NYAYA BANDHU Programme; Pro Bono legal services: As on 31st January, 2024, 10,779 Pro Bono advocates have been registered under the Nyaya Bandhu programme from 27 States/UTBar Councils
The Government launched Nyaya Bandhu (Pro-Bono Legal Services) in the year 2017 with the aim to provide a dispensation framework for Pro Bono Legal Services and to advance the culture of pro bono in the country. In order to avail the services of a Pro Bono lawyer, both the applicants and lawyers are required to register on the Nyaya Bandhu Mobile Application (available on Android, iOS and UMANG platform). As on 31st January, 2024, 10,779 Pro Bono advocates have been registered under the Nyaya Bandhu programme from 27 States/UTBar Councils.(Annexure- ‘A’) and total cases that have been registered by the beneficiaries under the programme is 3157 as on 31st January,2024.(Annexure- ‘B’).
This information was given by the MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Annexure-‘A’
| Statement as referred to in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme | ||
| A State Bar Council-wise Statement containing number of Pro Bono Advocates registered under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme(2017-2023) | ||
| S. No. | State Bar Councils | No. of Advocates state Bar Council Wise |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 669 |
| 2 | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim | 266 |
| 3 | Bihar | 626 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 343 |
| 5 | Delhi | 936 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 195 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 383 |
| 8 | Jammu & Kashmir | 152 |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 342 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 313 |
| 11 | Kerala | 157 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 634 |
| 13 | Maharashtra & Goa | 577 |
| 14 | Manipur | 57 |
| 15 | Meghalaya | 48 |
| 16 | Odisha | 289 |
| 17 | Punjab & Haryana | 1988 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 1130 |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu | 394 |
| 20 | Telangana | 194 |
| 21 | Tripura | 6 |
| 22 | Uttar Pradesh | 720 |
| 23 | Uttarakhand | 160 |
| 24 | West Bengal | 179 |
| 25 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 15 |
| 26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 |
| 27 | Daman & Diu | 5 |
| Total | 10779 | |
Annexure-‘B’
| Statement as referred to in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answering on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, MP on Nyaya Bandhu Programme | ||
| A State/wise Statement containing number of cases registered by the Beneficiaries under the Nyaya Bandhu Programme(2017-2023) | ||
| S. No. | States/UTs | No. of Cases |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 20 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 84 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 4 |
| 4 | Assam | 34 |
| 5 | Bihar | 113 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 34 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 45 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0 |
| 9 | Daman & Diu | 0 |
| 10 | Delhi | 571 |
| 11 | Goa | 5 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 90 |
| 13 | Haryana | 157 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh | 21 |
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir | 27 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 68 |
| 17 | Karnataka | 95 |
| 18 | Kerala | 40 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 0 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 167 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 484 |
| 22 | Manipur | 9 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 2 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 1 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 1 |
| 26 | Odisha | 129 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 0 |
| 28 | Punjab | 33 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 66 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 1 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 55 |
| 32 | Telangana | 88 |
| 33 | Tripura | 2 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 391 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 47 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 273 |
| Total | 3157 | |
