E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT

Posted On: 12 MAR 2026 12:53PM by PIB Delhi The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in a phased manner across the country with the objective of strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. Phase I (2011 &ndash; 2015) was primarily focused on basic computerization and internal connectivity in courts. As a result, 14,249 Courts were computerized and Local Area Network (LAN) was installed at 13,683 courts. Phase II (2015 &ndash; 2023) focused on ICT facilitation of judicial services to citizens. The components included computer hardware, computerization of District State Legal Authority (DSLAs)/ Taluka Legal Services Committees (TLSCs), Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity, trainings of stakeholders, establishment of eSewa Kendra, etc. An advanced CIS software, National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) and systems for digital filing and payments were developed, which revolutionized the way public accessed the services provided by the judiciary. The e-Courts Project is currently in Phase III (2023-2027). During the last year, the e-Courts project has seen continued progress through expansion of e-filing, e-payments, increased adoption of virtual and hybrid hearings, digitisation of court records, strengthening of Case Information System, and enhanced public access to case information through the NJDG etc. Some key initiatives and achievements under the eCourts Project as on 31.01.2026 are as under: Over 660.36 crore pages of court records including legacy records have been digitized across Courts to ensure faster retrieval, secure storage and seamless digital workflows. 30 Virtual Courts have been established to enable online adjudication of traffic challans. Virtual Courts have received 10.13 crore challans, out of which 9.05 crore were disposed and 97.72 lakh challans were paid amounting to Rs. 1002.73 crore. Video Conferencing Rules has been implemented in all the High Courts and District Courts. Video Conferencing (VC) facilities have been expanded across 3,240 court complexes and 1,272 jails. Courts have conducted over 3.97 crore hearings through video conferencing, facilitating remote hearings of undertrials, witnesses and lawyers. Live streaming of court proceeding is operational in 11 High Courts. E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented to allow online filing of cases and digital payment of court fees and fines. Approximately 1.07 crore cases have been filed through the e-filing platform and the e-payments system has processed transactions for court-fee worth Rs. 1,404 crore and fine worth Rs. 75 crore. NJDG provides public access to case data, statistics of courts across the country and has been upgraded with an improved dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases. Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented in all courts, with enhanced usability, privacy safeguards and integration with national platforms such as NJDG, e-filing, virtual courts and Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). The S3WaaS (Secure, Scalable and Sugamya Website as a Service) platform hosts 730 District Court websites, ensuring secure and accessible web infrastructure. Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with case updates being sent to lawyers and litigants through SMS Push and Pull (over 4 lakh SMS sent daily), email (over 6 lakh sent daily) and the multilingual e-Courts services portal (with 35 lakh hits daily). The e-Courts Services mobile app (3.59 crore downloads) provides the lawyers and litigants relevant information about case status, cause lists etc. The JustIS app (22,133 downloads) is a management tool for the judges assisting them to effectively organise and monitor their judicial business. 48 e-Sewa Kendras are functional across all High Courts and 2,396 e-Sewa Kendras across District Courts. The National Service and Tracking of Electronics Processes (NSTEP) system has been implemented for electronic service and tracking of summons and notices using mobile-based and GPS-enabled delivery mechanisms. Under NSTEP, the courts have processed 7.29 crore e-processes, out of which 2.11 crore e-processes have been successfully delivered. Digital Courts 2.1 is a customized application for paperless Courts with facility of translation and transcription using AI. It enables judges to access all case related documents, pleadings, and evidence digitally, marking a significant leap toward a paperless court ecosystem. The details of number of operational eCourts in the country, State-wise, is at Annexure-I. The details of number of operational eCourts in Odisha, Rajasthan and Karnataka, District-wise, is at Annexure-II. The details of funds released and utilized of Phase II and Phase III under the e-Courts Project, High court-wise and year-wise, are at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively. The implementing agency during Phase I was NIC (National Informatics Centre), therefore funds were not released to the High Courts. *** Annexure- I Details of number of operational eCourts in the country, state-wise: S No State Total Districts Total Court Complexes Total Establishments 1 Andaman and Nicobar 4 4 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 13 195 368 3 Arunachal Pradesh 28 28 28 4 Assam 34 80 201 5 Bihar 38 83 268 6 Chandigarh 1 1 3 7 Chhattisgarh 25 93 204 8 Delhi 11 12 51 9 Goa 2 16 15 10 Gujarat 33 338 467 11 Haryana 22 61 158 12 Himachal Pradesh 11 53 127 13 Jammu and Kashmir 20 83 169 14 Jharkhand 24 24 132 15 Karnataka 31 206 547 16 Kerala 14 192 600 17 Ladakh 2 6 10 18 Lakshadweep 1 3 6 19 Madhya Pradesh 51 237 277 20 Maharashtra 41 510 721 21 Manipur 9 22 39 22 Meghalaya 14 18 61 23 Mizoram 3 12 26 24 Nagaland 11 12 34 25 Odisha 30 155 316 26 Puducherry 4 4 15 27 Punjab 22 68 200 28 Rajasthan 44 336 1098 29 Sikkim 6 11 34 30 Tamil Nadu 38 277 832 31 Telangana 33 125 263 32 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 3 4 3 33 Tripura 8 21 68 34 Uttarakhand 13 92 190 35 Uttar Pradesh 74 224 584 36 West Bengal 23 92 277 Total 741 3,698 8,396 (Source: eCommittee, SCI) Annexure- II Details of number of operational eCourts in Odisha, district-wise S No District Total Establishment 1 Anugul 13 2 Balangir 15 3 Balasore 15 4 Bargarh 13 5 Bhadrak 7 6 Boudh 6 7 Cuttack 21 8 Deogarh 4 9 Dhenkanal 12 10 Gajapati 5 11 Ganjam 32 12 Jagatsinghpur 6 13 Jajpur 9 14 Jharsuguda 5 15 Kalahandi 12 16 Kandhamal 8 17 Kendrapada 8 18 Keonjhar 11 19 Khurda 11 20 Koraput 9 21 Malkangiri 5 22 Mayurbhanj 13 23 Nabarangpur 5 24 Nayagarh 12 25 Nuapada 9 26 Puri 10 27 Rayagada 10 28 Sambalpur 9 29 Sonepur 10</