Govt expands e-court facility to 493 courts, 347 jails

The Centre has extended video- conferencing facility between jails and courts for speedy hearings to 493 court complexes and 347 jails.

For the purpose, equipment has been delivered at more than 800 locations.

Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda informed Lok Sabha in a written reply that phase-II of the e-courts project extends the facility to 2,500 court complexes and 800 jails.

Besides speedy hearings, the video-conferencing facility also helps reduce the risk and cost of ferrying undertrials from jails to court and back.