Dissecting India's spend on delivering Justice
Budgets for Justice is an open-source data analytics tool designed to enable citizens to better understand how much government funds are being allocated and utilized for Law & Justice in India.
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- 01Approved cost for the eCourts Phase II Schemes in 2015 was Rs. 1670 crores for 4 years, of which approximately 70% has been utilized so far.
- 02In 2021, a new scheme - SAMBAL - was introduced under the Ministry of Women and Child Development by combining the budgets for 7 other schemes, including One Stop Center and Mahila Police Volunteers.
- 03Expenditure on nation-wide elections, on average, formed x% of total expenditure of law and justice ministry between 2015-16 and 2019-20.
This collaborative initiative between Justice Hub and Civis seeks to make open data on budgets from the Union and State governments of India accessible, usable and comprehensible for the law and justice sector so we can stay informed on budget availability and financial capacity of the sector.
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eCourts Phase II
To improve the justice delivery system, the Government of India is implementing the eCourts mission mode project, introduced in 2007. The project is currently in its second phase, which focuses not only on the computerisation of courts across the country but also on the automation of workflow management which would enable the courts to exercise greater control over the management of cases. eCourts Phase II is a central Sector Scheme under the Law and Justice Ministry.
Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Law and Justice Ministry. Funds under the scheme are utilized for the development of judicial infrastructure facilities for the Subordinate Judiciary in States and Union Territories with/without Legislature and North Eastern Region and Sikkim.
Modernization of State Police Forces
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Under this scheme, assistance is provided to States for Special Projects/Schemes for upgrading Police infrastructure, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems and e-Prisons.
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