'Nyaya Prabodh' legal awareness campaign launched at Dharamshala Tele-Law workshop and Reforms Utsav
On 15 June 2026 at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, the Department of Justice launched 'Nyaya Prabodh â Awakening to Justice', a year-long legal awareness campaign, at a Tele-Law regional workshop and Reforms Utsav.
Summary
The Department of Justice held a Regional Workshop under the Tele-Law programme of the DISHA scheme, along with a 'Reforms Utsav: Celebrating 12 Years of Reforms', at the Government Degree College (PG) Auditorium, Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, on 15 June 2026. The event saw the launch of 'Nyaya Prabodh â Awakening to Justice', a year-long legal awareness campaign on citizens' constitutional and legal rights and responsibilities. Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta and Law Minister of State (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal attended. The campaign was linked to the constitutional commitment under Article 39-A to equal justice and free legal aid. DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Department of Justice.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 15 June 2026, Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Campaign
- Nyaya Prabodh â Awakening to Justice (year-long)
- Event
- Tele-Law regional workshop under DISHA + Reforms Utsav (12 years of reforms)
- Dignitaries
- Governor Kavinder Gupta; MoS (IC) Law Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Static link
- Article 39-A: equal justice and free legal aid
- DISHA
- Central Sector Scheme of the Department of Justice
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the 'Nyaya Prabodh â Awakening to Justice' legal awareness campaign launched on 15 June 2026?
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Correct answer: D â Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Nyaya Prabodh was launched at the Tele-Law regional workshop and Reforms Utsav in Dharamshala, Kangra.
The Tele-Law regional workshop held at Dharamshala in June 2026 was organised under which scheme of the Department of Justice?
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Correct answer: B â DISHA scheme
The workshop was held under the Tele-Law programme of the DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) scheme.
Consider the following statements in the context of the 'Nyaya Prabodh' campaign launched in June 2026: 1. Article 39-A of the Constitution relates to equal justice and free legal aid. 2. Nyaya Prabodh is a year-long legal awareness campaign. 3. DISHA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by state legal services authorities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C â 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: DISHA is a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Department of Justice.