S.NO.

High Court

State(s)/U.T.

Current status

01.

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Temporary/interim arrangement has been made in all districts except Amethi, where district court is not functional.

However in some districts, court rooms have been earmarked as VWDC.

02.

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

VWDCs have been established in all the district courts on Adhoc basis till permanent VWDCs are established and made functional.

03.

Bombay

Maharashtra

VWDCs are functional on permanent/temporary basis in 34 districts of Maharashtra.

In the remaining two districts, there is no permanent/temporary arrangement of VWDC.

04.

Bombay

Goa

VWDC is under construction in 1 district and yet to start in 1 district.

05.

Bombay

Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

In Dadra & Nagar Haveli, VWDC is permanently setup at Silvassa,.

However, in Daman & Diu, VWDC is yet to start.

06.

Calcutta

West Bengal

Temporary VWDC has been set up in all districts and permanent VWDC is operational in Kalimpong, Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas (Diamond Harbour Complex).

07.

Calcutta

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Out of 3 districts, VWDC is functional in one district and in another district the work has been completed. In the third district, the work is under process.

08.

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

VWDCs are functioning with existing infrastructure and equipment in all districts.

09.

Delhi

Delhi

Completed in all districts.

10.

Gauhati

Assam

One VWDC each has been completed/temporarily converted in 26 districts. However, in some of the districts, construction work is in progress/yet to start.

VWDCs are under construction in 3 districts.

Construction not started in 5 district court complexes.

11.

Gauhati

Arunachal Pradesh

Construction not started in any of the districts.

12.

Gauhati

Mizoram

VWDCs are complete and functional in 7 districts.

There are 3 new districts and courts have not been set up, so VWDC is not available.

In one district, suitable space/room is not available in the court building for VWDC.

13.

Gauhati

Nagaland

VWDCs are completed in 4 districts, under construction in 1 district and yet to start in 6 districts.

14.

Gujarat

Gujarat

VWDCs completed in all districts.

15.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

VWDCs have been completed/temporarily set up in all 11 districts. However, in some districts, work is in progress to make more than one VWDC.

16.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Functional in 3 districts.

In Ganderbal, one witness room is available.

Under construction in 9 districts.

17.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Ladakh

No VWDC is available.

18.

Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Conversion of courts into 11 districts has been either completed or temporary arrangement stands made. In one district, the work is under process. In rest of the districts, the work has not been completed.

19.

Karnataka

Karnataka

In all the 30 districts of Karnataka, existing Additional District & Sessions Judge Court has been modified as VWDC wherein provision has been made for Vulnerable Witness Deposition Court, Video Conference Room, Separate entry for the Accused, Separate entry for the vulnerable victims, witness deposition room, waiting lounge, toilet and pantry.

Apart from this, exclusive VWDCs have been proposed in all the districts for which estimated cost in under preparation.

20.

Kerala

Kerala

VWDCs have been completed in 4 districts and nearly completed in 8 districts.

Construction of VWDC is ongoing in one district.

In Thalassery district, VWDC can be commenced once sanction from Government for purchase of furniture and electronic items is obtained.

21.

Kerala

Lakshadweep

Information not received.

22.

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Temporary/alternate arrangement has been made in all districts. However, construction of VWDCs not commenced yet but arrangements have been made in the existing ADR buildings/available court rooms/child friendly court rooms/POCSO court/halls etc.

23.

Madras

Tamil Nadu

VWDCs are completed in 4 districts and work is under process in 4 districts. Construction is yet to start in 30 districts.

24.

Madras

Puducherry

Modification of existing court halls is under process.

25.

Manipur

Manipur

VWDCs have been converted from existing court rooms in 9 districts.

Under construction in 2 districts.

26.

Meghalaya

Meghalaya

As per the map received, VWDCs completed in 9 districts.

Under construction/on-going in 3 districts.

27.

Orissa

Orissa

Completed and inaugurated in all districts except in Balasore where VWDC is temporarily functioning at ADR centre.

28.

Patna

Bihar

Land is available for construction of VWDC/POCSO court in 3 districts only. However, as per earlier communication, existing child-friendly court shall continue to function for recording of evidence for Vulnerable Witnesses in all districts.

29.

Punjab & Haryana

Punjab

VWDC completed/already exists in 13 districts of Punjab.

Under construction in 5 districts and not required in 1 district.

30.

Punjab & Haryana

Haryana

VWDC completed/functional in 13 districts of Haryana.

31.

Punjab & Haryana

Chandigarh

As per earlier communication VWDC is functional in Chandigarh.

32.

Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Temporary/interim arrangement has been made in all districts.

However new construction/conversion is in progress in all districts except one.

33.

Sikkim

Sikkim

Construction of VWDCs completed in 4 districts.

34.

Telengana

Telengana

Construction completed in 9 districts. Steps are being taken for construction of VWDC in 24 districts.

In one district, as the court is in rented accommodation, one room is provided for the time being.

35.

Tripura

Tripura

VWDC completed in all districts.

36.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

VWDC functional in all districts. However, new/upgraded construction has been completed in 12 districts as in rest of the districts the upgradation is underway.