TENTH PLAN ALLOCATION FOR JUDICIARY INCREASED
The Planning Commission
has increased the allocation for development of infrastructure
facilities for judiciary including the Centrally Sponsored Scheme
to Rs. 700 crore during the Tenth Five Year Plan as against Rs.
382 crore released during the Ninth Five Year Plan period, which
ended on March 31, 2002.
The allocation of
funds for the development of infrastructural facilities of judiciary
to the State Governments and Union Territories is based on the
norms prescribed by the Planning Commission and funds provided
by it.
The Planning Commission
has been making increased allocation for various plan schemes
including the Centrally Sponsored Scheme relating to improvement
in infrastrastural facilities for the judiciary against an allocation
of Rs. 96 crore which was later on increased to Rs. 99 crore during
2001-2002. An amount of Rs. 120 crore has been provided by the
Planning Commission for the current financial year 2002-2003.
This includes provisions for Centrally Sponsored Scheme, Family
Courts, Computerization of City Civil Courts in four metro cities,
specific allocations to High Courts for construction and extension
of buildings of High Courts as well as for Information Technology.
The first installment
under Centrally Sponsored Scheme will be released to the States
and Union Territories during the first quarter of the current
financial year. Further releases will be made to the States and
Union Territories during the remaining four years of the Tenth
Five Year Plan.
