The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in three phases with the objective of strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. Phase I (2011 – 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 – 2023) focused on ICT facilitation of judicial services to citizens. The components included computer hardware, computerization of DSLAs/ TLCs, 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.
As per the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of eCourts Project Phase III, digitization of court records is a central focal point of the eCourts initiative. Before Phase III, only 5.9% of the total legacy records were digitized by 21 High Courts. Therefore, a robust infrastructural regime for scanning and digitisation has been approved under Phase III for digitisation of approximately 3,100 crore documents, including legacy and current records. A Digital Preservation Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been prepared for scanning, storage, retrieval, digitisation, and preservation of judicial records.
The details of funds released under Phase II and Phase III of the e-Courts Project, High court-wise and year-wise, are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
Further, the DPR proposes the setting up of infrastructure for paperless courts, including a customised software application for paperless courts wherein the e-filed and scanned documents can be displayed in the paperless court application and made accessible to judicial officers, litigants, lawyers, and the public. Judicial officers can access the cause list and digitized case papers/ paper books of their respective courts through their systems. The transition towards paperless courts through digitisation, virtual courts, e-filing, e-payments, and related initiatives has already resulted in a significant reduction in physical paper usage across Courts. The details of digitisation of records, virtual courts and video conferencing as provided by eCommittee, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, High Court-wise and District court-wise are at Annexure-III.
Further, Digital Courts 2.1, a software tool developed by the Centre of Excellence for eCourts [CoEE], NIC, Pune, 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.
Periodic reviews are undertaken in coordination with the High Courts and eCommittee, Supreme Court of India to assess the progress of implementation across States/UTs. Steps have been taken to enhance uniform digital access to justice through financial and technical support, capacity building initiatives, standardisation of platforms, and strengthened court infrastructure.
Annexure- I
Details of funds released under Phase II of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-wise:
(Rs. in crore)
| S. No. | High Court | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | Total |
| 1 | Allahabad | 31.14 | 20.88 | 20.57 | 8.07 | 15.04 | 13.79 | 0.00 | 109.48 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 1.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.96 |
| 3 | Bombay | 30.39 | 38.25 | 47.22 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 8.86 | 0.00 | 125.24 |
| 4 | Calcutta | 12.14 | 9.17 | 10.72 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 4.93 | 0.00 | 37.09 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 3.82 | 6.03 | 9.34 | 1.33 | 4.44 | 2.34 | 0.00 | 27.31 |
| 6 | Delhi | 5.87 | 5.41 | 8.97 | 3.54 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 26.80 |
| 7 | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) | 0.59 | 4.33 | 1.37 | 2.85 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 1.26 | 12.90 |
| 8 | Gauhati (Assam) | 5.19 | 25.47 | 8.13 | 8.70 | 13.68 | 6.11 | 3.49 | 70.77 |
| 9 | Gauhati (Mizoram) | 0.71 | 3.01 | 2.47 | 0.15 | 0.51 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 7.87 |
| 10 | Gauhati (Nagaland) | 0.77 | 2.31 | 1.83 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 7.99 |
| 11 | Gujarat* | 11.23 | 18.32 | 29.06 | 10.73 | 0.00 | 3.48 | 0.00 | 72.82 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 1.79 | 3.21 | 4.05 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 11.19 |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 1.84 | 5.29 | 10.59 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 18.98 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 3.20 | 5.09 | 2.92 | 4.53 | 5.53 | 2.98 | 0.00 | 24.25 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 11.86 | 17.43 | 22.04 | 0.61 | 9.15 | 4.29 | 0.00 | 65.38 |
| 16 | Kerala | 5.53 | 8.32 | 14.73 | 4.61 | 0.00 | 2.83 | 1.58 | 37.61 |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | 9.73 | 23.93 | 22.51 | 0.39 | 11.21 | 6.28 | 0.00 | 74.05 |
| 18 | Madras | 10.24 | 24.62 | 25.45 | 5.11 | 0.00 | 4.73 | 0.00 | 70.15 |
| 19 | Manipur | 0.53 | 4.24 | 1.19 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 1.30 | 0.76 | 9.27 |
| 20 | Meghalaya | 0.19 | 3.26 | 3.65 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 2.32 | 2.23 | 13.17 |
| 21 | Orissa | 7.57 | 7.71 | 12.70 | 1.59 | 13.46 | 3.37 | 0.00 | 46.41 |
| 22 | Patna | 8.04 | 26.41 | 8.72 | 0.13 | 7.08 | 5.44 | 0.00 | 55.82 |
| 23 | Punjab & Haryana | 11.63 | 17.92 | 11.54 | 8.49 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 0.00 | 54.13 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 9.97 | 23.04 | 25.05 | 3.01 | 1.29 | 10.58 | 1.62 | 74.56 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 0.18 | 1.80 | 1.40 | 0.80 | 1.61 | 1.01 | 0.77 | 7.58 |
| 26 | Telangana & Andhra Pradesh** | 13.90 | 14.31 | 33.95 | 8.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.29 |
| 27 | Telangana | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.79 | 0.00 | 1.79 |
| 28 | Tripura | 1.20 | 4.38 | 2.86 | 1.77 | 2.24 | 4.44 | 0.96 | 17.86 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | 2.98 | 2.66 | 4.60 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 11.65 |
| Total (in Cr.) | 202.23 | 326.79 | 347.65 | 77.71 | 88.44 | 107.74 | 13.81 | 1164.37 | |
* Gujarat High Court surrendered Rs.13.12 Cr. Total utilization included surrendered funds.
