Lok Sabha Question No. 2992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Visits by Legal Services Authorities
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## Visits by Legal Services Authorities

## +2992.  SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the National Legal Services Authority or Delhi State Legal Services Authority made any visits to various Universities including Delhi University to interact with students during the current year;;
- (b) If so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organise  more  such  visits  by  various Legal  Services  Authorities  to  various  educational  institutions  across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)&(b)  Yes,  Madam.  The  Delhi  State  Legal  Services  Authority  has  set  up  a  Legal Services Clinic at faculty of Law, University of Delhi with necessary infrastructure. The Legal Services Clinic are manned and operated by Law Students of Campus Law Centre (who are Para Legal Volunteers PLVs) and they provide Free Legal Aid and Services to the Legal Aid Beneficiaries.. One Legal Services Advocate visits the faculty on every Saturday from 10.00 a.m.. to 1.00 p.m.

There is also a Legal Services Clinic at Law Centre -1, University of Delhi which is  also  manned  and  operated  by  law  students  who  are  PLVs  and  a  Legal Services Advocate is visiting the Legal Services Clinic on every Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

The  Delhi  State  Legal  Services  Authority  has  also  organized  Orientation  and Sensitization Programme  for  the law students on various dates creating awareness  about  the  Social  Welfare  measures  by  the  Central  Government  as well as State Government besides making them aware about various beneficial schemes  which  have  been  floated  for  the  Contract  Labourers,  Construction workers, Insurance and Pension issues. The Delhi State Legal Services Authority is  also  going  to  start  Legal  Awareness  Programme  in  association  with  Delhi University  Community  Radio  Services  which  is  going  to  run  from  the  Main University Ground from January, 2016.

- (c)&(d) The Legal Services Authorities have been organising legal awareness programmes/legal  literacy  classes  in  the  schools  &  colleges  to  spread  legal awareness. In these camps/classes, students are taught about various laws and they  are  given  legal  assistance,  if  required.    The  National  Legal  Services Authority  has  framed  the  National  Legal  Services  Authority  (Legal  Services Clinics in Universities, Law Colleges and other Institutions) Scheme, 2013.  The objectives of the scheme are:
- a. To set up nationwide collegiate Legal services Clinics to familiarize law students  of  the  country  to  the  problems  faced  by  the  masses  ignorant about their right and remedies under the law.
- b. To  attain  the  ideals  of  'Social  Economics  and  Political'  justice  as enshrined in the Constitution in the backdrop of poverty and inequality, by reaching out to the marginalized and the vulnerable communities through the collegiate Legal services Clinics.
- c. To spread legal awareness among students and people at large through aware  camps,  seminars,  debates,  legal  counseling,  poster  making  and street plays.
- d. To expose students to community services.
- e. To  introduce  the  students  to  socio-economic  impediments  to  access  to justice.
- f. To provide the students a platform for the empowerment of socially and economically backward groups or individuals.

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