ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)
(a)to(c)No specific target has been fixed for setting up of Village Legal Care & Support Centres all over the country. Statements showing State-wise details of such centres as on 31-01-2017 and funds allocated for
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all legal aid schemes including these centres during the period are given at Annexure-A and Annexure-B respectively.
(d)to(e)In the last two decades since the National Legal Services Authority has been set up, it has succeeded in creating legal awareness / literacy as well as legal aid programmes for the marginalized people at the grass-root level. The Legal Services Authorities at various levels are providing basic, inexpensive legal services like legal advice, drafting of petitions, notices, replies, applications etc.
(f) Setting up of such centres in the country depends upon available financial resources and where there is justification.
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Annexure-A
Statement as referred in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 3244 to be answered on 22.03.2017, raised by Shri George Baker, MP, Lok Sabha regarding Legal Services by NALSA
State-wise details of Village Legal Care & Support Centres set up in the country.
S.No. Name of the SLSAs Number of Village Legal Care & Support Centres set up as on 31.01.2017
1 Andhra Pradesh 503
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0
3 Assam 130
4 Bihar 112
5 Chhattisgarh 273
6 Goa 60
7 Gujarat 497
8 Haryana 320
9 Himachal Pradesh 893
10 Jammu & Kashmir 134
11 Jharkhand 305
12 Karnataka 152
13 Kerala 484
14 Madhya Pradesh 465
15 Maharashtra 464
16 Manipur 13
17 Meghalaya 104
18 Mizoram 42
19 Nagaland 86
20 Odisha 262
21 Punjab 206
22 Rajasthan 5442
23 Sikkim 12
24 Tamil Nadu 554
25 Telangana 284
26 Tripura 148
27 Uttar Pradesh 3212
28 Uttarakhand 120
29 West Bengal 608
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 15
31 U.T. Chandigarh 9
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 12
33 Daman & Diu 10
34 Delhi Nil
35 Lakshadweep Nil
36 Puducherry 55
Total 15986
Annexure-B (Rs. In Lakh)
Statement as referred in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3244 for 22.03.2017 put down by Shri George Baker, MP, Lok Sabha regarding Legal Services by NALSA
Details of funds allocated to the State Legal Services Authorities during the last three years and the current year for implementation of various legal aid schemes/programmes.
S. No Name of the State Authority Amount of Funds Allocated Amount of Funds Allocated Amount of Funds Allocated Amount of Funds Allocated
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Andhra Pradesh 300 215 300 400
2 Arunachal Pradesh 122 97 83.89 00
3 Assam 122 97 200 200
4 Bihar 300 215 50 00
5 Chhattisgarh 222 163 200 100
6 Goa 147 113 50 100
7 Gujarat 257 187 250 100
8 Haryana 277 855.68 50 732.96
9 Himachal Pradesh 172 130 800 400
10 J & K 172 130 200 200
11 Jharkhand 142 110 200 800
12 Karnataka 247 180 250 422
13 Kerala 272 347 150 600
14 Madhya Pradesh 182 137 100 00
15 Maharashtra 172 130 200 700
16 Manipur 172 130 50 100
17 Meghalaya 122 97 50 00
18 Mizoram 147 113 75 250
19 Nagaland** 172 130 100 450
20 Orissa 222 163 200 530
21 Punjab 172 130 300 400
22 Rajasthan 182 137 200 450
23 Sikkim 122 97 75 100
24 Tamil Nadu 182 137 240 400
25 Telangana 0 215 150 250
26 Tripura ** 122 97 100 250
27 Uttar Pradesh 152 115 100 300
28 Uttarakhand 147 113 100 200
29 West Bengal 147 113 250 100
30 A&N Islands 30 35 50 00
31 U.T. Chandigarh 122 97 50 100
32 D & Nagar Haveli 30 35 50 00
33 Daman & Diu 30 35 50 00
34 Delhi 172 130 331 775
35 Lakshadweep 30 35 50 00
36 U.T.Puducherry 97 80 50 00
TOTAL 5678 5340.68 5704.89 9409.96
Note: * Telangana came into being in June, 2014.
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