Question : Family Courts

(a) whether the Government has started family courts in each district of every State; and
(b) if so, the details thereof ?

MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a & b): The Family Courts Act, 1984 provides for establishment of Family Courts. These courts are set up by the State Governments in consultation with the concerned High Courts as per their need and resources.Family Courts have not been started in all districts of the country. Presently 751 Family Courts are functional in the country as per information made available by High Courts. The State/UT wise details is placed at Annexure.

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Annexure Referred in Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2648 for 04/08/2021

Status of Functional Family Courts (State/UT wise)

S.NO. NAME OF THE STATE / UT No. of Functional Family Courts
(May-2021)
1 Andhra Pradesh* 16
2 Assam 7
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0
4 Mizoram 0
5 Nagaland* 2
6 Bihar 39
7 Chhattisgarh 26
8 Delhi 21
9 Goa 0
10 Maharashtra 40
11 Gujarat 34
12 Haryana 31
13 Punjab 32
14 Chandigarh 0
15 Himachal Pradesh 3
16 Jammu & Kashmir 0
17 Jharkhand 25
18 Karnataka 38
19 Kerala 28
20 Lakshadweep 0
21 Madhya Pradesh 47
22 Manipur 4
23 Meghalaya 0
24 Odisha 32
25 Rajasthan 47
26 Sikkim 6
27 Tamil Nadu 39
28 Puducherry 2
29 Tripura 7
30 Uttar Pradesh 189

31 Uttarakhand 18
32 West Bengal 2
33 A&NIslands NA
34 Telangana 16
35 Diu & Daman 0
36 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0
37 Ladakh NA
Total 751

* Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland data available up to 30.09.2020
NA – Not Available