Lok Sabha Question No. 3742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Free Legal Services to Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3742 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO SCHEDULED TRIBES

## 3742.SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH:

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

- (a) whether Scheduled Tribes are being given free legal services under the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA); and
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Tribes  who  have  been  given  free legal representation through NALSA, State-wise?

## 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. National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the  Legal  Services  Authorities  Act,  1987  for  implementation  of  legal  aid  programmes throughout the country. As per Section 12(a) of the Act, a member of a Scheduled Tribe is entitled to free legal services irrespective of their income. State-wise details of persons belonging  to  Scheduled  Tribes  who  benefited  through  Legal  Services  Institutions throughout the country during the financial year 2022-23 is at Annexure-A.

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Statement  as  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3742 for answering on 11.08.2023 raised by Shri Nakul Kamal Nath, MP Free Legal Services to Scheduled Tribes

| Statement showing details of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes who benefited through Legal Services Institutions throughout the country   | Statement showing details of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes who benefited through Legal Services Institutions throughout the country   | Statement showing details of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes who benefited through Legal Services Institutions throughout the country   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                        | Name of State/UT Authority                                                                                                                    | Number of persons benefited                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                             | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 87                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 1923                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                         | 2310                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                         | 1727                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                  | 8960                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                             | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                             | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                                                                         | 40                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                                           | 56                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                                       | 1625                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              | 109                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                             | 362                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                     | 15875                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                     | 3559                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                        | 277                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                                                                                        | 420                                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 17704                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                   | 990                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                       | 11021                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                     | 1250                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                       | 2493                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 3736                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                        | 1003                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                        | 42                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                     | 117                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                        | 110                                                                                                                                           |

| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |   379 |
|------|---------------|-------|
| 33   | Telangana     |    51 |
| 34   | Tripura       |   563 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh |     2 |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |    20 |
| 37   | West Bengal   |  1742 |
|      | Total         | 78556 |