The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)under the visionary leadership of Chief Justice of India and the patron-in-chief, NALSA, Justice NV Ramana and executive chairman Justice UU Lalit conceptualized a pan-India awareness and outreach campaign which aims to spread legal awareness and free legal aid to the people living in the far-flung areas of the country from October 2, 2021 to November 14, 2021. The 6-week long campaign will be launched in a national event at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on October 2 at 11 am on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Also, this year India is celebrating 75th year of independence and is celebrating same as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. NALSA is also celebrating 25 years of its inception. During the 45 days long event awareness programme free and correct legal aid to people, rights of women and schemes of Centre and State Government will be made.
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will be gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest and will launch the 45-day long campaign. The programme will be witnessing the august presence of the Chief Justice of India and the patron-in-chief, NALSA, Minister of Law and Justice, Government of India, Executive Chairman, NALSA, Judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts and other esteemed dignitaries will be present.
The Pan-India Awareness &Outreach Campaign has been devised to empower the masses through education, particularly for the people living in rural, tribal and remote areas, about functioning of legal services institutions, availability of free legal services, their legal rights and entitlements guaranteed under the constitution as well as other welfare legislations.
During the campaign, the Legal Services Authorities across the country will be reaching each and every village of the country through its workforce and will ensure that every corner of the State feels the presence of Legal Services Institutions. During the campaign, legal aid volunteers will reach all 6.7 lakh villages and over 4,100 municipal towns of the country. NALSA has also directed all States/Districts/Taluks legal service bodies (nearly 3000) to organize Prabhat Pheri in the morning of the birth anniversary of our ‘Father of Nation”.
The October 2, programme will be streamed live on the NALSA YouTube Channel and on DD National, DD News and other Channels to ensure maximum outreach to the citizens of the country. The programme will also be screened live in all the Taluks and Districts Headquarters including remotely placed court campuses by the Legal Services Authorities.
Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) member secretary, Mohammad Shakir said, “The JHALSA under the guidance and directions of Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand-cum-patrol JHALSA Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Judge, High Court of Jharkhand & Executive Chairman JHALSA Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh will carry out legal awareness programme at all its districts units (DLSA). The aim of the event is to create legal awareness and provide free legal aid to people.”