Lok Sabha Question No. 5715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: POCSO and FTSCs Cases in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5715 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2026

## POCSO AND FTSCs CASES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 5715.  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

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

- (a) the details regarding the total number of POCSO cases registered in the country during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the total number of POCSO cases disposed of in the last five years, classified year-wise and State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the total number of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) sanctioned in the country under the FTSC Scheme, and the number of courts currently functional, classified State-wise;
- (d) the details regarding the total amount of funds sanctioned, released and utilised under the FTSC Scheme since inception, State-wise; and
- (e) the details regarding the FTSCs established in Andhra Pradesh, including the total amount of funds released to each FTSC in the last five years and the total number of POCSO cases disposed off by each court, classified year-wise and court-wise?

## 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 made available by the High Courts, as of 31.01.2026, 774 FTSCs, including 398 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts were functional in 29 States/UTs. The  year-wise  cases  registered  and  disposed  by  the  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs) including exclusive POCSO courts under the FTSCs Scheme, are as under:

| Year                    | No. of cases registered   | No. of cases disposed   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2023                    | 81,471                    | 76,319                  |
| 2024                    | 88,902                    | 85,595                  |
| 2025                    | 1,43,936                  | 66,500                  |
| 2026 (as on 31.01.2026) | 11,790                    | 5,725                   |

The State/UT wise total number of POCSO cases registered and disposed by the exclusive POCSO courts under  the  FTSCs  Scheme,  since  the  inception  of  the  Scheme,  are  given  at Annexure-I.

The number of POCSO cases registered and disposed of by exclusive POCSO Courts in the State of Andhra Pradesh from the year 2023 onwards, are as under:

| Year                    | No. of POCSO cases registered   | No. of POCSO cases disposed   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2023                    | 2,263                           | 2,360                         |
| 2024                    | 1,419                           | 2,138                         |
| 2025                    | 2,159                           | 2,701                         |
| 2026 (as on 31.01.2026) | 98                              | 215                           |

(c): The details regarding the total number of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) sanctioned in the  country  under  the  FTSC  Scheme,  and  the  number  of  courts  currently  functional  as  on 31.01.2026, are provided at Annexure -II.

(d): The funds under the FTSC Scheme are released on the pattern of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (Central share: State share :: 60:40, 90:10) to cover the salaries of one Judicial Officer along with 7 support Staff per FTSC and a Flexi Grant for meeting the day-to-day expenses. The funds are reimbursed to the States/UTs after receipt of the expenditure statements from them. During the current financial year, the allocated budget of ₹ 200.00 crores have been fully utilized by the States/UTs. The details regarding the total amount of central share of funds released since the inception of the Scheme, are given at Annexure -III.

(e): In  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  16  exclusive  POCSO  Courts  are  functional  under  the Scheme. An amount of ₹1.80 crore has been released to Andhra Pradesh since the inception of the Scheme, as the State has not submitted expenditure statements required as per the Scheme Guidelines. Since the Scheme operates on a reimbursement basis, funds are released only after receipt of the expenditure statements. As per the information received from the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, a total of 9,137 POCSO cases have been disposed of since the inception of the Scheme.

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## Annexure- I

## State/UT-wise details of POCSO cases registered and disposed by the exclusive POCSO courts under the FTSCs Scheme as on 31.01.2026

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   |   Functional exclusive POCSO Courts |   POCSO Cases instituted in exclusive POCSO courts since the inception of the Scheme |   Cumulative Disposal of POCSO cases in exclusive POCSO courts since the inception of the Scheme |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                  16 |                                                                                14990 |                                                                                             9137 |
| 2.        | Assam                    |                                  17 |                                                                                16830 |                                                                                            10160 |
| 3.        | Bihar                    |                                  48 |                                                                                39573 |                                                                                            20576 |
| 4.        | Chandigarh               |                                   0 |                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                0 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh             |                                  11 |                                                                                 6955 |                                                                                             5809 |
| 6.        | Delhi                    |                                  11 |                                                                                 4770 |                                                                                             2373 |
| 7.        | Goa                      |                                   0 |                                                                                   34 |                                                                                               34 |
| 8.        | Gujarat                  |                                  24 |                                                                                18259 |                                                                                            14759 |
| 9.        | Haryana                  |                                  14 |                                                                                10505 |                                                                                             6924 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                                   3 |                                                                                 1177 |                                                                                              873 |
| 11.       | J&K                      |                                   2 |                                                                                  535 |                                                                                              212 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand*               |                                   0 |                                                                                 6337 |                                                                                             6337 |
| 13.       | Karnataka                |                                  16 |                                                                                13019 |                                                                                             9789 |
| 14.       | Kerala                   |                                  14 |                                                                                10179 |                                                                                             8596 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                  56 |                                                                                37763 |                                                                                            29912 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra              |                                   0 |                                                                                12044 |                                                                                            12044 |
| 17.       | Manipur                  |                                   0 |                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                0 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                |                                   5 |                                                                                 1969 |                                                                                              823 |
| 19.       | Mizoram                  |                                   1 |                                                                                  118 |                                                                                               75 |
| 20.       | Nagaland                 |                                   0 |                                                                                    3 |                                                                                                3 |
| 21.       | Odisha                   |                                  23 |                                                                                20762 |                                                                                            14797 |
| 22.       | Puducherry               |                                   1 |                                                                                  462 |                                                                                              197 |
| 23.       | Punjab                   |                                   3 |                                                                                 3311 |                                                                                             2833 |
| 24.       | Rajasthan                |                                  30 |                                                                                18851 |                                                                                            16021 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu               |                                  20 |                                                                                19780 |                                                                                            11292 |
| 26.       | Telangana                |                                   0 |                                                                                 2731 |                                                                                             2731 |
| 27.       | Tripura                  |                                   1 |                                                                                  379 |                                                                                              276 |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand              |                                   0 |                                                                                    0 |                                                                                                0 |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                  74 |                                                                               114121 |                                                                                            52086 |
| 30.       | West Bengal              |                                   8 |                                                                                 6401 |                                                                                              698 |
|           | TOTAL                    |                                 398 |                                                                               381858 |                                                                                           239367 |

