Nyaya Mitra Scheme

Questions

1. The details of assistance extended through Nyaya Mitra scheme to provide immediate help to the poor category of citizens in the country;
2. The details of Nyaya Mitras appointed in the District Courts in the country, particularly in the State of Rajasthan;
3. The details of new districts included in the Nyaya Mitra scheme during the last two years; and
4. The details of those States wherein there are no Nyaya Mitras so far?

Answered by: Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law & Justice, Government of India on 06/04/2023.

ANSWER

(a) to (d): Nyaya Mitra programme was launched in April, 2017 with the objective to reduce pendency of cases in the Courts. It aims to facilitate disposal of 10 to 15 years old cases which would include civil cases such as matrimonial, accident claim cases and also criminal cases pending in High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Since the introduction of Nyaya Mitra programme, a total of 39 Nyaya Mitras were positioned in various districts courts of the States of Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Nyaya Mitras are not engaged in the States other than mentioned above. For the year 2021-2022 & 2022-2023, 11 Nyaya Mitraswere engaged in the 11 District Courts of the country. In the State of Rajasthan, during the year 2017-18, four (4) Nyaya Mitras were engaged one each at Jalore, Alwar, Shri Ganganagar and Bhilwara District Courts. Further, during the year 2018-19, three (3) Nyaya Mitra were engaged at Bhilwara, Alwar and Shri Ganganagar district courts. In the year 2019-20, two (2) Nyaya Mitra were engaged at Jodhpur Metro and Jaipur Metro District Court and in the year2021-2022, two( 2) Nyaya Mitras were engaged from April 2022 one each at Kota and Jaipur Metro- I District Court.