Context:
Union Cabinet approved the e-Courts Project Phase III as a Central Sector Scheme spanning four years (2023 onwards) with financial outlay of ₹7210 crores.
About E-Courts Mission Mode Project:
- A national e-Governance project for Information and Communications Technology enablement of district & subordinate courts.
- Type – Central Sector Scheme
- Implementation – Under the joint partnership of the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, and e-Committee, Supreme Court of India in a decentralized manner through the respective High Courts.
- Aim – To promote ease of justice by making the system more accessible, affordable, reliable, predictable, and transparent for all stakeholders.
- Major Components – Cloud Infrastructure, Paperless Court, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Integration with Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), S3WAAS platform etc.
National Judicial Data Grid:
- A database of orders, judgments and case details of 18,735 District and subordinate Courts and High Courts created as an online platform under the eCourts Project.
- Key feature – Data is updated in real-time and has granular data up to the Taluka level.
- Developed by – National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- Importance –Works as a monitoring tool to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases.
- Recognition –In the Ease of Doing Business report for 2018, the World Bank (WB) commended NJDG for its role in generating case management reports that facilitate contract enforcement.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?
1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs. 1,00,000
2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs. 2,00,000
3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs. 3,00,000
4. All Senior Citizens
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 4 only
Answer: (a)
