**Executive Summary**
This document is the official answer to Unstarred Question No. †1351 raised in Lok Sabha, concerning the status of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) in Uttar Pradesh as of February 6, 2026. The response, provided by the Minister of State for Law and Justice, details the number of operational FTSCs, pending cases, sanctioned posts, infrastructure improvements, and other related measures taken by the government. District-wise breakdowns of FTSCs, pending cases, and staff vacancies are provided in Annexures I and II.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Operational FTSCs:**
* 218 FTSCs are functional in Uttar Pradesh, including 74 exclusively dedicated to POCSO cases.
* District-wise details, including the pendency of rape and POCSO cases, are in Annexure-I.
* **Staffing:**
* Each FTSC is to be staffed with one Presiding Officer and seven support staff, as per FTSC Scheme guidelines.
* 218 Additional District & Sessions Judges and 1,526 support staff posts have been sanctioned.
* Outsourcing of Junior Assistant, Orderly/Peon, and Daftari posts has been reconsidered for POCSO courts due to the sensitive nature of documents handled.
* District-wise details of sanctioned posts and vacancies are in Annexure-II.
* **Recruitment:**
* Filling vacant judicial officer positions in FTSCs is the responsibility of the State/UT Governments and the High Courts, following Constitutional framework and established rules.
* **Infrastructure and Case Management:**
* The Central Government supports FTSCs through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Judicial Infrastructure, aiding the construction of court halls, residential units, and digital computer rooms.
* The government is implementing e-Courts Project Phase-III to strengthen digital case management, including implementing CIS 4.0 and providing public access to case information through the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) and mobile apps.
* Digital Courts 2.1 is being piloted to enable paperless courts, and LegRAA, an AI-based legal research tool, has been developed.
* **Monitoring and Coordination:**
* Regular review meetings are held via Video Conferencing with the States/UTs and High Courts to strengthen the functioning of FTSCs.
* Inter-State Zonal Council meetings address FTSC performance and improve inter-governmental coordination.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: State/UT Governments and High Courts**
* **Impact:** Responsible for filling vacant positions of judicial officers in District and Subordinate courts including the FTSCs. Responsible for the recruitment and appointment of judicial officers.
* **Action Required:** Fill vacant judicial officer positions in FTSCs and implement the rules regarding the recruitment and appointment of Judicial Officers.
**Stakeholder: Judicial Officers and Staff of FTSCs**
* **Impact:** Affected by staffing levels, infrastructure, and case management systems in place at FTSCs.
* **Action Required:** Utilize available resources and technology to expedite case disposal and ensure compliance with established timelines.
**Stakeholder: Litigants and Lawyers**
* **Impact:** Benefit from strengthened digital case management systems, improved infrastructure, and expedited justice delivery in FTSCs.
* **Action Required:** Utilize eCourts Services Mobile App and other resources for access to case information and efficient case management.
Key Entities Referenced
Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs): Courts specifically dedicated to cases related to POCSO and other sexual offences.
Uttar Pradesh: Indian state where the Fast Track Special Courts are located.
POCSO Act: Referenced in the context of ensuring compliance with timelines for cases related to it.
High Court of Allahabad: Provides data regarding functional FTSCs to the government.
Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) Scheme: Scheme providing guidelines for staffing FTSCs.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1351
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 06th FEBRUARY, 2026
FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS (FTSCS) IN UTTAR PRADESH
†1351. SHRI RAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR:
Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:
(a) the number of currently operational Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) in Uttar Pradesh
specifically dedicated to cases related to POCSO and other sexual offences, district-wise;
(b) the updated number of pending rape and POCSO cases in these FTSCs, district-wise;
(c) the status of sanctioned posts and vacancies in FTSCs including judicial officers, public
prosecutors and supporting staff, district-wise;
(d) the number of posts filled so far along with the current status of the process for filling up
the remaining vacancies; and
(e) whether the Government has initiated measures to improve infrastructure, augment human
resources, strengthen digital case-management systems and monitoring mechanisms in
FTSCs to reduce pendency of cases, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons
therefor?
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) & (b): As per the information received from the High Court of Allahabad, 218 FTSCs
including 74 exclusive POCSO courts are functional in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The district
wise details of functional FTSCs along with pendency of rape and POCSO cases in these
courts, are placed at Annexure -I.
(c): As per the guidelines of the Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) Scheme, each FTSC is
to be staffed with one Presiding Officer and seven support staff.