** Funds released to erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court; shared in the ratio of 58:42 respectively.
Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs 180.57 crore were released to NIC for providing technical support, Rs 293.68 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity, Rs 13.50 crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management and Rs 16.31 crore for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).
Annexure- II
Details of funds released under Phase III of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-wise:
(Rs. in crore)
| S. No. | High Court | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
| 1 | Allahabad | 95.87 | 51.78 | 119.92 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 25.44 | 31.74 | 15.81 |
| 3 | Bombay | 69.54 | 83.19 | 92.41 |
| 4 | Calcutta | 16.73 | 27.65 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 16.27 | 24.17 | 39.11 |
| 6 | Delhi | 17.89 | 48.19 | 17.90 |
| 7 | Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh) | 2.03 | 9.76 | 1.79 |
| 8 | Gauhati (Assam) | 24.97 | 33.85 | 3.65 |
| 9 | Gauhati (Mizoram) | 3.12 | 6.22 | 1.99 |
| 10 | Gauhati, Kohima (Nagaland) | 1.79 | 3.91 | 3.41 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 27.72 | 73.21 | 48.89 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 6.06 | 6.89 | 7.63 |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 6.52 | 14.53 | 12.81 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 10.59 | 29.22 | 7.65 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 32.37 | 67.40 | 48.22 |
| 16 | Kerala | 15.40 | 32.62 | 51.60 |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | 22.90 | 77.31 | 48.58 |
| 18 | Madras | 90.69 | 91.75 | 113.20 |
| 19 | Manipur | 11.12 | 7.54 | 2.16 |
| 20 | Meghalaya | 3.33 | 8.50 | 3.83 |
| 21 | Orissa | 6.77 | 53.24 | 16.09 |
| 22 | Patna | 32.43 | 89.55 | 57.61 |
| 23 | Punjab And Haryana | 14.58 | 26.01 | 10.01 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 19.80 | 34.72 | 60.88 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 1.71 | 8.98 | 2.51 |
| 26 | Telangana | 22.03 | 28.57 | 28.91 |
| 27 | Tripura | 0.53 | 7.05 | 8.79 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 13.68 | 19.95 | 29.57 |
| Total | 611.88 | 997.49 | 864.43* |
* As on 02.02.2026
Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs. 185.06 crore have been released to NIC for providing technical support, Rs 54.79 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity, Rs 17.51crore to eCommittee, SCI under Change Management, Rs 0.28 crore to IIT Madras for development of e-Learning platform, and Rs 9.42 crore for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc).
Annexure-III
- Details of digitization of court records in High Courts and District Courts till 31.12.2025:
| S. No. | High Court | Total Pages Digitized in High Court | Total Pages Digitized in District Courts | |
| 1 | Allahabad | 57,74,41,007 | 1,68,69,63,743 | |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 3,41,11,865 | 17,28,50,732 | |
| 3 | Bombay | 8,90,63,956 | 22,07,485 | |
| 4 | Calcutta | 5,95,17,135 | 0 | |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 24,26,800 | 1,91,84,603 | |
| 6 | Delhi | 23,46,18,073 | 10,48,83,922 | |
| 7 | Gauhati – Arunachal Pradesh | 5,06,407 | 1,26,322 | |
| 8 | Gauhati – Assam | 2,97,53,593 | 15,58,31,203 | |
| 9 | Gauhati – Mizoram | 12,31,287 | 20,97,820 | |
| 10 | Gauhati – Nagaland | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Gujarat | 16,98,629 | 11,64,409 | |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 79,15,775 | 11,81,757 | |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 4,11,76,756 | 2,50,11,814 | |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 3,01,84,408 | 96,24,854 | |
| 15 | Karnataka | 5,14,20,668 | 4,63,47,270 | |
| 16 | Kerala | 8,17,95,531 | 1,71,13,720 | |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | 24,62,88,505 | 66,68,95,995 | |
| 18 | Madras | 20,76,93,848 | 13,16,62,142 | |
| 19 | Manipur | 58,56,075 | 57,36,785 | |
| 20 | Meghalaya | 11,56,596 | 38,20,961 | |
| 21 | Orissa | 5,33,13,761 | 17,36,02,357 | |
| 22 | Patna | 2,40,49,339 | 2,39,56,123 | |
| 23 | Punjab & Haryana | 29,46,04,020 | 62,82,06,241 | |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 13,44,36,567 | 3,50,10,815 | |
| 25 | Sikkim | 11,73,135 | 54,15,378 | |
| 26 | Telangana | 12,85,86,477 | 7,61,42,250 | |
| 27 | Tripura | 54,39,454 | 5,62,558 | |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 2,41,91,236 | 1,33,14,115 | |
