Budget 2026–27 Allocates ₹1,200 Crore For E-Courts Phase III Implementation

The Union Budget 2026–27 has allocated ₹1,200 crore for the implementation of the e-Courts project (Phase III) under the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms, as per the Expenditure Budget.

The allocation remains unchanged from 2024–25, when ₹1,200 crore was earmarked, with the funding provided under the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The e-Courts project, implemented since 2007 under the National e-Governance Plan, aims at Information and Communication Technology enablement of the Indian judiciary. Phase II of the project was substantially completed in 2023.

The e-Courts Phase III project, approved by the Union Cabinet as a Central Sector Scheme with a financial outlay of ₹7,210 crore, seeks to move towards a digital and paperless Indian judiciary.