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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH, 2026
E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
4754. SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) the status of implementation of the e-Court Mission Mode Project;
(b) the number of operational e-courts in the country, State-wise;
(c) the number of operational e-courts in Odisha, district-wise; and
(d) the details of funds released and utilised under the project, State-wise?
ANSWER
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)
(a): The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in a phased manner across the
country with the objective of strengthening the use of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. Phase I (2011 – 2015) was primarily focused on basic
computerization and internal connectivity in courts. As a result, 14,249 Courts were
computerized and Local Area Network (LAN) was installed at 13,683 courts.
Phase II (2015 – 2023) focused on ICT facilitation of judicial services to citizens. The
components included computer hardware, computerization of District State Legal Authority
(DSLAs)/ Taluka Legal Services Committees (TLSCs), Wide Area Network (WAN)
connectivity, trainings of stakeholders, establishment of eSewa Kendra, etc. An advanced CIS
software, National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) and systems for digital filing and payments were
developed.
The e-Courts Project is currently in Phase III (2023-2027). During the last year, the e-
Courts project has seen continued progress through expansion of e-filing, e-payments,
increased adoption of virtual and hybrid hearings, digitisation of court records, strengthening
1of Case Information System, and enhanced public access to case information through the NJDG
etc. Some key initiatives and achievements under the eCourts Project as on 31.01.2026 are as
under:
(i) Over 660.36 crore pages of court records including legacy records have been digitized
across Courts to ensure faster retrieval, secure storage and seamless digital workflows.
(ii) 30 Virtual Courts have been established to enable online adjudication of traffic challans.
Virtual Courts have received 10.13 crore challans and challans amounting to Rs.
1002.73 crore were paid.
(iii) Video Conferencing Rules have been implemented in all the High Courts and District
Courts.
(iv) Video Conferencing (VC) facilities have been expanded across 3,240 court complexes
and 1,272 jails. Courts have conducted over 3.97 crore hearings through video
conferencing, facilitating remote hearings of undertrials, witnesses and lawyers.
(v) Live streaming of court proceeding is operational in 11 High Courts.
(vi) E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented to allow online filing of cases
and digital payment of court fees and fines. Approximately 1.07 crore cases have been
filed through the e-filing platform and the e-payments system has processed
transactions for court-fee worth Rs. 1,404 crore and fine worth Rs. 75 crore.
(vii) NJDG provides public access to case data, statistics of courts across the country and
has been upgraded with an improved dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to
identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases.
(viii) Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented in all courts, with enhanced
usability, privacy safeguards and integration with national platforms such as NJDG, e-
filing, virtual courts and Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS).
(ix) The S3WaaS (Secure, Scalable and Sugamya Website as a Service) platform hosts 730
District Court websites, ensuring secure and accessible web infrastructure.
(x) Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with case updates being sent to
lawyers and litigants through SMS Push and Pull (over 4 lakh SMS sent daily), email
(over 6 lakh sent daily) and the multilingual e-Courts services portal (with 35 lakh hits
daily).
(xi) The e-Courts Services mobile app (3.59 crore downloads) provides the lawyers and
litigants relevant information about case status, cause lists etc.
(xii) The JustIS app (22,133 downloads) is a management tool for the judges assisting them
to effectively organise and monitor their judicial business.
2(xiii) 48 e-Sewa Kendras are functional across all High Courts and 2,396 e-Sewa Kendras
across District Courts.
(xiv) The National Service and Tracking of Electronics Processes (NSTEP) system has been
implemented for electronic service and tracking of summons and notices using mobile-
based and GPS-enabled delivery mechanisms. Under NSTEP, the courts have processed
7.29 crore e-processes.
(xv) Digital Courts 2.1 is a customized application for paperless Courts with facility of
translation and transcription using AI. It enables judges to access all case related
documents, pleadings, and evidence digitally, marking a significant leap toward a
paperless court ecosystem.
(b): The State-wise number of operational eCourts in the country is at Annexure-I.
(c): The District-wise number of operational eCourts in Odisha is at Annexure-II.
(d): The details of funds released and utilized of Phase II and Phase III under the e-Courts
Project, High court-wise and year-wise, are at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.
The implementing agency during Phase I was National Informatics Centre (NIC), therefore
funds were not released to the High Courts.
