The Law Minister informed Lok Sabha that National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize LokAdalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunities..
He replied to an Unstarred Question related to the details of legal aid programmes being implemented by the Government at present.
He stated that to enable equitable access to justice, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched Legal Services Mobile App on Android and iOS versions to enable easy access to legal aid to common citizens.
He also mentioned the number of people who were provided free legal aid by the Government. The data of the same is mentioned below:
|
Year |
No. of People |
|
2020 |
12,12,137 |
|
2021 |
6,31,758 |
|
202 |
63,69,643 |
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