Lok Sabha Question No. 4754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: e-Courts Mission Mode Project
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2026

## E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

## 4754. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:

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

(a) the status of implementation of the e-Court Mission Mode Project;

- (b) the number of operational e-courts in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the number of operational e-courts in Odisha, district-wise; and

(d) the details of funds released and utilised under the project, State-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): The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in a phased manner across the country  with  the  objective  of  strengthening  the  use  of  Information  and  Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. Phase I (2011 - 2015) was primarily focused on basic computerization  and  internal  connectivity  in  courts.  As  a  result,  14,249  Courts  were computerized and Local Area Network (LAN) was installed at 13,683 courts.

Phase II (2015 - 2023) focused on ICT facilitation of judicial services to citizens. The components included computer hardware, computerization of District State Legal Authority (DSLAs)/  Taluka  Legal  Services  Committees  (TLSCs),  Wide  Area  Network  (WAN) connectivity, trainings of stakeholders, establishment of eSewa Kendra, etc. An advanced CIS software, National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) and systems for digital filing and payments were developed.

The e-Courts Project is currently in Phase III (2023-2027). During the last year, the eCourts  project  has  seen  continued  progress  through  expansion  of  e-filing,  e-payments, increased adoption of virtual and hybrid hearings, digitisation of court records, strengthening

of Case Information System, and enhanced public access to case information through the NJDG etc. Some key initiatives and achievements under the eCourts Project as on 31.01.2026 are as under:

- (i) Over 660.36 crore pages of court records including legacy records have been digitized across Courts to ensure faster retrieval, secure storage and seamless digital workflows.
- (ii) 30 Virtual Courts have been established to enable online adjudication of traffic challans. Virtual  Courts  have  received  10.13  crore  challans  and  challans  amounting  to  Rs. 1002.73 crore were paid.
- (iii) Video Conferencing Rules have been implemented in all the High Courts and District Courts.
- (iv) Video Conferencing (VC) facilities have been expanded across 3,240 court complexes and  1,272  jails.  Courts  have  conducted  over  3.97  crore  hearings  through  video conferencing, facilitating remote hearings of undertrials, witnesses and lawyers.
- (v) Live streaming of court proceeding is operational in 11 High Courts.
- (vi) E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented to allow online filing of cases and digital payment of court fees and fines. Approximately 1.07 crore cases have been filed through the e-filing platform and the  e-payments  system  has  processed transactions for court-fee worth Rs. 1,404 crore and fine worth Rs. 75 crore.
- (vii) NJDG provides public access to case data, statistics of courts across the country and has been upgraded with an improved dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases.
- (viii) Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented in all courts, with enhanced usability, privacy safeguards and integration with national platforms such as NJDG, efiling, virtual courts and Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS).
- (ix) The S3WaaS (Secure, Scalable and Sugamya Website as a Service) platform hosts 730 District Court websites, ensuring secure and accessible web infrastructure.
- (x) Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with case updates being sent to lawyers and litigants through SMS Push and Pull (over 4 lakh SMS sent daily), email (over 6 lakh sent daily) and the multilingual e-Courts services portal (with 35 lakh hits daily).
- (xi) The e-Courts Services mobile app (3.59 crore downloads) provides the lawyers and litigants relevant information about case status, cause lists etc.
- (xii) The JustIS app (22,133 downloads) is a management tool for the judges assisting them to effectively organise and monitor their judicial business.

- (xiii) 48 e-Sewa Kendras are functional across all High Courts and 2,396 e-Sewa Kendras across District Courts.
- (xiv) The National Service and Tracking of Electronics Processes (NSTEP) system has been implemented for electronic service and tracking of summons and notices using mobilebased and GPS-enabled delivery mechanisms. Under NSTEP, the courts have processed 7.29 crore e-processes.
- (xv) Digital  Courts  2.1  is  a  customized  application  for  paperless  Courts  with  facility  of translation  and  transcription  using  AI.  It  enables  judges  to  access  all  case  related documents,  pleadings,  and  evidence  digitally,  marking  a  significant  leap  toward  a paperless court ecosystem.
- (b): The State-wise number of operational eCourts in the country is at Annexure-I.
- (c): The District-wise number of operational eCourts in Odisha is at Annexure-II.

