State Profile KERALA ( केरल )
DLSA's of KERALA
| Patron in Chief | Hon’ble Shri Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muhamed Mustaque Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Sh. Joshy John Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| Kerala State Legal Services Authority, Niyama Sahaya Bhavan, High Court Compound, Ernakulam, KOCHI - 682031. |
| Phone : 0484-2396717, 2562919, 2395717 |
| Email : kelsakerala@gmail.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 62 | 14 | 14 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 453 | 2683 | 4151 | 5078 |
| ST | 93 | 801 | 1492 | 2322 |
| BC | 708 | - | - | - |
| Women | 2996 | 27382 | 33874 | 33327 |
| Children | 154 | 750 | 1484 | 1362 |
| In custody | 3233 | 18171 | 21220 | 13993 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 316 | 1971 | 989 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 30 | 2291 | 331 |
| Transgender | - | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 0 | 45 | 411 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 150 | 16 | 445607 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 24570 | 24510 | 24685 |
| Others | 6605 | 3163 | 6185 | 5147 |
| TOTAL | 14242 | 78021 | 97249 | 533259 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 3094 | 5535 | 6669 |
| Persons attended | 440731 | 1454825 | 1049735 |
Annual Income Ceiling limit u/s 12(h) of the Act: Rs. 3,00,000/-
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 | 54 | 398 | 205 | 16 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 185 | 917 |
| No. of persons visited | 2777 | 53705 | 9767 | 4915 | 13894 | 1612 | 4330 | 29572 | 120572 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 856 | 32008 | 5101 | 4104 | 7845 | 426 | 1155 | 13748 | 65243 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 7
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 58
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 545 | Nil | 545 |
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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 | 530 | 160 | 690 | 305 | 22 | 26864224 |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 287 | 343 | 145 | 83 | 30605000 |
| 2018-19 | 114 | 356 | 470 | 150 | 221 | 30610000 |