State Profile PUNJAB ( पंजाब )
DLSA's of PUNJAB
| Patron in Chief | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Shri Manjinder Singh Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Site No. 126, Opposite GMADA Community Centre, Sector-69, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali |
| Phone : 0172-2216690, 2216750 |
| Email : ms@pulsa.gov.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 40 | 22 | 22 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 1033 | 3019 | 5866 | 6842 |
| ST | 17 | 58 | 103 | 436 |
| BC | 68 | - | - | - |
| Women | 3240 | 5660 | 8095 | 10170 |
| Children | 29 | 272 | 408 | 1021 |
| In custody | 5402 | 6670 | 8096 | 7996 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 46 | 118 | 517 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 0 | 56 | 55 |
| Transgender | - | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 1 | 176 | 0 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 4112 | 6240 | 7453 |
| Others | 2301 | 1315 | 2784 | 1639 |
| TOTAL | 12090 | 21153 | 31991 | 36131 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 11181 | 14302 | 14919 |
| Persons attended | 2842394 | 1043578 | 1081798 |
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 | 34 | 240 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 182 | 594 |
| No. of persons visited | 1106 | 16268 | 4776 | 5832 | 7020 | 2994 | 634 | 7124 | 45754 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 1000 | 14776 | 3689 | 4681 | 6579 | 1124 | 239 | 5727 | 37815 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 16
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 8
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 249 | 37 | 286 |
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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 | 183 | 126 | 309 | 87 | 168 | 3024187 |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 79 | 350 | 243 | 290 | 25635292 |
| 2018-19 | 337 | 61 | 398 | 138 | 236 | 16552350 |