MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) The funds allocated and sanctioned by the Government to National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) during the last three financial years is as under:
(in Rs crore)
Year Grant-in-Aid allocated by the Government Grant-in-Aid sanctioned by the Government
2018-19 150 150
2019-20 140 140
2020-21 100 100
(b) NALSA provides funds to all the State Legal Services Authorities including Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) for implementation of various legal aid schemes/ programmes framed under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. As far as Tele-Law, Nyaya Mitra and Pro-bono (Nyaya Bandhu) are concerned, these are implemented by Department of Justice. The details of funds incurred in respect of these programmes during last three years is as follows:
S.No Programme Annual Expenditure (in Rs crore)
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Total
1 Tele Law 3.92 17.21 28.01 49.14
2 Nyaya Mitra 0.09 0.27 0.03 0.39
3 Pro-bono legal (Nyaya Bandhu) 0.22 0.62 0.48 1.32
(c) and (d) A statement showing the details of the funds allocated and utilized by Legal Services Authorities and Supreme Court Legal Services Committee during last three financial years is at Annexure-A.
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Annexure-A
Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 633 for 04.02.2022 raised by Shri Ravikumar D. - Legal Aid Authorities
Statement showing the details of the fund allocated and utilized by State/UT Legal Services Authorities and Supreme Court Legal Services Committee during the last three financial years (in Rs.)
S. No. Name of the Legal Services Authority 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Allocation of fund Total Expenditure Allocation of fund Total Expenditure Allocation of fund Total Expenditure *
1 Andhra Pradesh 4,00,00,000 3,80,42,726 2,00,00,000 2,94,92,173 3,40,00,000 3,40,00,000
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1,00,00,000 2,00,66,927 2,00,00,000 1,45,35,311 1,00,00,000 1,00,00,000
3 Assam 6,00,00,000 6,22,40,773 3,00,00,000 3,95,04,374 3,70,00,000 3,70,00,000
4 Bihar 2,50,00,000 4,18,19,188 4,50,00,000 5,84,14,148 3,70,00,000 3,70,00,000
5 Chhattisgarh 8,00,00,000 7,94,90,176 6,00,00,000 6,66,71,201 3,95,00,000 3,95,00,000
6 Goa 0 92,49,755 0 68,99,290 50,00,000 50,00,000
7 Gujarat 3,50,00,000 3,85,58,186 3,50,00,000 3,76,03,240 3,45,00,000 3,45,00,000
8 Haryana 8,50,00,000 9,23,64,186 9,00,00,000 9,11,87,548 4,50,00,000 4,50,00,000
9 Himachal Pradesh 4,00,00,000 4,88,01,820 4,00,00,000 4,33,17,401 1,85,00,000 1,85,00,000
10 Jammu and Kashmir 4,50,00,000 5,22,01,533 6,00,00,000 5,87,78,074 3,50,00,000 3,50,00,000
11 Jharkhand 7,00,00,000 7,53,56,349 4,00,00,000 5,53,04,040 4,00,00,000 4,00,00,000
12 Karnataka 8,50,00,000 9,98,64,451 7,00,00,000 8,20,51,129 6,25,00,000 6,25,00,000
13 Kerala 10,50,00,000 12,63,18,797 11,00,00,000 10,18,80,265 5,25,00,000 5,25,00,000
14 Madhya Pradesh 3,00,00,000 3,44,71,835 4,50,00,000 4,07,57,696 3,00,00,000 3,00,00,000
15 Maharashtra 6,00,00,000 5,97,55,445 6,00,00,000 6,59,81,539 6,25,00,000 6,25,00,000
16 Manipur 3,50,00,000 3,71,87,009 4,00,00,000 3,72,55,268 1,00,00,000 1,00,00,000
17 Meghalaya 0 25,16,765 1,00,00,000 2,85,54,591 50,00,000 50,00,000
18 Mizoram 4,00,00,000 3,11,28,500 2,50,00,000 3,07,85,476 50,00,000 50,00,000
19 Nagaland 3,00,00,000 4,12,14,223 2,50,00,000 2,38,22,472 50,00,000 50,00,000
20 Odisha 7,00,00,000 6,78,68,417 6,00,00,000 7,18,49,246 3,25,00,000 3,25,00,000
21 Punjab 9,50,00,000 9,58,83,025 10,00,00,000 10,04,14,509 3,25,00,000 3,25,00,000
22 Rajasthan 18,00,00,000 18,04,04,152 6,50,00,000 6,39,48,717 4,55,00,000 4,55,00,000
23 Sikkim 0 2,11,89,760 2,50,00,000 2,65,88,720 50,00,000 50,00,000
24 Tamil Nadu 6,00,00,000 6,57,11,092 5,00,00,000 5,90,12,437 4,20,00,000 4,20,00,000
25 Telangana 2,00,00,000 3,45,42,481 3,50,00,000 3,01,70,866 3,50,00,000 3,50,00,000
26 Tripura 3,00,00,000 4,06,96,281 3,00,00,000 3,34,08,355 2,80,00,000 2,80,00,000
27 Uttar Pradesh 1,00,00,000 3,49,88,140 3,00,00,000 2,64,71,905 6,50,00,000 6,50,00,000
28 Uttarakhand 2,00,00,000 2,24,16,032 2,00,00,000 2,60,78,888 2,50,00,000 2,50,00,000
29 West Bengal 9,00,00,000 8,58,77,572 9,00,00,000 10,53,32,916 5,20,00,000 5,20,00,000
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0 20,94,149 0 0 -
31 Chandigarh 0 1,63,54,799 1,00,00,000 1,95,30,137 80,00,000 80,00,000
32 Dadra & Ngr Haveli 0 1,87,11,873 0 2,14,576 2,50,000 2,50,000
33 Daman & Diu 0 3,68,147 0 3,30,325 2,50,000 2,50,000
34 Delhi 10,00,00,000 9,82,87,197 8,00,00,000 7,78,62,835 5,00,00,000 5,00,00,000
35 Lakshadweep 0 9,96,759 0 17,47,471 -
36 Puducherry 0 79,28,126 0 57,78,833 10,00,000 10,00,000
37 Supreme Court Legal Services Committee 0 0 0 0 1,00,00,000 1,00,00,000
Total 155,00,00,000 178,49,66,646 142,00,00,000 156,15,35,972 100,00,00,000 100,00,00,000
* Expenditure for the year 2020-21 is provisional.
Note: Total Expenditure includes Funds allocated, funds carried forward from previous year, Interest and other receipts.
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