1As per the information received from the High Court of Allahabad, 218 posts of
Additional District & Sessions Judges and 1,526 posts of supporting staff were sanctioned for
218 FTSCs, including 74 exclusive POCSO Courts, under the Scheme. The break-up of total
sanctioned strength is as under:
Sr. No. Name of Post Number of Sanctioned posts
1. Additional District & Sessions Judges 218
2. Stenographer Grade-I 218
3. Munsrim, Reader 218
Senior Assistant (Suits Clerk, Session
4. 218
Clerk, Misc. Clerk)
5. Junior Assistant (Copyist) 218 (Outsourcing)
6. Orderly (Peon) 436 (Outsourcing)
7. Daftari 218 (Outsourcing)
TOTAL 1744
The district-wise details of sanctioned posts and vacancies for judicial officers and
supporting staff in FTSCs, are place at Annexure -II.
The High Court of Allahabad has further informed that 218 posts of Junior Assistant
(Copyist), 436 posts of Orderly/Peon and 218 posts of Daftari were initially proposed to be
filled through outsourcing. However, the Hon’ble Committee constituted for Monitoring the
Expeditious Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases resolved that staff attached to POCSO
Courts handle sensitive judicial records and such important documents have to be handled only
by regular cadre.
(d): As regards the recruitment of judges/prosecutors and staff in courts, filling up of vacant
positions of the judicial officers in District and Subordinate courts including the FTSCs, is the
responsibility of the State/UT Governments and the concerned High Courts. As per the
Constitutional framework, in exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read
with Articles 233 and 234 of the Constitution, the State/UT Government in consultation with
the respective High Court frames the rules regarding the recruitment and appointment of
Judicial Officers.
(e): The Central Government has taken several steps to support infrastructure, strengthen
digital case-management systems and monitoring mechanisms in FTSCs to reduce pendency
of cases:
(i) The Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Judicial Infrastructure
supplements efforts of the States in building court halls, residential units, lawyers' halls, toilet
2complexes, and digital computer rooms for District and Subordinate Courts including FTSCs.
Total central assistance of Rs. 1,756.41 crore (as on 31.12.2025) has been provided to the State
of Uttar Pradesh since the inception of the Scheme, out of which Rs. 1,205.11 crore has been
provided since FY 2014-15. As on 31.12.2025, State of Uttar Pradesh has 2,923 court halls.
(ii) The Government of India is implementing e-Courts Project Phase-III, in close
coordination with the eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India through the respective High
Courts. To strengthen digital case management, Case Information Software (CIS) 4.0 has been
implemented in all court complexes; the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) provides public
access to case information; electronic case management tools such as the eCourts Services
Mobile App for litigants and lawyers and the JustIS Mobile App for Judicial Officers are
operational, with 3,54,86,435 and 22,090 downloads respectively as on 31.12.2025; Digital
Courts 2.1 has been developed to enable paperless courts and is under pilot implementation. In
addition, an AI-based tool called Legal Research Analysis Assistant (LegRAA) has been
developed to support judicial research and analysis.
(iii) In order to strengthen functioning of FTSCs, regular review meetings are held via Video
Conferencing with the States/UTs and the High Courts. The Hon’ble Minister of Law & Justice
has written to Hon’ble Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of the High Courts regarding need
for timely action and strict compliance with timelines under the POCSO Act and Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. In addition, the performance of FTSCs is a regular agenda
item in the Inter-State Zonal Council meetings to improve inter-governmental coordination and
expedite justice delivery.
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3Annexure -I
District-wise details of functional FTSCs in the State of Uttar Pradesh along with
pendency of rape and POCSO cases in these FTSCs as on 31.12.2025
Sr. Total No. of Pendency of Rape and
Districts
No functional FTSCs POCSO cases in FTSCs
1 Agra 4 2334
2 Aligarh 4 2000
3 Allahabad (Prayagraj) 4 2113
4 Ambedkar Nagar 3 1058
5 Auraiya 2 1035
6 Azamgarh 3 2514
7 Bagpat 2 667
8 Bahraich 3 1937
9 Ballia 3 1326
10 Balrampur 3 659
11 Banda 2 1073
12 Barabanki 3 1299
13 Bareilly 4 3443
14 Basti 3 1019
15 Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) 2 113
16 Bijnor 2 641
17 Budaun 4 1304
18 Bulandshahr 4 2167
19 Chandauli 2 570
20 Chitrakoot 2 436
21 Deoria 3 1469
22 Etah 3 761
23 Etawah 2 513
24 Faizabad (Ayodhya) 3 725
25 Farrukhabad 3 926
26 Fatehpur 3 1733
27 Firozabad 4 1010
28 Gautam Buddh Nagar 3 1525
29 Ghaziabad 4 2653
30 Ghazipur 3 1757
31 Gonda 2 698
32 Gorakhpur 4 2760
33 Hamirpur 3 1134
34 Panchsheel Nagar district (Hapur) 3 625
35 Hathras 2 459
36 Hardoi 4 1789
37 Jalaun 2 796
4Sr. Total No. of Pendency of Rape and
Districts
No functional FTSCs POCSO cases in FTSCs
38 Jaunpur 3 1758
39 Jhansi 2 1110
40 Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha) 3 446
41 Kannauj 2 873
42 Ramabai Nagar (Kanpur Dehat) 3 1937
43 Kanpur 3 2295
44 Kasganj 2 844
45 Kaushambi 4 980
46 Kushinagar 4 2029
47 Lakhimpur Kheri 3 840
48 Lalitpur 2 543
49 Lucknow 4 2827
50 Maharajganj 3 1618
51 Mahoba 2 402
52 Mainpuri 3 1065
53 Mathura 3 1041
54 Mau 3 617
55 Meerut 4 1971
56 Mirzapur 2 899
57 Moradabad 3 1396
58 Muzaffarnagar 3 1446
59 Pilibhit 3 867
60 Pratapgarh 3 1565
61 Raebareli 4 2224
62 Rampur 3 478
63 Saharanpur 3 1132
64 Sambhal 2 972
65 Sant Kabir Nagar 3 970
66 Shahjahanpur 3 1672
67 Shamli 2 615
68 Shravasti 2 192
69 Siddharth Nagar 3 1008
70 Sitapur 4 1945
71 Sonbhadra 2 643
72 Sultanpur 3 1583
73 Unnao 3 1602
74 Varanasi 4 2011
Total 218 95457
Source: As per data provided by the High Court.
