Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Free Legal Services
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2063

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 28 th  JULY, 2016

Free Legal Services

## 2063.  SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

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

- (a) the  number  of  eligible  persons  applied  for  and  provided  with  the  free  legal services  by  various  legal  services  institutions  under  Section  12  of  The  Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  various  legal  services  institutions  under  the  said  Act presently functioning in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to ensure accountability and transparency by the legal aid professionals/advocates engaged therein;
- (d)      whether  any  of  such  legal  services  institutions  are  functional  in  all  the  law colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the details of funds allocated/released by the Government for the purpose during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) A total number of 49,79,707 eligible persons were provided free legal services  by  various  legal  services  institutions  during  the  last  three calendar  years  and  the  current  year  2016  (upto  March,  2016).  A statement showing State/UT-wise and year-wise number of beneficiaries who were provided free legal services is at Annexure-A.
- (b) A  statement  showing  State/UT-wise  total  number  of  Legal  Services Institutions presently functioning in the  country  under  the  Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is at Annexure-B.
- (c) All eligible  persons  are  provided  free  legal  services  through  the competent panel advocates. While preparing the panel of lawyers, the competence,  integrity,  suitability  and  experience  of  such  lawyers  are taken  into  account  by  the  Legal  Services  Institutions.  If  the  panel lawyers engaged is not performing satisfactorily or has acted contrary to the object and spirit of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and the  National  Legal  Services  Authority  (Free  and  Competent  Legal Services) Regulation, 2010, the Legal Services Institutions take appropriate  steps  including  withdrawal  of  the  case  from  such  lawyer and his removal from the panel. The Monitoring Committee constituted under  the  Regulations,  2010  also  monitors  the  Court  based  legal services  rendered  and  progress  of  the  case  in  legal  aid  matters.    The Monitoring  Committee  is  required  to  send  periodic  reports  to  the Chairman of the District Legal Services Authority.
- (d) The National Legal Services Authority (Legal Aid Clinics) Regulations, 2011  provide  for  setting  up  legal  aid  clinics  in  the  law  colleges,  law universities and  other institutions as a part of the clinical legal education.    As  on  31.01.2016,  1575  such  clinics  have  been  set  up  in schools/ colleges/ universities in the country.
- (e) A  statement  showing  the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three calendar years and the  current  year  2016  for  implementing  various  legal  aid  activities including providing free legal services to eligible persons is at Annexure-C.

| Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. State/UT-wise and year-wise number of eligible persons provided Free Legal Services during the last three calendar years and the current year 2016 (Based on the information made available by   |
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| S.No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | State Name of the State Authority                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Legal Services 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Authorities (SLSAs). 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2016 (upto March, 2016)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4,536                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,123                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,674                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 883                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 155                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 92                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21,911                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2,313                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,156                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 220                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,911                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 694                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2,517                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,086                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 62,548                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 49,230                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 43,410                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 11,098                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 812                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,034                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,060                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 307                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 8,050                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 10,173                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 12,004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3,296                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7,191                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 8,954                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 9,380                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,390                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1,359                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,551                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,655                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 395                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1,120                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,927                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,288                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 453                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,576                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,445                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4748                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1119                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4,044                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,128                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 893                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 8,802                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11,754                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 14,933                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2,587                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 45,645                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 23,606                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 49,305                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 8,990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 7,30,307                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2,90,010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7,075                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,944                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 561                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,064                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,156                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 748                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,782                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6,331                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,169                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,579                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,523                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4,091                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 262                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4,422                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,960                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3,321                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 802                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 11,397                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 14,203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 11,653                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3,457                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5,860                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6,748                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,997                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 685                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 848                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 283                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 15,08,166                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 15,94,777                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 59,692                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15,614                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Telangana *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,508                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 387                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,475                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,154                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,179                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 610                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2,541                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,736                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1,283                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,781                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 598                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 730                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,098                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 228                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5,706                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7,310                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 14,398                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4,958                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | A & N Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | U.T. Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 721                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 963                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,223                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 321                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 961                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1,168                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 245                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 31,681                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 43,869                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 32,175                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 7,360                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Puducheery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4,665                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2,196                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 728                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 401                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 24,83,034                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 21,07,192                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3,06,296                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 83,185                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Note:

* Telangana came into being in June 2014.

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| State/UT-wise                                                                                                                         | Name of the SLSAs                                                                                                                     | 1987. Total number of Legal Services                                                                                                  | 1987. Total number of Legal Services                                                                                                  | 1987. Total number of Legal Services                                                                                                  | 1987. Total number of Legal Services                                                                                                  | 1987. Total number of Legal Services                                                                                                  | Total number of Legal Services Institutions not functioning                                                                           | Total number of Legal Services Institutions not functioning                                                                           | Total number of Legal Services Institutions not functioning                                                                           | Total number of Legal Services Institutions not functioning                                                                           |
| State/UT-wise                                                                                                                         | Name of the SLSAs                                                                                                                     | SLSAs                                                                                                                                 | HCLSC                                                                                                                                 | DLSAs                                                                                                                                 | TLSCs                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                 | SLSAs                                                                                                                                 | HCLSC DLSAs                                                                                                                           | TLSCs                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                    | 138                                                                                                                                   | 153                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                     | 27                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 37                                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                                    | 54                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                                                    | 66                                                                                                                                    | 89                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                                    | 210                                                                                                                                   | 237                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                                                    | 31                                                                                                                                    | 54                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 39                                                                                                                                    | 52                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                    | 67                                                                                                                                    | 91                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                    | 148                                                                                                                                   | 182                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                    | 62                                                                                                                                    | 78                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                                                    | 149                                                                                                                                   | 203                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 33                                                                                                                                    | 301                                                                                                                                   | 338                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Orissa                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 30                                                                                                                                    | 74                                                                                                                                    | 106                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                    | 40                                                                                                                                    | 64                                                                                                                                    | 0 0 0                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                                                    | 182                                                                                                                                   | 220                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                                                    | 151                                                                                                                                   | 183                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 78                                                                                                                                    | 91                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 71                                                                                                                                    | 310                                                                                                                                   | 383                                                                                                                                   | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                    | 31                                                                                                                                    | 46                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                                                    | 42                                                                                                                                    | 63                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                    | A&N Islands                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                                                    | U.T. of Chandigarh                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                                                    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                                                    | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                                                    | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                                                                    | U.T. of Puducherry                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |
| 37                                                                                                                                    | SCLSC                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                 | 36                                                                                                                                    | 40                                                                                                                                    | 633                                                                                                                                   | 2192                                                                                                                                  | 2901                                                                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                                    |

Note:

SLSA means State Legal Services Authority

HCLSC means High Court Legal Services Committee

DLSAs means District Legal Services Authorities

TLSCs means Taluk Legal Services Committees

SCLSC means Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

2016-17

| Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   | Statement referred to in reply to Part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2063 for 28.07.2016 regarding Free Legal Services. Details of financial assistance provided to State Legal Services Authorities during the last three   |
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| S. No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Name of the State Authority                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Amount of Funds Allocated                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Amount of Funds Allocated                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Amount of Funds Allocated                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Amount of Funds Allocated                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 215                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 83.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 215                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 222                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 163                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Gujrat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 257                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 187                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 277                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 855.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 632.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 800                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | J& K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 142                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 180                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 272                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 347                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 182                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 700                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 222                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 163                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 182                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 182                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 240                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 215                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 152                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 115                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | And. & Nico. Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | U.T. Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | D &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 331                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 675                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | U.T.Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 80                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

Note:

* Telangana  came into being in June, 2014.