ANSWER
MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) & (b): The Central Government has been administering a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary since 1993-94. A sum of Rs.7,453 crore has so far been released to State Governments / UTs under the Scheme since its inception. The State-wise release is at Annexure-I. As per the information made available by the High Courts / State Governments, 19,632 Court Halls are available in the country for Judges/Judicial Officer of District and Subordinate courts. Further, 2,713 Court Halls are under construction. The State-wise availability of court halls and under construction court halls is at Annexure-II.
(c)&(d): In order to evolve a transparent criteria for inter-state distribution of funds under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the Judiciary, a scientific formula has been adopted from the year 2018-19 on the basis of 4 parameters, namely, (i) number of court halls left for construction with reference to sanctioned strength of judicial officers in the State/UT (ii) number of residential units left for construction with reference to sanctioned strength of judicial officers in the State/UT (iii) working strength of judicial officers with reference to sanctioned strength of judicial officers in the State/UT, and (iv) pendency of 10 years and more old cases in subordinate judiciary. These 4 parameters have the weightage criteria in the ratio of 40:40:10:10. Based on such criteria the tentative allocation of funds to States/UTs is informed to the State Governments and UT administration in advance in the beginning of the financial year to enable them to submit their proposals accordingly. Pending submission of utilisation certificates and unspent balance of already allocated funds to a particular State / UT is also taken into consideration while releasing grants under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
(e): The Scheme aims to match the available infrastructure of court halls and the residential units of district and subordinate courts with the sanctioned strength of District and Subordinate Courts of Judges and Judicial Officers. However, setting up of Courts in subordinate judiciary is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments. The Central Government has been assisting the State Governments by providing funds for infrastructure development of the subordinate judiciary.
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Annexure-I
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 483 for Reply on 05.02.2020
Statement showing State-wise release of Grants under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for development of Infrastructure facilities for subordinate judiciary. (Rs. in lakh)
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No. States Release 1993-94 to 2014-15 Release in 2015-16 Release in 2016-17 Release in 2017-18 Release in 2018-19 Release in 2019-20 Total
1 Andhra Pradesh 15964.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 1000.00 1000.00 17964.45
2 Bihar 10469.72 0.00 5000.00 4290.00 6204.00 7762.00 33725.72
3 Chhattisgarh 7181.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 1968.00 983.00 10132.07
4 Goa 799.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 315.00 406.00 1520.93
5 Gujarat 35264.42 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 1502.00 1649.00 53415.42
6 Haryana 9286.42 5000.00 0.00 1500.00 1191.00 1406.00 18383.42
7 Himachal Pradesh 2313 0.00 819.00 0.00 408.00 572.00 4112.00
8 Jammu & Kashmir 12151.6 1325.00 2104.00 1000.00 1901.00 1000.00 19481.60
9 Jharkhand 8143.52 3044.00 0.00 5000.00 959.00 1374.00 18520.52
10 Karnataka 43861.85 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 3812.00 3404.00 66077.85
11 Kerala 6087.3 0.00 0.00 2500.00 3082.00 1582.00 13251.30
12 Madhya Pradesh 25113.04 5000.00 0.00 5000.00 7942.00 4690.00 47745.04
13 Maharashtra 49941.86 5000.00 4975.00 5000.00 1058.00 2109.00 68083.86
14 Odisha 9024.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 2250.00 3569.00 14843.27
15 Punjab 32384.92 5000.00 4800.00 5000.00 2647.00 1978.00 51809.92
16 Rajasthan 6402.51 5000.00 4374.00 1734.00 1741.00 3421.00 22672.51
17 Tamilnadu 15131.46 0.00 5000.00 0.00 609.00 2871.00 23611.46
18 Telangana 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 1000.00 565.00 1565.00
19 Uttarakhand 8067.16 0.00 0.00 2500.00 2202.00 850.00 13619.16
20 Uttar Pradesh 67660.57 5000.00 5000.00 7500.00 12806.00 12194.00 110160.57
21 West Bengal 10953.46 0.00 0.00 1734.00 3522.00 4143.00 20352.46
North Eastern States
1 Arunachal Pradesh 3163.44 1593.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 269.00 5025.44
2. Assam 11771.3 0.00 0.00 2000.00 3209.00 3154.00 20134.30
3. Manipur 4141.71 2000.00 0.00 0.00 887.00 666.00 7694.71
4. Meghalaya 3480 2037.00 2000.00 863.00 1482.00 1285.00 11147.00
5. Mizoram 3702.29 0.00 0.00 2000.00 594.00 524.00 6820.29
6. Nagaland 6795.64 0.00 2000.00 2000.00 321.00 0.00 11116.64
7. Sikkim 4630.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 257.00 278.00 5165.39
8. Tripura 7053.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1382.00 8435.45
Union Territories
1. A & N Islands 895.55 0.00 259.68 0.00 131.00 200.00 1486.23
2. Chandigarh 3900.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3900.95
3. D&Nagar Haveli 706.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 706.25
4. D & Diu 190.00 0.00 42.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 232.43
5. Delhi 7897.08 6040.32 5000.00 2500.00 0.00 4669.00 26106.40
6. Lakshadweep 51.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 51.25
7. Puducherry 3148.88 259.68 2500.00 0.00 0.00 331.00 6239.56
Total 437730.71 56299.00 53874.11 62121.00 65000.00 70286.00 745310.82
Annexure-II
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 483 for Reply on 05.02.2020
Statement on State-wise availability of Court Halls as on 30-01-2020.
Sl. No. States & Union Territories Total number of Court Halls available No. of Court Halls under construction
1 Andaman and Nicobar 17 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 602 50
3 Arunachal Pradesh 24 0
4 Assam 371 67
5 Bihar 1476 88
6 Chandigarh 31 0
7 Chhattisgarh 470 22
8 D & N Haveli 3 0
9 Daman & Diu 5 0
10 Delhi 541 152
11 Goa 53 28
12 Gujarat 1509 158
13 Haryana 551 81
14 Himachal Pradesh 160 8
15 Jammu and Kashmir 202 35
16 Jharkhand 601 61
17 Karnataka 1100 51
18 Kerala 509 37
19 Lakshadweep 3 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 1452 392
21 Maharashtra 2266 322
22 Manipur 38 9
23 Meghalaya 53 34
24 Mizoram 43 26
25 Nagaland 30 12
26 Odisha 664 179
27 Puducherry 29 7
28 Punjab 572 47
29 Rajasthan 1198 193
30 Sikkim 25 1
31 Tamil Nadu 1132 91
32 Telangana 448 28
33 Tripura 78 10
34 Uttar Pradesh 2312 317
35 Uttarakhand 228 66
36 West Bengal 836 141
36 West Bengal 836 141
TOTAL 19632 2713
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