State Profile SIKKIM ( सिक्किम )
| Patron in Chief | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Biswanath Somadder Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Mr. Jagat Bahardur Rai Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| Sikkim State Legal Services Authority,Development Area,Gangtok, East Sikkim - 737101. |
| Phone : 03592-207751/207753 |
| Email : sikkim_slsa@live.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 48 | 32 | 26 | 28 |
| ST | 115 | 79 | 121 | 117 |
| BC | 20 | - | - | - |
| Women | 371 | 308 | 356 | 384 |
| Children | 35 | 44 | 25 | 33 |
| In custody | 344 | 499 | 348 | 238 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transgender | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 40 | 84 | 111 |
| Others | 158 | 70 | 22 | 49 |
| TOTAL | 1091 | 1073 | 982 | 960 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 413 | 434 | 470 |
| Persons attended | 15165 | 13708 | 19711 |
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 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| No. of persons visited | 22 | 502 | 161 | 476 | 928 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 2377 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 8 | 340 | 13 | 215 | 165 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 751 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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Total No. of ADR Centers : 4
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 4
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 52 | Nil | 52 |
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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 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |