Over 3.03 crore (15% cases are more than 10 years old) cases are pending in different subordinate courts of India. To reduce this pendency, Nyaya Mitra scheme was proposed in 2017 to reduce pendency of cases across selected districts (227 districts in 16 states chosen), with special focus on those pending for more than 10 years.
Challenges
There are more than 100 vacancies in various DFCs shows the level of enthusiasm in providing free & voluntary legal aid. Lack of skilled people in such initiatives is the only drawback of both Pro Bono Legal Aid (Nyaya Bandhu) and Nyaya Mitra.