TELE LAW

  • November 4, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Polity

Context :Tele-Law has touched a new milestone on 30th October 2020 with 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice under this through CSCs (Common Service Centres).

Concept :

  • Tele-Law programme was launched by Department of Justice in 2017 to address cases at pre–litigation stage.
  • Under this programme, smart technology of video conferencing, telephone /instant calling facilities available at the vast network of Common Service Centres at the Panchayat level are used to connect the indigent, down-trodden, vulnerable, unreached groups and communities with the Panel Lawyers for seeking timely and valuable legal advice.
  • The Tele-Law service is proactively outreached to groups and communities through a cadre of frontline volunteers provided by NALSA and CSC- e Gov.

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