5Annexure -II
The district-wise details of sanctioned posts and vacancies in FTSCs
Judicial Officers in FTSCs 7 support staff for each FTSC
Sr.No Districts Total Total
Sanctioned Vacant Sanctioned Vacant
strength strength
1 Agra 4 28 9
2 Aligarh 4 28 11
3 Allahabad (Prayagraj) 4 28 10
4 Ambedkar Nagar 3 2 21 7
5 Auraiya 2 1 14 6
6 Azamgarh 3 21 9
7 Bagpat 2 1 14 2
8 Bahraich 3 1 21 6
9 Ballia 3 2 21 5
10 Balrampur 3 2 21 7
11 Banda 2 14 5
12 Barabanki 3 21 8
13 Bareilly 4 28 11
14 Basti 3 2 21 6
15 Bhadohi 2 1 14 6
16 Bijnor 2 14 5
17 Budaun 4 28 11
18 Bulandshahr 4 28 11
19 Chandauli 2 1 14 6
20 Chitrakoot 2 1 14 5
21 Deoria 3 2 21 8
22 Etah 3 1 21 8
23 Etawah 2 14 5
24 Faizabad (Ayodhya) 3 1 21 8
25 Farrukhabad 3 1 21 9
26 Fatehpur 3 2 21 5
27 Firozabad 4 28 8
28 Gautam Buddh Nagar 3 21 9
29 Ghaziabad 4 28 12
30 Ghazipur 3 2 21 9
31 Gonda 2 1 14 4
32 Gorakhpur 4 28 11
33 Hamirpur 3 2 21 9
34 Hapur 3 2 21 9
35 Hathras 2 1 14 4
36 Hardoi 4 3 28 9
37 Jalaun 2 14 5
6Judicial Officers in FTSCs 7 support staff for each FTSC
Sr.No Districts Total Total
Sanctioned Vacant Sanctioned Vacant
strength strength
38 Jaunpur 3 21 9
39 Jhansi 2 14 5
40 Jyotiba Phule Nagar 3 21 9
41 Kannauj 2 1 14 4
42 Kanpur Dehat 3 21 8
43 Kanpur 3 21 8
44 Kasganj 2 1 14 6
45 Kaushambi 4 3 28 12
46 Kushinagar 4 3 28 7
47 Lakhimpur Kheri 3 2 21 3
48 Lalitpur 2 1 14 5
49 Lucknow 4 28 11
50 Maharajganj 3 2 21 8
51 Mahoba 2 1 14 4
52 Mainpuri 3 21 9
53 Mathura 3 21 9
54 Mau 3 2 21 8
55 Meerut 4 28 10
56 Mirzapur 2 1 14 4
57 Moradabad 3 21 9
58 Muzaffarnagar 3 21 7
59 Pilibhit 3 21 8
60 Pratapgarh 3 2 21 6
61 Raebareli 4 28 10
62 Rampur 3 21 9
63 Saharanpur 3 21 8
64 Sambhal 2 1 14 4
65 Sant Kabir Nagar 3 2 21 7
66 Shahjahanpur 3 21 8
67 Shamli 2 1 14 4
68 Shravasti 2 1 14 6
69 Siddharthnagar 3 2 21 2
70 Sitapur 4 2 28 11
71 Sonbhadra 2 1 14 6
72 Sultanpur 3 2 21 5
73 Unnao 3 21 8
74 Varanasi 4 28 11
TOTAL 218 63 1526 546
Source: As per data provided by the High Court.
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