Associated with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).It has formulated National Plan of Action on spreading Legal Literacy across the country and launched the National Legal Literacy Mission for a period of 5 from 2005 to 09 at the National level.
There is a lack of awareness amongst the general public about the free legal services being provided to them under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The objective of the Mission is to organize Legal Literacy Campaign at all levels to achieve maximum benefit in the given period of five years.
The purpose of the Mission is to visualize knowledge through legal education that lends dignity to people. The Mission aims at education on legal rights, constitutional obligation, right to information on the benefits of legal aid and the system of accessing legal aid through the Legal Services Authorities / Committees. By taking law to the masses through informal learning techniques, the legal education to be imparted will help in rising consciousness of the citizens and thereby make justice accessible and affordable to the people.
