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Positive Approach
Changing India

REFORMS AND NEW INITIATIVES

WINNING CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE

From legal assistance to agriculture reforms initiated by the Government are
proving to be helping hands for people across the country. These initiatives are
bringing change in the lives of people and empowering them

TELE LAW BRINGS JUSTICE TO VICTIM FARMERS GETTING BENEFITED BY

OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEW FARM LAW

ele Law service has emerged as one of the most
Tpopular platform to bring justice to people. The
service, launched in 2017 is made available in 260
districts and at 29,860 community centres across the
country. It provided legal assistance to over 2.75 Lakh
people so far from the far off places of the country
with the help of telephone and video conferencing. he story of a farmer from Samastipur
One such woman Syeda Rizvi was provided legal Tdistrict in Bihar has become a rage on
assistance under the Tele Law Scheme. Syeda social media. Actually the farmer's cauliflower
belonging to Gundipora village of Budgam district of crop was not getting proper price but when the
J&K failed to bear child which became the reason matter somehow reached the digital platform
for her ordeal as her in-laws started harassing her Common Service Centre, a businessman
physically and mentally. Once she was locked up from Delhi offered him ten times more than the
in a room for two days but she somehow managed price he was getting. The Central Government
to escape to reach her parents and there she was has made this digital platform for farmers to
informed about Tele Law by an Asha worker. She sell their crops. So the cauliflower that was
complained against people harassing her with the being sold at Re 1 per kilogram was offered
help of Tele Law. The matter was resolved within a Rs 10 per kilogram. The buyer sent advance
month of filing the complaint and Syeda's husband payment to the bank account of farmer after
accepted his guilt. He agreed to compensate his an agreement between them. This was made
wife and also providing a separate house. So Tele possible only due to the new farm laws. With
Law helped Syeda to save herself and also helped the help of this law, farmers can sell their
protecting her rights. produce anywhere in the country.

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