The central government Thursday extended by a year its decade-old fast track court scheme under which it provides funds to states for speedy disposal of criminal cases.<\/p>\n
The decision to grant a year-long extension to the scheme was taken in a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni.<\/p>\n
She said the scheme of the fast track courts was approved for a further period of one year till March 31, 2011.<\/p>\n
Following the extension of the scheme, all the 1,562 fast track courts established across the country will be given a central assistance at the rate of Rs.4.80 lakh per court for another year, she said.<\/p>\n
The parliament has already approved a budget provision of Rs.75 crore, the minister added.<\/p>\n
In the last 10 years, all the fast track courts have been able to dispose 28.38 lakh cases out of 35.02 lakh cases transferred to them.<\/p>\n
A total of 1,743 fast track courts were set up in 2000-01 following a recommendation by the Eleventh Finance Commission, which had mooted the idea for expeditious disposal of long-pending criminal cases.<\/p>\n
The ministry of finance had subsequently sanctioned an amount of Rs.502.90 crore for establishment of 1,743 fast track courts, which were originally proposed to be set up for a period of five years till 2005.<\/p>\n
Later in 2005, when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government dragged its feet in extending the scheme, implemented by its predecessor the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government, the Supreme Court intervened and the scheme was extended for another five years.<\/p>\n
The United Progressive Alliance-I government accordingly sanctioned a sum of Rs.509 crore for sustaining the 1,562 fast track courts that existed March 31, 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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