Lok Sabha Question No. 1351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1351 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 06 th  FEBRUARY, 2026

## FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS (FTSCS) IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †1351. SHRI RAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of currently operational Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) in Uttar Pradesh specifically dedicated to cases related to POCSO and other sexual offences, district-wise;
- (b) the updated number of pending rape and POCSO cases in these FTSCs, district-wise;
- (c) the status of sanctioned posts and vacancies in FTSCs including judicial officers, public prosecutors and supporting staff, district-wise;
- (d) the number of posts filled so far along with the current status of the process for filling up the remaining vacancies; and
- (e) whether the Government has initiated measures to improve infrastructure, augment human resources,  strengthen  digital  case-management  systems  and  monitoring  mechanisms  in FTSCs  to  reduce  pendency  of  cases,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## 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): As per the information received from the High Court of Allahabad, 218 FTSCs including 74 exclusive POCSO courts are functional in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The district wise  details  of  functional  FTSCs  along  with  pendency  of  rape  and  POCSO  cases  in  these courts, are placed at Annexure -I.

(c): As per the guidelines of the Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) Scheme, each FTSC is to be staffed with one Presiding Officer and seven support staff.

As  per  the  information  received  from  the  High  Court  of  Allahabad,  218  posts  of Additional District & Sessions Judges and 1,526 posts of supporting staff were sanctioned for 218 FTSCs, including 74 exclusive POCSO Courts, under the Scheme. The break-up of total sanctioned strength is as under:

| Sr. No.   | Name of Post                                               | Number of Sanctioned posts   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Additional District &Sessions Judges                       | 218                          |
| 2.        | Stenographer Grade-I                                       | 218                          |
| 3.        | Munsrim, Reader                                            | 218                          |
| 4.        | Senior Assistant (Suits Clerk, Session Clerk, Misc. Clerk) | 218                          |
| 5.        | Junior Assistant (Copyist)                                 | 218 (Outsourcing)            |
| 6.        | Orderly (Peon)                                             | 436 (Outsourcing)            |
| 7.        | Daftari                                                    | 218 (Outsourcing)            |
|           | TOTAL                                                      | 1744                         |

The district-wise  details  of  sanctioned  posts  and  vacancies  for  judicial  officers  and supporting staff in FTSCs, are place at Annexure -II.

The High Court of Allahabad has further informed that 218 posts of Junior Assistant (Copyist), 436 posts of Orderly/Peon and 218 posts of Daftari were initially proposed to be filled through outsourcing. However, the Hon'ble Committee constituted for Monitoring the Expeditious Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases resolved that staff attached to POCSO Courts handle sensitive judicial records and such important documents have to be handled only by regular cadre.

- (d): As regards the recruitment of judges/prosecutors and staff in courts, filling up of vacant positions of the judicial officers in District and Subordinate courts including the FTSCs, is the responsibility  of  the  State/UT  Governments  and  the  concerned  High  Courts.  As  per  the Constitutional framework, in exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read with Articles 233 and 234 of the Constitution, the State/UT Government in consultation with the  respective  High  Court  frames  the  rules  regarding  the  recruitment  and  appointment  of Judicial Officers.
- (e): The Central Government has taken several steps to support infrastructure, strengthen digital case-management systems and monitoring mechanisms in FTSCs to reduce pendency of cases:
- (i) The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  Development  of  Judicial  Infrastructure supplements efforts of the States in building court halls, residential units, lawyers' halls, toilet

complexes, and digital computer rooms for District and Subordinate Courts including FTSCs. Total central assistance of Rs. 1,756.41 crore (as on 31.12.2025) has been provided to the State of Uttar Pradesh since the inception of the Scheme, out of which Rs. 1,205.11 crore has been provided since FY 2014-15. As on 31.12.2025, State of Uttar Pradesh has 2,923 court halls.

(ii) The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  e-Courts  Project  Phase-III,  in  close coordination with the eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India through the respective High Courts.  To strengthen digital case management, Case Information Software (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented in all court complexes; the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) provides public access to case information; electronic case management tools such as the eCourts Services Mobile App  for  litigants  and  lawyers  and  the  JustIS  Mobile App  for  Judicial  Officers  are operational, with 3,54,86,435 and 22,090 downloads respectively as on 31.12.2025; Digital Courts 2.1 has been developed to enable paperless courts and is under pilot implementation. In addition,  an  AI-based  tool  called  Legal  Research  Analysis  Assistant  (LegRAA)  has  been developed to support judicial research and analysis.

(iii) In order to strengthen functioning of FTSCs, regular review meetings are held via Video Conferencing with the States/UTs and the High Courts. The Hon'ble Minister of Law & Justice has written to Hon'ble Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of the High Courts regarding need for timely action and strict compliance with timelines under the POCSO Act and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. In addition, the performance of FTSCs is a regular agenda item in the Inter-State Zonal Council meetings to improve inter-governmental coordination and expedite justice delivery.

