60: India Justice Report Conversations: Budgeting in the Indian Justice System:

60: India Justice Report Conversations: Budgeting in the Indian Justice System: The collaboration between The Purpose Room and The India Justice Report came about because we are aligned in our core purpose to contributing our own two cents/rupees to creating a better world. The partnership is about helping raise awareness and understanding of the Indian justice system - so that individual know their rights and familiarise themselves with the workings of the justice system. The aim of course is to discuss how the delivery of quality justice must be seen as a priority and become real in the lives of everyone. As Maja Daruwala said, “Citizens deserve to be well-governed, the delivery of justice is one of those factors that go into showing whether you are governing well or not.” My guests for the second episode on the India Justice Report are Surya Prakash BS, Fellow and Programme Director at DAKSH a civil society organisation working on judicial reforms and Radhika Jha, a lead researcher for the Status of Policing in India Report series from Common Cause. The conversation focuses on budgeting in the justice system, the availability of funds, underutilisation, prioritisation or lack of it, access to justice, the quality of justice and more…. 👉🏾 The link between a strong justice system and overall growth and economic development. Did you know how much litigation takes place in a country is one of the determinants of a country’s development prospects? 👉🏾 I am sure most Indians who read this post or listen to the podcast don’t know that free legal aid is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all citizens of the country? That nearly 1 billion Indians are eligible for free legal aid? That the system is overwhelmed is another story. 👉🏾 Restorative and reformative justice as an approach 👉🏾 The cost of crime to an economy. And on a wide range of interconnected issues. Thank you Radhika and Surya for sharing your stories and experiences. This is one step towards enabling a better understanding of the behemoth that is the Indian judiciary. And Thank you Valay for helping to pull it all together. And if you would like to know more, listen here.