India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Annexure - A1
Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2021-2022.
S.No.
Name of the State/UT Authority
Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid
Total
SC
ST
Women
Children
In Custody
Persons with Disability
Industrial Workmen
Transgender
Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar
Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught, Earthquake and Industrial Disaster
General (whose annual income does not exceed the prescibed limit)
Others
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0
0
22
0
22
0
7
0
0
0
2
26
79
2
Andhra Pradesh
133
43
725
26
1,692
14
1
1
3
0
684
3,049
6,371
3
Arunachal Pradesh
242
821
740
114
676
0
0
0
1
10
28
25
2,657
4
Assam
7,822
14,017
10,352
2,478
6,761
2,033
1,961
0
71
7,359
23,381
34,019
1,10,254
5
Bihar
15,335
517
18,372
7,525
30,190
584
500
68
0
4,018
63,666
15,48,383
16,89,158
6
Chandigarh
17
0
744
131
473
8
0
0
0
0
326
82
1,781
7
Chhattisgarh
3,753
8,459
6,821
663
9,309
18
177
0
0
256
4,902
8,036
42,394
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
2
12
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
27
Daman & Diu
1
0
13
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
17
9
Delhi
723
7
16,496
2,857
28,435
92
428
1
1
0
7,366
22,649
79,055
10
Goa
3
3
495
4
219
48
18
0
0
0
309
2
1,101
11
Gujarat
1,354
773
6,074
259
6,720
221
69
0
1
0
3,755
2,727
21,953
12
Haryana
730
0
5,516
206
12,789
53
8
4
0
0
2,420
1,534
23,260
13
Himachal Pradesh
351
69
2,510
63
387
49
57
1
0
3
772
544
4,806
14
Jammu & Kashmir
211
331
2,474
119
503
664
236
15
0
12
2,100
2,205
8,870
15
Jharkhand
15,346
28,628
63,113
11,570
11,039
1,154
6,281
110
5,000
2,375
46,194
4,58,671
6,49,481
16
Karnataka
5,835
5,767
5,975
315
3,313
84
34
6
0
0
1,200
10,265
32,794
17
Kerala
1,037
253
7,261
643
3,681
116
59
13
4
15
3,130
683
16,895
18
Ladakh
48
1,479
325
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
513
2,408
19
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Madhya Pradesh
8,19,053
10,96,264
3,16,946
1,37,320
55,307
291
29
10
0
508
4,80,489
4,37,583
33,43,800
21
Maharashtra
1,656
785
9,366
359
4,507
108
21
2
5
25
4,105
1,656
22,595
22
Manipur
1,558
7,212
6,648
1,174
556
195
118
20
43
2,622
1,201
1,304
22,651
23
Meghalaya
21
698
447
204
777
15
0
67
5
2
59
51
2,346
24
Mizoram
104
1,700
414
43
832
0
0
0
0
0
17
91
3,201
25
Nagaland
471
3,934
1,763
649
352
163
0
0
0
6
396
16
7,750
26
Odisha
1,187
1,095
2,299
23
2,293
138
12
16
3
0
1,127
656
8,849
27
Puducherry
30
3
161
135
343
0
0
130
0
0
61
21
884
28
Punjab
2,429
7
8,184
254
14,717
236
41
1
0
0
5,976
4,559
36,404
29
Rajasthan
144
51
897
5,070
6,770
13
0
0
0
0
472
416
13,833
30
Sikkim
29
100
425
26
280
1
0
0
0
0
67
58
986
31
Tamil Nadu
1,281
299
7,279
270
12,183
124
35
42
1
40
5,887
10,740
38,181
32
Telangana
89
33
1,244
46
1,997
2
0
0
0
0
1,426
1,875
6,712
33
Tripura
246
154
1,490
36
228
3
0
0
0
0
390
124
2,671
34
Uttar Pradesh
5,983
6
27,452
98
8,110
91
169
0
3
3
4,675
86,039
1,32,629
35
Uttarakhand
142
22
1,060
37
1,845
25
12
0
0
38
471
123
3,775
36
West Bengal
2,066
693
7,093
1,128
9,349
212
45
13
15
2
7,933
466
29,015
Total
8,89,431
11,74,225
5,41,208
1,73,888
2,36,665
6,755
10,320
520
5,156
17,294
6,74,987
26,39,194
63,69,643
Annexure - A2
Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2022-2023
S.No.
