NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Thursday approved continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for development of infrastructure facilities for judiciary beyond 12th Five Year Plan that is from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2020.
Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law & Justice, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, it will be implemented in a Mission Mode through National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms with an estimated outlay of Rs 3,320 crore.
Mr Prasad said, the scheme will increase the availability of suitable number of court halls and residential accommodations for judges and judicial officers of District and Subordinate Courts all over the country.
This will help in improving the functioning and performance of the Judiciary across the country in reaching out to every citizen, the Minister said.
Cabinet also approved setting up of an on-line monitoring system with geo-tagging by the Department of Justice enabling data collection on progress, completion of court halls and residential units under construction, including for future projects as well as better asset management and formulation of norms and specification of court halls and residential units to be constructed under Scheme for implementation throughout the country for future.
The Central assistance is provided to the State Governments under the CSS and the funds sharing pattern for centre and state is 60:40 in respect of states other than North Eastern and Himalayan States.
The funds sharing pattern is 90:10 in respect of North Eastern and Himalayan States and 100 percent in respect of Union Territories. This will help for completion of on-going projects for construction of 3,000 court halls and 1,800 residential units for judicial officers of District and Subordinate Courts.
An on-line monitoring system will be set up by the Department of Justice enabling data collection on progress, completion of court halls and residential units under construction as well as better asset management. Regular meetings of the monitoring committee may be organised in various states with state Chief Secretaries and PWD officials to enable speedy and good construction.
It may also be monitored if the funds released by the centre are released without delay onward to PWD by the State Governments. (AGENCIES)
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