(a) whether the Ministry is implementing e-Courts related projects including video conferencing
for upgradation of communication and information technology infrastructure of Supreme Court and
High Courts in the country; and
(b) If so, the details thereof along with the funds spent in Andhra Pradesh for this purpose so
far, State/UT-wise ?
MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) & (b) Government is implementing eCourts Integrated Mission Mode Project which envisages
ICT enablement of 14,249 district and subordinate courts in the country, and upgradation of
ICT infrastructure at the Supreme Court and all the High Courts. ICT enablement includes
installation of computer hardware, local area network (LAN), application software, and
provisions for internet connectivity. All these are undertaken and provided for, after
the site has been made ready and civil work completed. As on 31st January 2013, 12,030
district & subordinate courts have been computerized in the Country. Statewise details
are at Annex-I.
The ICT upgradation in High Court includes provision for rack servers, slim clients,
touch screen kiosks, scanners, printers, UPS systems & local area network. Under the
ICT upgradation of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, ` 2.27 crores has been utilised.
As for video conferencing, five of the High Courts, namely Rajasthan, Calcutta, Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Gauhati have this facility. For Sikkim High Court, it has been
approved by the Government. For district court complexes, video conferencing has been approved
for 500 complexes, on a pilot basis.
eCourts Integrated Mission Mode Project (as on 31.1.2013)
S.No. High Approved number of Number of Courts % Court Courts in the Project Computerised Complet ion
1 Allahabad 2053 1918 93.42
2 Andhra Pradesh 937 652 69.58
3 Bombay 1843 1980 107.43
4 Calcutta 759 770 101.45
5 Chhattisgarh 313 182 58.15
6 Delhi 303 0 0.00
7 Gauhati 378 377 99.74
8 Gujarat 800 822 102.75
9 Jammu & Kashmir 172 131 76.16
10 Jharkhand 532 350 65.79
11 Karnataka 773 629 81.37
12 Kerala 402 348 86.57
13 Madhya Pradesh 1018 1052 103.34
14 Madras 779 536 68.81
15 Orissa 399 411 103.01
16 Patna 1060 156 14.72
17 Punjab & Haryana 589 673 114.26
18 Rajasthan 789 766 97.08
19 Himachal Pradesh 108 100 92.59
20 Sikkim 10 10 100.00
21 Uttarakhand 232 167 71.98
Total 14249 12030 84.43