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## Annexure -I

## District-wise details of functional FTSCs in the State of Uttar Pradesh along with pendency of rape and POCSO cases in these FTSCs as on 31.12.2025

|   Sr. No | Districts                         |   Total No. of functional FTSCs |   Pendency of Rape and POCSO cases in FTSCs |
|----------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Agra                              |                               4 |                                        2334 |
|        2 | Aligarh                           |                               4 |                                        2000 |
|        3 | Allahabad (Prayagraj)             |                               4 |                                        2113 |
|        4 | Ambedkar Nagar                    |                               3 |                                        1058 |
|        5 | Auraiya                           |                               2 |                                        1035 |
|        6 | Azamgarh                          |                               3 |                                        2514 |
|        7 | Bagpat                            |                               2 |                                         667 |
|        8 | Bahraich                          |                               3 |                                        1937 |
|        9 | Ballia                            |                               3 |                                        1326 |
|       10 | Balrampur                         |                               3 |                                         659 |
|       11 | Banda                             |                               2 |                                        1073 |
|       12 | Barabanki                         |                               3 |                                        1299 |
|       13 | Bareilly                          |                               4 |                                        3443 |
|       14 | Basti                             |                               3 |                                        1019 |
|       15 | Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi)      |                               2 |                                         113 |
|       16 | Bijnor                            |                               2 |                                         641 |
|       17 | Budaun                            |                               4 |                                        1304 |
|       18 | Bulandshahr                       |                               4 |                                        2167 |
|       19 | Chandauli                         |                               2 |                                         570 |
|       20 | Chitrakoot                        |                               2 |                                         436 |
|       21 | Deoria                            |                               3 |                                        1469 |
|       22 | Etah                              |                               3 |                                         761 |
|       23 | Etawah                            |                               2 |                                         513 |
|       24 | Faizabad (Ayodhya)                |                               3 |                                         725 |
|       25 | Farrukhabad                       |                               3 |                                         926 |
|       26 | Fatehpur                          |                               3 |                                        1733 |
|       27 | Firozabad                         |                               4 |                                        1010 |
|       28 | Gautam Buddh Nagar                |                               3 |                                        1525 |
|       29 | Ghaziabad                         |                               4 |                                        2653 |
|       30 | Ghazipur                          |                               3 |                                        1757 |
|       31 | Gonda                             |                               2 |                                         698 |
|       32 | Gorakhpur                         |                               4 |                                        2760 |
|       33 | Hamirpur                          |                               3 |                                        1134 |
|       34 | Panchsheel Nagar district (Hapur) |                               3 |                                         625 |
|       35 | Hathras                           |                               2 |                                         459 |
|       36 | Hardoi                            |                               4 |                                        1789 |
|       37 | Jalaun                            |                               2 |                                         796 |

| Sr. No   | Districts                    |   Total No. of functional FTSCs |   Pendency of Rape and POCSO cases in FTSCs |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 38       | Jaunpur                      |                               3 |                                        1758 |
| 39       | Jhansi                       |                               2 |                                        1110 |
| 40       | Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha) |                               3 |                                         446 |
| 41       | Kannauj                      |                               2 |                                         873 |
| 42       | Ramabai Nagar (Kanpur Dehat) |                               3 |                                        1937 |
| 43       | Kanpur                       |                               3 |                                        2295 |
| 44       | Kasganj                      |                               2 |                                         844 |
| 45       | Kaushambi                    |                               4 |                                         980 |
| 46       | Kushinagar                   |                               4 |                                        2029 |
| 47       | Lakhimpur Kheri              |                               3 |                                         840 |
| 48       | Lalitpur                     |                               2 |                                         543 |
| 49       | Lucknow                      |                               4 |                                        2827 |
| 50       | Maharajganj                  |                               3 |                                        1618 |
| 51       | Mahoba                       |                               2 |                                         402 |
| 52       | Mainpuri                     |                               3 |                                        1065 |
| 53       | Mathura                      |                               3 |                                        1041 |
| 54       | Mau                          |                               3 |                                         617 |
| 55       | Meerut                       |                               4 |                                        1971 |
| 56       | Mirzapur                     |                               2 |                                         899 |
| 57       | Moradabad                    |                               3 |                                        1396 |
| 58       | Muzaffarnagar                |                               3 |                                        1446 |
| 59       | Pilibhit                     |                               3 |                                         867 |
| 60       | Pratapgarh                   |                               3 |                                        1565 |
| 61       | Raebareli                    |                               4 |                                        2224 |
| 62       | Rampur                       |                               3 |                                         478 |
| 63       | Saharanpur                   |                               3 |                                        1132 |
| 64       | Sambhal                      |                               2 |                                         972 |
| 65       | Sant Kabir Nagar             |                               3 |                                         970 |
| 66       | Shahjahanpur                 |                               3 |                                        1672 |
| 67       | Shamli                       |                               2 |                                         615 |
| 68       | Shravasti                    |                               2 |                                         192 |
| 69       | Siddharth Nagar              |                               3 |                                        1008 |
| 70       | Sitapur                      |                               4 |                                        1945 |
| 71       | Sonbhadra                    |                               2 |                                         643 |
| 72       | Sultanpur                    |                               3 |                                        1583 |
| 73       | Unnao                        |                               3 |                                        1602 |
| 74       | Varanasi                     |                               4 |                                        2011 |
| Total    | Total                        |                             218 |                                       95457 |

Source:

As per data provided by the High Court.

