Ministry of Law and Justice
Gram Nyayalayas
Posted On:
09 AUG 2024 12:36PM by PIB Delhi
The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, which came into effect from 02nd October, 2009, aims at providing affordable and quick access to justice to the citizens at their doorsteps. As per Section 3 (5) of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, the State Governments in consultation with their respective High Courts appoint a Nyayadhikari, an officer of the rank of Judicial Magistrate of the first class for every Gram Nyayalaya, who is supposed to hold mobile courts as and when situation demands. Under the aegis of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, a plan scheme titled, “Assistance to State Governments for establishing and operating Gram Nyayalayas” was introduced in 2009 and guidelines were formulated for running the Gram Nyayalayas Scheme.
As on date, 15 States have implemented Gram Nyayalayas Scheme by notifying 481 Gram Nyayalayas, out of which 309 are functional in 10 States since the inception of the Scheme. The state-wise details of the Gram Nyayalayas notified and operational are as under:
|
Sl. No
|
State
|
No. of GN Notified
|
Functional GNs
|
|
1
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
89
|
89
|
|
2
|
Rajasthan
|
45
|
45
|
|
3
|
Kerala
|
30
|
30
|
|
4
|
Maharashtra
|
39
|
26
|
|
5
|
Odisha
|
24
|
20
|
|
6
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
113
|
92
|
|
7
|
Karnataka
|
2
|
2
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
3
|
2
|
|
9
|
Punjab
|
9
|
2
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
6
|
1
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
2
|
0
|
|
12
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
42
|
0
|
|
13
|
Telangana
|
55
|
0
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
20
|
0
|
|
15
|
Ladakh
|
2
|
0
|
|
Total
|
481
|
309
|
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.
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