Lok Sabha Question No. 1570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Debt Recovery Tribunals
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, Dr. BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MARCH, 2016/ 14 PHALGUNA, 1937 (SAKA)

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1570 DEBTS RECOVERY TRIBUNALS

## QUESTION

## 1570. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

## DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) The  number  of  Debts  Recovery  Tribunals  (DRTs)  and  Debts  Recovery  Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) presently functioning in the country, state-wise;
- (b) The number of cases pending during the last three years and current year, tribunalwise; and
- (c) The action taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to reduce infrastructure bottlenecks  and  improve  the  performance  of  DRTs  and  DRATs  for  time  bound disposal of cases?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) There are 33 DRTs and 5 DRATs presently functioning in the country. The name of state is mentioned as per Annexure-I.
- (b) The details of tribunal-wise number of cases pending during the last three years and current year is mentioned as per Annexure-II.
- (c) Following steps have been initiated to improve the performance of DRTs and DRATs for time bound disposal of cases:
1. Establishment of six new DRTs at Bangalore, Chandigarh, Dehradun,    Ernakulam, Hyderabad and Siliguri.
2. Scanning and digitization of legacy data.
3. Collection of MIS data.
4. Implementation of e-filing in DRTs.
5. Delegation of administrative and financial powers to DRTs.

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## Annexure-I

|        | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.   | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | Name of the State/ UT in which DRT/ DRAT is located    | Name of DRT/ DRAT                                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | DRT Vishakhapatnam                                     |
| 2      | Assam                                                  | DRT Guwahati                                           |
| 3      | Bihar                                                  | DRT Patna                                              |
| 4      | Chandigarh                                             | DRT-1 Chandigarh                                       |
| 4      | Chandigarh                                             | DRT-2 Chandigarh                                       |
| 5      | Delhi                                                  | DRT-1 Delhi                                            |
| 5      | Delhi                                                  | DRT-2 Delhi                                            |
| 5      | Delhi                                                  | DRT-3 Delhi                                            |
| 5      | Delhi                                                  | DRAT Delhi                                             |
| 6      | Gujarat                                                | DRT-1 Ahmedabad                                        |
| 6      | Gujarat                                                | DRT-2 Ahmedabad                                        |
| 7      | Jharkhand                                              | DRT Ranchi                                             |
| 8      | Karnataka                                              | DRT Bangalore                                          |
| 9      | Kerala                                                 | DRT Ernakulam                                          |
| 10     | Madhya Pradesh                                         | DRT Jabalpur                                           |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT Aurangabad                                         |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT-1 Mumbai                                           |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT-2 Mumbai                                           |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT-3 Mumbai                                           |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT Nagpur                                             |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRT Pune                                               |
| 11     | Maharashtra                                            | DRAT Mumbai                                            |
| 12     | Odisha                                                 | DRT Cuttack                                            |
| 13     | Rajasthan                                              | DRT Jaipur                                             |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRT-1 Chennai                                          |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRT-2 Chennai                                          |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRT-3 Chennai                                          |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRT Coimbatore                                         |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRT Madurai                                            |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu                                             | DRAT Chennai                                           |
| 15     | Telangana                                              | DRT Hyderabad                                          |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | DRT Allahabad                                          |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | DRT Lucknow                                            |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | DRAT Allahabad                                         |
| 17     | West Bengal                                            | DRT-1 Kolkata                                          |
| 17     | West Bengal                                            | DRT-2 Kolkata                                          |
| 17     | West Bengal                                            | DRT-3 Kolkata                                          |
| 17     | West Bengal                                            | DRAT Kolkata                                           |

