Parliament Question: Tele-Law Consultations and Nyaya Bandhu Registrations

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 07th AUGUST, 2026 TELE-LAW CONSULTATIONS AND NYAYA BANDHU REGISTRATIONS 3363. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state: (a) the details of Tele-Law consultations, Nyaya Bandhu registrations and the number of beneficiaries who received legal advice or pro bono legal assistance in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years, district-wise; (b) the details of Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; (c) the details of legal literacy, awareness and outreach programmes conducted under Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years, indicating the number of beneficiaries covered, district-wise; (d) the details of legal issues handled under Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu in Andhra Pradesh, along with the number of cases resolved, pending and referred to other authorities, district-wise and category-wise; and (e) the steps taken to strengthen the reach and utilisation of Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu services in Andhra Pradesh? 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 (e): 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 2026-2031 for pan 1India implementation, including Andhra Pradesh. Under the Tele-Law Programme, a total of 3,00,096 free pre-litigation legal advice has been given through a network of 13,361 Common Service Centres (CSCs) in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years. The district- wise and category-wise details of legal issues handled under the Programme are placed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively. Under the Tele-Law Programme, a total of 2,822 awareness camps were organised during last three years covering 72,942 beneficiaries in the State of Andhra Pradesh. 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, through the Nyaya Bandhu Application (available iOS/Android/UMANG Platform) and Nyaya Bandhu web portal. During the last three years, 136 advocates from the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh, including 3 advocates under the Pro-Bono Panel of High Court of Andhra Pradesh have registered under Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-Bono Legal Services) Programme. District wise case registration details by beneficiaries under Nyaya Bandhu Programme is placed at Annexure- III. The Pro-Bono Clubs Scheme under Nyaya Bandhu Programme has been implemented in 3 Law Schools in Andhra Pradesh, namely, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam, Vignan Institute of Law, Guntur and K.L.E.F. College of Law, Guntur. The information pertaining to the cases resolved, pending in courts and referred to other authorities and district wise information of Pro-Bono Advocates is not maintained. The steps taken to strengthen the reach and utilisation of the Tele Law Programme and Nyaya Bandhu Programme across the country includes introduction of Nyaya Setu AI Chatbot, which is available in 22 Indian languages, dissemination of legal awareness and outreach through Pro Bono Clubs, Doordarshan, All India Radio, and National thematic webinars. ******* 2Annexure-I ANNEXURE- I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363 FOR 07.08.2026 REGARDING TELE-LAW CONSULTATIONS AND NYAYA BANDHU REGISTRATIONS District-wise details of Call Registered (CR) and Advice Given (AG) in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years. Sr. Districts No. of 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. CSCs CR AG CR AG CR AG 1 Alluri Sitharama 430 6,989 6,943 9,984 9,882 266 249 Raju 2 Anakapalli 646 7,052 7,052 5,215 5,209 176 148 3 Anantapur 577 13,548 13,599 6,531 6,439 263 244 4 Annamayya 501 2,086 2,057 1,283 1,282 113 109 5 Bapatla 461 1,514 1,506 2,323 2,314 115 109 6 Chittoor 724 22,666 22,505 15,334 15,255 1,000 960 7 East Godavari 300 7,015 6,995 6,925 6,899 847 829 8 Eluru 572 219 219 653 653 4 4 9 Guntur 258 21,321 21,578 7,197 7,119 368 367 10 Kakinada 385 294 294 2,529 2,493 228 206 11 Konaseema 385 108 108 1,323 1,312 92 92 12 Krishna 491 7,458 7,449 4,742 4,743 374 358 13 Kurnool 484 26,996 27,037 10,865 10,822 738 691 14 Nandyal 489 235 236 2,080 2,073 43 42 15 NTR 288 917 912 5,762 5,729 460 436 16 Palnadu 527 692 694 4,320 4,283 314 313 17 Parvathipuram 452 383 382 1,253 1,253 80 77 Manyam 18 Prakasam 730 7,874 7,860 9,742 9,700 238 227 19 Spsr Nellore 722 3,757 3,724 5,720 5,725 207 183 20 Sri Sathya Sai 467 442 434 2,050 2,046 110 106 21 Srikakulam 917 6,824 6,848 4,699 4,665 127 124 22 Tirupati 774 255 256 9,844 9,791 774 671 23 Visakhapatnam 79 5,150 5,115 382 461 8 6 24 Vizianagaram 777 10,497 10,491 7,250 7,274 718 653 25 West Godavari 367 2,698 2,701 3,556 3,532 356 351 26 Y.S.R. 556 3,866 3,902 687 687 3 3 27 Markapuram 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Polavaram 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13,361 1,60,856 1,60,897 1,32,249 1,31,641 8,022 7,558 ****** 3Annexure-II ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363 FOR 07.08.2026 REGARDING TELE-LAW CONSULTATIONS AND NYAYA BANDHU REGISTRATIONS Category-wise legal issues handled-Call registered (CR) and Advice Given (AG), under the Tele-Law Programme in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years. Sr. Case Category FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 No. CR AG CR AG CR AG 1 Accident Claims 4,562 4,525 15,776 15,605 1,108 1,019 2 Alternative Dispute 3,557 3,506 8,138 8,119 822 788 Redressal 3 Banking Matters 2,664 2,643 7,805 7,722 384 374 4 Children related 9,837 9,925 3,670 3,580 145 138 matters 5 Constitutional and 1,978 1,980 501 506 65 58 Violation of Human rights Matters 6 Consumer Matters 7,087 7,017 16,826 16,707 1,361 1,271 7 Corporate Matters 200 194 436 436 59 51 8 Criminal Procedures 3,182 3,189 1,604 1,599 75 68 and offences 9 Deeds and 192 187 1,118 1,113 202 194 Documentation 10 Environmental Laws 389 383 1,134 1,122 61 60 and Animal Protection Laws 11 Family and 18,745 18,912 8,783 8,726 524 502 Matrimonial Disputes 12 Government 25,469 25,258 - - - - Schemes and Services and Document Updation 13 International Law 145 140 381 376 34 30 related matters 14 Labour Laws and 5,433 5,498 2,779 2,782 138 127 Service matters 15 Miscellaneous 42,302 42,381 30,411 30,520 266 258 16 Property Disputes 23,225 23,292 15,381 15,368 1,390 1,289 17 Protection for 5,326 5,357 1,407 1,398 242 234 Women Laws 18 Revenue Matters 5,139 5,097 11,466 11,381 595 558 19 Senior Citizens 1,187 1,184 3,529 3,484 343 333 related matters 20 Taxation Laws 237 229 1,104 1,097 208 206 Total 1,60,856 1,60,897 1,32,249 1,31,641 8,022 7,558 ******** 4Annexure-III ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363 FOR 07.08.2026 REGARDING TELE-LAW CONSULTATIONS AND NYAYA BANDHU REGISTRATIONS District-wise details of case registration by beneficiaries under Nyaya Bandhu Programme during last three years. Number of cases registered by beneficiaries Sr. No. District under Nyaya Bandhu Scheme (from April, 2023 to March, 2026) 1 Guntur 33 2 Krishna 16 3 East Godavari 14 4 Chittoor 14 5 Anantapur 10 6 Kurnool 10 7 Srikakulam 9 8 Visakhapatnam 9 9 Prakasam 4 10 Nellore 2 Total 121 Source: Nyaya Bandhu Dashboard (https://probono-doj.in/home/index) ******** 5