AS per Ministry of Law and Justice, till 30th October 2020, under Tele-Law programme, 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice through CSCs (Common Service Centres).
- As against total 1.95 lakh advices given till April 2020 since the launch of the programme, 2.05 lakh advices have been enabled during the first seven months of this financial year.
What is Tele-Law Programme?
- As a part of the “Digital India Vision” of the Government of India, the Tele-Law programme was launched in 2017 to address cases at pre–litigation stage.
- Under this programme, smart technology of video conferencing, telephone /instant calling facilities available at the vast network of Common Service Centres at the Panchayat level are used to connect the indigent, down-trodden, vulnerable, unreached groups and communities with the Panel Lawyers for seeking timely and valuable legal advice.
- Especially designed to facilitate early detection, intervention and prevention of the legal problems, the Tele-Law service is proactively outreached to groups and communities through a cadre of frontline volunteers provided by NALSA and CSC- e Gov.
- These grassroot soldiers have been additionally equipped with a mobile application to pre-register and schedule appointment of the applicants during their field activity.
- Dedicated pool of lawyers has been empanelled to provide continued legal advice and consultation to the beneficiaries.
