67 Fast Track Special Courts, including 56 exclusive POCSO courts, functional in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has 67 Fast Track Special Courts, including 56 exclusive POCSO Courts, reported as functional under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
- FTSCs are special courts meant to speed up trial and case disposal for selected criminal cases.
- Exclusive POCSO Courts handle cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act with a focus on faster disposal.
- Madhya Pradesh has functional FTSCs in Ratlam and Jhabua, while Alirajpur has no functional FTSC for this category.
- State Governments set up district and subordinate courts, including special courts, in consultation with their High Courts based on case pendency and resources.
What happened: FTSCs and exclusive POCSO Courts reported as functional in Madhya Pradesh
The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, reported in a Lok Sabha written reply that the High Court of Madhya Pradesh has information showing 67 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) functional under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including 56 exclusive POCSO Courts.
The reported functional coverage for expeditious disposal of cases relating to rape and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is district-wise as follows:
A UPSC framing can connect FTSC and exclusive POCSO Court availability with measurable caseload indicators (instituted, disposed, pending as on 31 December) to understand how institutional capacity may affect criminal justice outcomes for POCSO-related cases.
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