Ministry of Law and Justice
FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS
Posted On:
13 FEB 2025 2:05PM by PIB Delhi
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the establishment of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious disposal of Rape and POCSO Act cases came to be introduced in October, 2019, following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 and the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court [Suo Motu Writ (Criminal) No. 1/2019]. The Scheme has been extended twice, with the latest extension up to 31st March 2026, targeting the establishment of 790 courts. As per the inputs received from the High Courts, as on 31.12.2024, 747 FTSCs including 406 exclusive POCSO Courts (e-POCSO) are functional in 30 States/UTs. These courts have disposed of around 3,00,000 cases of Rape and POCSO Act as of 31.12.2024. Year-wise and State/UT-wise details of operational FTSCs over the past five years are provided in the Annexure.
*****
ANNEXURE
|
Sl.
No.
|
Name of State/UT
|
No. of FTSCs (up to Dec. 2020)
|
No. of FTSCs
(up to
Dec. 2021)
|
No. of FTSCs
(up to
Dec. 2022)
|
No. of FTSCs (up to Dec. 2023)
|
No. of FTSCs (Up to Dec.2024)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
8
|
10
|
14
|
16
|
16
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
7
|
15
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
46
|
46
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
0
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
11
|
J&K
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
20
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
14
|
18
|
30
|
31
|
30
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
23
|
28
|
52
|
54
|
55
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
66
|
67
|
67
|
67
|
67
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
25
|
34
|
39
|
19
|
6
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
15
|
36
|
44
|
44
|
44
|
|
22
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
23
|
Punjab
|
3
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
|
24
|
Rajasthan
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
45
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
|
26
|
Telangana
|
19
|
25
|
34
|
36
|
36
|
|
27
|
Tripura
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
28
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
218
|
218
|
218
|
218
|
218
|
|
29
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
30
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
|
|
Total
|
599
|
700
|
765
|
757
|
747
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Law & Justice and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
*****
Samrat/ Dheeraj /Allen: pibpiolaw[at]gmail[dot]com
(Release ID: 2102677)
Visitor Counter : 830