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3Annexure- I
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (B) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING E-
COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
Details of number of operational eCourts in the country, state-wise:
Total Total Court Total
S No State
Districts Complexes Establishments
1 Andaman and Nicobar 4 4 4
2 Andhra Pradesh 13 195 368
3 Arunachal Pradesh 28 28 28
4 Assam 34 80 201
5 Bihar 38 83 268
6 Chandigarh 1 1 3
7 Chhattisgarh 25 93 204
8 Delhi 11 12 51
9 Goa 2 16 15
10 Gujarat 33 338 467
11 Haryana 22 61 158
12 Himachal Pradesh 11 53 127
13 Jammu and Kashmir 20 83 169
14 Jharkhand 24 24 132
15 Karnataka 31 206 547
16 Kerala 14 192 600
17 Ladakh 2 6 10
18 Lakshadweep 1 3 6
19 Madhya Pradesh 51 237 277
20 Maharashtra 41 510 721
21 Manipur 9 22 39
22 Meghalaya 14 18 61
23 Mizoram 3 12 26
24 Nagaland 11 12 34
25 Odisha 30 155 316
26 Puducherry 4 4 15
27 Punjab 22 68 200
28 Rajasthan 44 336 1098
29 Sikkim 6 11 34
30 Tamil Nadu 38 277 832
31 Telangana 33 125 263
The Dadra And Nagar Haveli
32 3 4 3
And Daman And Diu
33 Tripura 8 21 68
34 Uttarakhand 13 92 190
35 Uttar Pradesh 74 224 584
36 West Bengal 23 92 277
Total 741 3,698 8,396
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
4Annexure- II
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (C) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING E-
COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
Details of number of operational eCourts in Odisha, district-wise
S No District Total Establishment
1 Anugul 13
2 Balangir 15
3 Balasore 15
4 Bargarh 13
5 Bhadrak 7
6 Boudh 6
7 Cuttack 21
8 Deogarh 4
9 Dhenkanal 12
10 Gajapati 5
11 Ganjam 32
12 Jagatsinghpur 6
13 Jajpur 9
14 Jharsuguda 5
15 Kalahandi 12
16 Kandhamal 8
17 Kendrapada 8
18 Keonjhar 11
19 Khurda 11
20 Koraput 9
21 Malkangiri 5
22 Mayurbhanj 13
23 Nabarangpur 5
24 Nayagarh 12
25 Nuapada 9
26 Puri 10
27 Rayagada 10
28 Sambalpur 9
29 Sonepur 10
30 Sundargarh 11
Total 316
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
5Annexure- III
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (D) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANNSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING E-
COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
Details of funds released under Phase II of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-wise:
S. No. High Court Funds Released (Rs in crores)
1 Allahabad 109.48
2 Andhra Pradesh 1.96
3 Bombay 125.24
4 Calcutta 37.09
5 Chhattisgarh 27.31
6 Delhi 26.80
7 Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) 12.90
8 Gauhati (Assam) 70.77
9 Gauhati (Mizoram) 7.87
10 Gauhati (Nagaland) 7.99
11 Gujarat* 72.82
12 Himachal Pradesh 11.19
13 Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 18.98
14 Jharkhand 24.25
15 Karnataka 65.38
16 Kerala 37.61
17 Madhya Pradesh 74.05
18 Madras 70.15
19 Manipur 9.27
20 Meghalaya 13.17
21 Orissa 46.41
22 Patna 55.82
23 Punjab & Haryana 54.13
24 Rajasthan 74.56
25 Sikkim 7.58
26 Telangana & Andhra Pradesh** 70.29
6S. No. High Court Funds Released (Rs in crores)
27 Telangana 1.79
28 Tripura 17.86
29 Uttarakhand 11.65
Total (in Cr.) 1164.37
* Gujarat High Court surrendered Rs.13.12 Cr. Total utilization included surrendered funds.
** Funds released to erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court; shared in the ratio of 58:42
respectively.
Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs 180.57 crore were released to NIC
for providing technical support, Rs 293.68 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network)
connectivity, Rs 13.50 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management and Rs 16.31
crore for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).
7Annexure- IV
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (D) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4754 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2026 REGARDING E-
COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
Details of funds released under Phase III of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-
wise:
(Rs. in crore)
S. No. High Court 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
1 Allahabad 95.87 51.78 119.92
2 Andhra Pradesh 25.44 31.74 18
3 Bombay 69.54 83.19 104.32
4 Calcutta 16.73 27.65 9.50
5 Chhattisgarh 16.27 24.17 49.74
6 Delhi 17.89 48.19 17.90
7 Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) 2.03 9.76 2.26
8 Gauhati (Assam) 24.97 33.85 3.65
9 Gauhati (Mizoram) 3.12 6.22 2.48
10 Gauhati, Kohima (Nagaland) 1.79 3.91 3.41
11 Gujarat 27.72 73.21 48.89
12 Himachal Pradesh 6.06 6.89 7.63
13 Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 6.52 14.53 14.48
14 Jharkhand 10.59 29.22 7.65
15 Karnataka 32.37 67.40 48.22
16 Kerala 15.40 32.62 51.60
17 Madhya Pradesh 22.90 77.31 59.14
18 Madras 90.69 91.75 113.20
19 Manipur 11.12 7.54 2.16
20 Meghalaya 3.33 8.50 3.83
21 Orissa 6.77 53.24 16.09
22 Patna 32.43 89.55 57.61
23 Punjab And Haryana 14.58 26.01 18.95
24 Rajasthan 19.80 34.72 60.88
25 Sikkim 1.71 8.98 2.51
26 Telangana 22.03 28.57 29.44
27 Tripura 0.53 7.05 8.79
8S. No. High Court 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
28 Uttarakhand 13.68 19.95 29.57
Total 611.88 997.49 911.82*
* As on 16.03.2026
Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs. 185.06 crore have been released to
NIC for providing technical support, Rs 54.79 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network)
connectivity, Rs 7.51 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management, Rs 0.28 crore to
IIT Madras for development of e-Learning platform, and Rs 9.71 crore for miscellaneous
expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).
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