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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1131
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 24th JULY, 2026
EXPANDING DIGITAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL SERVICES IN ODISHA
1131. Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) the Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and actual expenditure during the last three years under
the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, Tele-Law Programme, NALSA and Gram Nyayalaya Scheme;
(b) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised, State/UT-wise, including Odisha;
(c) the status of e-Courts, virtual courts, Tele-Law beneficiaries, legal aid clinics, ADR/Mediation
Centres and Gram Nyayalayas, district-wise, including Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh and Ganjam;
and
(d) whether the Government proposes additional judicial infrastructure, virtual courts, digital legal
literacy programmes and legal aid facilities in these tribal and aspirational districts, if so, the
estimated expenditure and implementation timeline district-wise and if not, the reasons therefor and
the timeline by which these districts are likely to be covered under future phases?
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 details of Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates and actual expenditure during the last three
years under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, Tele-Law Programme,
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and Gram Nyayalaya Scheme, across the country
including the state of Odisha are at Annexure I.
1(b): The State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned, released and utilized under e-Courts Mission Mode
Project Phase III, NALSA and Gram Nyayalaya is at Annexure II.
(c): As per the information provided by the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, in the State of Odisha,
16 ADR Centres have been constructed and are functioning in 16 districts including the districts of
Ganjam and Kandhamal. For the remaining 14 districts including the districts of Boudh and Nayagarh,
Mediation Centres are functioning in the office of the District Legal Services Authority.
For online adjudication of traffic challans, 31 virtual courts (asynchronous courts) have been
set up across the country, including 1 in Odisha.
The status of courts under the e-Courts project, Tele-Law, legal aid clinics, and Gram
Nyayalayas, district-wise, in Odisha including the districts of Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh and
Ganjam is at Annexure III.
(d): Adequate budgetary provisions are made for additional judicial infrastructure, virtual courts, digital
literacy programmes and legal aid facilities across the country including in all tribal and aspirational
districts in Odisha, based on approved outlay and availability of funds. Financial assistance is
provided under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for strengthening court infrastructure. Tele-
Law services are available through Common Service Centres (CSCs) to provide pre-litigation legal
advice. Under the eCourts Project, digital services such as e-Filing, e-Pay, Virtual Courts, video
conferencing and the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) have been implemented. Free legal aid is
extended through the Legal Services Authorities. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms,
including Lok Adalats and mediation, are also being promoted for expeditious resolution of disputes.
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2Annexure- I
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1131 FOR 24.07.2026 REGARDING EXPANDING DIGITAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL
SERVICES IN ODISHA
(i) Funds released to all the High Courts under eCourts Project Phase III:
(Rs in Crore)
Budget Allocated
