Q. Consider the following statements:
- Tele-Law legal aid will be available to marginalised sector through Common Service Centres (CSCs).
- CSCs provides governance and services on demand to strengthen Digital India Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Both 1 & 2
Notes:
- Recently, Minister of Law and Justice at the 18th All India Legal Services Meet at Jaipur said that, from this year, Tele-Law service is being made free of cost for citizens in the country.
- The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice and National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Integrated Delivery of Legal Services.
- Tele–Law mainstreams legal aid to the marginalized seeking legal help by connecting them with the Panel Lawyers through the tele/video-conferencing infrastructure available at Common Service Centers (CSCs) across 1 lakh Gram Panchayats. CSCs enable the three vision areas of the Digital India programme: Digital infrastructure is a core utility to every citizen; Governance and services on demand; Digital empowerment of citizens
- For easy and direct access Tele- Law Mobile Application (both Android and IoS) has also been launched in 2021 and it is presently available in 22 scheduled languages.