—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 |