Lok Sabha Question No. 998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 998

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22 nd  JULY, 2022

## Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats

## 998.  SHRI  GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  people  who  have  been  provided  with free  legal  services  through Lok Adalats during the last two years, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  details  of  Pro  Bono  Advocates  registered  under  the  Nyaya  Bandhu  (Pro-bono  Legal Services) programme during the said period, States/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of financial assistance provided by the Government under the free legal services programme during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the number of beneficiaries served by the Tele-Law programme in various States during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) The  details  of  cases  disposed  by  Lok  Adalatas  including  National  Lok  Adalats,  State  Lok Adalats  and  Permanent  Lok  Adalats  (Public  Utility  Services)  during  the  last  two  years State/UT wise and  year wise including State of Maharashtra  is at  Annexure-A, Annexure-B and Annexure-C respectively.
- (b) The detail of Pro Bono Advocates registered under the Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-bono State Legal Services)  programme  including  the  State  of  Maharashtra  (State  Bar  Council  wise)  is  at Annexure-D.
- (c) The funds allocated and sanctioned by the Government to National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) for implementation of various legal aid schemes and programmes framed under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, during the last two financial years is as under;

(in Rs  Crore)

| Year    |   Grant-in-Aid allocated by the Government |   Grant-in-Aid sanctioned by the Government |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                                        100 |                                         100 |
| 2021-22 |                                        145 |                                         145 |

Detail  of  allocation  of  funds  to  State/UT  Legal  Services  Authorities  during  last  two  years  is  at Annexure-E.

- (d) State/UT-wise detail of beneficiaries served by Tele-law programme during the last two years is at Annexure-F.

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Statement as referred to  in  reply  to  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  998  for  answering  on  22.07.2022  raised  by  Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats

Statement containing the information of cases disposed in National Lok Adalats during the last two years viz, 2020 and 2021 .

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT Authority   | 2020           | 2021           |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT Authority   | Cases disposed | Cases disposed |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands         | 248            | 3,997          |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 37,896         | 1,22,839       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 104            | 1,054          |
| 4       | Assam                            | 12,188         | 39,642         |
| 5       | Bihar                            | 66,451         | 1,51,620       |
| 6       | Chandigarh                       | 2,569          | 16,833         |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                     | 24,464         | 1,34,548       |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli              | 1,768          | 172            |
| 9       | Daman &Diu                       | 31             | 113            |
| 10      | Delhi                            | 83,006         | 1,54,992       |
| 11      | Goa                              | 351            | 1,680          |
| 12      | Gujarat                          | 41,584         | 7,48,722       |
| 13      | Haryana                          | 30,298         | 1,23,413       |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                 | 5,971          | 35,556         |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 13,258         | 1,66,544       |
| 16      | Jharkhand                        | 53,152         | 2,32,473       |
| 17      | Karnataka                        | 3,34,681       | 12,77,856      |
| 18      | Kerala                           | 15,010         | 68,681         |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                      | 8              | 7              |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 1,08,365       | 3,47,333       |
| 21      | Maharashtra                      | 2,15,837       | 24,40,375      |
| 22      | Manipur                          | 204            | 794            |
| 23      | Meghalaya                        | 303            | 852            |
| 24      | Mizoram                          | 218            | 790            |
| 25      | Nagaland                         | 251            | 941            |
| 26      | Odisha                           | 18,329         | 35,557         |
| 27      | Puducherry                       | 1,738          | 5,084          |
| 28      | Punjab                           | 32,528         | 1,38,175       |
| 29      | Rajasthan                        | 1,03,060       | 2,86,834       |
| 30      | Sikkim                           | 30             | 110            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                       | 88,819         | 1,91,604       |
| 32      | Telangana                        | 47,560         | 3,49,902       |
| 33      | Tripura                          | 382            | 1,070          |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                      | 8,088          | 20,882         |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 11,71,022      | 55,51,793      |
| 36      | West Bengal                      | 28,596         | 1,33,736       |
| 37      | Ladakh                           | 0              | 1,463          |
|         | Grand Total                      | 25,48,368      | 1,27,88,037    |

Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021

Statement as referred to in reply to Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats

Statement containing the information of cases disposed in State Lok Adalats during the last two years viz.  2020-21 and 2021-22.

