Ministry of Law and Justice
ESTABLISHING LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRES IN
TRIBAL BELTS
प्रव तथ: 29 JAN 2026 8:32PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has set up National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the Legal Services
Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the poor and marginalised
sections of the society including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) to...
Ministry of Law and Justice ESTABLISHING LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRES IN TRIBAL BELTS प्रव तथ: 29 JAN 2026 8:32PM by PIB Delhi The Government has set up National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the poor and marginalised sections of the society including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunities. In order to reach out to the citizens in every corner of the country including Odisha, the legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk level up to the Supreme Court.
NALSA has notified National Legal Services Authority (Legal Services Clinics) Regulations, 2011 which provides establishment of District Legal Services Clinics in all villages, or for a cluster of villages, depending on the size of such villages, which is called the Village Legal Care and Support Centre. Accordingly, 132 Village Legal Care & Support Centres have been set up by the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) and Taluk Legal Services Committees (TLSCs) in Odisha to help the marginalised people including tribals to resolve their legal problems, whenever required. The details of persons visited and provided with assistance by Village Legal Care & Support Centres in Odisha during
the last two years are as follows:
Year No. of persons visited No. of persons provided with assistance 2024 8,029 4,593 2025 7,638 5,644 As part of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism, 04 National Lok Adalats (NLAs) have been organised in 2025, from Taluk Courts to High Court of Orissa on the dates scheduled by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). That apart, pursuant to the direction of Executive Chairman, OSLSA, a District Level Lok Adalat was also organised by the Odisha State Legal Services Authority on 27.7.2025 on the cases under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act. Further, 22 Permanent Lok Adalats are functional in Odisha to deal with cases related to Public Utility Services.
This information was given by MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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