State Profile GUJARAT ( गुजरात )
DLSA's of GUJARAT
| Patron in Chief | Hon’ble Ms. Justic Sunita Agarwal Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V Anjaria Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Shri Rahul A. Trivedi Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, 1st Floor, Advocate Facility Building, "A" Wing, Gujarat High Court Complex,Sola,AHMEDABAD – 380060 |
| Phone : Toll Free No.: 1800-233-7966, 079-27664964/27665296 -- |
| Email : msguj.lsa@nic.in |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 239 | 32 | 28 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 1297 | 1317 | 1169 | 1402 |
| ST | 402 | 326 | 448 | 944 |
| BC | 584 | - | - | - |
| Women | 3291 | 3306 | 3953 | 5019 |
| Children | 21 | 101 | 316 | 736 |
| In custody | 2137 | 2680 | 4043 | 4066 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 79 | 79 | 83 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 232 | 57 | 56 |
| Transgender | - | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 3239 | 3099 | 3686 |
| Others | 5085 | 734 | 6714 | 5549 |
| TOTAL | 12817 | 12030 | 19885 | 21541 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| Persons attended | 820 | 1780 | 309 |
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 | 37 | 466 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 51 | 674 |
| No. of persons visited | 2194 | 12644 | 913 | 2072 | 10451 | 2864 | 2 | 5589 | 36729 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 1554 | 7676 | 531 | 1613 | 7090 | 734 | 1 | 2625 | 21824 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 12
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 14
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 297 | 45 | 342 |
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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 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2120000 |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 139 | 315 | 147 | 182 | 29818680 |
| 2018-19 | 230 | 189 | 419 | 394 | 181 | 73409000 |