Children home projects to be set up in Rajkot, A'bad: Guj CM

Emphasising that Gujarat government is sensitive towards social integration of juveniles, state Chief Minister Anandiben Patel here today said children home projects will be set up in Rajkot and Ahmedabad this year.
She also said Gujarat will establish an "international- level commercial court" in the near future as the state government has got the sanction for it.
"The state government is conscious and sensitive towards the care, protection, rehabilitation and social integration of juveniles under Juvenile Justice Act 2015... In the current year Bal Gokulam will be established in Rajkot and Ahmedabad," she was quoted as saying at a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts here, in an official statement.

She also elaborated on the 'Bal Gokulam' project which is currently established in Vadodara.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Law Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja advocated for holding morning and evening courts and appointment of retired judges for speedy disposal of mounting cases.
Jadeja said evening courts in Gujarat were "very successful" with resolving over 9 lakh cases.

He said the state government will increase the fee of advocates empanelled with the District Legal Service Authority to attract competent advocates.
Gujarat government has taken many steps to reduce the pendency of cases especially in subordinate courts by proper allocation of funds, providing sufficient physical infrastructure, increasing the strength of judges, providing adequate manpower, creation of the special courts under the various Acts and optimum use of ICT programme, it said.

In 2003-2004, the budgetary provision for the Legal Department was Rs 200 crore whereas, for the year 2016-17 it is Rs 1,723.75 crore, it said, adding, Gujarat is committed to provide best judicial infrastructure for strengthening the justice system.
The state government has also launched various informal schemes to reduce the flow of cases to judicial courts like Nari Adalat, Tirth Gram Yojana, Samras Gram Scheme and Lok Samvad Setu, it said.