Financial year Actual Expenditure
Revised
Budget Estimate
Estimate
2023-24 0.01 825.00 768.25
2024-25 1500.00 1200.00 1029.11
2025-26 1500.00 1200.00 717.45
TOTAL 3000.01 3225.00 2514.81
(ii) Funds released to NALSA:
(Rs in Crore)
Budget Allocated
Financial year Budget Actual Expenditure
Revised Estimate
Estimate
2023-24 200.00 200.00 200.00
2024-25 200.00 200.00 200.00
2025-26 200.00 220.00 220.00
TOTAL 600.00 620.00 620.00
(iii) Funds released for Gram Nyayalayas:
(Rs in Crore)
Financial Budget Allocated
Actual Expenditure
year Budget Estimate Revised Estimate
2023-24 10.00 10.00 0.80
2024-25 2.00 10.00 10.00
2025-26 2.00 2.00 2.00
TOTAL 14.00 22.00 12.80
3(iv) Funds released under DISHA 2.0 (Tele-Law Programme):
(Rs in Crore)
Budget Allocated
Actual
Financial Year
Budget Revised Expenditure
Estimate Estimate
2023-24 40.00 48.00 46.36
2024-25 48.00 35.00 23.10
2025-26 48.00 20.00 17.04
TOTAL 136.00 103.00 86.5
4Annexure- II
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1131 FOR 24.07.2026 REGARDING EXPANDING DIGITAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL
SERVICES IN ODISHA
(i) eCourts Project Phase III:
(Rs in Crore)
Total Total
S No. High Courts
Released Expenditure
1 Allahabad 336.58 263.55
2 Andhra Pradesh 133.58 74.98
3 Bombay 339.56 240.83
4 Calcutta 87.14 53.02
5 Chhattisgarh 105.41 89.67
6 Delhi 126.14 75.33
7 (i) Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) 19.72 14.02
7 (ii) Gauhati (Assam) 66.09 63.78
7 (iii) Gauhati (Mizoram) 17.18 11.45
7 (iv) Gauhati (Nagaland) 13.38 8.74
8 Gujarat 161.59 139.01
9 Himachal Pradesh 22.97 19.81
10 Jammu & Kashmir 63.21 34.38
11 Jharkhand 63.15 44.73
12 Karnataka 190.54 134.35
13 Kerala 137.07 61.8
14 Madhya Pradesh 193.05 146.43
15 Madras 315.48 251.29
16 Manipur 23.11 21
17 Meghalaya 19.12 15.53
18 Orissa 91.45 74.56
19 Patna 246.34 124.45
20 Punjab And Haryana 62.01 60.58
21 Rajasthan 174.79 101.08
22 Sikkim 17.82 15.52
23 Telangana 89.73 63.77
24 Tripura 25.49 10.22
25 Uttarakhand 69.23 63.4
Total 3210.94 2277.27
(As on 20.07.2026)
5Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs. 186.08 crore have been released to
NIC/NICSI for providing technical support, Rs 54.79 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area
Network) connectivity, Rs 12.49 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management, Rs 0.28
crore to IIT Madras for development of e-Learning platform, Rs. 7.66 crore to CPWD for setting
up of Centre of Excellence for eCourts at NIC Pune, Rs. 9.10 crore to C-DAC for the design and
development of Judicial Digital Preservation System (JDPS) for the Judiciary and Rs 2.25 crore
for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).
6(ii) Gram Nyayalayas:
(Rs in Crore)
Amount released to States under Gram Nyayalayas Scheme
Sl. Total Amount released since 2009-10 till
State
No. 15.07.2026
1 Madhya Pradesh 24.56
2 Rajasthan 12.40
3 Karnataka 0.25
4 Odisha 5.24
5 Maharashtra 7.17
6 Jharkhand 0.75
7 Goa 0.25
8 Punjab 0.25
9 Haryana 0.25
10 Uttar Pradesh 24.66
11 Kerala 8.28
12 Andhra Pradesh 4.36
13 Telangana 6.93
Total 95.40
7(iii) NALSA:
Amount of funds allocated to the state legal services authorities including supreme court legal
services committee and mediation and conciliation project committee during the financial
year 2025-26.
(Rs in Crore)
S. No. Name of SLSA 2025-26
LADCS
LAP (Legal Aid Defence
(Legal Aid to Poor) Counsel System)
1 Andhra Pradesh 3.35 5.13
2 Arunachal Pradesh 8.3 2.13
3 Assam 4.1 23.46
4 Bihar 7.75 10.57
5 Chhattisgarh 0.8 10
6 Goa 0.81 1.37
7 Gujarat 19.05 15.08
8 Haryana 7.15 6.79
9 Himachal Pradesh 2.75 3.61
10 Jammu & Kashmir 7.4 8.15
11 Jharkhand 13.25 9.75
12 Karnataka 9.3 16.38
13 Kerala 13.2 6.99
14 Madhya Pradesh 1 15.45
15 Maharashtra 3.5 20.09
16 Manipur 6.7 2.09
17 Meghalaya 4.07 5.68
18 Mizoram 7.9 3.61
19 Nagaland 3.8 1.98
20 Odisha 4.4 5.75
21 Punjab 10.25 11.04
22 Rajasthan 8.75 13.27
