State/UT-wise details of Number of Persons benefited through free Legal Services provided by the Legal Services Institutions during the last three financial years i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and the current financial year 2024-25 (upto May, 2024)

2024-07-26 Information

The following Authorities/Institutions are established to provide free legal aid to poor and weaker sections of the society including those belonging to SC/ST:-

In order to make people aware of their entitlements, legal awareness programmes are organised across the country by Legal Service Authorities on various laws and schemes relating to children, labourers, victims of disaster, SC and ST, persons with disabilities etc. In addition, Legal Services Authorities have also prepared booklets and pamphlets in easy language on various laws which are distributed amongst the people. More than 4.30 lakh legal awareness programmes were organised during the year 2023-24 which were attended by 4.49 crore persons.

State/UT-wise details of number of persons benefited through free Legal Services provided by the Legal Services Institutions during the last three financial years i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and the current financial year 2024-25 (upto May, 2024) is at Annexure – A.

Funds under Grant-in-Aid are allocated and released to NALSA by the Government on yearly basis. During the last 3 years i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24, grants-in-aid of Rs. 145 crore, Rs. 190 crore and Rs. 400 crore respectively were allocated/ released by the Government to NALSA. For the current year i.e. 2024-25, grants-in-aid of Rs. 200 crore have been allocated to NALSA out of which Rs. 83 crore have been released so far by the Government. The details of funds allocated by NALSA to Legal Services Authorities for organizing legal aid programmes during last three years and the current year is at Annexure – B.

In order to monitor the performance of the legal services authorities, NALSA receives monthly activity reports from all the SLSAs highlighting all the activities carried out in a particular month. Thereafter, a final activity report on monthly basis is sent by NALSA to the Government which is reviewed and compiled. Apart from monthly activity reports, NALSA also receives Annual Reports from all the SLSAs and prepares its own Annual Report, which is laid before both Houses of the Parliament.

Periodical reviews on different issues are also carried out by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice to assess the working of Legal Aid under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Further, All India Meets and Regional Meets are frequently organized by NALSA to monitor the performance of Legal Services Authorities. In addition, regular meetings are also held between the representatives of NALSA and Department of Justice on various important matters.

Annexure-A

Statement showing the details of number of persons benefited through free Legal Services provided by the Legal Services Institutions under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the last three years and the current year.

S. No.

SLSAs

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25 (upto May 2024)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

134

220

Andhra Pradesh

6371

9473

8265

1214

Arunachal Pradesh

2657

5559

5696

1068

Assam

110254

38335

63749

11763

Bihar

1689158

209809

151413

14474

Chandigarh

1781

2653

2822

616

Chhattisgarh

42394

44106

62164

11537

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Delhi

79055

96433

121882

14031

Goa

1101

2041

1558

292

Gujarat

21953

32422

40569

7144

Haryana

23260

43098

76863

11109

Himachal Pradesh

4806

5998

7346

1105

Jammu and Kashmir

8870

7992

11396

2141

Jharkhand

649481

145217

269303

31855

Karnataka

32794

45663

53406

8546

Kerala

16895

23418

36498

2915

Ladakh

2408

711

505

Lakshadweep

Madhya Pradesh

3343800

191921

225510

42159

Maharashtra

22595

36663

53756

8244

Manipur

22651

26929

62635

5932

Meghalaya

2346

2769

2371

300

Mizoram

3201

5038

4801

780

Nagaland

7750

7390

4603

708

Odisha

8849

11880

19289

3107

Puducherry

884

788

621

145

Punjab

36404

56448

60361

11356

Rajasthan

13833

13472

20290

3376

Sikkim

986

1127

1074

136

Tamil Nadu

38181

49570

45180

7196

Telangana

6712

12615

13193

1006

Tripura

2671

5055

9964

1758

Uttar Pradesh

132629

24890

29079

2010

Uttarakhand

3775

5386

21339

4300

West Bengal

29015

49714

62354

12600

Total

6369643

1214769

1550164

225025

Annexure-B

Statement showing the amount of funds allocated (in Rupees) to Legal Services Authorities for organising legal aid programmes during the last three years and current year.

