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Tele-law<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • The Government of India launched the Tele-Law program in\u00a02017\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0strengthen the pre-litigation mechanism<\/strong>\u00a0in the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It aims to\u00a0connect the needy and marginalized persons<\/strong>, in need of legal advice and consultation with\u00a0Panel Lawyers<\/strong>\u00a0via\u00a0video conferencing\/telephone facilities,\u00a0<\/strong>available at\u00a0Common Service\u00a0Centres\u00a0(CSCs)<\/strong>\u00a0located\u00a0at Gram Panchayat level or via\u00a0Tele-Law Mobile App.<\/strong>\u00a0\n
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    • Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs)<\/strong>\u00a0who run the CSCs\u00a0facilitate\u00a0online registration of beneficiaries with Panel Lawyers.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs)<\/strong>\u00a0have been stationed to act as intermediaries, bridging the gap between common people and the Tele-Law service,\u00a0and also\u00a0to create public awareness about Tele-Law.\u00a0PLVs are\u00a0not\u00a0lawyers, but\u00a0have\u00a0basic\u00a0understanding of the legal process.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The\u00a0Tele-Law\u00a0service is\u00a0free of\u00a0cost\u00a0to all citizens.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Common Service\u00a0Centres:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • CSCs are shops\/kiosks that\u00a0deliver various government services\u00a0online\u00a0<\/strong>like public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agriculture services to citizens in\u00a0rural and remote areas\u00a0<\/strong>of the country.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • CSC is one of the mission mode projects under the\u00a0Digital India\u00a0Programme\u00a0<\/strong>run by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Under the\u00a0CSC 2.0 scheme<\/strong>\u00a0initiated\u00a0by\u00a0MeitY\u00a0in 2015,\u00a0at least one CSC is to be rolled out in\u00a0each and every\u00a02.5 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The project is implemented by\u00a0CSC e-Governance Services India Limited,<\/strong>\u00a0a Special Purpose Vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Jurisdiction<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Legal matters in which advice can be taken through Tele-Law service are:\u00a0\n
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          • Dowry, family dispute, divorce, protection\u00a0from domestic violence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Sexual harassment, sexual abuse, eve teasing at the workplace.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Maintenance of women,\u00a0children\u00a0and senior citizens.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Rights\u00a0regarding\u00a0property and land.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Equal wages for males and females.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Maternity benefits and prevention of\u00a0foeticide.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Prohibition of child marriage, protection of children from sexual assault, prevention of child\u00a0labour\u00a0and implementing right to education.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Arrest \u2013 (F.I.R)\/ process of registering the First Information Report.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Atrocities against scheduled castes\/ scheduled tribes and their rehabilitation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Tele-Law 2.0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • In 2023, the Ministry of Law & Justice launched the\u00a0Tele-Law 2.0 initiative<\/strong>\u00a0which\u00a0integrates the legal advice service<\/strong>\u00a0under tele-law with\u00a0legal representation services under the Nyaya Bandhu\u00a0programme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              Nyaya Bandhu:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              • The Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) is the Government of India\u2019s initiative to\u00a0establish\u00a0a framework for\u00a0dispensation of pro bono<\/strong>\u00a0(free of charge)\u00a0legal services across the country.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Under the\u00a0programme, practicing advocates, interested in undertaking legal pro bono work, are connected, via mobile technology, with eligible\u00a0marginalised\u00a0beneficiaries, after due scrutiny for delivery of pro bono legal services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                • Several cases in which tele-law\u00a0centres\u00a0help people get pre-litigation advice end up in courts. Lawyers who are part of the Nyaya Bandhu scheme can take up for free cases of those willing to contest their claims in courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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