23 Sikkim 1.25 1.15
24 Tamil Nadu 1.3 19.1
25 Telangana 0.6 11.8
26 Tripura 4.5 5
27 Uttar Pradesh 10.35 16.5
28 Uttarakhand 10.4 3.23
29 West Bengal 13.13 4.36
Andaman & Nicobar
30 0.27 0.05
Islands
31 Chandigarh UT 0.21 0.6
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
32 0 0.07
UT
8S. No. Name of SLSA 2025-26
LADCS
LAP (Legal Aid Defence
(Legal Aid to Poor) Counsel System)
33 Daman & Diu UT 0 0.1
34 Delhi UT 15.25 6.5
35 Lakshadweep UT 0.2 0
36 Puducherry UT 0.8 0.41
37 Ladakh UT 0.83 0.22
38 Supreme Court LSC 3.5 0
Mediation and
39 Conciliation Project 0.6 0
Committee (MCPC)
TOTAL 210.77 267.44
9Annexure- III
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1131 FOR 24.07.2026 REGARDING EXPANDING DIGITAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL
SERVICES IN ODISHA
(i) eCourts Project Phase III:
Number of Courts
Name of New
Sl. covered under e-
Districts across Total Number of Courtrooms
No Courts project with
the State of Court Rooms created
. having virtual
Odisha subsequently
facilities
1 Angul 30 30 -
2 Balasore 47 42 5
3 Bargarh 25 25 -
4 Bhadrak 24 23 1
5 Bolangir 36 34 2
6 Boudh 15 14 1
7 Cuttack 64 63 1
8 Deogarh 12 12 -
9 Dhenkanal 25 25 -
10 Gajapati 15 15 -
11 Ganjam 62 61 1
12 Jagatsinghpur 21 21 -
13 Jajpur 25 23 2
14 Jharsuguda 16 15 1
15 Kalahandi 29 29 -
16 Kandhamal 22 22 -
17 Kendrapara 22 21 1
18 Keonjhar 29 28 1
19 Khurda 52 52 -
20 Koraput 28 28 -
21 Malkangiri 13 13 -
22 Mayurbhanj 34 33 1
23 Nabarangpur 18 17 1
24 Nayagarh 27 26 1
25 Nuapada 15 14 1
10Number of Courts
Name of New
Sl. covered under e-
Districts across Total Number of Courtrooms
No Courts project with
the State of Court Rooms created
. having virtual
Odisha subsequently
facilities
26 Puri 34 31 3
27 Rayagada 22 22 -
28 Sambalpur 31 31 -
29 Sonepur 17 15 2
30 Sundargarh 35 32 3
TOTAL 845 817 28
(Source: eCommittee, Supreme Court of India)
11(ii) Tele-Law (SLSA- Odisha State Legal Services Authority):
As on 30.06.2026, more than 1.13 Crore pre-litigation advice has been provided to the
beneficiaries under Tele-Law.
The status of the Tele-Law Programme in Odisha, including Boudh, Ganjam, Kandhamal
and Nayagarh districts, as on 30.06.2026, is as under:
Advice
Coverage Area No. of CSCs Covered Calls Registered
Given
Overall – Odisha 6,797 4,15,564 4,10,303
Boudh District 69 5,106 5,023
Ganjam District 503 4,200 3,727
Kandhamal
171 12,485 12,360
District
Nayagarh District 194 6,830 6,680
12(iii)Legal Aid Clinics:
As per the NALSA Regulation, 2011, Legal Aid Clinics have been established and
functional in Jails, Villages, Juveniles Justice Boards (JJBs), Law Colleges/Universities,
One Stop Centres etc.
Name of the District Number Aid Clinics functional
Angul 13
Balangir 12
Balasore 9
Bargarh 18
Bhadrak 8
Boudh 5
Cuttack 18
Deogarh 9
Dhenkanal 12
Gajapati 12
Ganjam 16
Jagatsinghpur 8
Jajpur 8
Jharsuguda 6
Kalahandi 19
Kendrapara 8
Keonjhar 11
Khurda 13
Koraput 13
Malkangiri 7
Mayurbhanj 13
Nabarangpur 11
Nayagarh 14
Nuapada 9
Phulbani 8
Puri 8
Rayagada 14
Sambalpur 11
Sonepur 5
Sundargarh 14
TOTAL 332
(Source: eCommittee, Supreme Court of India)
13(iv) Gram Nyayalayas:
As on 17.02.2026, a total of 24 Gram Nyayalayas have been made operational in the State of
Odisha. The district-wise details of operational Gram Nyayalayas in Odisha are given below:
Sr. No Name of Gram Nyayalaya Districts
1 Odagaon Nayagarh
2 Bhograi Balasore
3 Dunguripali Subarnapur
4 Kashinagar Gajapati
5 Raghunathpur Jagatsinghapur
6 Sukinda Jajpur
7 Dhamnagar Bhadrak
8 Sanakhemundi Ganjam
9 Junagarh Kalahandi
10 Ghasipura Kendujhar
11 Similiguda Koraput
12 Kolnara Rayagada
13 Lakhanpur Jharsuguda
14 Atabira Bargarh
15 Tangi Khordha
16 Komna Nuapada
17 Raighar Nabarangapur
18 Brahmagiri Puri
19 Korukunda at Malkangiri Malkangiri
20 Puri Sadar Puri
21 Rajnagar Kendrapara
22 Bolangir Sadar Balangir
23 Bisra Sundergarh
24 Charichhak Boudh
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