As many as 293 lawyers have been given aids totaling Rs2,22,37,000 from the State lawyers’ Welfare Fund during the last five years.
law Minister Arun Sahu informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray on Tuesday.
The Minister informed that while the Government had been allocating Rs1 crore to the welfare fund each year since 2014-15, it increased the amount to Rs3 crore for the current year. He, however, stated the department was still assessing the balance amount maintained with the fund now. The State has a total of 51,375 registered lawyers now, he said.