Lok Sabha Question No. 2254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Training to Panel of Lawyers
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary, Anurag Sharma, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, C. R. Patil

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 2254

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 15 th  DECEMBER,2023

## Training to Panel of Lawyers

2254. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  provision  to  provide  training  to  the  panel  of lawyers who render advice services under the Tele-Law scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the number of individuals who have received advice from the State of Rajasthan,

- Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat under the said scheme;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  special  efforts  to  reach  out  to marginalized rural women and assist them in the utilization of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether video conferencing infrastructure has been set up in all Common Service Centres  (CSCs)  in  the  Pali,  Jhansi,  Deoria,  Pratapgarh,  Balasore  and  Navsari parliamentary constituencies to render advice under the said scheme and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) and (b) : Yes Sir, the Government has provisions to provide training to the panel lawyers who render legal advice to the beneficiaries under the Tele-Law scheme.  The  Panel  Lawyers  undergo  regular  training  and  orientation  once they are onboarded for rendering their services for the Tele Law scheme. The training  ensures  that  they  are  equipped  to  provide  quality  pre-litigation services,  well  conversant  in  regional  languages,  and  in  central,  state,  and local laws, rules, and regulations. (c) As of November 30, 2023, the number of individuals who have received pre-litigation  advice  from  the  Tele-Law  scheme  are  as  follows:  Rajasthan: 3,85,536; Uttar Pradesh: 10,63,065; Odisha: 2,38,957; Gujarat: 2,59,117 (d)  Yes  Sir,  the  Government  has  made  special  efforts  to  reach  out  to marginalized rural women and assist them in utilizing the Tele-Law scheme. Out of the 774 Panel Lawyers engaged, 54%  are women  lawyers. Additionally, approximately 74,000 women Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) who  run  the  Common  Service  Centres  are  trained  on  Tele-Law  services. Regular training and awareness sessions are conducted in the villages, with 1,384 trainings and 2,416 awareness sessions organized across the country since  2021.Till  30.11.2023,  60,23,222  number  of  beneficiaries  have  been benefitted with legal services under Tele Law scheme out of which 21,49,485 are women.

(e)  Yes  Sir,  the  Tele-Law  service  is  operational  across  2.5  Lakh  Gram Panchayats in 782 districts across 36 States and UTs including the districts of the  Pali,  Jhansi,  Deoria,  Pratapgarh,  Balasore  and  Navsari  equipped  with adequate video  -conferencing infrastructure facilities  to  render  advice  under the  Tele-Law  scheme.  The  facilities  are  in  place  to  connect  Panel  Lawyers with citizens seeking pre-litigation advice via tele/video conferencing.

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