S.No.

High Court

State/ UT

Current Status

01.

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Permanent VWDCs are available in 11 districts/Taluka.

Temporary VWDCs are available in 56 districts/Taluka.

In 7 districts adhoc VWDC is available.

02.

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

10 Permanent VWDCs are available in 3 districts/Taluka.

86 Temporary VWDCs are available in 13 districts/Taluka.

3 Adhoc VWDCs are functional in 2 districts.

03.

Bombay

Maharashtra

159 Permanent VWDCs and 50 Temporary VWDCs are available in 35 districts/Taluka.

Construction has not started in 1 district.

04.

Bombay

Goa

1 Permanent VWDC is available.

05.

Bombay

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

2 Permanent VWDCs are available.

06.

Calcutta

West Bengal

13 Permanent VWDCs are available in 10 districts/Taluka. One Permanent VWDC is non-functional at present.

45 Temporary VWDCs are available in 19 districts/Taluka.

Under process in 2 districts.

07.

Calcutta

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2 districts have Permanent VWDCs and 1 district has Temporary VWDC.

08.

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

In 23 districts,

13 Permanent VWDCs are available.

19 Temporary VWDCs are available.

6 Adhoc VWDCs.

09.

Delhi

Delhi

Permanent VWDCs in all 12 districts.

10.

Gauhati

Assam

In 34 districts,

23 Permanent VWDCs are available of which 2 are not functional.

7 Temporary and 1 Adhoc VWDC is available.

2 VWDCs are under construction and 2 are not established.

11.

Gauhati

Arunachal Pradesh

Construction not started in any of the districts.

12.

Gauhati

Mizoram

Permanent VWDCs are available in 2 districts.

Temporary VWDCs are available in 5 districts.

Not established in 4 districts. Out of these 4 districts, court has not yet been set up in 3 districts.

13.

Gauhati

Nagaland

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

14.

Gujarat

Gujarat

In the 33 districts,

54 Permanent and 3 Temporary VWDCs are available.

2 VWDCs are under construction.

15.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

VPermanent VWDC in 1 districts/Taluka Temporary VWDC in 4 districts/Taluka.

Creation/conversion has been started in 10 districts.

16.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Jammu & Kashmir

Permanent VWDCs are available in 3 districts

17.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Ladakh

No VWDC is available in any of the 2 districts.

18.

Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Permanent VWDC are available in 6 districts.

Temporary VWDC in 8 districts and Adhoc VWDC in 8 districts.

19.

Karnataka

Karnataka

No Permanent VWDCs are available.

As per the information received, cases pertaining to vulnerable witnesses are tried in Child Friendly courts which are provided in all District Headquarters.

19 District Headquarters have ADR Centers.

Construction has not started in 5 districts.

20.

Kerala

Kerala

Permanent VWDCs are available in 8 districts. 2 Permanent VWDCs are under construction.

Adhoc VWDCs in 2 districts and no information received about 2 districts.

21.

Kerala

Lakshadweep

Information not received.

22.

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

In 51 districts,

14 Permanent VWDCs are available.

94 Temporary VWDCs are available.

23.

Madras

Tamil Nadu

3 districts have Permanent VWDCs.

In 4 districts the VWDCs are under construction.

In 30 districts the proposal for creation/conversion is under process.

24.

Madras

Puducherry

No Permanent VWDC is available.

Temporary VWDC is available in 2 districts.

25.

Manipur

Manipur

11 Permanent VWDCs are available in 9 districts.

Adhoc VWDC is available in 1 district.

However, no VWDC has been set up in Imphal East, Tamenglong, Kamjong, Pherzawl, Noney and Kakching districts, the last four being newly created revenue districts.

26.

Meghalaya

Meghalaya

In 12 districts,

12 Permanent and 2 Temporary VWDCs are available.

27.

Orissa

Odisha

28 districts have Permanent VWDCs.

1 district has Temporary VWDC.

1 district has Adhoc VWDC.

28.

Patna

Bihar

37 districts have Temporary VWDCs.

29.

Punjab & Haryana

Punjab

In 22 districts,

19 Permanent, 2 Temporary and 1 Adhoc VWDC is available.

30.

Punjab & Haryana

Haryana

In 22 districts,

15 Permanent, 6 Temporary VWDCs are available. Not established in 1 district.

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31.

Punjab & Haryana

Chandigarh

1 Permanent VWDCs is available.

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32.

Rajasthan

Rajasthan

15 districts have Permanent VWDC.

15 districts have Temporary VWDC.

1 district has Adhoc VWDC.

No report received on 3 districts and under construction in 2 districts.

33.

Sikkim

Sikkim

4 districts have Permanent VWDCs and 1 district has Temporary VWDC. No available in 1 district.

34.

Telengana

Telengana

16 Permanent VWDCs

21 Temporary VWDCs

1 Adhoc VWDCs

35.

Tripura

Tripura

6 Permanent VWDCs

8 Temporary VWDCs.

36.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

5 Permanent VWDCs

8 Temporary VWDCs