Who among the following are eligible for free legal aid under the National Legal Services Authority?

A. A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.

B. A victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar as referred to in Article 23 of the Constitution

C. An industrial workman

D. A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of a mass disasters

E. To file any case in Supreme Court, if any person need free legal aid, the person’s annual income must be below 10 lakhs.

Key Points

• A member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe is eligible for free legal aid under the National Legal Services Authority.
• A victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar as referred to in Article 23 of the Constitution is also eligible for free legal aid.
• An industrial workman qualifies for free legal aid as per the National Legal Services Authority.
• A person under circumstances of undeserved want such as being a victim of mass disasters is eligible for free legal aid.
• To file any case in the Supreme Court, if any person needs free legal aid, the person's annual income must be below a certain threshold, but the specific limit of 10 lakhs is not mentioned under the eligibility criteria of the National Legal Services Authority.

Additional Information

• The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to provide free legal services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes.
• The objective of NALSA is to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.
• The criteria for providing free legal aid include several categories of persons such as women and children, disabled persons, victims of a mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocity, flood, drought, earthquake or industrial disaster, and persons in custody, among others.