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INVOLVEMENT OF NGOs IN LEGAL LITERACY PROGRAMME



New Delhi~ June 29, 2001

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has floated a scheme of accreditation for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and Social Action Groups for provision of financial support to these organisations for launching massive legal literacy and legal awareness campaign all over the country. All the State Legal Services Authorities have been called upon to identify NGOs and Social Action Groups in all districts and give them accreditation for initiating a nation-wide legal literacy and legal awareness campaign.

Steps have also been taken to provide special legal aid facilities to women prisoners in jail. Directives have been issued to all the State Legal Services Authorities to ensure that the valuable rights of the undertrial prisoners to have effective and meaningful interviews with their counsel are not impinged upon.

Meanwhile a nation-wide publicity campaign has been launched to create mass public awareness regarding provisions of free legal aid services for the poor under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. The poor litigants are required to contact the Legal Services Authorities at State and District levels for availing themselves of free legal aid services.