Budget 2026 allocates ₹810 crore for judicial infrastructure and ₹1,200 crore for eCourts Project Phase-III
Union Budget 2026 announced ₹810 crore for judicial infrastructure and ₹1,200 crore for eCourts Project Phase-III for court digitisation and related capacity building.
- CSS supports district and subordinate courts through shared Centre-State funding, with the Centre providing funds and States implementing the scheme design.
- eCourts Phase-III focuses on digitising court processes, and also includes training and capacity-building for court users.
- e-Filing supports filing cases digitally, e-Pay supports online payment, Virtual Courts and video conferencing support hearings, and National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) consolidates judicial data.
- Tele-Law services through CSCs aim to provide pre-litigation legal advice before a case reaches court.
What happened (Union Budget 2026 allocations and what they cover)
The Ministry of Law and Justice, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, reported Union Budget 2026 allocations aimed at improving judicial infrastructure and digitisation of courts. The Government linked these allocations to the broader objective of making justice accessible, speedy, and effective, while also noting that case disposal depends on multiple on-ground factors.
Key allocations reported in the Lok Sabha written reply are:
UPSC may examine how Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) funding and eCourts digitisation tools (e-Filing, video conferencing, National Judicial Data Grid) are expected to improve access and speed, while also assessing whether manpower vacancies and process bottlenecks can limit impact.
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