Tele-Law programme crosses the 9 lakh beneficiaries mark.
About tele –law Programme:
a portal called ‘Tele-Law’ will be launched, which will be available across the Common Service Centre (CSC) network.
This will connect the citizens to legal service providers with the help of technology enabled platforms.
‘Tele-Law’ will enable people to seek legal advice from lawyers through video conferencing available at the Common Service Centres (CSC).
Additionally, law school clinics, District Legal Service Authorities, voluntary service providers and Non-Government Organisations working on legal aid and empowerment can also be connected through the CSCs anywhere and anytime.
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) will provide a panel of lawyers from State capitals, who will be available through video conferencing to provide legal advice and counselling to the applicants.
A robust monitoring and evaluation system is also being designed which will help in assessing the quality of legal advice provided and the ensuing benefit to those accessing it.
Benefits:
Tele-Law will full-fill our commitment to ensure access to justice & empowerment of the poor.
The Common Services Centers and Para Legal Volunteers will offer easy legal advice to litigants in rural India making them digitally and financially inclusive.
Women Para legal volunteer (PLV)s will be encouraged and trained under the Scheme. One thousand women PLVs will work for mainstreaming legal aid services through the CSCs. The aim is to promote women entrepreneurship and empowerment and ensure women participation.
It has the potential to foster inclusive justice delivery and strengthening rule of law.
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