Lok Sabha Question No. 2072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Fast Track Special Court Scheme 2019
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2072 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURT SCHEME 2019

## 2072. DR. THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLKAPPIYAN :

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

- (a) whether the Government has data on the number of cases filed after the introduction of Fast Track Special Court Scheme 2019 (FTSC Scheme 2019);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the cases disposed of out of the above total cases filed; and
- (d) the details of the cases disposed of within the time-limit fixed for disposal of the cases?

## 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) to (d): A Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  establishment  of  Fast  Track  Special  Courts (FTSCs), including exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) Courts was launched in October, 2019. These courts are dedicated to the time-bound trial and disposal of pending cases related to rape and crimes under the Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012.  This  Scheme  has  been  extended twice, with the latest extension up to 31st March 2026, for establishment of 790 courts. The financial outlay under the scheme is ₹1952.23 crore with ₹1207.24 crore as Central Share to be incurred from Nirbhaya Fund on the CSS pattern. As of 30.09.2025, 773 FTSCs, including 400 exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) Courts are functional in 29 States/UTs.

As  per  the  information received from the High Courts on the FTSCs dashboard, total 5,94,300 cases have been instituted in the FTSCs since inception of the Scheme. As of 30.09.2025, total 3,50,685 cases have been disposed of and 2,43,615 cases are pending with these FTSCs. The State/UT-wise details of functional Fast Track Special Courts, including exclusive POCSO courts along with cases instituted

and disposed since the inception of the Scheme along with pendency as of 30.09.2025, are given at Annexure-I.

From January 2023 to September 2025, total 8,689 cases have been disposed of within the two-month time period mandated for trial under Section 346(1) proviso of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (earlier  Section  309(1)  proviso  of  the  CrPC,  1973).  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  cases disposed within the two-month time period from January 2023, are given at Annexure-II.

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## State/UT wise details of functional FTSCs along with exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) courts as on 30/09/2025

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs        |   FTSCs including ePOCSO courts | Cases Instituted   | Cases Disposed since inception of the Scheme   | Cases Pending as on 30th Sept. 2025   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                              16 | 14512              | 8170                                           | 6342                                  |
| 2         | Assam            |                              17 | 16094              | 9617                                           | 6477                                  |
| 3         | Bihar            |                              54 | 41871              | 18937                                          | 22934                                 |
| 4         | Chandigarh       |                               1 | 623                | 413                                            | 210                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh     |                              15 | 8299               | 6807                                           | 1492                                  |
| 6         | Delhi            |                              16 | 6446               | 2931                                           | 3515                                  |
| 7         | Goa              |                               1 | 279                | 138                                            | 141                                   |
| 8         | Gujarat          |                              35 | 22710              | 17575                                          | 5135                                  |
| 9         | Haryana          |                              18 | 13092              | 8548                                           | 4544                                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh |                               6 | 2121               | 1516                                           | 605                                   |
| 11        | J&K              |                               4 | 832                | 338                                            | 494                                   |
| 12        | Karnataka        |                              30 | 20200              | 14969                                          | 5231                                  |
| 13        | Kerala           |                              55 | 33465              | 27164                                          | 6301                                  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh   |                              67 | 44500              | 33621                                          | 10879                                 |
| 15        | Maharashtra      |                              36 | 54725              | 21095                                          | 33630                                 |
| 16        | Manipur          |                               2 | 256                | 212                                            | 44                                    |
| 17        | Meghalaya        |                               5 | 1899               | 771                                            | 1128                                  |
| 18        | Mizoram          |                               3 | 376                | 286                                            | 90                                    |
| 19        | Nagaland         |                               1 | 132                | 73                                             | 59                                    |
| 20        | Odisha           |                              44 | 30775              | 21646                                          | 9129                                  |
| 21        | Puducherry       |                               1 | 414                | 184                                            | 230                                   |
| 22        | Punjab           |                              12 | 7097               | 5627                                           | 1470                                  |
| 23        | Rajasthan        |                              45 | 25243              | 20324                                          | 4919                                  |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu       |                              20 | 18752              | 10617                                          | 8135                                  |
| 25        | Telangana        |                              36 | 20965              | 12115                                          | 8850                                  |
| 26        | Tripura          |                               3 | 748                | 527                                            | 221                                   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand      |                               4 | 3117               | 2004                                           | 1113                                  |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh    |                             218 | 189601             | 94775                                          | 94826                                 |
| 29        | West Bengal      |                               8 | 6042               | 571                                            | 5471                                  |
| 30        | Jharkhand *      |                               0 | 9114               | 9114                                           | 0                                     |
| TOTAL     |                  |                             773 | 5,94,300           | 3,50,685                                       | 2,43,615                              |

## The State/UT-wise details of cases disposed within the two-month time period from January 2023 to September 2025

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       |   Cases Disposed within 2 months period |   Cases Disposed within 2 months period | Cases Disposed within 2 months period   | TOTAL   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       |                                    2023 |                                    2024 | 2025 (up to Sept. 2025)                 | TOTAL   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                     374 |                                     209 | 158                                     | 741     |
| 2         | Assam            |                                     507 |                                     522 | 525                                     | 1554    |
| 3         | Bihar            |                                     296 |                                     329 | 303                                     | 928     |
| 4         | Chandigarh       |                                       1 |                                       1 | 0                                       | 2       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh     |                                      33 |                                      38 | 25                                      | 96      |
| 6         | Delhi            |                                       0 |                                      10 | 15                                      | 25      |
| 8         | Goa              |                                       2 |                                       0 | 0                                       | 2       |
| 7         | Gujarat          |                                      70 |                                      43 | 70                                      | 183     |
| 9         | Haryana          |                                      50 |                                      70 | 38                                      | 158     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh |                                       0 |                                       1 | 0                                       | 1       |
| 11        | J&K              |                                       0 |                                       0 | 0                                       | 0       |
| 12        | Jharkhand*       |                                     224 |                                     277 | 135                                     | 636     |
| 13        | Karnataka        |                                     135 |                                     111 | 82                                      | 328     |
| 14        | Kerala           |                                     510 |                                     493 | 84                                      | 1087    |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                     328 |                                     487 | 142                                     | 957     |
| 16        | Maharashtra      |                                     126 |                                     118 | 10                                      | 254     |
| 17        | Manipur          |                                       1 |                                       0 | 0                                       | 1       |
| 18        | Meghalaya        |                                       3 |                                       3 | 0                                       | 6       |
| 19        | Mizoram          |                                       1 |                                       0 | 1                                       | 2       |
| 20        | Nagaland         |                                       4 |                                       2 | 0                                       | 6       |
| 21        | Odisha           |                                     153 |                                     314 | 257                                     | 724     |
| 22        | Puducherry       |                                       3 |                                       0 | 0                                       | 3       |
| 23        | Punjab           |                                      64 |                                      39 | 51                                      | 154     |
| 24        | Rajasthan        |                                     131 |                                     193 | 112                                     | 436     |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu       |                                     133 |                                      14 | 25                                      | 172     |
| 26        | Telangana        |                                       4 |                                       8 | 2                                       | 14      |
| 27        | Tripura          |                                       2 |                                      14 | 7                                       | 23      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                      73 |                                      47 | 38                                      | 158     |
| 29        | Uttarakhand      |                                       2 |                                       0 | 1                                       | 3       |
| 30        | West Bengal      |                                      12 |                                      14 | 9                                       | 35      |
|           | TOTAL            |                                    3242 |                                    3357 | 2090                                    | 8689    |