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STATUS OF eCOURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT (MMP)

Posted On: 03 AUG 2023 4:55PM by PIB Delhi

 As part of the National e-Governance Plan, the eCourts Mission Mode Project is under implementation for Information and Communication Technologies (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”. E-Courts project is being implemented by the Department of Justice in association with the e-Committee, Supreme Court of India in a decentralized manner through the respective High Courts. The e-Committee, Supreme Court of India is responsible for the policy planning, strategic direction and guidance for implementation of e-Courts project and works in collaborative partnership with Department of Justice which is responsible for providing necessary funding for the project.  Phase II of the project was implemented from 2015 to 2023. Out of the total budget of Rs.1670 crores, Rs.1668.43 crores have been utilized. 18,735 District & Subordinate courts have been computerised so far. The detailed bifurcation of operational e-Courts in the country has been attached at Annexure-I.

Department of Justice has a well laid down process for release and disbursal of funds under e-Courts Mission Mode Project. Proposals requesting sanctioning of funds for implementation of components under e-Courts Project Phase II are prepared by respective High Courts and forwarded to e-Committee, Supreme Court of India for approval. E-Committee, Supreme Court of India after examination and approving the proposal forwards it to Department of Justice for release of funds. Department of Justice on the recommendation of Integrated Finance Department (Department of Justice) releases funds directly to concerned High Court.  Agency wise release of funds under Phase II of the project has been attached at Annexure-II.

 

Annexure-I

The details of operational eCourts in the country are as under:

S.No

High Court

State

Court Complexes

Courts

1

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

180

2222

2

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

218

617

3

Bombay

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

1

3

Daman and Diu

2

2

Goa

17

39

Maharashtra

471

2157

4

Calcutta

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

4

14

West Bengal

89

827

5

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

93

434

6

Delhi

Delhi

6

681

7

Gauhati

Arunachal Pradesh

14

28

Assam

74

408

Mizoram

8

69

Nagaland

11

37

8

Gujarat

Gujarat

376

1268

9

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

50

162

10

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh

86

218

11

Jharkhand

Jharkhand

28

447

12

Karnataka

Karnataka

207

1031

13

Kerala

Kerala

158

484

Lakshadweep

1

3

14

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

213

1363

15

Madras

Puducherry

4

24

Tamil Nadu

263

1124

16

Manipur

Manipur

17

38

17

Meghalaya

Meghalaya

7

42

18

Orissa

Odisha

185

686

19

Patna

Bihar

84

1142

20

Punjab & Haryana

Chandigarh

1

30

Haryana

53

500

Punjab

64

541

21

Rajasthan

Rajasthan

247

1240

22

Sikkim

Sikkim

8

23

23

Telangana

Telangana

129

476

24

Tripura

Tripura

14

84

25

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

69

271

 

Total

 

3452

18735

 

Annexure-II

The details of fund released under e-Courts Phase II (agency wise) are as under:

 

Agency

Funds released (In Rs. Cr)

High Courts

1164.37

NIC/NICSI

180.57

BSNL

293.68

eCommittee, SCI

13.50

Other Miscellaneous Expenditure (Salary, publicity etc.)

16.31

Total

1668.43

 

This information was given by the Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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