India Launches DISHA 2.0: ₹255 Crore for AI-Enabled Legal Aid
The Indian government launched DISHA 2.0 on July 26, 2026 — a central sector scheme with ₹255 crore ($30M+) for 2026–31 to expand technology-enabled legal aid and advice. The scheme includes Tele-Law (free pre-litigation advice via phone/video), pro-bono legal support (Nyaya Bandhu), legal literacy programs, and a centralized monitoring dashboard linked with the Nyaya Setu AI chatbot. India's eCou
BY FRONTIER DESK · JULY 27, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
The Indian government launched DISHA 2.0 on July 26, 2026 — a central sector scheme with ₹255 crore ($30M+) for 2026–31 to expand technology-enabled legal aid and advice. The scheme includes Tele-Law (free pre-litigation advice via phone/video), pro-bono legal support (Nyaya Bandhu), legal literacy programs, and a centralized monitoring dashboard linked with the Nyaya Setu AI chatbot. India's eCourts Phase III (2023–27, ₹7,210 crore total outlay) runs in parallel, focusing on e-filing, virtual hearings, and the National Judicial Data Grid — a public dashboard of pending and disposed cases. At 93,000+ pending matters in the Supreme Court alone, India's access to justice investment is the largest state-directed legal tech deployment in the world, and its chatbot-plus-Tele-Law model is a structural template for other high-volume, resource-constrained justice systems.