kerala                       | 5.53      | 5.5       | 8.32      | 8.3       | 15        | 13.3      | 4.61      | 4.61      | 0         | 0         | 2.83      | 1.2       | 1.6       | 0         |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh               | 9.73      | 9.7       | 23.93     | 24        | 23        | 22.5      | 0.39      | 0.39      | 11.2      | 5.9       | 6.28      | 6.2       |           |           |
| 15      | Madras                       | 10.24     | 10        | 24.62     | 25        | 25        | 24.6      | 5.11      | 4.06      | 0         | 0         | 4.73      | 2.5       |           |           |
| 16      | Manipur                      | 0.53      | 0.5       | 4.24      | 3.7       | 1.2       | 0.49      | 0.65      | 0.63      | 0.61      | 0.4       | 1.3       | 0.2       | 0.8       | 0         |
| 17      | Meghalaya                    | 0.19      | 0.2       | 3.26      | 2.9       | 3.7       | 3.33      | 0.62      | 0.61      | 0.92      | 0.1       | 2.32      | 0.4       | 2.2       | 0.7       |
| 18      | Orissa                       | 7.57      | 7.6       | 7.71      | 7.7       | 13        | 12.5      | 1.59      | 1.48      | 13.5      | 13        | 3.37      | 3.3       |           |           |
| 19      | Patna                        | 8.04      | 8         | 26.41     | 26        | 8.7       | 8.3       | 0.13      | 0.07      | 7.08      | 6.5       | 5.44      | 5.3       |           |           |
| 20      | Punjab & Haryana             | 11.63     | 12        | 17.92     | 18        | 12        | 11.5      | 8.49      | 8.49      | 0         | 0         | 4.55      | 4.6       |           |           |
| 21      | Rajasthan                    | 9.97      | 10        | 23.04     | 23        | 25        | 25.1      | 3.01      | 3.01      | 1.29      | 1.3       | 10.6      | 11        | 1.6       | 1.6       |
| 22      | Sikkim                       | 0.18      | 0.2       | 1.79      | 1.7       | 1.4       | 1.39      | 0.8       | 0.44      | 1.61      | 0.7       | 1.01      | 0.9       | 0.8       | 0         |
| 23      | Telangana & Andhra Pradesh** | 13.9      | 14        | 14.31     | 9.8       | 34        | 23.8      | 8.13      | 0.13      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |           |
| 24      | Telangana                    |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1.79      | 0         |           |           |
| 25      | Tripura                      | 1.2       | 1.2       | 4.38      | 4.4       | 2.9       | 2.86      | 1.77      | 1.77      | 2.24      | 2.2       | 4.44      | 3.8       | 1         | 0.7       |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                  | 2.98      | 3         | 2.66      | 2.1       | 4.6       | 2.5       | 0.13      | 0.12      | 0         | 0         | 1.28      | 0.7       |           |           |
|         | Total                        | 202.2     | 200       | 326.8     | 317       | 348       | 315       | 77.7      | 56.8      | 88.4      | 73        | 108       | 76        | 14        | 7.8       |