Name of the Scheme
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025, a nationwide legal aid scheme dedicated to soldiers, veterans, and their dependents. This Scheme shall be referred to as the “NALSA Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana, 2025” and shall come into force from the date of its release.
Objectives of the Scheme
i. To establish the legal services clinic at Kendriya, Rajya and Zila Sainik Welfare Boards to provide free and competent legal services and assistance to defence personnel, ex-servicemen and their dependents in matters such as property disputes, welfare schemes, matrimonial disputes, civil disputes, and other legal matters.
ii. To raise awareness amongst the serving defence personnel, ex-servicemen and their dependents about the functioning of legal services institutions, NALSA’s and government welfare schemes.
iii. To create awareness and provide priority-based redressal mechanisms, including online platforms for e-counselling, e-mediation, e-Lok Adalats etc.
iv. To, inter alia, use technology to equip speedy inter-district connectivity to facilitate the resolution of grievances through coordination between multi-agency stakeholders.
v. To foster collaboration and synergy between the defence forces and legal services institutions, creating an integrated legal support system for beneficiaries.