Name of the State/UT Authority
Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid
Total
SC
ST
Women
Children
In custody
Persons with Disability
Industrial Workmen
Transgender
Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar
Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught, Earthquake and Industrial Disaster
General (whose annual income does not exceed the prescibed limit)
Others
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1
0
45
0
26
1
1
0
0
0
2
58
134
2
Andhra Pradesh
253
87
1,241
89
1,989
29
1
4
339
0
1,429
4,012
9,473
3
Arunachal Pradesh
536
1,923
1,431
13
1,582
3
0
0
3
0
43
25
5,559
4
Assam
1,250
2,310
4,733
720
9,556
405
998
2
27
555
2,965
14,814
38,335
5
Bihar
12,281
1,727
21,011
8,816
37,872
206
119
0
1
660
2,280
1,24,836
2,09,809
6
Chandigarh
12
0
1,135
149
654
16
0
1
0
0
384
302
2,653
7
Chhattisgarh
4,362
8,960
5,959
416
11,693
18
24
2
5
0
5,253
7,414
44,106
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
0
18
0
4
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
28
Daman & Diu
4
2
9
0
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
24
9
Delhi
1,709
40
24,106
568
29,370
246
2,198
5
8
1
12,850
25,332
96,433
10
Goa
9
56
898
7
281
61
4
0
0
0
712
13
2,041
11
Gujarat
2,989
1,625
9,674
498
7,882
67
59
6
2
15
6,651
2,954
32,422
12
Haryana
819
0
6,915
314
30,973
125
3
0
0
0
2,543
1,406
43,098
13
Himachal Pradesh
551
109
3,084
208
650
63
15
1
0
0
877
440
5,998
14
Jammu & Kashmir
571
362
2,630
202
722
324
58
8
0
6
1,186
1,923
7,992
15
Jharkhand
13,529
15,875
24,960
6,567
9,542
440
3,528
46
2
83
657
69,988
1,45,217
16
Karnataka
5,981
3,559
10,291
469
7,102
435
235
17
2
0
2,469
15,103
45,663
17
Kerala
877
277
11,513
1,435
3,961
239
24
9
17
246
3,205
1,615
23,418
18
Ladakh
18
420
180
12
2
14
32
0
0
17
13
3
711
19
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Madhya Pradesh
23,789
17,704
38,843
22,379
53,796
934
979
183
0
108
12,942
20,264
1,91,921
21
Maharashtra
2,602
990
14,798
540
8,573
211
277
2
255
220
5,746
2,449
36,663
22
Manipur
1,300
11,021
8,732
1,908
1,161
246
139
17
0
218
1,290
897
26,929
23
Meghalaya
22
1,250
356
73
916
3
0
3
0
1
83
62
2,769
24
Mizoram
14
2,493
800
0
1,147
0
0
0
109
24
95
356
5,038
25
Nagaland
511
3,736
1,492
551
620
84
0
0
0
0
396
0
7,390
26
Odisha
1,318
1,003
3,081
29
4,165
57
1
31
0
0
1,177
1,018
11,880
27
Puducherry
30
1
216
278
135
9
0
0
0
2
95
22
788
28
Punjab
4,874
42
14,075
354
20,213
330
248
31
15
25
10,286
5,955
56,448
29
Rajasthan
267
117
1,327
7,370
3,528
24
17
2
0
0
738
82
13,472
30
Sikkim
25
110
472
19
376
1
0
0
0
0
98
26
1,127
31
Tamil Nadu
2,533
379
11,878
272
9,501
152
133
31
0
6
7,641
17,044
49,570
32
Telangana
138
51
1,784
247
5,283
0
0
0
0
0
2,394
2,718
12,615
33
Tripura
448
563
2,379
143
344
1
0
0
0
0
784
393
5,055
34
Uttar Pradesh
6,764
2
2,238
935
7,838
6
10
1
0
26
4,377
2,693
24,890
35
Uttarakhand
150
20
1,266
144
2,961
54
10
0
0
0
626
155
5,386
36
West Bengal
3,258
1,742
12,017
1,261
15,545
246
95
41
21
6
14,239
1,243
49,714
Total
93,796
78,556
2,45,587
56,986
2,89,969
5,050
9,215
443
806
2,219
1,06,527
3,25,615
12,14,769
Annexure - A3
Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2023-2024
S.No.
