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Access to Justice - DISHA 2.0, eCourts and Fast-Track Courts
In a run of written replies to the Lok Sabha on 25 July 2026, the Law Ministry set out how the Centre is trying to shorten the distance between an Indian citizen and a courtroom: a newly launched DISHA 2.0 scheme for free legal help, a Rs 7,210 crore push to digitise the courts, and a fast-track court network for rape and child-abuse trials that has just been given a stay of execution.
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Sets out the Centre's access-to-justice architecture as reported to the Lok Sabha on 25 July 2026: the new DISHA 2.0 scheme (₹255 crore, 2026-31, four components and the Nyaya Setu chatbot), eCourts Phase III progress against its ₹7,210 crore outlay, and the Fast Track Special Courts network of 775 courts now extended only to 30 September 2026.
- DISHA 2.0
- Tele-Law
- Nyaya Bandhu
- Nyaya Setu
- eCourts Phase III
- Fast Track Special Courts
- POCSO
- Legal Services Authorities Act 1987
- National Judicial Data Grid
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