## Annexure-II

| S   | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.   | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.       | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.       | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.       | Lok Sabha Un-Stared Question No. 1570 on 04.03.2016.       |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| No  | Name of DRT                                            | Number of cases ( Original Application, OA ) pending as on | Number of cases ( Original Application, OA ) pending as on | Number of cases ( Original Application, OA ) pending as on | Number of cases ( Original Application, OA ) pending as on |
| No  | Name of DRT                                            | 31.03.2013                                                 | 31.03.2014                                                 | 31.03.2015                                                 | 31.12.2015                                                 |
| 1   | DRT-1 Ahmedabad                                        | 726                                                        | 836                                                        | 1042                                                       | 1112                                                       |
| 2   | DRT-2 Ahmedabad                                        | 867                                                        | 1222                                                       | 1360                                                       | 1461                                                       |
| 3   | DRT Allahabad                                          | 1200                                                       | 751                                                        | 675                                                        | 635                                                        |
| 4   | DRT Aurangabad                                         | 321                                                        | 376                                                        | 583                                                        | 693                                                        |
| 5   | DRT Bangalore                                          | 2644                                                       | 3595                                                       | 4037                                                       | 3740                                                       |
| 6   | DRT-1 Chandigarh                                       | 1862                                                       | 2409                                                       | 3061                                                       | 3660                                                       |
| 7   | DRT-2 Chandigarh                                       | 1763                                                       | 2356                                                       | 3259                                                       | 4737                                                       |
| 8   | DRT-1 Chennai                                          | 1145                                                       | 1178                                                       | 645                                                        | 419                                                        |
| 9   | DRT-2 Chennai                                          | 263                                                        | 361                                                        | 822                                                        | 953                                                        |
| 10  | DRT-3 Chennai                                          | 295                                                        | 502                                                        | 1275                                                       | 1540                                                       |
| 11  | DRT Coimbatore                                         | 569                                                        | 757                                                        | 992                                                        | 1008                                                       |
| 12  | DRT Cuttack                                            | 1059                                                       | 1411                                                       | 1820                                                       | 2130                                                       |
| 13  | DRT-1 Delhi                                            | 828                                                        | 928                                                        | 1125                                                       | 1267                                                       |
| 14  | DRT-2 Delhi                                            | 1056                                                       | 920                                                        | 864                                                        | 1111                                                       |
| 15  | DRT-3 Delhi                                            | 1615                                                       | 2112                                                       | 2520                                                       | 2164                                                       |
| 16  | DRT Ernakulam                                          | 1633                                                       | 1902                                                       | 2129                                                       | 2253                                                       |
| 17  | DRT Guwahati                                           | 663                                                        | 600                                                        | 622                                                        | 697                                                        |
| 18  | DRT Hyderabad                                          | 2590                                                       | 3203                                                       | 4295                                                       | 4654                                                       |
| 19  | DRT Jabalpur                                           | 552                                                        | 607                                                        | 882                                                        | 1004                                                       |
| 20  | DRT Jaipur                                             | 479                                                        | 605                                                        | 705                                                        | 789                                                        |
| 21  | DRT-1 Kolkata                                          | 3589                                                       | 5355                                                       | 6029                                                       | 6330                                                       |
| 22  | DRT-2 Kolkata                                          | 6724                                                       | 5940                                                       | 5356                                                       | 4266                                                       |
| 23  | DRT-3 Kolkata                                          | 899                                                        | 984                                                        | 3629                                                       | 5555                                                       |
| 24  | DRT Lucknow                                            | 1953                                                       | 2157                                                       | 2560                                                       | 2901                                                       |
| 25  | DRT Madurai                                            | 1357                                                       | 1877                                                       | 2647                                                       | 3602                                                       |
| 26  | DRT-1 Mumbai                                           | 964                                                        | 961                                                        | 886                                                        | 890                                                        |
| 27  | DRT-2 Mumbai                                           | 673                                                        | 771                                                        | 1136                                                       | 1791                                                       |
| 28  | DRT-3 Mumbai                                           | 1995                                                       | 2180                                                       | 2304                                                       | 2547                                                       |
| 29  | DRT Nagpur                                             | 254                                                        | 247                                                        | 409                                                        | 585                                                        |
| 30  | DRT Patna                                              | 143                                                        | 116                                                        | 402                                                        | 451                                                        |
| 31  | DRT Pune                                               | 719                                                        | 975                                                        | 1285                                                       | 1259                                                       |
| 32  | DRT Ranchi                                             | 647                                                        | 892                                                        | 1319                                                       | 1207                                                       |
| 33  | DRT Vishakhapatnam                                     | 772                                                        | 1042                                                       | 1575                                                       | 2247                                                       |
| S   | TOTAL FOR DRTs                                         | 42819 50128 62250                                          |                                                            |                                                            | 69658                                                      |
| No  | Name of DRAT                                           | Number of cases ( Appeals ) pending as on                  | Number of cases ( Appeals ) pending as on                  | Number of cases ( Appeals ) pending as on                  | Number of cases ( Appeals ) pending as on                  |
|     |                                                        | 31.03.2013                                                 | 31.03.2014                                                 | 31.03.2015                                                 | 31.12.2015                                                 |
| 1   | DRAT Allahabad                                         | 113                                                        | 152                                                        | 379                                                        | 493                                                        |
| 2   | DRAT Chennai                                           | 1721                                                       | 1089                                                       | 1046                                                       | 1210                                                       |
| 3   | DRAT Delhi                                             | 871                                                        | 1004                                                       | 346                                                        | 247                                                        |
| 4   | DRAT Kolkata                                           | 564                                                        | 694                                                        | 364                                                        | 441                                                        |
| 5   | DRAT Mumbai                                            | 136                                                        | 258                                                        | 527                                                        | 547                                                        |
|     | TOTAL FOR DRATs                                        | 3405                                                       | 3197                                                       | 2662                                                       | 2938                                                       |