Name of the State/UT Authority
Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid
Total
SC
ST
Women
Children
In custody
Persons with Disability
Industrial Workmen
Transgender
Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar
Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught, Earthquake and Industrial Disaster
General (whose annual income does not exceed the prescibed limit)
Others
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0
0
42
0
64
8
0
0
0
0
14
92
220
2
Andhra Pradesh
318
75
983
61
2,220
24
1
1
0
0
1,128
3,454
8,265
3
Arunachal Pradesh
628
2,006
1,453
84
1,440
4
17
0
0
0
41
23
5,696
4
Assam
1,254
3,098
6,168
2,366
17,711
188
1,286
1
2
813
8,922
21,940
63,749
5
Bihar
7,306
1,270
15,307
6,889
34,778
163
429
21
0
549
2,575
82,126
1,51,413
6
Chandigarh
15
0
1,355
238
418
8
0
1
0
0
692
95
2,822
7
Chhattisgarh
6,884
12,701
9,621
544
14,601
10
12
1
5
21
8,489
9,275
62,164
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2
6
21
0
15
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
55
Daman & Diu
4
2
14
1
7
0
2
0
0
0
4
0
34
9
Delhi
1,705
16
22,631
2,761
24,794
342
1,538
13
912
32,940
12,984
21,246
1,21,882
10
Goa
6
4
790
4
232
38
0
0
0
0
480
4
1,558
11
Gujarat
3,825
2,716
11,560
565
10,184
123
101
0
3
62
7,981
3,449
40,569
12
Haryana
1,568
0
7,818
468
35,367
137
7
3
0
26,611
3,151
1,733
76,863
13
Himachal Pradesh
547
143
3,195
90
725
81
0
8
13
553
897
1,094
7,346
14
Jammu & Kashmir
757
398
4,082
510
1,184
145
1
3
0
32
2,759
1,525
11,396
15
Jharkhand
21,387
27,451
47,687
14,730
19,352
770
5,266
664
34
59
2,534
1,29,369
2,69,303
16
Karnataka
6,751
3,876
11,955
932
8,647
340
314
39
2
0
3,210
17,340
53,406
17
Kerala
2,789
441
15,812
3,899
5,653
225
137
54
85
49
5,822
1,532
36,498
18
Ladakh
29
333
105
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
505
19
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Madhya Pradesh
30,163
25,563
41,291
19,955
58,171
1,444
1,110
0
1
5
20,759
27,048
2,25,510
21
Maharashtra
2,298
635
17,566
964
20,687
287
158
52
389
17
5,823
4,880
53,756
22
Manipur
751
8,585
7,621
2,487
282
129
17
26
686
38,304
2,881
866
62,635
23
Meghalaya
27
716
490
68
865
0
0
0
0
3
81
121
2,371
24
Mizoram
4
2,528
537
62
599
218
0
0
0
0
62
791
4,801
25
Nagaland
373
2,342
557
137
628
56
0
0
0
0
510
0
4,603
26
Odisha
1,375
1,073
3,264
39
4,473
6,020
15
100
11
4
1,967
948
19,289
27
Puducherry
26
0
181
256
71
0
1
0
0
0
49
37
621
28
Punjab
5,287
28
13,714
419
24,764
243
101
6
1
447
9,968
5,383
60,361
29
Rajasthan
333
132
1,337
6,274
11,000
19
36
0
0
0
938
221
20,290
30
Sikkim
32
118
553
18
218
2
0
0
0
0
127
6
1,074
31
Tamil Nadu
1,881
782
10,962
178
8,989
135
90
6
11
32
7,186
14,928
45,180
32
Telangana
131
66
2,066
334
4,258
12
0
0
0
0
3,198
3,128
13,193
33
Tripura
795
831
3,732
286
1,115
41
0
38
24
0
1,610
1,492
9,964
34
Uttar Pradesh
2,776
83
2,487
1,654
7,328
231
89
251
0
1
4,964
9,215
29,079
35
Uttarakhand
626
215
2,358
846
14,701
47
49
2
0
32
1,570
893
21,339
36
West Bengal
5,020
2,590
14,423
1,404
18,383
101
111
18
69
7
18,516
1,712
62,354
Total
1,07,673
1,00,823
2,83,738
69,526
3,53,924
11,591
10,899
1,308
2,248
1,00,541
1,41,892
3,66,001
15,50,164
Annexure - A4
Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2024-2025.
S.No.
