President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday from October 2 to November 14 launched a six-week Pan India Awareness and Outreach Campaign organized by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to raise awareness and provide pro bono services to people in remote areas of the country. Kottayam District Chief Justice C. Jayachandran told the media on Friday that the opening of the campaign at the district level would take place on October 2. As part of the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav`s independence, the Kottayam District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) is organizing a pan-India legal awareness process from October 2 to November 14. As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a pan-India legal awareness and awareness programme was launched on Saturday in the districts of Manipur under the authority of the Manipur State Legal Service (MASLSA). The Ministry of Social Justice, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Police, will organize legal awareness courses in migrant workers` settlements. Inspections of psychiatric centres take place on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, 10 October. NALSA and state legal services authorities have worked tirelessly to create a strong framework for providing legal assistance and legally empowering citizens by providing immediate, affordable, and expeditious justice to all citizens, especially the needy and needy. A special pan-India legal awareness campaign was launched by NALSA on July 17. September 2021 via its national organizational framework. Highlights of this campaign include the use of 185 mobile vans and other vehicles to showcase films and documentaries on the Access to Justice program, the implementation of 4100 legal aid clinics to provide legal and pre-trial advice to ordinary citizens with the help of 37,000 roster lawyers and volunteer paralegals, and the implementation of village-level legal aid awareness programmes in 672 districts. On the occasion of World Student Day, October 15, congratulations are offered to students who have excelled in academic and other fields.
From 19 to 28 October, visits will be made to various local agencies and information on persons with disabilities and mentally handicapped persons will be collected in order to provide legal assistance where necessary. Volunteer lawyers and paralegals will join forces during the campaign to reach remote areas and villages in the interior of Senapati and Kangpokpi districts. As the nation celebrates «Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,» the Ministry of Justice launched the «Ek Pahal/एकपहल» campaign across the country from September 17 to October 2 to promote mass registration under the telelaw. Tele Law effectively provides pre-litigation advice to beneficiaries through lawyers registered in an extensive network that includes 51,434 common service centres in 50,000 gram panchayats in 633 districts in 34 states and UTs. During the campaign, legal service agencies across the country will reach out to every village in the country through their workforce, ensuring that every corner of the state feels the presence of legal service institutions. During the campaign, legal aid volunteers will reach all 6.7 Lakh villages and more than 4,100 municipal cities across the country. NALSA also asked all the legal departments of the states/districts/taluks (nearly 3000) to organize Prabhat Pheri on the morning of our «Father of the Nation» birthday. The preamble to the Indian constitution recognizes «justice» as the first result that can be assured to its citizens.
The characteristic of a successful and vibrant democracy is that every citizen not only has the guarantee of justice, but also that justice is just. This obliges the state to create an environment in which the judiciary is not seen as a sovereign function, but as a citizen-centred service. The global pandemic has strengthened the role of legal aid institutions in alleviating the suffering of the population. In this context, the Ministry of Justice and NALSA decided on 17. In September 2021, a special pan-India campaign was launched to establish legal aid and achieve continued access to justice for every citizen. The Pan-India Awareness and Awareness Campaign is designed to empower the masses through education, especially for people living in rural, tribal and remote areas, on the functioning of legal service institutions, the availability of free legal services, their legal rights and rights guaranteed by the Constitution as well as other social welfare laws. Also DLSA, Senapati observed Gandhi Jayanti in the judicial complexes of Senapati and Kangpokpi districts. As part of the observation, clean-up actions and tree planting were carried out, as well as the presence of Additional Prosecutor Koshia Mao, lawyer members, district court staff and DLSA staff and paralegal volunteers, Senapati. The «Empowering Women through Legal Awareness» programme, launched in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, aims to cover all EU states and territories across the country through regular meetings to sensitize women to the various mechanisms of the judicial system available to resolve their complaints. Mohammad Shakir, Member of the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), said: «JHALSA will conduct a legal outreach programme in all its District Units (DLSA) under the direction and direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Jharkhand, Justice JHALSA, Dr. Ravi Ranjan, and the Justice of the Supreme Court of Jharkhand and the Executive Chairman of JHALSA, Judge Aparesh Kumar Singh.
The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the law and provide people with free legal assistance. The National Commission for Women (NCW), in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), on Saturday launched an Indian legal awareness programme to provide practical knowledge on legal rights and remedies under various women`s laws.