## Annexure- II

## State/UT-wise total number of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) sanctioned and operational as on 31.01.2026

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   |   Number of FTSCs including exclusive POCSO courts sanctioned (w.e.f. FY 2023-24) |   Functional FTSCs including exclusive POCSO courts |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | A&N Islands              |                                                                                 1 |                                                   0 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                                                16 |                                                  16 |
| 3.        | Assam                    |                                                                                17 |                                                  17 |
| 4.        | Bihar                    |                                                                                54 |                                                  54 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh               |                                                                                 1 |                                                   1 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh             |                                                                                15 |                                                  15 |
| 7.        | Delhi                    |                                                                                16 |                                                  16 |
| 8.        | Goa                      |                                                                                 1 |                                                   1 |
| 9.        | Gujarat                  |                                                                                35 |                                                  35 |
| 10.       | Haryana                  |                                                                                18 |                                                  18 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                                                 6 |                                                   6 |
| 12.       | J&K                      |                                                                                 4 |                                                   4 |
| 13.       | Karnataka                |                                                                                30 |                                                  30 |
| 14.       | Kerala                   |                                                                                55 |                                                  55 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                                                67 |                                                  67 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra              |                                                                                38 |                                                  37 |
| 17.       | Manipur                  |                                                                                 2 |                                                   2 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                |                                                                                 5 |                                                   5 |
| 19.       | Mizoram                  |                                                                                 3 |                                                   3 |
| 20.       | Nagaland                 |                                                                                 1 |                                                   1 |
| 21.       | Odisha                   |                                                                                44 |                                                  44 |
| 22.       | Puducherry               |                                                                                 1 |                                                   1 |
| 23.       | Punjab                   |                                                                                12 |                                                  12 |
| 24.       | Rajasthan                |                                                                                45 |                                                  45 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu               |                                                                                23 |                                                  20 |
| 26.       | Telangana                |                                                                                36 |                                                  36 |
| 27.       | Tripura                  |                                                                                 3 |                                                   3 |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand              |                                                                                 7 |                                                   4 |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                                               218 |                                                 218 |
| 30.       | West Bengal              |                                                                                16 |                                                   8 |
|           | TOTAL                    |                                                                               790 |                                                 774 |

## Annexure -III

## State/UT-wise details of Central Share of Funds Released under the Fast Track Special Courts Scheme since the inception of the Scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs      |   Total Central Share Released since the inception of the Scheme |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh              |                                                             1.8  |
| 2         | Assam                       |                                                            41.62 |
| 3         | Bihar                       |                                                            92.83 |
| 4         | Chandigarh                  |                                                             0.19 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                |                                                            26.11 |
| 6         | Delhi                       |                                                            26.11 |
| 7         | Goa                         |                                                             1.76 |
| 8         | Gujarat                     |                                                            43.38 |
| 9         | Haryana                     |                                                            33.39 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh            |                                                            14.31 |
| 11        | J&K                         |                                                            10.32 |
| 12        | Jharkhand*                  |                                                            20.49 |
| 13        | Karnataka                   |                                                            44.14 |
| 14        | Kerala                      |                                                            81.06 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh              |                                                           127.29 |
| 16        | Maharashtra                 |                                                            49.67 |
| 17        | Manipur                     |                                                             4    |
| 18        | Meghalaya                   |                                                             7.54 |
| 19        | Mizoram                     |                                                             9.39 |
| 20        | Nagaland                    |                                                             1.86 |
| 21        | Odisha                      |                                                            77.7  |
| 22        | Puducherry                  |                                                             1.16 |
| 23        | Punjab                      |                                                            21.56 |
| 24        | Rajasthan                   |                                                           114.7  |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                  |                                                            36.24 |
| 26        | Telangana                   |                                                            30.98 |
| 27        | Tripura                     |                                                             5.32 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                 |                                                            11.46 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh               |                                                           294.69 |
| 30        | West Bengal                 |                                                             3.11 |
|           | TOTAL                       |                                                          1234.18 |
|           | Third Party Evaluation Cost |                                                             0.37 |
|           | GRAND TOTAL                 |                                                          1234.55 |