Lok Sabha Question No. 4687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Implementation of e-Courts Phase-III
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4687 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COURTS PHASE-III

## 4687. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) the details of the fund allocation under the Cloud Infrastructure component of e-Courts PhaseIII, including the current status of cloud migration and data storage capacity established in the country, State-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the additional hardware provided to existing courts in the country, including the number of courts equipped and the types of hardware deployed, State-wise and district-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the details of the implementation status of the Virtual Courts budget, including the number of virtual courts operationalised and types of cases being handled, State-wise and district-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## 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. The Department of Justice in close coordination with the eCommittee of Supreme Court of India is implementing the e-Courts Project in a decentralized manner through the respective High Courts with the assistance of National Informatics Centre (NIC), as a Technical Partner.

Phase III of the project has financial outlay of ₹7,210 crore, out of which ₹1,205.20 crore have been earmarked under the Cloud Infrastructure component for establishment of secure and scalable cloud-based infrastructure for hosting applications and storage of digitised court records. Migration  of  e-Courts  applications  and  related  services  to  the  cloud  environment  has  been

undertaken  in  a  phased  manner  and  all  National  level  e-Courts  services  and  portals  have  been migrated on the National Government Cloud Infrastructure.

All High Courts have been progressively on-boarded to the National Government Cloud infrastructure  in  accordance  with  project  implementation  requirements.  As  per  the  information provided by the eCommittee, SCI, the High Court-wise details of data storage including the High Court of Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure I .

(b): As  a  part  of  e-Courts  Phase  III,  a  total  of  18,735  courts  are  covered  under  the  component 'Additional Hardware to existing courts' at an outlay of ₹643.66 crore. As per the approved norms, each courtroom is provisioned with four (4) All-in-One computer systems, one (1) scanner, four (4) LAN nodes and four (4) digital signature tokens. Under the jurisdiction of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, a total of 598 existing courts were provided with the additional hardware as provisioned.

(c): Under e-Courts Project, 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 ₹1,002.73 crore were paid. The State-wise details are at Annexure II . At present, Virtual Courts have not been operationalised in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

The implementation and operationalisation of Virtual Courts, including identification of case types and locations, are undertaken by the respective High Courts in coordination with the concerned State Governments.

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## Annexure- I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4687 FOR 20.03.2026 REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COURTS PHASE-III

## Storage at High Court-wise and National Level:

| S. No   | National/ High Courts                | Storage(TB)            | Storage(TB)            |
|---------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         |                                      | Subscribed / Allocated | Consumed / Provisioned |
| 1       | National                             | 1121                   | 635.96                 |
| 2       | Allahabad High Court                 | 36.2                   | 7.7                    |
| 3       | Andhra Pradesh High Court            | 17.4                   | 2.4                    |
| 4       | Bombay High Court                    | 55.4                   | 23.9                   |
| 5       | Calcutta High Court                  | 23.5                   | 0.5                    |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh High Court              | 17.2                   | 26.68                  |
| 7       | Delhi High Court                     | 22.5                   | 11.4                   |
| 8       | Gauhati High Court                   | 46.5                   | 7                      |
| 9       | Gujarat High Court                   | 28.3                   | 10.8                   |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh High Court          | 15.4                   | 1.9                    |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | 15.7                   | 3.4                    |
| 12      | Jharkhand High Court                 | 15.2                   | 1.2                    |
| 13      | Karnataka High Court                 | 31.9                   | 11.42                  |
| 14      | Kerala High Court                    | 27.4                   | 8.3                    |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh High Court            | 29                     | 0                      |
| 16      | Madras High Court                    | 30.7                   | 8.2                    |
| 17      | Manipur High Court                   | 10                     | 0                      |
| 18      | Meghalaya High Court                 | 10.6                   | 3.1                    |
| 19      | Orissa High Court                    | 28.6                   | 17.54                  |
| 20      | Patna High Court                     | 24.4                   | 3.4                    |
| 21      | Punjab and Haryana High Court        | 39.8                   | 3.3                    |
| 22      | Rajasthan High Court                 | 25.2                   | 25.06                  |
| 23      | Sikkim High Court                    | 10.3                   | 1.3                    |
| 24      | Telangana High Court                 | 19.3                   | 11                     |
| 25      | Tripura High Court                   | 10.3                   | 1.3                    |
| 26      | Uttarakhand High Court               | 15                     | 0                      |
| Total   | Total                                | 1726.8                 | 826.76                 |

