Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Saturday said digital libraries should be opened in each district of the State for the assistance of advocates and make available to them instant information about new laws and judgments. He announced Rs 2 lakh each for setting up digital library in districts which do not have such library.
Speaking after the launch of a welfare scheme under the Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 2001 by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, he urged the advocates not to increase the number of litigations just to generate more funds under the welfare scheme.
He launched Haryana Advocates’ Welfare Fund Stamp of Rs 25 and announced the decision to give Rs 21 lakh to the Bar Council.
Khattar said the advocates could also contribute by helping the poor and needy persons. Though the State Government has opened legal aid centres for providing free of cost assistance to the poor, the advocates could also contribute a little towards the society, the CM added.
Appreciating the welfare scheme under the Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 2001, Khattar said it was a good and unique way of extending financial help to an advocate in case of illness or death.
Giving suggestions, he said the option of insurance should be kept under this scheme so that maximum funds could be made available to the needy.
The Chief Minister said that keeping in view the interests of the farmers, the State Government would soon introduce a scheme which would have provision of providing financial help to farmers in case of any emergency or pension after a certain years of age.
Haryana Advocate General, Baldev Raj Mahajan, Chairman of Punjab and Haryana Bar Council, Jai Vir Yadav also spoke on this occasion.