S.No.

Name of Legal Services Authorities

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25 (upto 18.07.2024)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

–

15,00,000

8,43,500

24,00,000

Andhra Pradesh

5,00,00,000

4,65,00,000

9,16,00,000

86,00,000

Arunachal Pradesh

1,40,00,000

5,00,00,000

9,75,00,000

1,25,00,000

Assam

6,40,00,000

7,40,00,000

20,00,00,000

2,40,00,000

Bihar

7,60,00,000

9,25,00,000

12,50,00,000

3,06,00,000

Chandigarh

55,00,000

60,00,000

1,42,26,000

–

Chhattisgarh

5,25,00,000

6,65,00,000

17,00,00,000

2,20,00,000

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

–

10,00,000

2,50,000

–

Daman and Diu

–

17,50,000

3,50,000

Delhi

9,30,00,000

12,25,00,000

15,00,00,000

6,00,00,000

Goa

15,00,000

45,00,000

1,42,00,000

43,00,000

Gujarat

5,75,00,000

8,80,00,000

18,50,00,000

3,10,00,000

Haryana

6,50,00,000

7,60,00,000

13,25,00,000

1,43,00,000

Himachal Pradesh

2,45,00,000

3,90,00,000

8,50,00,000

4,50,00,000

Jammu and Kashmir

4,65,00,000

6,60,00,000

9,50,00,000

2,35,00,000

Jharkhand

7,35,00,000

7,00,00,000

16,50,00,000

2,65,00,000

Karnataka

7,50,00,000

9,20,00,000

17,50,00,000

2,90,00,000

Kerala

9,90,00,000

8,00,00,000

19,75,00,000

2,00,00,000

Ladakh

65,00,000

45,00,000

1,18,65,000

50,00,000

Lakshadweep

–

5,00,000

2,75,000

–

Madhya Pradesh

5,00,00,000

7,40,00,000

26,50,00,000

4,00,00,000

Maharashtra

8,25,00,000

9,60,00,000

26,50,00,000

5,40,00,000

Manipur

1,05,00,000

1,90,00,000

6,23,30,730

1,12,00,000

Meghalaya

50,00,000

2,60,00,000

2,46,35,500

16,00,000

Mizoram

1,15,00,000

2,15,00,000

4,28,00,000

1,38,00,000

Nagaland

1,15,00,000

2,75,00,000

2,20,00,000

42,00,000

Odisha

4,25,00,000

7,60,00,000

9,32,00,000

2,60,00,000

Puducherry

20,00,000

92,00,000

70,10,000

23,00,000

Punjab

6,40,00,000

6,16,00,000

18,25,00,000

2,75,00,000

Rajasthan

7,00,00,000

8,40,00,000

15,25,00,000

1,80,00,000

Sikkim

65,00,000

1,65,00,000

1,55,00,000

34,00,000

Tamil Nadu

6,00,00,000

8,10,00,000

18,00,00,000

4,15,00,000

Telangana

4,10,00,000

5,05,00,000

14,00,00,000

2,20,00,000

Tripura

2,65,00,000

3,40,00,000

6,50,00,000

55,00,000

Uttar Pradesh

6,00,00,000

11,80,00,000

29,50,00,000

5,50,00,000

Uttarakhand

2,55,00,000

3,55,00,000

4,25,00,000

1,26,00,000

West Bengal

7,00,00,000

8,80,00,000

16,25,00,000

3,35,00,000

Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

1,00,00,000

90,00,000

1,00,00,000

Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC)

–

1,25,00,000

50,00,000

TOTAL

1,45,30,00,000

1,92,08,00,000

3,94,49,85,730

74,61,50,000

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 a written reply in the LOK SABHA today.

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) at National level
Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) at Supreme Court level
38 High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs) at High Court level
37 State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) at State level
703 District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) at District level
2390 Taluk Legal Services Committees (TLSCs) at Taluk level

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