Lok Sabha Question No. 3650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Tele-Law Scheme
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## Tele-Law Scheme

†3650. Shri Devesh Shakya:

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

- (a)     the number and details of the people provided legal aid under the Tele-Law Scheme in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh till February 2025;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  provided  training  to  panel  lawyers  and  Village  Level Entrepreneurs  (VLEs)  for  effective  implementation  of  the  said  scheme,  State-wise, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; and
- (c)    whether the residents of Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Auraiya and Kannauj districts of Uttar Pradesh have benefited from this scheme during the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) Tele-Law  program  is  one  of  the  major  components  of  DISHA  (Designing  Innovative solution  for  Holistic  Access  to  Justice)  scheme  through  which  the  beneficiaries  are provided with pre-litigation advice by connecting them with panel lawyers through digital technology. The details of the beneficiaries served in the State of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh till February, 2025 are as under: -

|                | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh   | Bihar   | Bihar   | Bihar   | Total   |
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Financial Year | Male            | Female          | Total           | Male    | Female  | Total   | Total   |
| 2021-2022      | 92764           | 48781           | 141545          | 34537   | 30978   | 65515   | 207060  |
| 2022-2023      | 181121          | 164898          | 346019          | 62186   | 47161   | 109347  | 455366  |
| 2023-2024      | 453441          | 308449          | 761890          | 104852  | 116080  | 220932  | 982822  |
| 2024-2025      | 300673          | 294499          | 595172          | 59769   | 111771  | 171540  | 766712  |

(b)  Regular  trainings  are  organized  for  the  Panel  Lawyers  and Village  Level  Entrepreneurs (VLEs)associated with Tele-Law program for their orientation  across  the  country  including the State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.While the training for panel lawyers is primarily focused on the nature of legal counselling and advisory services that is rendered to citizens, the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) are being trained on theuse of Tele-Law digital platform, mobile application,  Toll-Free  number  and  spreading  awareness  among  the  citizens.  The  details  of training conducted during the current financial year are at Annexure 'A' .

(c)The details of residents of Etah, Kasganj,Mainpuri,Auraiya and Kannauj districts of Uttar Pradesh who have benefited from this program during the last three yearsare as follows: -

|           | 2022-2023   | 2022-2023   | 2023-2024   | 2023-2024   | 2024-2025   | 2024-2025   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Districts | Male        | Female      | Male        | Female      | Male        | Female      |
| Etah      | 2359        | 1054        | 1233        | 1039        | 4449        | 1843        |
| Kasganj   | 422         | 172         | 1222        | 1366        | 2783        | 2377        |
| Mainpuri  | 353         | 506         | 329         | 878         | 931         | 515         |
| Auraiya   | 231         | 1047        | 743         | 932         | 926         | 717         |
| Kannauj   | 335         | 121         | 1000        | 377         | 2568        | 843         |

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## Annexure -A

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  IN  RESPECT  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3650 FOR REPLY ON 21.03.2025 REGARDING TELE-LAW SCHEME

| Number of Training sessions for Panel Lawyers and VLEs during the F.Y. 2024-2025   | Number of Training sessions for Panel Lawyers and VLEs during the F.Y. 2024-2025   | Number of Training sessions for Panel Lawyers and VLEs during the F.Y. 2024-2025   | Number of Training sessions for Panel Lawyers and VLEs during the F.Y. 2024-2025   | Number of Training sessions for Panel Lawyers and VLEs during the F.Y. 2024-2025   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                         | Panel Lawyers                                                                      | VLEs                                                                               | Total                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands*                                                       | 0                                                                                  | 2                                                                                  | 2                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     | 8                                                                                  | 11                                                                                 | 19                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                  | Assam                                                                              | 9                                                                                  | 14                                                                                 | 23                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 9                                                                                  | 83                                                                                 | 92                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                  | Chandigarh*                                                                        | 0                                                                                  | 2                                                                                  | 2                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 8                                                                                  | 72                                                                                 | 80                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu*                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                              | 5                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                            | 8                                                                                  | 4                                                                                  | 12                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                | 1                                                                                  | 5                                                                                  | 6                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                            | 8                                                                                  | 74                                                                                 | 82                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 8                                                                                  | 55                                                                                 | 63                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                  | 9                                                                                  | 40                                                                                 | 49                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                          | 8                                                                                  | 34                                                                                 | 42                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                          | 8                                                                                  | 8                                                                                  | 16                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                             | 6                                                                                  | 36                                                                                 | 42                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                             | 1                                                                                  | 1                                                                                  | 2                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                 | Lakshadweep*                                                                       | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | 9                                                                                  | 70                                                                                 | 79                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                        | 8                                                                                  | 52                                                                                 | 60                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                 | Manipur*                                                                           | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                          | 6                                                                                  | 10                                                                                 | 16                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                            | 6                                                                                  | 33                                                                                 | 39                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                           | 6                                                                                  | 21                                                                                 | 27                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                             | 8                                                                                  | 37                                                                                 | 45                                                                                 |

| 27   | Puducherry    |   1 |    3 |    4 |
|------|---------------|-----|------|------|
| 28   | Punjab        |  10 |   64 |   74 |
| 29   | Rajasthan     |  12 |   14 |   26 |
| 30   | Sikkim*       |   0 |    0 |    0 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |   9 |   48 |   57 |
| 32   | Telangana     |   9 |   68 |   77 |
| 33   | Tripura       |   6 |    5 |   11 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh |   8 |   82 |   90 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |   7 |    7 |   14 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |   9 |   68 |   77 |
|      | Total         | 210 | 1023 | 1228 |

## Remarks: -

- *Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  lawyers  training  sessions  are  merged  with  West  Bengal training session.
- *Arunachal Pradesh lawyers training sessions are merged with Assam training session
- *Chandigarh lawyers training sessions are merged with Punjab training session
- *Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  &  Daman  &  Diu  lawyers  training  sessions  are  merged  with Maharashtra training session
- *Sikkim lawyers training sessions are merged with Assam Training
- *Lakshadweep lawyers training sessions are merged with Kerala training