Name of the State/UT Authority
Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid
Total
SC
ST
Women
Children
In custody
Persons with Disability
Industrial Workmen
Transgender
Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar
Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught, Earthquake and Industrial Disaster
General (whose annual income does not exceed the prescibed limit)
Others
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0
0
120
20
3
1
42
0
0
0
28
127
341
2
Andhra Pradesh
234
47
1,162
107
3,289
8
1
3
0
0
1,437
4,978
11,266
3
Arunachal Pradesh
1,658
3,946
1,979
237
1,330
8
30
2
1
0
33
12
9,236
4
Assam
1,536
6,183
9,000
3,130
25,489
276
1,464
122
2
8
12,126
23,358
82,694
5
Bihar
4,673
1,399
10,374
6,550
31,677
162
585
48
0
618
2,647
25,772
84,505
6
Chandigarh
30
0
1,330
106
780
7
0
0
0
0
667
31
2,951
7
Chhattisgarh
10,815
14,336
12,068
607
21,610
109
0
6
0
4
11,868
9,451
80,874
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
4
28
0
7
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
45
Daman & Diu
10
10
39
4
24
3
12
1
1
1
14
0
119
9
Delhi
1,652
163
19,060
2,942
18,630
336
955
7
510
0
10,869
21,402
76,526
10
Goa
17
20
892
14
314
15
0
0
0
0
569
48
1,889
11
Gujarat
3,882
8,271
12,828
1,404
10,862
173
83
0
0
8
7,999
4,957
50,467
12
Haryana
1,689
0
7,766
572
66,229
65
7
2
0
0
3,936
1,928
82,194
13
Himachal Pradesh
545
88
3,159
112
703
86
8
1
0
3
835
682
6,222
14
Jammu & Kashmir
1,269
573
5,592
1,730
1,299
705
1
5
1
40
6,159
1,228
18,602
15
Jharkhand
41,537
42,987
72,003
30,572
33,281
3,560
3,703
194
78
173
5,741
94,536
3,28,365
16
Karnataka
6,051
3,329
12,167
790
8,972
254
191
32
9
9
7,659
11,782
51,245
17
Kerala
1,362
724
12,741
2,330
3,473
176
85
31
73
37
3,794
1,745
26,571
18
Ladakh
0
80
192
9
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
324
19
Lakshadweep
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
20
Madhya Pradesh
22,764
23,211
35,058
18,240
93,264
669
2,908
0
0
241
15,748
20,906
2,33,009
21
Maharashtra
3,351
1,620
20,167
1,230
20,535
374
240
21
2
36
6,248
5,630
59,454
22
Manipur
346
6,989
7,697
1,504
498
159
48
19
0
78,868
2,433
501
99,062
23
Meghalaya
20
710
544
86
877
1
0
11
6
0
233
266
2,754
24
Mizoram
26
2,145
696
20
676
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
3,713
25
Nagaland
608
2,365
604
432
499
52
0
0
0
0
452
0
5,012
26
Odisha
1,609
1,111
3,957
221
11,536
179
5
40
7
468
2,027
974
22,134
27
Puducherry
31
0
155
240
100
0
0
0
0
0
53
37
616
28
Punjab
5,516
2
14,762
526
33,615
86
38
0
0
0
9,879
1,089
65,513
29
Rajasthan
333
103
1,812
5,755
13,064
27
2
1
0
0
1,109
10
22,216
30
Sikkim
18
118
464
25
167
1
0
0
0
0
103
5
901
31
Tamil Nadu
2,214
357
12,479
323
12,088
201
197
15
0
59
11,110
13,485
52,528
32
Telangana
323
189
2,586
158
5,635
31
0
0
0
0
3,053
4,046
16,021
33
Tripura
829
621
3,348
192
1,588
61
36
115
0
1,460
1,244
809
10,303
34
Uttar Pradesh
1,799
5
2,091
616
6,979
176
32
107
0
0
5,315
5,612
22,732
35
Uttarakhand
1,974
704
4,174
2,332
19,420
204
378
8
47
8
2,922
2,037
34,208
36
West Bengal
10,680
6,029
23,057
4,394
24,398
148
1,722
53
56
124
19,523
2,730
92,914
Total
1,29,402
1,28,440
3,16,151
87,530
4,72,954
8,313
12,778
844
793
82,165
1,57,833
2,60,324
16,57,527
Annexure - A5
Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2025-2026 (upto November, 2025).
S.No.
