Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Legal Aid Services and Access to Justice in Telangana
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY - 06/02/2026

## LEGAL AID SERVICES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN TELANGANA

## 1291. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI :

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries provided legal aid in Telangana during the last five years, district-wise;
- (b) the number of legal services clinics, Lok Adalats and mediation centres conducted and the outcomes thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has  assessed improvements in access to justice in  rural  and disadvantaged regions;
- (d) if so, the findings thereof; and
- (e) whether any special expansion of legal aid infrastructure is proposed for Telangana, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) The details of beneficiaries provided legal aid in Telangana during the last five years, are at Annexure-A .
- (b) The number of Legal Services Clinics functional and persons provided legal assistance in the State of Telangana during the last five financial years are as follows: -

| Year                          |   Number of Legal Service Clinics | Number of Persons provided Legal Assistance   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22                       |                               383 | 3,307                                         |
| 2022-23                       |                               383 | 8,406                                         |
| 2023-24                       |                               234 | 13,486                                        |
| 2024-25                       |                               234 | 21,141                                        |
| 2025-26 (upto November, 2025) |                               314 | 11,424                                        |

Details  of  cases  disposed  of  through  Lok  Adalats  (including  National  and  State  Lok Adalats) in the State of Telangana during the last five years are as follows: -

|   Year | Pre-litigation Cases   | Pending Cases   | Total Cases Disposed of   |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|   2021 | 78,666                 | 2,80,686        | 3,59,352                  |
|   2022 | 64,185                 | 15,57,067       | 16,21,252                 |
|   2023 | 37,87,275              | 19,93,608       | 57,80,883                 |
|   2024 | 1,24,96,322            | 22,60,797       | 1,47,57,119               |
|   2025 | 35,11,386              | 27,85,154       | 62,96,540                 |

Details of cases settled through Mediation in the State of Telangana during the last five years are as follows: -

|   Year | Number of cases settled through Mediation   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------|
|   2021 | 627                                         |
|   2022 | 618                                         |
|   2023 | 650                                         |
|   2024 | 699                                         |
|   2025 | 1,245                                       |

- (c)  to  (e):  The  National  Legal  Services  Authority  (NALSA)  is  a  statuary  body  established under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987. NALSA regularly conducts review meetings with State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) to assess the impact of legal aid services.  Simultaneously,  all-India  meetings  of  legal  services  authorities  are  held  to evaluate  the  overall  functioning  of  legal  services  institutions.  During  these  meetings, officials from State and District Legal Service Authorities provide valuable feedback on the effectiveness of legal aid services.

The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  Legal  Aid Defense  Counsel  System  (LADCS)  Scheme  across  the  Country  including  Telangana through  NALSA  with  an  aim  to  provide  free  legal  aid  in  criminal  matters  to  the beneficiaries eligible under Section 12 of the LSA Act, 1987. As on 30 th  December 2025, Legal Aid Defense Aid Counsel (LADC) offices are functional in 33 districts in the State of Telangana with 141 full time Defence Counsels to provide dedicated legal representation from early stages of criminal cases till the appellate stage.

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## Annexure-A

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1291 for answer on 06.02.2026 regarding - Legal Aid Services and Access to Justice in Telangana.

Statement  showing  the  number  of  persons  benefitted  through  Legal  Aid  in  the  State  of Telangana during the years 2021 to 2025.

|   Sl. No | District Legal Services Authority                     | 2021   | 2022   | 2023   | 2024   | 2025   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|        1 | Adilabad                                              | 129    | 157    | 156    | 266    | 1,007  | 1,715   |
|        2 | Bhadradri Kothagudem                                  | 0      | 0      | 647    | 843    | 1,015  | 2,505   |
|        3 | Bhupalapally                                          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 11     | 11      |
|        4 | Bhuvanagiri                                           | 0      | 0      | 81     | 84     | 112    | 277     |
|        5 | City Civil Courts Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad | 511    | 711    | 827    | 959    | 723    | 3,731   |
|        6 | Hanamkonda                                            | 0      | 0      | 45     | 34     | 74     | 153     |
|        7 | High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad.       | 506    | 793    | 628    | 1,591  | 1,490  | 5,008   |
|        8 | Jagtial                                               | 0      | 0      | 10     | 6      | 23     | 39      |
|        9 | Jangaon                                               | 0      | 0      | 49     | 24     | 27     | 100     |
|       10 | Jogulamaba Gadwal                                     | 0      | 0      | 3      | 4      | 20     | 27      |
|       11 | Kamareddy                                             | 0      | 0      | 62     | 68     | 99     | 229     |
|       12 | Karimnagar                                            | 1,185  | 1,579  | 905    | 1,074  | 948    | 5,691   |
|       13 | Khammam                                               | 309    | 1,332  | 1,506  | 2,837  | 2,236  | 8,220   |
|       14 | Kumurambheem Asifabad                                 | 0      | 0      | 36     | 74     | 127    | 237     |
|       15 | Mahabubabad                                           | 0      | 0      | 39     | 45     | 72     | 156     |
|       16 | Mahabubnagar                                          | 0      | 0      | 3,041  | 2,984  | 4,557  | 10,582  |
|       17 | Mancherial                                            | 0      | 0      | 30     | 44     | 45     | 119     |
|       18 | Medak                                                 | 835    | 1,353  | 96     | 231    | 413    | 2,928   |
|       19 | Medchal Malkajgiri                                    | 0      | 0      | 104    | 197    | 267    | 568     |
|       20 | MLSA, Hyderabad                                       | 410    | 4,063  | 1,276  | 339    | 737    | 6,825   |
|       21 | Mulugu                                                | 0      | 0      | 42     | 28     | 14     | 84      |
|       22 | Nagarkurnool                                          | 0      | 0      | 162    | 100    | 138    | 400     |
|       23 | Nalgonda                                              | 179    | 274    | 267    | 243    | 238    | 1,201   |
|       24 | Narayanpet                                            | 0      | 0      | 7      | 60     | 51     | 118     |
|       25 | Nirmal                                                | 0      | 0      | 96     | 160    | 239    | 495     |
|       26 | Nizamabad                                             | 94     | 159    | 211    | 142    | 656    | 1,262   |
|       27 | Peddapalli                                            | 0      | 0      | 41     | 96     | 108    | 245     |

| 28   | Ranga Reddy   | 1,257   | 846    | 1,979   | 1,027   | 1,168   | 6,277   |
|------|---------------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 29   | Sanga Reddy   | 0       | 0      | 712     | 1,075   | 1,291   | 3,078   |
| 30   | Siddipet      | 0       | 0      | 19      | 109     | 364     | 492     |
| 31   | Sircilla      | 0       | 0      | 28      | 125     | 180     | 333     |
| 32   | Suryapet      | 0       | 0      | 36      | 78      | 330     | 444     |
| 33   | Vikarabad     | 0       | 0      | 66      | 65      | 146     | 277     |
| 34   | Wanaparthy    | 0       | 0      | 35      | 165     | 496     | 696     |
| 35   | Warangal      | 75      | 176    | 75      | 65      | 778     | 1,169   |
|      | Total         | 5,490   | 11,443 | 13,317  | 15,242  | 20,200  | 65,692  |