Lok Sabha Question No. 3235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Tele Law Scheme
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 3235 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Tele-Law Scheme

- 3235  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA : Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Tele-Law  scheme  particularly  in  Uttar Pradesh(UP), if so, the details thereof along with its main features;
- (b) whether the government plans to extend this scheme throughout the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  spread  awareness  and  convey  in simple language the legal procedure for ease of access to the poor and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of the Tele -Law Paralegal volunteers who have associated with the scheme State / UT -wise including UP?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) Yes, Sir. Tele-Law programme was launched in 2017 in 11 States covering 170 districts through 1800 Common Service Centers(CSCs)including Uttar Pradesh.  Tele-Law  programme  aims  to  provide  legal  advice  at  the  pre-litigation stage  to  the  beneficiary  by  connecting  them  with  Panel  Lawyers  via  video conferencing and telephone facilities which are available at the CSCs at Panchayat level. This service is free for persons entitled under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 and for others by paying Rs.30/- per consultation. TeleLaw is presently operational in 669 districts across 36 States/UTs covering 75,000

Gram Panchayat through CSCs. Presently, it covers 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh covering  12,952  CSCs . 50,000  additional  CSC/Gram  Panchayat  will  be  covered each  year  with  an  aim  to  reach  out  to  2.5  lakh  Gram  Panchayat  by  the  year 2026.Tele-Law has served more than 12.5 lakh beneficiaries till date which includes 2 . 07 lakh beneficiaries in the State of Uttar Pradesh .

- (c) To make people aware of their legal entitlements as well as their duties, Legal  Awareness  programmes  are  held  across  the  country  by  National  Legal Services Authority (NALSA). More than 79,000 Legal Awareness Camps have been organized by Legal Service Authorities from April, 2021 to September 2021 which were attended by more than 48.80 lakh citizens.Recently, a six-week long Pan India Legal Awareness  and  outreach  campaign  was  also  carried  out  as  part  of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav  celebration  by  NALSA  in  order  to  reach  each  and  every village/Urban area of the country. This campaign intended to maximize the outreach of Legal Services Authorities spreading awareness regarding the availability of free legal  services  to  the  masses.  Door-to-Door  visits  were  organized  in  17.98  lakh villages reaching out to 83.67 cr citizens.

In  addition,  the  Government  implemented  the  programme  of  'Access  to Justice  in  North  Eastern  States  and  UTs  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh'  from 2012 to 2021. 4390 Legal Awareness/ Legal Literacy programmes were conducted reaching out to more than 4.8 lakh beneficiaries. 8.3 lakh copies of simplified IEC materials  were  disseminated  on  69  laws  in  26  languages/  dialects  for  easy understanding and comprehension of the common citizens.

- (d ) State -wise information of Para Legal Volunteers under Tele -Law including the

State of Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure A.

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| Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . 3235 for answering on 17 . 12 . 2021 raised by Shri Anurag Sharma, MP - Tele - Law Scheme . -   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . 3235 for answering on 17 . 12 . 2021 raised by Shri Anurag Sharma, MP - Tele - Law Scheme . -   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . 3235 for answering on 17 . 12 . 2021 raised by Shri Anurag Sharma, MP - Tele - Law Scheme . -   |
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| Sr . No                                                                                                                                                                    | State ' s / UTs                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 1119                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                                      | 2116                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                      | 4090                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                               | 2734                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                    | 1710                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                    | 2639                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 586                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                            | 966                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                  | 2799                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                  | 590                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                     | 408                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                         | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 3980                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                | 2595                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                    | 106                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                  | 210                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                    | 112                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                   | 114                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                     | 1798                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                     | 1097                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                  | 815                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                 | 579                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                  | 676                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                    | 268                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 7616                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                | 898                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                | 981                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                      | 41,659                                                                                                                                                                     |