LEGAL AID SERVICES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN TELANGANA

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Government of India
Ministry of Law and Justice
06 FEB 2026 1:37PM by PIB Delhi

Details of beneficiaries provided legal aid in Telangana during the last five years, are at Annexure-A.

The number of Legal Services Clinics functional and persons provided legal assistance in the State of Telangana during the last five financial years are as follows: -

Year	Number of Legal Service Clinics	Number of Persons provided Legal Assistance
2021-22	383	3,307
2022-23	383	8,406
2023-24	234	13,486
2024-25	234	21,141
2025-26 (upto November, 2025)	314	11,424

Details of cases settled through Mediation in the State of Telangana during the last five years are as follows: -

Year	Number of cases settled through Mediation
2021	627
2022	618
2023	650
2024	699
2025	1,245

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is a statuary body established under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987. NALSA regularly conducts review meetings with State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) to assess the impact of legal aid services. Simultaneously, all-India meetings of legal services authorities are held to evaluate the overall functioning of legal services institutions. During these meetings, officials from State and District Legal Service Authorities provide valuable feedback on the effectiveness of legal aid services.

The Government of India is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme across the Country including Telangana through NALSA with an aim to provide free legal aid in criminal matters to the beneficiaries eligible under Section 12 of the LSA Act, 1987. As on 30^th December 2025, Legal Aid Defense Aid Counsel (LADC) offices are functional in 33 districts in the State of Telangana with 141 full time Defence Counsels to provide dedicated legal representation from early stages of criminal cases till the appellate stage.

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Annexure-A

Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Aid in the State of Telangana during the years 2021 to 2025.
Sl. No	District Legal Services Authority	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Sl. No	District Legal Services Authority	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
1	Adilabad	129	157	156	266	1,007	1,715
2	Bhadradri Kothagudem	0	0	647	843	1,015	2,505
3	Bhupalapally	0	0	0	0	11	11
4	Bhuvanagiri	0	0	81	84	112	277
5	City Civil Courts Legal Services Authority, Hyderabad	511	711	827	959	723	3,731
6	Hanamkonda	0	0	45	34	74	153
7	High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad.	506	793	628	1,591	1,490	5,008
8	Jagtial	0	0	10	6	23	39
9	Jangaon	0	0	49	24	27	100
10	Jogulamaba Gadwal	0	0	3	4	20	27
11	Kamareddy	0	0	62	68	99	229
12	Karimnagar	1,185	1,579	905	1,074	948	5,691
13	Khammam	309	1,332	1,506	2,837	2,236	8,220
14	Kumurambheem Asifabad	0	0	36	74	127	237
15	Mahabubabad	0	0	39	45	72	156
16	Mahabubnagar	0	0	3,041	2,984	4,557	10,582
17	Mancherial	0	0	30	44	45	119
18	Medak	835	1,353	96	231	413	2,928
19	Medchal Malkajgiri	0	0	104	197	267	568
20	MLSA, Hyderabad	410	4,063	1,276	339	737	6,825
21	Mulugu	0	0	42	28	14	84
22	Nagarkurnool	0	0	162	100	138	400
23	Nalgonda	179	274	267	243	238	1,201
24	Narayanpet	0	0	7	60	51	118
25	Nirmal	0	0	96	160	239	495
26	Nizamabad	94	159	211	142	656	1,262
27	Peddapalli	0	0	41	96	108	245
28	Ranga Reddy	1,257	846	1,979	1,027	1,168	6,277
29	Sanga Reddy	0	0	712	1,075	1,291	3,078
30	Siddipet	0	0	19	109	364	492
31	Sircilla	0	0	28	125	180	333
32	Suryapet	0	0	36	78	330	444
33	Vikarabad	0	0	66	65	146	277
34	Wanaparthy	0	0	35	165	496	696
35	Warangal	75	176	75	65	778	1,169
	Total	5,490	11,443	13,317	15,242	20,200	65,692

This information was given by the MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in Lok Sabha today.

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