August 9, 2023 5:36 PM

758 Fast Track Special Courts including 412 exclusive e-POCSO Courts are functional in 29 States/UT: Govt in Rajya Sabha

A total of 758 Fast Track Special Courts including 412 exclusive e-POCSO Courts are functional in 29 States and Union territories across the country. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. The Department of Justice started a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in October 2019 for setting up a total of one thousand 23 Fast Track Special Courts across the country. She said, a total of over one lakh 69 thousand cases have been disposed of by thes...