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT Authority   | Cases Disposed (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)   | Cases Disposed (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)   |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands         | 90                                                       | 0                                                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 30,461                                                   | 12,123                                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 25                                                       | 91                                                       |
| 4       | Assam                            | 1                                                        | 13,672                                                   |
| 5       | Bihar                            | 97                                                       | 6                                                        |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                     | 3,475                                                    | 228                                                      |
| 7       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli              | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 8       | Daman &Diu                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 9       | Delhi                            | 1,95,359                                                 | 1,47,103                                                 |
| 10      | Goa                              | 777                                                      | 3,209                                                    |
| 11      | Gujarat                          | 21,880                                                   | 15,546                                                   |
| 12      | Haryana                          | 52,789                                                   | 1,15,797                                                 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                 | 3,205                                                    | 22,031                                                   |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 9,469                                                    | 3,271                                                    |
| 15      | Jharkhand                        | 79,649                                                   | 22,954                                                   |
| 16      | Karnataka                        | 1,21,884                                                 | 2,524                                                    |
| 17      | Kerala                           | 4,837                                                    | 19,226                                                   |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                      | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 14,903                                                   | 4,110                                                    |
| 20      | Maharashtra                      | 605                                                      | 28                                                       |
| 21      | Manipur                          | 21                                                       | 0                                                        |
| 22      | Meghalaya                        | 0                                                        | 89                                                       |
| 23      | Mizoram                          | 147                                                      | 204                                                      |
| 24      | Nagaland                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 25      | Odisha                           | 4,628                                                    | 326                                                      |
| 26      | Puducherry                       | 392                                                      | 262                                                      |
| 27      | Punjab                           | 0                                                        | 1,108                                                    |
| 28      | Rajasthan                        | 34,514                                                   | 845                                                      |
| 29      | Sikkim                           | 158                                                      | 636                                                      |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                       | 13,117                                                   | 13,066                                                   |
| 31      | Telangana                        | 24,327                                                   | 7,363                                                    |
| 32      | Tripura                          | 6,938                                                    | 11,624                                                   |
| 33      | Chandigarh                       | 1                                                        | 37                                                       |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 1,00,305                                                 | 31,414                                                   |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                      | 6,166                                                    | 8,605                                                    |
| 36      | West Bengal                      | 13,853                                                   | 74,999                                                   |
| 37      | Ladakh                           | 0                                                        | 32                                                       |
|         | Grand Total                      | 7,44,073                                                 | 5,32,529                                                 |

Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021

Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats

Statement containing the information of cases disposed in Permanent Lok Adalats (PUS) during the last two years viz.  2020-21 and 2021-22.

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT Authority   | Cases settled during the year   | Cases settled during the year   |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/UT Authority   | 2020-21                         | 2021-22                         |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands     | 0                               | 0                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh               | 1,283                           | 1,406                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh            | 0                               | 0                               |
| 4        | Assam                        | 12                              | 56                              |
| 5        | Bihar                        | 203                             | 221                             |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                 | 32                              | 1,199                           |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli          | 0                               | 0                               |
| 8        | Daman &Diu                   | 0                               | 0                               |
| 9        | Delhi                        | 14,765                          | 17,395                          |
| 10       | Goa                          | 30                              | 0                               |
| 11       | Gujarat                      | 105                             | 2,238                           |
| 12       | Haryana                      | 9,654                           | 30,960                          |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh             | 10                              | 11                              |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 15       | Jharkhand                    | 1,943                           | 32,514                          |
| 16       | Karnataka                    | 3,869                           | 5,371                           |
| 17       | Kerala                       | 248                             | 1,104                           |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                  | 0                               | 0                               |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh               | 270                             | 574                             |
| 20       | Maharashtra                  | 249                             | 765                             |
| 21       | Manipur                      | 0                               | 0                               |
| 22       | Meghalaya                    | 0                               | 0                               |
| 23       | Mizoram                      | 0                               | 0                               |
| 24       | Nagaland                     | 0                               | 0                               |
| 25       | Odisha                       | 1,350                           | 1,561                           |
| 26       | Puducherry                   | 0                               | 0                               |
| 27       | Punjab                       | 3,987                           | 9,967                           |
| 28       | Rajasthan                    | 806                             | 3,228                           |
| 29       | Sikkim                       | 0                               | 0                               |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                   | 80                              | 272                             |
| 31       | Telangana                    | 549                             | 6,674                           |
| 32       | Tripura                      | 0                               | 81                              |
| 33       | Chandigarh                   | 108                             | 687                             |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                | 383                             | 1,087                           |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                  | 522                             | 765                             |
| 36       | West Bengal                  | 0                               | 0                               |
| 37       | Ladakh                       | 0                               | 0                               |
|          | Grand Total                  | 40,458                          | 1,18,136                        |

Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021

| Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   | Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   | Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Statement containing number of Pro Bono advocates, State Bar Council wise, engaged as on 30 th June 2022                                                                                                                                                                          | Statement containing number of Pro Bono advocates, State Bar Council wise, engaged as on 30 th June 2022                                                                                                                                                                          | Statement containing number of Pro Bono advocates, State Bar Council wise, engaged as on 30 th June 2022                                                                                                                                                                          |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | State Bar Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | No. of advocates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 398                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 612                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 168                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 58                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 109                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 401                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra &Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 334                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 214                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Punjab &Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 333                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 135                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 238                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 427                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 56                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4354                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

