State Profile CHANDIGARH ( चंडीगढ़ )
| Patron in Chief | Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (Acting Chief Justice) Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon’ble Ms. Justice Lisa Gill Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Sh. Surender Kumar Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| UT Chandigarh State Legal Services Authority,Union Territory of Chandigarh,Additional Deluxe Building,Ground Floor, Sector 9-D,CHANDIGARH – 160009 |
| Phone : (O) 0172-2742999 |
| Email : slsa_utchd@yahoo.com |
| Total No. of DLSAs | Total No. of TLSCs | Total No. of Full time Secretaries of DLSAs sanctioned | Total No. of Full time Secretaries of DLSAs appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 6282 | 5236 | 4799 | 7398 |
| ST | 8154 | 6345 | 7422 | 10141 |
| BC | 10122 | - | - | - |
| Women | 3940 | 3192 | 2992 | 5603 |
| Children | 1012 | 1427 | 959 | 2457 |
| In custody | 4695 | 8939 | 10247 | 14689 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 75 | 8 | 0 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| Transgender | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 55 | 23 | 25 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 4486 | 4927 | 6831 |
| Others | 5624 | 8995 | 11766 | 20174 |
| TOTAL | 39829 | 38785 | 43165 | 67318 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 422 | 633 | 287 |
| Persons attended | 20838 | 63432 | 59395 |
Annual Income Ceiling limit u/s 12(h) of the Act: Rs. 1,00,000/-
Legal Services Clinics (upto Mar. 19)
| Colleges / Universities | Villeges | Community Centers | Courts | Jails | JJBs | For the people of North-East | Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Legal Services Clinics | 33 | 253 | 148 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 498 |
| No. of persons visited | 2715 | 45516 | 28605 | 0 | 31169 | 14502 | 624 | 0 | 123131 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 2715 | 45516 | 28605 | 0 | 31169 | 7251 | 312 | 0 | 115568 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 0
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 33
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 180 | 28 | 208 |
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Victim Compensation Schemes
| Years | Applications received directly by Legal Services Institutions (A) | Applications / orders marked / directed by and Court (B) | Applications received including COurt Orders (A+B) | Applications Decided | Applications Pending | Compensation Awarded in (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 243 | 235 | 478 | 389 | 185 | 16874000 |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 466 | 1012 | 415 | 412 | 29404024 |
| 2018-19 | 384 | 436 | 820 | 587 | 446 | 38498000 |