Name of the State/UT Authority
Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid
Total
SC
ST
Women
Children
In custody
Persons with Disability
Industrial Workmen
Transgender
Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar
Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught, Earthquake and Industrial Disaster
General (whose annual income does not exceed the prescribed limit)
Others
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0
0
78
24
37
0
6
0
0
0
27
106
278
2
Andhra Pradesh
180
28
1,221
100
2,622
13
0
0
0
0
1,510
3,395
9,069
3
Arunachal Pradesh
1,171
2,596
1,311
119
752
40
99
0
1
1
37
569
6,696
4
Assam
1,838
3,698
6,216
3,046
20,034
77
2,371
16
50
0
9,652
19,569
66,567
5
Bihar
2,489
727
6,908
5,743
20,819
105
570
24
0
625
1,916
11,407
51,333
6
Chandigarh
6
2
912
65
584
4
0
0
0
0
602
27
2,202
7
Chhattisgarh
7,863
9,327
7,877
620
15,449
14
0
0
0
1
7,320
7,076
55,547
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0
0
50
0
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
61
Daman & Diu
4
4
39
3
14
0
15
0
0
0
10
3
92
9
Delhi
1,118
41
13,098
2,097
13,713
224
233
7
1
0
6,494
11,896
48,922
10
Goa
14
31
1,261
3
208
12
0
0
0
0
796
34
2,359
11
Gujarat
4,117
9,021
13,368
2,991
10,303
167
18
0
0
29
7,389
12,765
60,168
12
Haryana
1,182
2
7,149
644
70,890
161
27
1
0
0
3,758
2,044
85,858
13
Himachal Pradesh
405
62
2,138
73
489
51
4
0
233
43
633
311
4,442
14
Jammu & Kashmir
1,323
1,151
4,292
2,109
2,427
250
9
1
0
620
3,432
1,352
16,966
15
Jharkhand
34,946
36,321
78,886
33,453
23,046
2,832
2,366
91
11
1
6,022
77,423
2,95,398
16
Karnataka
4,414
2,489
9,790
529
8,254
98
132
76
1
5
5,288
10,013
41,089
17
Kerala
931
418
11,459
1,025
4,222
95
223
6
3
0
3,369
2,424
24,175
18
Ladakh
0
81
77
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
181
19
Lakshadweep
5
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
20
Madhya Pradesh
11,286
12,229
34,095
18,939
58,602
286
1,912
0
0
0
11,787
16,668
1,65,804
21
Maharashtra
2,024
748
12,954
1,803
13,121
904
190
29
72
66
4,621
4,403
40,935
22
Manipur
266
4,665
6,228
1,564
622
216
99
18
0
38,020
1,523
1,522
54,743
23
Meghalaya
19
1,077
427
188
431
0
0
0
0
5
133
1,098
3,378
24
Mizoram
2
1,508
537
32
58
0
0
0
15
0
35
240
2,427
25
Nagaland
1,166
2,343
1,012
1,389
375
224
0
0
0
0
909
0
7,418
26
Odisha
981
712
2,802
83
5,837
74
8
4
6
14
1,221
544
12,286
27
Puducherry
22
0
101
101
84
0
0
0
0
0
37
17
362
28
Punjab
4,906
5
10,561
525
28,290
1,022
29
6
0
0
8,200
1,493
55,037
29
Rajasthan
322
83
1,816
4,375
11,216
31
3
0
0
0
1,580
28
19,454
30
Sikkim
16
78
442
22
128
7
0
0
0
0
115
6
814
31
Tamil Nadu
1,406
274
8,533
399
9,336
117
60
18
3
2
8,359
9,252
37,759
32
Telangana
326
190
1,898
370
5,303
11
0
0
0
0
2,079
3,732
13,909
33
Tripura
756
688
2,246
197
1,012
34
0
36
0
0
748
2,226
7,943
34
Uttar Pradesh
1,571
189
2,797
1,230
6,330
495
44
349
0
0
3,656
4,200
20,861
35
Uttarakhand
1,572
805
4,918
3,189
17,615
251
679
4
0
0
3,289
3,011
35,333
36
West Bengal
7,292
3,099
17,171
3,188
21,253
490
557
40
49
48
14,509
4,654
72,350
Total
95,939
94,701
2,74,668
90,238
3,73,507
8,305
9,657
726
445
39,480
1,21,056
2,13,508
13,22,230
State/UT and category-wise details of number of persons who got benefitted through free legal services under the Legal Services Authorities Act during the last five financial years i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 (upto November, 2025) are at Annexure-A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 respectively.
This information was given by 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 a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