(Source: eCommittee, SCI)

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## Annexure- II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4687 FOR 20.03.2026 REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COURTS PHASE-III

## Details of virtual court establishments and challans, state-wise till 31.01.2026:

| S. No.   | Virtual Court Establishment Name                          | Number of Challans Received   | Challan Amount Paid (In Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam (Assam Traffic Department)                          | 2,59,154                      | 3,18,61,203                    |
| 2        | Chandigarh (Virtual Court Chandigarh)                     | 18,63,928                     | 26,82,15,810                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh (Traffic Department)                         | 1,59,538                      | 1,05,41,701                    |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh (Transport Department)                       | 49,875                        | 10,90,000                      |
| 5        | Delhi (Notice Department)                                 | 2,66,47,752                   | 225,95,92,556                  |
| 6        | Delhi (Traffic Department)                                | 1,14,47,276                   | 218,94,53,603                  |
| 7        | Gujarat (Traffic Department)                              | 79,16,768                     | 42,78,93,476                   |
| 8        | Gujarat (Transport Department)                            | 8,67,644                      | 33,52,45,216                   |
| 9        | Haryana (Traffic Department)                              | 56,18,214                     | 29,12,73,101                   |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh (Traffic Department)                     | 9,20,284                      | 5,40,80,154                    |
| 11       | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (Jammu Traffic Department)   | 15,10,344                     | 12,34,15,294                   |
| 12       | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (Kashmir Traffic Department) | 14,61,006                     | 15,64,94,914                   |
| 13       | Karnataka (Traffic Department)                            | 1,32,432                      | 114,81,69,150                  |
| 14       | Kerala (Police Department)                                | 52,63,846                     | 18,24,43,442                   |
| 15       | Kerala (Transport Department)                             | 15,36,188                     | 28,34,15,611                   |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh (Traffic Department)                       | 23,17,943                     | 5,84,55,711                    |
| 17       | Maharashtra (Transport Department)                        | 56,571                        | 31,79,007                      |
| 18       | Maharashtra (Traffic Department)                          | 23                            | 2                              |
| 19       | Manipur (Virtual Court - Traffic)                         | 20,649                        | 8,37,501                       |
| 20       | Manipur (Virtual Court - Transport)                       | 6,923                         | 4,38,000                       |
| 21       | Meghalaya (Traffic Department)                            | 7,388                         | 1,30,002                       |
| 22       | Odisha (Traffic CTC-BBSR Commissionerate)                 | 8,90,273                      | 9,39,22,502                    |
| 23       | Punjab (Traffic Department)                               | 59                            | 100                            |
| 24       | Rajasthan (Traffic Department)                            | 3,67,396                      | 2,20,71,021                    |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu (Traffic Department)                           | 2,55,761                      | 118,67,21,050                  |
| 26       | Tripura (Traffic Department)                              | 2,96,847                      | 46,61,177                      |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh (Traffic Department)                        | 3,06,25,238                   | 83,98,01,695                   |
| 28       | Uttarakhand (Traffic Department)                          | 1,95,576                      | 2,01,93,902                    |
| 29       | Uttarakhand (Transport Department)                        | 1,65,224                      | 2,59,40,442                    |
| 30       | West Bengal (Traffic Department)                          | 4,90,659                      | 78,39,453                      |
| Total    | Total                                                     | 10,13,50,779                  | 1002,73,76,796                 |

(Source: eCommittee, SCI)