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Details: Written by: JK Monitor News Network; Category: Comprehensive; Published: 16 July 2026

GANDERBAL: With a view to assessing the functioning of Legal Aid Clinics and ensuring effective delivery of legal aid services at the grassroots level, the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Ganderbal, conducted an inspection of the Legal Aid Clinics functioning under the jurisdiction of district Ganderbal.

During the inspection, the Secretary visited the Tehsil Legal Services Committee (TLSC), Kangan, Village Legal Care & Support Centre (VLC&SC), Gund, and the Legal Aid Clinic, Manigam, Thune. The inspection focused on the overall functioning of the clinics, maintenance of statutory registers, visitors' registers and other records, availability of legal awareness material, display of information relating to free legal aid services, and accessibility of legal aid facilities to eligible beneficiaries.

The Secretary also interacted with the Para Legal Volunteers and other functionaries associated with the Legal Aid Clinics. During the inspection, it was observed that some Para Legal Volunteers were not available at their respective clinics as they were engaged in door-to-door legal awareness activities and identification of eligible girl children under the Pragya Scholarship Scheme, as part of the ongoing outreach initiatives of the Legal Services Institutions.

Emphasizing the importance of effective legal aid delivery, the Secretary directed the Para Legal Volunteers and clinic functionaries to maintain all prescribed registers, visitors' registers and records in a proper and updated manner, conduct regular legal awareness and outreach programmes, and ensure greater accessibility of free legal aid services to eligible persons. The Para Legal Volunteers were further instructed to ensure timely follow-up of every legal aid application received at the clinics until its final disposal, so that no eligible beneficiary is deprived of legal assistance.

The Secretary also issued necessary directions for strengthening the functioning of the Legal Aid Clinics, enhancing public outreach, and ensuring effective implementation of the various legal aid and welfare schemes of the National Legal Services Authority and the Jammu & Kashmir Legal Services Authority.

DLSA Ganderbal, remains committed to strengthening the legal aid delivery mechanism, promoting legal awareness, and ensuring that free and quality legal services are accessible to every eligible citizen, particularly those residing in remote and underserved areas.

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