Tele-Law Programme : 40 Lakh Beneficiaries
The Ministry of Law informed that the Tele-Law programme achieved a new milestone with 40 lakh beneficiaries across the country empowered with pre-litigation advice.
- The Tele-Law programme comes under the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice and was launched in 2017.
- It is an e-interface mechanism to seek legal advice and consultation at a pre-litigation stage with the aim of ‘Reaching the Unreached’.
- The programme connects needy and marginalised people in need of legal aid with the Panel Lawyers via video conferencing/telephonic facilities available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) situated at the panchayat level.
- In addition, the service can also be accessed through the Tele-Law Mobile App.
- A Panel Lawyer is a practicing advocate selected by the Department of Justice and CSC-eGovernance Services or registered on the Panel of State /District Legal Services Authority.
- Legal advice is made available to everyone under Tele-Law service.
- Advice is free of Cost to those who are eligible for free legal aid under Section 12 of LSA Act, 1987.
