Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha: Rs 474 crore set aside for 1,023 fast track courts ...
(WorldNews India)

Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD), Smriti Irani, on Friday told the Lok Sabha that the Centre has disbursed its share of Rs 474 crore for setting up of a total of 1,023 fast track special courts for “expeditious trial and disposal of rape cases and cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act”. According to the minister, the scheme for fast track courts had been formulated by the Department of Justice – under the Union Ministry of Law and Justice – and that the total estimated cost of the programme was pegged at Rs 767.25 crore, of which, the Centre’s share is Rs 474 crore. Irani further said that the Empowered Committee in...