Statement  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  998  for  answering  on 22.07.2022  raised  by  Shri  Girish  Bhalchandra  Bapat,  Dr.  Pritam  Gopinathrao  Munde,  Shri Chandra  Sekhar  Sahu,  Shri  Rahul  Ramesh  Shewale,  MPs  -  Free  Legal  Services  through  Lok Adalats

1,15,00,000

| Statement showing amount of funds (in Rupees) allocated to Legal Services Authorities during last two years viz 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Statement showing amount of funds (in Rupees) allocated to Legal Services Authorities during last two years viz 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Statement showing amount of funds (in Rupees) allocated to Legal Services Authorities during last two years viz 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Statement showing amount of funds (in Rupees) allocated to Legal Services Authorities during last two years viz 2020-21 and 2021-22   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                 | Name of SLSA                                                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 3,40,00,000                                                                                                                           | 5,00,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 1,00,00,000                                                                                                                           | 1,40,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 3,70,00,000                                                                                                                           | 6,40,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 3,70,00,000                                                                                                                           | 7,60,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 3,95,00,000                                                                                                                           | 5,25,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 50,00,000                                                                                                                             | 15,00,000                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 3,45,00,000                                                                                                                           | 5,75,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 4,50,00,000                                                                                                                           | 6,50,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 1,85,00,000                                                                                                                           | 2,45,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                     | 3,50,00,000                                                                                                                           | 4,65,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 4,00,00,000                                                                                                                           | 7,35,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 6,25,00,000                                                                                                                           | 7,50,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 5,25,00,000                                                                                                                           | 9,90,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 3,00,00,000                                                                                                                           | 5,00,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 6,25,00,000                                                                                                                           | 8,25,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 1,00,00,000                                                                                                                           | 1,05,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 50,00,000                                                                                                                             | 50,00,000                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 50,00,000                                                                                                                             | 1,15,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 50,00,000                                                                                                                             | 1,15,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 3,25,00,000                                                                                                                           | 4,25,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 3,25,00,000                                                                                                                           | 6,40,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 4,55,00,000                                                                                                                           | 7,00,00,000                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                       | 65,00,000                                                                                                                             |

|    |                                        | 50,00,000      |                |
|----|----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 24 | Tamil Nadu                             | 4,20,00,000    | 6,00,00,000    |
| 25 | Telangana                              | 3,50,00,000    | 4,10,00,000    |
| 26 | Tripura                                | 2,80,00,000    | 2,65,00,000    |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh                          | 6,50,00,000    | 6,00,00,000    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand                            | 2,50,00,000    | 2,55,00,000    |
| 29 | West Bengal                            | 5,20,00,000    | 7,00,00,000    |
| 30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 0              | 0              |
| 31 | Chandigarh                             | 80,00,000      | 55,00,000      |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                 | 2,50,000       | 0              |
| 33 | Daman and Diu                          | 2,50,000       | 0              |
| 34 | Delhi                                  | 5,00,00,000    | 9,30,00,000    |
| 35 | Lakshadweep                            | 0              | 0              |
| 36 | Puducherry                             | 10,00,000      | 20,00,000      |
| 37 | Ladakh                                 | 0              | 65,00,000      |
| 38 | Supreme Court Legal Services Committee | 1,00,00,000    | 1,00,00,000    |
|    | Total                                  | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1,45,30,00,000 |

| Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   | Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   | Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   | Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 998 for answering on 22.07.2022 raised by Shri Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Dr. Pritam Gopinathrao Munde, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale, MPs - Free Legal Services through Lok Adalats   |
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| Statement showing details of beneficiaries served by Tele-law programme during the last two years                                                                                                                                                                                 | Statement showing details of beneficiaries served by Tele-law programme during the last two years                                                                                                                                                                                 | Statement showing details of beneficiaries served by Tele-law programme during the last two years                                                                                                                                                                                 | Statement showing details of beneficiaries served by Tele-law programme during the last two years                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2020 - 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2021 - 2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4,447                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 24,353                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 153                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 582                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 25,114                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 37,613                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 19,942                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 65,515                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1,228                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 45,115                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 72,215                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 349                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 488                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 11,778                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 35,193                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 8,329                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21,584                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,427                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 15,255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 22,641                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 35,145                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 61,835                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 73,542                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4,265                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11,912                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1,613                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3,462                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 218                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 33,596                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 98,589                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 54,246                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 99,712                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 645                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 264                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3,660                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5,035                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 739                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 8,942                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6,466                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 34,468                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 40,641                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 454                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 13,847                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 23,009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 7,210                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 28,090                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 356                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,024                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10,852                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 25,985                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1,302                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 15,508                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 7,523                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 13,806                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,14,491                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1,41,545                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 10,807                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 21,103                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 15,026                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 26,481                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5,26,587                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 9,47,684                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |