-Improvement of infrastructure for courts, including construction of court halls, residential quarters, lawyers' halls, toilet complexes, and digital computer rooms.
-Implementation of the e-Courts Mission Mode Project for IT enablement of district and subordinate courts, including computerization and video conferencing facilities.
-Setting up e-Sewa Kendras at court complexes for providing assistance to lawyers and litigants.
-Appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts to fill up vacancies.
-Establishment of Fast Track Courts for heinous crimes, crimes against women and children, and cases involving elected MPs/MLAs.
-Amendment of various laws to reduce pendency and unclog the courts, such as the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, and Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act.
-Promotion of Alternate Dispute Resolution methods, including mandatory pre-institution mediation and settlement for commercial disputes and amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
-Establishment of Lok Adalats as an alternative disputes resolution mechanism to settle cases amicably.
-Launch of the Tele-Law program in 2017 to provide legal advice and consultation through video conferencing, telephone, and chat facilities.
-Efforts to institutionalise pro bono culture and pro bono lawyering in the country, including the registration of Pro Bono Advocates and initiation of Pro Bono Panels and Clubs.
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