**Executive Summary**
This report, posted on February 13, 2026, details the "Tele-Law: Reaching the Unreached" scheme under the DISHA program. The scheme connects citizens with lawyers for pre-litigation advice via video/teleconferencing at Common Service Centres (CSCs) and a mobile app. As of January 31, 2026, the program has provided over 1.12 Crore pre-litigation advices.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Tele-Law Scheme Overview:**
* Connects citizens with lawyers for pre-litigation advice.
* Utilizes video/teleconferencing at CSCs, the Tele-Law Mobile App, and Toll Free No. 14454.
* Operates under the Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA) Scheme.
* **Nyaya Sahayaks:**
* Engaged in approximately 500 Aspirational Blocks since 2024.
* Provide door-to-door assistance for accessing legal advice and registering cases on the Tele-Law platform.
* Act as facilitators, creating awareness about legal rights through outreach and campaigns.
* **Program Reach and Statistics:**
* Operates through 2,50,000 CSCs across 776 Districts and 36 States/UTs.
* Over 1.12 Crore pre-litigation advices provided as of January 31, 2026.
* In Jaunpur and Machhlishahr Parliamentary Constituencies, 800 and 51 CSCs are operational respectively, as of January 31, 2026.
* 7,527 beneficiaries in Jaunpur and 140 in Machhlishahr received pre-litigation advice in the last three years, as on 31st January 2026.
* **Scheme Expansion and Accessibility:**
* Targets marginalised and disadvantaged sections (women, SC/STs, etc.).
* Pre-litigation advice offered in multiple languages.
* National webinars and regional workshops facilitate outreach.
* Tele-Law web portal and app translated into 22 scheduled languages.
* Integrated with Nyaya Bandhu platform to facilitate legal representation in courts.
**Impact Analysis**
**Citizens**
* **Impact:** Improved access to pre-litigation legal advice, particularly for marginalized communities.
* **Action Required:** Utilize available resources like CSCs, the Tele-Law app, and Nyaya Sahayaks to seek legal advice.
**Lawyers**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to provide legal advice to a wider range of citizens through teleconferencing.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the Tele-Law platform to offer pre-litigation advice.
**Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs)**
* **Impact:** Required to operate Video/Tele conferencing facilities at the Common Service Centres (CSCs).
* **Action Required:** Facilitate and ensure easy usage of the Tele-Law program at the CSCs.
**Nyaya Sahayaks**
* **Impact:** Active role in community based facilitation in the aspirational blocks of the country.
* **Action Required:** Engage beneficiaries, assist in registration and provide vital linkage between Lawyers and Beneficiaries.
Key Entities Referenced
Tele-Law Scheme: A program connecting citizens with lawyers for pre-litigation advice through video conferencing, mobile app, and other platforms.
Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA) Scheme: A scheme under which the Tele-Law program operates.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The government ministry responsible for the Tele-Law scheme.
Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987: Act under which the Tele-Law platform was integrated with Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) platform to facilitate legal representation in courts to the eligible beneficiaries under Section 12.
Uttar Pradesh: Location where Tele-Law Scheme is operational in Jaunpur and Machhlishahr Parliamentary Constituencies.
Ministry of Law and Justice
‘TELE-LAW: REACHING THE UNREACHED’
SCHEME
Posted On: 13 FEB 2026 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA) Scheme, the Tele Law
programme connects citizens with the lawyers to provide pre-litigation advice through the use of
Video/Tele conferencing facilities available at the Common Service Centres (CSCs) operated by the
Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) at the Gram Panchayat level, Tele-Law Mobile App and Toll Free No.
14454.
Under the Tele-Law programme, Nyaya Sahayaks have been engaged in around 500 Aspirational Blocks
across the country since 2024, to provide door-to-door delivery of legal service assistance to citizens for
accessing legal advice under the Tele-Law programme, facilitate registration of cases on the Tele-Law
platform and act as a vital link between beneficiaries and panel lawyers. Nyaya Sahayaks are active as
community based facilitators in the aspirational blocks of the country. They play a critical role in creating
awareness about legal rights and entitlements through door-to-door outreach, community interactions and
local campaigns.
Through a network of 2,50,000 CSCs spanning 776 Districts (including 112 Aspirational Districts and 500
Aspirational Blocks) spread across 36 States/UTs of the country, the Tele-Law programme has provided
more than 1.12 Crore pre-litigation advices to the beneficiaries as on 31.01.2026.
Under the Tele-Law Programme, currently, 800 and 51 CSCs are operational in Jaunpur and Machhlishahr
Parliamentary Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, as on 31st January 2026 respectively. A total of 7,527
beneficiaries were provided pre-litigation advice through Video/Telephone/Mobile App under Tele-Law in
the Jaunpur Constituency and 140 advice enabled in Machhlishahr Constituency in the last three years, as
on 31st January, 2026.
The Government has taken several steps to increase the outreach of the Scheme to the marginalised and
disadvantaged sections of the society including women, SC/STs and others. Under the Tele-Law
programme pre-litigation advice is provided in multiple languages. National webinars and regional
workshops are held from time to time facilitating the outreach of the Scheme to the beneficiaries.
In order to increase the outreach, the Tele-Law web portal and Tele-Law application has been translated in
22 scheduled languages. Further, the Tele-Law platform was integrated with Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono
Legal Services) platform to facilitate legal representation in courts to the eligible beneficiaries under
Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987.
This information was given by the 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 in Lok Sabha today.
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