Tele law 2.0

August 28, 2023

The Tele-Law 2.0 initiative was launched recently under Tele-Law program of the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice.
This version entails the fusion of Tele-Law Services with Nyaya Bandhu pro bono legal services.
- This merger will help to further enhance citizen accessibility to legal aid.

About Tele –Law scheme

Tele-Law means the use of communications and information technology for the delivery of legal information and advice.
- This e-interaction between lawyers and people would be through the video-conferencing infrastructure available at the CSCs.

“Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice” (DISHA) Scheme was launched for a period of five years 2021-2026.

It was launched in order to provide a comprehensive, holistic, integrated and systemic solution on access to justice at pan India level.

Department of Justice had partnered with NALSA and CSC e-Governance Service India Limited for mainstreaming legal aid to the marginalised communities through Common Services Center (CSC).
The program is operating under the DISHA Scheme.
It was launched in 2017.
Launched as a pilot programme with 1,800 CSCs in 11 states, the programme coverage has scaled up to 2.5 lakh CSCs covering 765 districts across 36 states/UTs in the country.
The service is free for those who are eligible for free legal Aid as mentioned under Section 12 of Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. For all others a nominal fee of Rs 30 is charged.
A dedicated web portal on Tele-Law is available in 22 regional languages.
The number of beneficiaries of the Tele-Law Scheme have reached 50 Lakhs.
- The overarching goal of the Tele-Law program is to reach one crore beneficiaries well before 2026.