National Legal Services Authority Launches Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025 for Military Personnel and Families

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The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025, a nationwide scheme aimed at providing free legal assistance to soldiers, veterans, and their families. The initiative is a fulfillment of a constitutional duty and a step toward building close proximity between the judiciary and the uniformed forces. Justice Surya Kant, the executive chairman of NALSA and a senior Supreme Court judge, emphasized that the scheme will ensure that no additional suffering is imposed on military personnel when they go to court, and their families are covered under the legal aid framework.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025 is a first-of-its-kind nationwide scheme launched by NALSA to provide free legal assistance to soldiers, veterans, and their families.
  • The scheme is aimed at ensuring that no additional suffering is imposed on military personnel when they go to court, and their families are covered under the legal aid framework.
  • NALSA will establish legal aid clinics at every Zila Sainik Board and Rajya Sainik Board, and expand further if needed.
  • Technology will play a key role in the scheme, with online filing of applications, video consultations, e-Lok Adalats, and online mediation.
  • The scheme is a fulfillment of a constitutional duty and a step toward building close proximity between the judiciary and the uniformed forces.
  • Justice Surya Kant emphasized that the scheme is an institutional commitment and not a one-person job, with collective efforts from all judges involved in the legal aid mission.
  • The scheme is a tribute to 30 years of NALSA's work and a historic first step toward protecting the rights and welfare of military personnel and their families.

Statistics:

  • Name of the scheme: Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025
  • Launch date: Saturday, [no specific date mentioned]
  • Aim of the scheme: To provide free legal assistance to soldiers, veterans, and their families
  • Number of Zila Sainik Boards and Rajya Sainik Boards: [no specific number mentioned]
  • Technology features: Online filing of applications, video consultations, e-Lok Adalats, and online mediation
  • Nodal officers, legal aid counsel, and paralegal volunteers involved in the scheme: [no specific number mentioned]
  • Duration of the scheme: Ongoing
  • Location of the scheme: Pan-India, extending from Kerala to Srinagar, and from Nagaland and Mizoram to Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Sources:

  • Hindustan Times article, "NALSA launches Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025 for military personnel and families" (no date mentioned)