The Central Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the District and Subordinate Courts since 1993-94. The Scheme covers five components, namely Court Halls, Residential Units for Judicial Officers, Lawyers’ Halls, Toilet Complexes and Digital Computer Rooms. As per information provided by the High Courts of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, the details of available Court Halls and Residential Units for Judicial Officers in the district and subordinate courts in these States vis-à-vis the sanctioned strength of judges as on 31.05.2026 is as under:

State	Sanctioned Strength	No. of available Court Halls	No. of available Residential Units
Karnataka	1398	1278	1199
Himachal Pradesh	192	180	161

Source : MIS Portal

The details of Court Halls and Residential Units completed under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for District and Subordinate Courts during last five years and presently under construction (as on 31.05.2026) in respect of the States of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh are as under:

State	No. of Court Halls completed	No. of Residential Units completed	No. of Court Halls under construction	No. of Residential Units under Construction
Karnataka	586	129	218	46
Himachal Pradesh	04	00	36	05

Source : MIS and Nyaya Vikas Portal

The funds released to the States of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh during last 5 years, year-wise are as under:

(Rs.in crore)

Financial Year	Central Funds released to the State of Karnataka	Central Funds released to the State of Himachal Pradesh
2021-22	27.00	0.00
2022-23	82.01	0.00
2023-24	133.16	6.00
2024-25	73.92	13.62
2025-26	34.09	12.25

 

Under the CSS, projects are identified by the States/UTs and High Courts concerned. After receipt of the eligible proposals from the States/UTs, tentative allocation of funds to States/UTs is done and Mother Sanction is issued to States/UTs. The States/UTs can incur expenditure on the identified projects within the limit of Mother Sanction while adhering to the guidelines of CSS. For Financial Year 2026-27, Mother Sanctions of Rs 5.33 crore and 5.195 crore have been issued to the State of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh respectively.

In respect of the digital infrastructure for courts, comprehensive digital ecosystem has been created under the eCourts Mission Mode Project to support the entire lifecycle of a case from filing to final adjudication. For digitalization of courts, funds amounting to Rs. 151.73 cr. and Rs. 20.66 cr. have been released to the High Court of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh respectively Under the Phase III of the eCourts Project.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Ji, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

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