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14/07/23 06:49 AM IST

Tele Law : Reaching the Unreached

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  • Department of Justice’s Tele-Law program in collaboration with Common Service Centers (CSCs) has revolutionized access to pre-litigation advice and empowered over 46 lakh beneficiaries nationwide, with free legal advice.
About Tele-Law program
  • Reaching the Unreached is an e-interface mechanism to seek legal advice and consultation at a pre-litigation stage.
  • It connects needy and marginalised 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.
  • Launched in 2017, the Tele-Law service is now directly accessible through the Tele-Law Mobile App (available on Android & IOS).
Benefits
  • Tele Law service enables anyone to seek legal advice without wasting precious time and money.
  • The service is free for those who are eligible for free legal Aid as mentioned under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. For all others a nominal fee is charged.
  • This initiative is in line with Sustainable Development Goal-16, which seeks to “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”.
Source- PIB

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