(d): The details of funds released and utilized of Phase II and Phase III under the e-Courts Project, High court-wise and year-wise, are at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively. The implementing agency during Phase I was National Informatics Centre (NIC), therefore funds were not released to the High Courts.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING ECOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

## Details of number of operational eCourts in the country, state-wise:

| S No   | State                                        |   Total Districts | Total Court Complexes   | Total Establishments   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar                          |                 4 | 4                       | 4                      |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                               |                13 | 195                     | 368                    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                28 | 28                      | 28                     |
| 4      | Assam                                        |                34 | 80                      | 201                    |
| 5      | Bihar                                        |                38 | 83                      | 268                    |
| 6      | Chandigarh                                   |                 1 | 1                       | 3                      |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                                 |                25 | 93                      | 204                    |
| 8      | Delhi                                        |                11 | 12                      | 51                     |
| 9      | Goa                                          |                 2 | 16                      | 15                     |
| 10     | Gujarat                                      |                33 | 338                     | 467                    |
| 11     | Haryana                                      |                22 | 61                      | 158                    |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                             |                11 | 53                      | 127                    |
| 13     | Jammu and Kashmir                            |                20 | 83                      | 169                    |
| 14     | Jharkhand                                    |                24 | 24                      | 132                    |
| 15     | Karnataka                                    |                31 | 206                     | 547                    |
| 16     | Kerala                                       |                14 | 192                     | 600                    |
| 17     | Ladakh                                       |                 2 | 6                       | 10                     |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                                  |                 1 | 3                       | 6                      |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh                               |                51 | 237                     | 277                    |
| 20     | Maharashtra                                  |                41 | 510                     | 721                    |
| 21     | Manipur                                      |                 9 | 22                      | 39                     |
| 22     | Meghalaya                                    |                14 | 18                      | 61                     |
| 23     | Mizoram                                      |                 3 | 12                      | 26                     |
| 24     | Nagaland                                     |                11 | 12                      | 34                     |
| 25     | Odisha                                       |                30 | 155                     | 316                    |
| 26     | Puducherry                                   |                 4 | 4                       | 15                     |
| 27     | Punjab                                       |                22 | 68                      | 200                    |
| 28     | Rajasthan                                    |                44 | 336                     | 1098                   |
| 29     | Sikkim                                       |                 6 | 11                      | 34                     |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                                   |                38 | 277                     | 832                    |
| 31     | Telangana                                    |                33 | 125                     | 263                    |
| 32     | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                 3 | 4                       | 3                      |
| 33     | Tripura                                      |                 8 | 21                      | 68                     |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                                  |                13 | 92                      | 190                    |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh                                |                74 | 224                     | 584                    |
| 36     | West Bengal                                  |                23 | 92                      | 277                    |
| Total  | Total                                        |               741 | 3,698                   | 8,396                  |

(Source: eCommittee, SCI)

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING ECOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

## Details of number of operational eCourts in Odisha, district-wise

| S No   | District      |   Total Establishment |
|--------|---------------|-----------------------|
| 1      | Anugul        |                    13 |
| 2      | Balangir      |                    15 |
| 3      | Balasore      |                    15 |
| 4      | Bargarh       |                    13 |
| 5      | Bhadrak       |                     7 |
| 6      | Boudh         |                     6 |
| 7      | Cuttack       |                    21 |
| 8      | Deogarh       |                     4 |
| 9      | Dhenkanal     |                    12 |
| 10     | Gajapati      |                     5 |
| 11     | Ganjam        |                    32 |
| 12     | Jagatsinghpur |                     6 |
| 13     | Jajpur        |                     9 |
| 14     | Jharsuguda    |                     5 |
| 15     | Kalahandi     |                    12 |
| 16     | Kandhamal     |                     8 |
| 17     | Kendrapada    |                     8 |
| 18     | Keonjhar      |                    11 |
| 19     | Khurda        |                    11 |
| 20     | Koraput       |                     9 |
| 21     | Malkangiri    |                     5 |
| 22     | Mayurbhanj    |                    13 |
| 23     | Nabarangpur   |                     5 |
| 24     | Nayagarh      |                    12 |
| 25     | Nuapada       |                     9 |
| 26     | Puri          |                    10 |
| 27     | Rayagada      |                    10 |
| 28     | Sambalpur     |                     9 |
| 29     | Sonepur       |                    10 |
| 30     | Sundargarh    |                    11 |
|        | Total         |                   316 |

(Source: eCommittee, SCI)

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANNSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING ECOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

