eCourts Project Implemented by Department of Justice in collaboration with eCommittee Supreme Court of India
eCourts Project Implemented by Department of Justice in collaboration with eCommittee Supreme Court of India
As part of the National eGovernance Plan, the eCourts Mission Mode Project is under implementation for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development of the Indian Judiciary based on the “National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary”. eCourts project is being implemented by Department of Justice in collaboration with eCommittee Supreme Court of India. Phase I of the eCourts project was implemented between 2011-2015. Phase II of the project extended from 2015-2023. In eCourts Mission Mode Project, during Phase I of the project video conferencing facility has been operationalised between 488 court complexes & 342 corresponding jails. In eCourts Phase II of the project, one video conference equipment each has been provided to all Court Complexes, including taluk level courts and funds have been sanctioned for additional VC equipment for 14,443 court rooms (High Court-Wise details attached at Annexure I). Funds for setting up 2506 VC Cabins have been made available (High Court-Wise details of VC Cabins attached at Annexure II). VC facilities are already enabled between 3240 court complexes and corresponding 1272 jails.
eCourts Phase III with a budgetary outlay of Rs.7210 crore was approved by Union Cabinet in September 2023 for a period of 4 years (2023 onwards) to upgrade digital infrastructure of the lower judiciary. Focus of Phase III is on building a robust governance framework and a judicial system that is more accessible, efficient, and equitable for every individual who seeks justice or is part of the delivery of justice in India. Under this phase, there is a provision for enhancing and upgrading the available infrastructure of Video Conferencing in 10200 establishments, including 500 Jails, 700 District Government Hospitals and 9000 Courts at an amount of Rs. 228.48 crore.
Annexure I
S.No
High Court
Number of
Functioning
Court Rooms
Number of VC equipment
were already provided
Number of additional
equipment to be provided
A
B
C
D
E
1
Allahabad
2438
150
2288
2
Andhra Pradesh
550
212
338
3
Bombay
2178
486
1692
4
Calcutta
840
88
752
5
Chhattisgarh
395
90
305
6
Delhi
479
6
473
7
Gauhati
442
194
248
8
Gujarat
1078
327
751
9
Himachal Pradesh
135
43
92
10
Jammu & Kashmir
218
86
132
11
Jharkhand
417
28
389
12
Karnataka
1029
200
829
13
Kerala
508
159
349
14
Madhya Pradesh
1274
203
1071
15
Madras
1169
267
902
16
Manipur
38
37
1
17
Meghalaya
36
64
0
18
Orissa
688
141
547
19
Patna
1046
76
970
20
Punjab & Haryana
972
118
854
21
Rajasthan
1239
238
1001
22
Sikkim
21
17
4
23
Telangana
440
129
311
24
Tripura
78
66
12
25
Uttarakhand
184
52
132
Total
17892
3477
14443
*Total estimated cost for VC equipment for 14443 court rooms is Rs.28.886 crore
Annexure II
S.No.
High Court
Number of VC Cabins
A
B
C
1
Allahabad
438
2
Andhra Pradesh
57
3
Bombay
271
4
Calcutta
128
5
Chhattisgarh
58
6
Delhi
103
7
Gauhati
77
8
Gujarat
94
9
Himachal Pradesh
18
10
Jammu & Kashmir
34
11
Jharkhand
78
12
Karnataka
128
13
Kerala
52
14
Madhya Pradesh
169
15
Madras
140
16
Manipur
12
17
Meghalaya
11
18
Orissa
84
19
Patna
171
20
Punjab & Haryana
135
21
Rajasthan
143
22
Sikkim
11
23
Telangana
52
24
Tripura
17
25
Uttarakhand
25
Total
2506
*Total estimated cost for equipment for VC cabin is Rs.5.012 crore
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.