Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Government Establishes Mediation Council After Parliamentary Panel Push
The government has created a new group called the Mediation Council of India.
Mediation helps people solve disagreements without going to court.
The council will help organise and supervise this process.
It will also approve organisations that provide mediation services.
It will recognise institutes that train and certify mediators.
The council was created under a law passed in 2023.
A parliamentary committee had urged the government to establish it more quickly.
The government had previously said that finding enough qualified staff caused the delay.
The Union law ministry has established the Mediation Council of India under the Mediation Act, 2023.
The council will regulate and promote institutional mediation and dispute resolution in India.
It will recognise mediation service providers and institutes that train and certify professionals.
The council was formed nearly three years after the law was enacted, following recommendations from a parliamentary committee.
The government said earlier that staffing shortages and difficulties finding suitable candidates had delayed the council’s creation.
- Who
- The Union law ministry established the Mediation Council of India, following recommendations from a parliamentary committee.
- What
- The government formed a statutory council to regulate and promote institutional mediation and recognise mediation service providers and training institutes.
- When
- The announcement was made on Thursday night, August 28, nearly three years after the Mediation Act, 2023 was enacted.
- Where
- India; the notification was issued by the Union law ministry in New Delhi.
- Why
- The council is required for the full implementation of the Mediation Act and is intended to strengthen dispute resolution outside courtrooms.
- Council
- Mediation Council of India (MCI)
- Legal basis
- Mediation Act, 2023
- Announced by
- Union law ministry
- Main functions
- Regulate and promote institutional dispute resolution
- Recognition role
- Recognise mediation service providers and institutes that train and certify professionals
- Reported delay
- Shortage of human resources and difficulty finding suitable candidates for statutory bodies
- Parliamentary action
- A department-related Standing Committee on Law and Personnel urged the government to fast-track the council’s establishment