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The Centre has launched DISHA 2.0 with a ₹255 crore outlay for the 2026-31 period.
The scheme consolidates Tele-Law, Nyaya Bandhu, and legal awareness programmes into a single tech-driven umbrella.
A new component, VIDHI Sanjeevani, introduces a centralized dashboard and the Nyaya Setu AI chatbot for legal guidance.
Connects marginalized people with panel lawyers for pre-litigation advice.
Key: Uses Common Service Centres (CSCs), video conferencing, and Toll-Free Number 14454. Nyaya Sahayaks act as community facilitators.
A Pro-Bono Legal Services programme providing voluntary legal assistance.
Key: Serves disadvantaged sections covered under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Operates through Pro-Bono panels in High Courts and Clubs in Law Schools.
Empowers grassroots workers and spreads legal awareness.
Key: Uses capacity building, workshops, IEC materials, and collaboration with Prasar Bharati.
Centralized monitoring and technology-enabled service support.
Key: Integrates real-time data streams and features the 'Nyaya Setu' AI chatbot for interactions in 22 languages.
Nyaya Setu uses a Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture. It searches actual statutory legal texts before generating an answer, drastically reducing AI 'hallucinations' (making up laws that don't exist).
Simple Analogy: Like an assistant who is required to open the rulebook and cite the page number before answering your question, rather than answering from memory.
Defines the criteria for providing free legal services. It covers women, children, SC/ST members, victims of trafficking, mentally ill persons, and individuals with low income.
Directive Principle mandating the State to provide free legal aid to ensure justice is not denied due to economic or other disabilities.
GS Paper 2 > Governance > Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections
General Awareness > Government Schemes
Community-based legal facilitators deployed under the Tele-Law programme in Aspirational Blocks.
Legal work undertaken voluntarily and without payment, targeting individuals unable to afford legal representation.