(a) the amount allocated to each State for the development of infrastructural facilities for computerisation in courts during the last one year;
(b) the names of the States in which the judiciary has been totally computerised; and
(c) the time by which all the courts in the country are likely to be computerised?
MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS AND SHIPPING (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
(a): A Statement indicating the amount released during 2000-2001 for implementation of information technology in courts under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme relating to development of infrastructural facilities for the judiciary is enclosed.
(b): The judiciary has not yet been totally computerised in any State.
(c) Most of the work in the Supreme Court of India has been computerised. However, the primary responsibility lies on the concerned State Government to provide infrastructural facilities including computerisation to the respective High Court and the Subordinate/District judiciary in the State.
Hence, it is not possible to fix a time frame for computerisation of courts in the country.
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5981 FOR 26.4.2001.
Amount released for Sl. No. Name of the State Information Technology during 2000-2001 (Rs. in lakhs)
1. Andhra Pradesh 10.61
2. Arunachal Pradesh 1.80
3. Assam 9.90
4. Bihar 12.92
5. Chhattisgarh Nil 6. Goa 1.70
7 Gujarat 5.25
8. Haryana 3.56
9. Himachal Pradesh 1.70 10 Jammu & Kashmir 1.70 11. Jharkhand Nil 12. Karnataka 18.00 13. Kerala 10.00 14. Madhya Pradesh 8.78 15. Maharashtra 14.25 16. Manipur Nil 17. Meghalaya Nil 18. Mizoram 1.80 19. Nagaland 1.80 20. Orissa 8.47 21. Punjab 3.80 22. Rajasthan 10.23 23. Sikkim 1.80 24. Tamil Nadu 14.33 25. Tripura 1.80 26. Uttaranchal Nil 27. Uttar 31.76 28. West Bengal 14.12
190.08