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The Department of Justice held an officer-level Tele-Law awareness workshop at the Mini Secretariat, Nuh, Haryana, on 15 September 2026 under DISHA 2.0.
About 150 participants attended, including CSC representatives, Village Level Entrepreneurs, panel lawyers and Nyaya Sahayaks.
The Tele-Law Portal and the AI-enabled Nyaya Setu chatbot were demonstrated live.
DISHA 2.0 integrates Tele-Law, Nyaya Bandhu, the Legal Literacy and Legal Awareness Programme and VIDHI-Sanjeevani.
Free pre-litigation legal advice for citizens in rural and remote areas.
Key: Launched 2017 with MeitY; panel lawyers advise by video/tele-conference through Common Service Centres run by Village Level Entrepreneurs at gram panchayat level, plus the Tele-Law app.
Build a culture of pro bono work.
Key: Launched 2017; registers pro bono advocates and links them to people entitled to free legal aid under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987; app on iOS, Android and UMANG.
Make citizens aware of their legal rights and entitlements.
Key: Awareness activities, especially for marginalised communities.
Monitoring and data-driven administration of the scheme.
Key: Centralised digital platform with the AI-powered multilingual Nyaya Setu chatbot.
Constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 when it came into force on 9 November 1995; first Executive Chairman Justice K. Ramaswamy; runs the national legal aid network.
Special Purpose Vehicle set up by the Ministry of Electronics & IT under the Companies Act, 1956 (incorporated 16 July 2009) to oversee the Common Services Centres scheme — Tele-Law's delivery channel.
Ministry of Law and Justice department that implements DISHA.
Equal justice and free legal aid; inserted by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976.
Gives effect to Article 39A; in force from 9 November 1995 (National Legal Services Day); creates NALSA and state and district authorities; Section 12 lists who is entitled to free legal services.
GS Paper 2 > Polity > Judiciary and Access to Justice
General Awareness > Polity > Government Schemes
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens? 1. Person with an annual income of less than 1,00,000 2. Transgender with an annual income of less than 2,00,000 3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than 3,00,000 4. All Senior Citizens Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: 1 and 2 only
Legal guidance given before a dispute reaches court, often resolving it early.
Legal work done free of charge for those who cannot pay.
The local operator of a Common Service Centre.