Progress in Development of Infrastructural Facilities for Judiciary
Progress in Development of Infrastructural Facilities for Judiciary
The primary responsibility to provide Judicial Infrastructure for Subordinate Judiciary rests with the State Governments. The Union Government supplements the resources of the State/UT Governments, by providing financial assistance through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Judicial Infrastructure. The scheme covers construction of Court Halls and Residential Units for Judicial officers along with Lawyer Halls, Toilet Complexes and Digital Computer Room.
Monitoring of the progress of judicial infrastructure under the scheme is done through Nyaya Vikas portal 2.0. As per this portal, 23,074 number of court halls and 20,889 number of residential units have been constructed in the district and subordinate courts for Judicial Officers as on date, of which 7,256 court halls and 10,678 residential units have been constructed since the year 2014. Further, 3,022 Court Halls and 2,493 Residential Units are under construction as on date. The State/UT-wise detail of completed and under construction court halls and residential units is annexed.
Since inception of the scheme in 1993-94, a sum of Rs. 1,656.41 crore has been released as Central Share to the State of Uttar Pradesh, of which Rs. 74.12 crores has been released during the current financial year 2024-25. Under the scheme, total number of 2,835 Court Halls and 2,555 Residential Units have been constructed as on date for Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Also, 329 Court Halls and 258 Residential Units are under construction in Uttar Pradesh.
Annexure
STATE-WISE STATEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS ON DATE
Sl. No.
States &Uts
Total Court Halls
Total Court Halls Under Construction*
Total Residential Units
Total Residential Units Under Construction*
1
Andaman and Nicobar
15
0
11
0
2
Andhra Pradesh
648
90
600
13
3
Arunachal Pradesh
34
5
32
2
4
Assam
421
72
385
19
5
Bihar
1541
184
1202
308
6
Chandigarh
29
1
29
0
7
Chhattisgarh
495
58
453
837
8
D & N Haveli
3
0
3
0
9
Daman & Diu
5
3
5
0
10
Delhi
699
0
348
70
11
Goa
47
32
20
0
12
Gujarat
1509
97
1360
65
13
Haryana
575
75
558
65
14
Himachal Pradesh
178
10
155
7
15
Jammu and Kashmir
202
46
138
8
16
Jharkhand
650
12
583
0
17
Karnataka
1230
166
1185
47
18
Kerala
571
67
555
30
19
Ladakh
11
0
4
0
20
Lakshadweep
3
0
3
0
21
Madhya Pradesh
1602
392
1769
154
22
Maharashtra
3683
531
3597
144
23
Manipur
42
8
16
6
24
Meghalaya
70
25
69
90
25
Mizoram
47
32
38
8
26
Nagaland
30
4
39
0
27
Odisha
836
156
736
97
28
Puducherry
34
0
27
0
29
Punjab
610
21
624
33
30
Rajasthan
1385
350
1175
157
31
Sikkim
20
6
15
1
32
Tamil Nadu
1242
40
1363
7
33
Telangana
549
21
472
5
34
Tripura
83
27
80
33
35
Uttar Pradesh
2835
329
2555
258
36
Uttarakhand
253
66
212
3
37
West Bengal
887
96
473
26
TOTAL
23074
3022
20889
2493
* As per Nyaya Vikas Portal
This information was given by the MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL in a written reply in the LOK SABHA today.