—Who is eligible for Free Legal Aid—

As per chapter VI, Rule 9, of the Delhi Legal Services Authority Regulation 2002 following person are eligible for free Legal Aid Services.

  • SC or ST
  • Victim of trafficking or begar
  • Women or Child
  • Person with disabilities
  • Victim of Mass Disaster/Ethnic Violence Caste Atrocity/Flood/ Earthquake or Industrial Disaster
  • Industrial Workmen
  • In Custody/ Protective Home/ Juvenile Home/Psychiatric Hospital/ Psychiatric Nursing Home
  • Person having annual income less than Rs. 3 Lac
  • Senior Citizen having annual income less than Rs. 4 Lac
  • Transgender having annual income less than Rs. 4 Lac
  • Acid Attack Victim
  • Person infected and affected with HIV Aids


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Data of Legal Aid Service Provided w.e.f 2011 to till December, 2019:-

Categories  Total No. of Legal Aid Beneficiaries
In 2011 In 2012 In 2013 In 2014 In 2015 In 2017  In 2018 In 2019 Till December
SC 05 08 07 23 42 197 9 10
ST NIL NIL NIL 02 3 NIL 1 Nil
OBC NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 3
WOMEN 56 71 208 527 1079 733 457 220
IN CUSTODY 175 226 684 587 638 960 778 196
HANDICAPPED 01 01 01 NIL 02 02 3 NIL
SENIOR CITIZENS NIL 04 10 22 103 12 1 5
OTHERS 74 85 183 612 1122 1092 337 72
TOTAL 311 395 1093 1773 2013 2996 1586 506