Details of funds released under Phase II of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-wise:

|   S. No. | High Court                  |   Funds Released (Rs in crores) |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Allahabad                   |                          109.48 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                            1.96 |
|        3 | Bombay                      |                          125.24 |
|        4 | Calcutta                    |                           37.09 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                |                           27.31 |
|        6 | Delhi                       |                           26.8  |
|        7 | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) |                           12.9  |
|        8 | Gauhati (Assam)             |                           70.77 |
|        9 | Gauhati (Mizoram)           |                            7.87 |
|       10 | Gauhati (Nagaland)          |                            7.99 |
|       11 | Gujarat*                    |                           72.82 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            |                           11.19 |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh   |                           18.98 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   |                           24.25 |
|       15 | Karnataka                   |                           65.38 |
|       16 | Kerala                      |                           37.61 |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh              |                           74.05 |
|       18 | Madras                      |                           70.15 |
|       19 | Manipur                     |                            9.27 |
|       20 | Meghalaya                   |                           13.17 |
|       21 | Orissa                      |                           46.41 |
|       22 | Patna                       |                           55.82 |
|       23 | Punjab &Haryana             |                           54.13 |
|       24 | Rajasthan                   |                           74.56 |
|       25 | Sikkim                      |                            7.58 |
|       26 | Telangana &Andhra Pradesh** |                           70.29 |

| S. No.         | High Court     |   Funds Released (Rs in crores) |
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
| 27             | Telangana      |                            1.79 |
| 28             | Tripura        |                           17.86 |
| 29             | Uttarakhand    |                           11.65 |
| Total (in Cr.) | Total (in Cr.) |                         1164.37 |

Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs 180.57 crore were released to NIC for providing technical support, Rs 293.68 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity, Rs 13.50 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management and Rs 16.31 crore for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING ECOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

Details of funds released under Phase III of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and yearwise:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | High Court                  |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Allahabad                   |     95.87 |     51.78 |    119.92 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |     25.44 |     31.74 |     18    |
|        3 | Bombay                      |     69.54 |     83.19 |    104.32 |
|        4 | Calcutta                    |     16.73 |     27.65 |      9.5  |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                |     16.27 |     24.17 |     49.74 |
|        6 | Delhi                       |     17.89 |     48.19 |     17.9  |
|        7 | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) |      2.03 |      9.76 |      2.26 |
|        8 | Gauhati (Assam)             |     24.97 |     33.85 |      3.65 |
|        9 | Gauhati (Mizoram)           |      3.12 |      6.22 |      2.48 |
|       10 | Gauhati, Kohima (Nagaland)  |      1.79 |      3.91 |      3.41 |
|       11 | Gujarat                     |     27.72 |     73.21 |     48.89 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            |      6.06 |      6.89 |      7.63 |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh   |      6.52 |     14.53 |     14.48 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   |     10.59 |     29.22 |      7.65 |
|       15 | Karnataka                   |     32.37 |     67.4  |     48.22 |
|       16 | Kerala                      |     15.4  |     32.62 |     51.6  |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh              |     22.9  |     77.31 |     59.14 |
|       18 | Madras                      |     90.69 |     91.75 |    113.2  |
|       19 | Manipur                     |     11.12 |      7.54 |      2.16 |
|       20 | Meghalaya                   |      3.33 |      8.5  |      3.83 |
|       21 | Orissa                      |      6.77 |     53.24 |     16.09 |
|       22 | Patna                       |     32.43 |     89.55 |     57.61 |
|       23 | Punjab And Haryana          |     14.58 |     26.01 |     18.95 |
|       24 | Rajasthan                   |     19.8  |     34.72 |     60.88 |
|       25 | Sikkim                      |      1.71 |      8.98 |      2.51 |
|       26 | Telangana                   |     22.03 |     28.57 |     29.44 |
|       27 | Tripura                     |      0.53 |      7.05 |      8.79 |

| S. No.   | High Court   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 | 2025-26   |
|----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 28       | Uttarakhand  |     13.68 |     19.95 | 29.57     |
|          | Total        |    611.88 |    997.49 | 911.82*   |

* As on 16.03.2026

Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs. 185.06 crore have been released to NIC for providing technical support, Rs 54.79 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity, Rs 7.51 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management, Rs 0.28 crore to IIT  Madras  for  development  of  e-Learning  platform,  and  Rs  9.71  crore  for  miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).

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