Parliament Question: Awareness Programmes under DISHA Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31st JULY, 2026 AWARENESS PROGRAMMES UNDER DISHA SCHEME *188. SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH:

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

(a) the details of the reach of legal services at the village level under the DISHA Scheme in the country including the number of villages and beneficiaries covered thereunder, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Programmes conducted under the DISHA Scheme and the number of persons benefited therefrom, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the details of the Tele-Law programme, including the number of subscribers, beneficiaries, and legal consultations provided through the Tele-Law App during the last three years? 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) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** 1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188 FOR REPLY ON 31/07/2026 REGARDING “AWARENESS PROGRAMMES UNDER DISHA SCHEME”.

(a) to (c): The Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA) Scheme has been continued as DISHA 2.0 as a Central Sector Scheme for the period of 2026-31 for pan India implementation in 36 States/UTs. DISHA 2.0 aims at leveraging technology to develop and enhance the outreach of citizen friendly solution platforms for legal services. It includes four components viz. Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached (free pre-litigation advice to all); Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono legal Services) Programme; Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Programme and VIDHI (Vision for Integrated Delivery of Harmonized Legal Initiatives)-Sanjeevani.

The Tele-Law Programme is being implemented through CSC-SPV (CSC e- Governance Services India Ltd.). It connects people with panel lawyers through mobile-app and Toll-Free No. 14454 for rendering free pre-litigation legal advice via use of video/tele conferencing facilities available at Common Service Centres (CSCs)/Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) at the panchayat level, across the country. As on 30.06.2026, more than

1.13 crore free pre-litigation legal advice has been rendered to beneficiaries under the Tele- Law Programme, including through Tele-Law Mobile Application. State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered under the Tele-Law Programme are at Annexure I.

The Tele-Law Mobile Application is available for download on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. As on 30.06.2026, the total number of Tele-Law Mobile App downloads is more than 2.75 lakh, 34,415 calls have been registered through this app and 33,334 pre-litigation legal advice were provided during last three years.

Under Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-Bono Legal Services) Programme, advocates voluntarily provide legal assistance to marginalized and disadvantaged sections of society covered under

Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987. As on 30.06.2026, 10,835 advocates have been registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme and 5,559 cases have been registered by beneficiaries across the country. State/ UT wise details of cases registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme are at Annexure II.

The Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Programme (LLLAP) under DISHA Scheme, envisages engaging with institutions and building partnerships across stakeholder Ministries/Departments/Organizations, to build capacity of the grassroot workers, legally empower them and spread legal awareness through workshops, webinars, Information, 2Education and Communication (IEC) materials and collaboration with Prasar Bharati for production and telecast/broadcast of DISHA awareness programmes on Doordarshan and Akashvani. 28 thematic National Webinars have also been organized covering key socio-legal issues. As on 30.06.2026, the programme has cumulative outreach of more than 2.32 crore persons across the country. State/UT-wise data of persons outreached is not maintained.

***** 3Annexure I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188 FOR REPLY ON 31/07/2026 REGARDING “AWARENESS PROGRAMMES UNDER DISHA SCHEME”.

State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered under Tele-Law, as on 30.06.2026:

Sr. No. State/UT No. of Districts Advice Given 1 Andaman And Nicobar 3 4,020 2 Andhra Pradesh 28 3,66,272 3 Arunachal Pradesh 27 20,363 4 Assam 35 2,40,507 5 Bihar 38 6,35,052 6 Chandigarh 1 6,154 7 Chhattisgarh 33 5,13,665 8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 3 11,079 9 Delhi 13 10,581 10 Goa 3 13,516 11 Gujarat 34 4,84,490 12 Haryana 23 2,20,611 13 Himachal Pradesh 12 1,21,224 14 Jammu And Kashmir 20 7,63,148 15 Jharkhand 24 4,83,203 16 Karnataka 31 5,00,390 17 Kerala 14 36,702 18 Ladakh 2 3,312 19 Lakshadweep 1 2,482 20 Madhya Pradesh 55 12,22,428 21 Maharashtra 36 9,28,191 22 Manipur 16 1,484 23 Meghalaya 12 30,320 24 Mizoram 11 34,051 25 Nagaland 17 29,897 26 Odisha 30 4,10,303 27 Puducherry 2 3,230 28 Punjab 23 3,01,832 29 Rajasthan 41 6,64,548 30 Sikkim 6 2,820 31 Tamil Nadu 38 3,02,580 32 Telangana 33 3,13,173 33 Tripura 8 97,785 34 Uttar Pradesh 75 20,53,422 35 Uttarakhand 13 2,20,134 36 West Bengal 23 2,69,674 Total 784 1,13,22,643 ****** 4Annexure II ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188 FOR REPLY ON 31/07/2026 REGARDING “AWARENESS PROGRAMMES UNDER DISHA SCHEME”.

State/UT-wise details of Cases registered by the Beneficiaries under Nyaya Bandhu (Pro- Bono Legal Services) Programme, as on 30.06.2026:

Type of Cases Sr. Total Cases State / UT No. Registered Civil Criminal 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 93 88 5 2 Andhra Pradesh 185 145 40 3 Arunachal Pradesh 6 5 1 4 Assam 52 47 5 5 Bihar 195 144 51 6 Chandigarh 109 53 56 7 Chhattisgarh 66 62 4 8 Delhi 1104 790 314 9 Goa 9 4 5 10 Gujarat 170 113 57 11 Haryana 204 171 33 12 Himachal Pradesh 33 27 6 13 Jammu and Kashmir 99 98 1 14 Jharkhand 97 78 19 15 Karnataka 401 254 147 16 Kerala 49 30 19 17 Madhya Pradesh 280 172 108 18 Maharashtra 577 360 217 19 Manipur 2 2 0 20 Meghalaya 4 4 0 21 Mizoram 2 2 0 22 Nagaland 1 1 0 23 Odisha 91 66 25 24 Puducherry 1 1 0 25 Punjab 62 49 13 26 Rajasthan 237 210 27 27 Sikkim 1 1 0 28 Tamil Nadu 131 117 14 29 Telangana 190 114 76 30 Tripura 2 0 2 31 Uttar Pradesh 625 465 160 32 Uttarakhand 90 79 11 33 West Bengal 391 247 144 Total 5,559 3,999 1,560 ****** 5