Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana

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The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) recently launched ‘Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana’, a scheme to strengthen legal aid for defence personnel and their families.

About Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana

• It is a joint initiative of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB), Rajya Sainik Boards (RSBs), and Zilla Sainik Boards (ZSBs), under the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence.
• Objective: Providing free and competent legal services to defence personnel, ex-servicemen, and their families.
• It will be implemented through a nationwide network of Legal Services Clinics established across Rajya and Zila Sainik Boards in all states and union territories. 
• These clinics will operate in close collaboration with the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, and respective Directorates of Sainik Welfare.
• The scheme is especially relevant for personnel posted in remote locations who often find it difficult to appear in court or follow up on legal matters involving family property, land disputes, or domestic issues. 
• Through this initiative, NALSA will facilitate proper legal representation in such cases across the country.
• Panel lawyers and paralegal volunteers of the legal services authority will provide free legal aid to soldiers.
• The support will also extend to paramilitary personnel, including those from the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and others who serve in similarly isolated and high-risk conditions.

Source: IE

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