Allocation for Rural Courts

Government has said that the funds allotted to States for setting up of rural courts is sufficient to meet the requirement. Stating this in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice informed the House that as per the demand received from the States for setting up of Gram Nyayalayas, central grant has so far been released for 151 Gram Nyayalayas. According to the provisions of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 it is the responsibility of the States to establish Gram Nyayalayas. In order to augment the resources of the State Government Rs. 18 lakh for non-recurring and Rs. 3.20 lakh for recurring for 3 years per Gram Nyayalaya has been provided as central assistance. Shri Khurshid informed that the budget provision for 2011-12 for the Scheme is Rs. 150 crore. He said that the current year allocation is sufficient to meet the requirement of the States.