(a) whether there is a shortage of Public Notaries in the country and if so, the total number of Public Notaries working in the country as on date, State-wise.
(b) whether some State Governments have requested the Union Government to increase the number of Public Notaries.
(c) if so, the details thereof,
(d) the action taken thereon by the Union Government, and
(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)
(a) Rule 8(4A) provides that the appropriate Government may on and after the 9th day of May, 2001, appoint Notaries in a State or a Union Territory, as the case may be, not exceeding the number of Notaries specified in the Schedule. Copy of the Schedule is enclosed as Annexure ‘A’. Further, the total number of Public Notaries appointed in the country as on date by the Central Government, State-wise is enclosed as Annexure-‘B’. In the light of these two Annexures, it is stated that there is no shortage of Public Notaries in the country.
(b) & (c) Request has been received for increasing number of Public Notaries from the following States:-
1. Tamil Nadu 1088 to 2500
2. Goa 350 to 450
3. Madhya Pradesh 1688 to 2649
4. West Bengal 450 to 1000
5. Bihar 925 to 1925
THE SCHEDULE Maximum number Maximum number (See rule 8(4A) of notaries of notaries to be Name of to be appointed by State State/Union appointed Government or territory by the the Union territory Central Administration. Government
(1) (2) (3) Andhra Pradesh. 575 863 Assam 575 575 Bihar 925 925 Gujarat 1173 1407 Kerala 704 1000 Madhya Pradesh 1125 1688 Tamil Nadu 907 1088 Maharashtra 2463 1313 Karnataka 844 1013 Orissa 750 750 Punjab 1197 425 Rajasthan 1000 1200 Uttar Pradesh 2188 2625 West Bengal 450 450 Jammu & Kashmir 350 525 Nagaland 200 200 Haryana 1338 475 Himachal Pradesh 300 450 Manipur 225 225 Tripura 100 100 Meghalaya 175 175 Sikkim 100 100 Mizoram 200 200 Arunachal Pradesh 325 325 Goa 63 350 Uttaranchal 325 325 Chhattisgarh 400 600 Jharkhand 450 450 Delhi 610 325 Andaman and 50 50 Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep 25 25 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 25 25 Daman & Diu 50 50 Pondicherry 100 100 Chandigarh 108 25
State/ Quota of No. of Available U.T. Admn. Notaries Notaries Vacancies appointed Andaman & Nicobar 50 50 Andhra Pradesh 575 337 158 Arunachal Pradesh 325 325 Assam 575 02 573 Bihar 925 62 863 Chandigarh 108 73 35 Chhattisgarh 400 12 388 Delhi 610 532 78 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 25 01 24 Daman & Diu 50 50 Goa 63 13 50 Gujarat 1173 1034 139 Himachal Pradesh 450 06 444 Haryana 1338 904 434 Jharkhand 450 14 436 Jammu & Kashmir 350 350 Kerala 704 639 65 Karnataka 844 802 42 Lakshadweep 25 25 Meghalaya 175 175 Maharashtra 2463 2086 377 Manipur 225 225 Mizoram 200 200 Madhya Pradesh 1125 75 1050 Nagaland 200 01 199 Odisha 750 24 726 Punjab 1197 828 365 Pondicherry 100 83 17 Rajasthan 1000 616 384 Sikkim 100 100 Tamil Nadu 907 721 186 Tripura 100 13 87 Uttar Pradesh 2188 1326 679 Uttarakhand 325 30 295 West Bengal 450 181 269 TOTAL 20545 10322 10219