India’s low annual spending on free legal aid, at just 0.75 paise per person, is highlighted in the ‘India Justice Report, 2019’ by Tata Trust. The Parliamentary Standing Committee calls for increased funding for legal services authorities, emphasizing the urgent need to enhance Grant-in-aid for NALSA. This comes amid concerns about underutilization of Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs) and a high percentage of undertrial prisoners in India.
