Access to Justice
Access to Justice Division implements a Central Sector Scheme to further the cause of access to justice named “Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India (DISHA)”. The component schemes under DISHA include:- Tele-law: Reaching the unreached, Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-bono Legal Services), Nyaya Mitra and Legal Literacy & Legal Awareness Programme.
This Division also deals with matters related to National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) including
- release of grant-in-aid to NALSA;
- laying of Annual Accounts of National Legal Aid Fund, Audit Report of the C&AG and Annual Report of NALSA and Legal Services Authorities of UT; and
- representations/grievances received from public for legal aid.