Question-13 On November 13, 2021, who launched the Tele-law mobile app?
(a) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(b) Kiren Rijiju
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Narendra Modi
Answer—(b)
Related facts
- On 13 November 2021, the Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju launched Tele-law mobile app for citizens.
- On the occasion, they also felicitated the frontline functionaries of Department of Justice’s Tele-Law.
- Ministers honoured around 124 Frontline functionaries, including paralegal volunteers, panel lawyers, village level entrepreneurs, and state coordinators from India
- Telelaw, an e-interface platform, was developed under the Digital India scheme.
- This initiative of the Department of Justice was done in the year 2017 to provide free service for the poor and deprived section.
- It is a platform to strengthen the pre-litigation mechanism in the country.
- The objective of this platform is to achieve Sabka Prayas Sabka Nyay.
- Through this app, free consultation will be provided for individuals qualifying for free legal aid under Section 12 of the Legal Service Authority. Others will require to pay Rs 30 as consultation fee each time.