| Total | 2,36,96,50,903 | 4,00,89,15,374 | ||
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
- Details of virtual court establishments and challans, state-wise till 31.12.2025:
| S. No. | Virtual Court Establishment Name | Number of Challans Received | Challan Amount (In Rs.) |
| 1 | Assam (Assam Traffic Department) | 2,52,352 | 3,10,25,201 |
| 2 | Chandigarh (Virtual Court Chandigarh) | 18,14,186 | 24,49,08,810 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh (Traffic Department) | 1,29,303 | 82,60,701 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh (Transport Department) | 49,572 | 3,30,500 |
| 5 | Delhi (Notice Department) | 2,62,11,142 | 2,18,20,23,706 |
| 6 | Delhi (Traffic Department) | 1,10,92,663 | 2,15,46,13,153 |
| 7 | Gujarat (Traffic Department) | 74,86,237 | 41,16,95,656 |
| 8 | Gujarat (Transport Department) | 8,10,340 | 33,05,10,865 |
| 9 | Haryana (Traffic Department) | 51,63,782 | 26,95,79,801 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh (Traffic Department) | 8,89,304 | 5,33,29,353 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Jammu Traffic Department) | 14,59,411 | 12,12,00,646 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Kashmir Traffic Department) | 14,20,148 | 14,98,72,014 |
| 13 | Karnataka (Traffic Department) | 1,27,657 | 1,10,16,14,350 |
| 14 | Kerala (Police Department) | 50,16,507 | 17,63,55,442 |
| 15 | Kerala (Transport Department) | 15,24,588 | 28,09,68,711 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh (Traffic Department) | 21,09,341 | 5,75,54,610 |
| 17 | Maharashtra (Transport Department) | 56,569 | 31,49,705 |
| 18 | Maharashtra (Nashik Traffic Department) | 22 | 2 |
| 19 | Manipur (Virtual Court – Traffic) | 19,671 | 7,96,000 |
| 20 | Manipur (Virtual Court –Transport) | 6,436 | 4,34,500 |
| 21 | Meghalaya (Traffic Department) | 6,472 | 1,00,501 |
| 22 | Odisha (Traffic CTC-BBSR Commissionerate) | 8,80,783 | 7,63,59,501 |
| 23 | Rajasthan (Traffic Department) | 3,17,077 | 2,16,07,070 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu (Traffic Department) | 2,53,972 | 1,17,54,41,050 |
| 25 | Tripura (Traffic Department) | 2,69,894 | 42,48,726 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh (Traffic Department) | 2,99,56,401 | 82,72,27,444 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand (Traffic Department) | 1,66,141 | 1,85,93,902 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand (Transport Department) | 1,43,967 | 2,30,60,042 |
| 29 | West Bengal (Traffic Department) | 4,83,932 | 76,88,452 |
| Total | 9,81,17,870 | 973,25,50,414 |
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
III. Number of cases heard via video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts till 31.12.2025:
| S. No. | High Court | High Courts | District Courts |
| 1 | Allahabad | 2,49,060 | 66,73,818 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 4,21,307 | 14,57,401 |
| 3 | Bombay | 94,493 | 3,10,408 |
| 4 | Calcutta | 1,81,591 | 1,85,189 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 1,05,175 | 4,59,698 |
| 6 | Delhi | 3,22,201 | 75,03,131 |
| 7 | Gauhati – Arunachal Pradesh | 3,574 | 8,779 |
| 8 | Gauhati – Assam | 2,67,767 | 5,47,962 |
| 9 | Gauhati – Mizoram | 4,294 | 13,268 |
| 10 | Gauhati – Nagaland | 1,477 | 1,278 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 4,20,087 | 2,34,667 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,86,350 | 2,02,660 |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 2,65,337 | 5,98,259 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 2,25,235 | 7,45,304 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 12,78,460 | 1,92,285 |
| 16 | Kerala | 2,80,384 | 6,93,555 |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | 6,97,374 | 11,72,912 |
| 18 | Madras | 15,31,620 | 4,79,195 |
| 19 | Manipur | 55,160 | 18,811 |
| 20 | Meghalaya | 6,930 | 77,483 |
| 21 | Orissa | 3,59,593 | 3,66,450 |
| 22 | Patna | 2,78,212 | 32,75,264 |
| 23 | Punjab & Haryana | 6,53,089 | 37,34,523 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 2,54,597 | 2,66,506 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 926 | 17,890 |
| 26 | Telangana | 15,31,472 | 2,01,818 |
| 27 | Tripura | 22,535 | 42,737 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 91,252 | 51,892 |
| Total | 97,89,552 | 2,95,33,143 | |
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
This information was given by 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 in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
