To do this is to extend legal aid in a larger sense. This is attributable to the fact that the mediation programme functions outside the system and the initiators come of their own choice to have their problem settled. They do not look upon this as part of the legal system. As a society, we are trying to catch up with lost decades. Social values are changing.
Some people step in unison with such changes.
Some others are left behind. They feel lost and insecure. The pace of change is faster in urban areas than in the villages. This results in the rural people feeling left out. Whenever they come into contact with the urban people, the rural people feel angry and frustrated.