China accepted 2.65 million legal cases in the last five years, with the number growing each year by an average of 23.5 percent, and provided legal advice for 20.78 million people, the number growing 12.8 percent each year on average, said the Ministry of Justice on Thursday.

The ministry said that, with the improvement of legal services, judical organs at all levels around China are expected to accept one million cases in 2012 and further improve services in order to help more people.

In 2011, the central government subsidized local judical departments and increased the funds donated to legal service providers from the public lottery.

Also in 2011, special funds for judical help were established in 21 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions and 28 departments of justice at provincial level founded working organs to offer legal help, with more than 80 cases accepted.