Lok Sabha Question No. 1153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Nyaya Bandhu Programme
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO -  1153

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## NYAYA BANDHU PROGRAMME

1153. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the number of pro bono advocates that have been registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme; and
- (b) the  total  cases  that  have  been  registered  by  the  beneficiaries  under  the programme?;

## 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) to (b): The Government launched Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-Bono Legal Services) in the year  2017  with  the  aim  to  provide  a  dispensation  framework  for  Pro  Bono  Legal Services  and  to  advance  the  culture  of  pro  bono  in  the  country.  In  order  to  avail  the services of a Pro Bono lawyer, both the applicants and lawyers are required to register on  the  Nyaya  Bandhu  Mobile  Application  (available  on  Android,  iOS  and  UMANG platform). As on 31 st  January, 2024, 10,779 Pro Bono advocates have been registered under  the  Nyaya  Bandhu  programme  from  27  States/UTBar  Councils.(Annexure-  'A') and total cases that have been registered by the beneficiaries under the programme is 3157 as on 31 st  January,2024.(Annexure- 'B').

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## Annexure-'A'

| Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme A   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme A   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme A   |
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| State Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of Pro Bono Advocates registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                | State Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of Pro Bono Advocates registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                | State Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of Pro Bono Advocates registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                          | State Bar Councils                                                                                                                                                              | No. of Advocates state Bar Council Wise                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 669                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim                                                                                                                             | 266                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                           | 626                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                    | 343                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                           | 936                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                         | 195                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 383                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                 | 152                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                       | 342                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                       | 313                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                          | 157                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 634                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra & Goa                                                                                                                                                               | 577                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                         | 57                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                       | 48                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                          | 289                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                              | Punjab & Haryana                                                                                                                                                                | 1988                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                       | 1130                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                      | 394                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                       | 194                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | 720                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 160                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                     | 179                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                              | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                              | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                              | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                                                           | 10779                                                                                                                                                                           |

| Statement as referred to in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme   | Statement as referred to in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme   |
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| A State/wise Statement containing number of cases registered by the Beneficiaries under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                | A State/wise Statement containing number of cases registered by the Beneficiaries under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                | A State/wise Statement containing number of cases registered by the Beneficiaries under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme (2017-2023)                                                |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                        | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                    | No. of Cases                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 84                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                                                         | 34                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                         | 113                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 45                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                             | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                         | 571                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                       | 90                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                       | 157                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 21                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                             | 27                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 68                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                     | 95                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 167                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                   | 484                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                        | 129                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                        | 33                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                     | 66                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                     | 88                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 391                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                   | 47                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal Total                                                                                                                                                             | 273 3157                                                                                                                                                                      |