State Profile WEST BENGAL ( पश्चिम बंगाल )
DLSA's of WEST BENGAL
- Bankura
- Purba Bardhaman
- Birbhum
- Cooch Behar
- Darjeeling
- East Medinipur
- Hooghly
- Howrah
- Jalpaiguri
- Malda
- Murshidabad
- Nadia
- North 24 Parganas
- North Dinajpur
- Purulia
- South 24 Parganas
- South Dinajpur
- West Medinipur
- Kolkata-City Civil Court
- Kolkata-City Sessions Court
- Kolkata-Presidency Small Causes Court
- Kalimpong
- Paschim Bardhaman
| Patron in Chief | Hon’ble Mr. Justice T.S. Sivagnanam Patron-in-Chief |
| Executive Chairman | Hon’ble Mr. Justice I.P. Mukerji Executive Chairman |
| Member Secretary | Shri Dev Kumar Sukul Member Secretary |
| Address & Contact Details |
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| W.B. State Legal Services Authority, City Civil & Sessions Court Building (1st Floor), 2 & 3, Kiron Sankar Roy Road, KOLKATA - 700001 |
| Phone : (O) 033-22483892 |
| Email : wbstatelegal@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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 42 | 19 | 19 |
Legal aid beneficiaries:
| Categories | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 2206 | 1967 | 2271 | 3586 |
| ST | 1115 | 779 | 1246 | 1823 |
| BC | 1348 | - | - | - |
| Women | 3369 | 7206 | 6664 | 8917 |
| Children | 183 | 478 | 350 | 541 |
| In custody | 4655 | 5352 | 4469 | 5713 |
| Persons with Disability | - | 107 | 91 | 133 |
| Industrial Workmen | - | 174 | 132 | 119 |
| Transgender | - | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Victim of Traffincking in Human Beings or Begar |
- | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| Victim of Mass Disaster Violence, Flood, Draught Earthquake and Industrial Disaster |
- | 3 | 1 | 47 |
| General (whose annual income does not eceed the prescribed limit) |
- | 8084 | 9080 | 14191 |
| Others | 3851 | 1144 | 1580 | 1124 |
| TOTAL | 16727 | 25305 | 25901 | 36235 |
Legal Literacy/Legal Awareness camps/programmes
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmes held | 3366 | 3268 | 3477 |
| Persons attended | 359974 | 316452 | 270551 |
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 | 20 | 791 | 109 | 33 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 107 | 1143 |
| No. of persons visited | 3221 | 76462 | 14124 | 17362 | 36811 | 6094 | 344 | 4955 | 159373 |
| No. of persons provided legal assistance | 2975 | 54420 | 10568 | 13751 | 33782 | 3039 | 87 | 4564 | 123186 |
Disposal of Lok Adalat
| National Lok Adalat in 2018 |
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|---|
Total No. of ADR Centers : 20
Total No. of Mediation Centers (other than ADR Centers) : 2
Total No. of Mediators Trained
| MCPC | Non MCPC | Total |
| 149 | 1 | 150 |
|---|
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 | 116 | 23 | 139 | 51 | 6 | 4130000 |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 129 | 239 | 120 | 17 | 25275000 |
| 2018-19 | 136 | 136 | 272 | 198 | 24 | 28719806 |