Annexure -II The district-wise details of sanctioned posts and vacancies in FTSCs

| Sr.No   | Districts             | Judicial Officers in FTSCs   | Judicial Officers in FTSCs   | 7 support staff for each   | 7 support staff for each   |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr.No   | Districts             | Total Sanctioned strength    | Vacant                       | Total Sanctioned strength  | Vacant                     |
| 1       | Agra                  | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 9                          |
| 2       | Aligarh               | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 3       | Allahabad (Prayagraj) | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 10                         |
| 4       | Ambedkar Nagar        | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 7                          |
| 5       | Auraiya               | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 6       | Azamgarh              | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 7       | Bagpat                | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 2                          |
| 8       | Bahraich              | 3                            | 1                            | 21                         | 6                          |
| 9       | Ballia                | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 5                          |
| 10      | Balrampur             | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 7                          |
| 11      | Banda                 | 2                            |                              | 14                         | 5                          |
| 12      | Barabanki             | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 13      | Bareilly              | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 14      | Basti                 | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 6                          |
| 15      | Bhadohi               | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 16      | Bijnor                | 2                            |                              | 14                         | 5                          |
| 17      | Budaun                | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 18      | Bulandshahr           | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 19      | Chandauli             | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 20      | Chitrakoot            | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 5                          |
| 21      | Deoria                | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 8                          |
| 22      | Etah                  | 3                            | 1                            | 21                         | 8                          |
| 23      | Etawah                | 2                            |                              | 14                         | 5                          |
| 24      | Faizabad (Ayodhya)    | 3                            | 1                            | 21                         | 8                          |
| 25      | Farrukhabad           | 3                            | 1                            | 21                         | 9                          |
| 26      | Fatehpur              | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 5                          |
| 27      | Firozabad             | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 8                          |
| 28      | Gautam Buddh Nagar    | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 29      | Ghaziabad             | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 12                         |
| 30      | Ghazipur              | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 9                          |
| 31      | Gonda                 | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 32      | Gorakhpur             | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 33      | Hamirpur              | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 9                          |
| 34      | Hapur                 | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 9                          |
| 35      | Hathras               | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 36 37   | Hardoi Jalaun         | 4 2                          | 3                            | 28 14                      | 9 5                        |

| Sr.No   |                     | Judicial Officers in FTSCs   | Judicial Officers in FTSCs   | 7 support staff for each   | 7 support staff for each   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr.No   | Districts           | Total Sanctioned strength    | Vacant                       | Total Sanctioned strength  | Vacant                     |
| 38      | Jaunpur             | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 39      | Jhansi              | 2                            |                              | 14                         | 5                          |
| 40      | Jyotiba Phule Nagar | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 41      | Kannauj             | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 42      | Kanpur Dehat        | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 43      | Kanpur              | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 44      | Kasganj             | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 45      | Kaushambi           | 4                            | 3                            | 28                         | 12                         |
| 46      | Kushinagar          | 4                            | 3                            | 28                         | 7                          |
| 47      | Lakhimpur Kheri     | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 3                          |
| 48      | Lalitpur            | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 5                          |
| 49      | Lucknow             | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| 50      | Maharajganj         | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 8                          |
| 51      | Mahoba              | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 52      | Mainpuri            | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 53      | Mathura             | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 54      | Mau                 | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 8                          |
| 55      | Meerut              | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 10                         |
| 56      | Mirzapur            | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 57      | Moradabad           | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 58      | Muzaffarnagar       | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 7                          |
| 59      | Pilibhit            | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 60      | Pratapgarh          | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 6                          |
| 61      | Raebareli           | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 10                         |
| 62      | Rampur              | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 9                          |
| 63      | Saharanpur          | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 64      | Sambhal             | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 65      | Sant Kabir Nagar    | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 7                          |
| 66      | Shahjahanpur        | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 67      | Shamli              | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 4                          |
| 68      | Shravasti           | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 69      | Siddharthnagar      | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 2                          |
| 70      | Sitapur             | 4                            | 2                            | 28                         | 11                         |
| 71      | Sonbhadra           | 2                            | 1                            | 14                         | 6                          |
| 72      | Sultanpur           | 3                            | 2                            | 21                         | 5                          |
| 73      | Unnao               | 3                            |                              | 21                         | 8                          |
| 74      | Varanasi            | 4                            |                              | 28                         | 11                         |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL               | 218                          | 63                           | 1526                       | 546                        |

Source:

As per data provided by the High Court.