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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