With support from UNDP India, MARG has facilitated the setting up of 8 Legal Information Centres in Bihar and another 10 in Uttar Pradesh by various NGOs to provide legal assistance to marginalised sections. These Legal Information Centres are run by paralegals trained by MARG. MARG has also trained them on case documentation and tracking systems. They are providing legal assistance in cases ranging from domestic violence, crimes against women, child marriages, denial of food entitlements, etc. They also provide assistance in filing applications under the Right to Information Act.
LIST OF LEGAL INFORMATION CENTRES SET UP IN BIHAR
Organisation | District |
SEWA | Samastipur |
KDS ( Centre Direct) | Muzaffarpur |
Mahila Uttan Samiti | Samastipur |
Prajapati Shakshik Vikas Ewam Samaj Unnayan Sanstha | West Champaran |
Participatory Education and Community Empowerment (PEACE) | West Champaran |
Abhinav Chetan Sansthan | West Champaran |
Samagra Shiskshan ewam vikas Sansthan | West Champaran |
Sacred Heart Action for People Empowerment (SHAPE) | West Champaran |
LIST OF LEGAL INFORMATION CENTRES SET UP IN UTTAR PRADESH
Organisation | District |
Shree Ramanand Saraswati Pustakalya Jokhara | Aazamgarh |
Jan Shikshan Evam Prashikshan Samiti, Attarra | Banda. |
Tarun Vikas Sansthan, Badausa, Banda | Banda. |
Pragati Madhyam Samiti, KarviDistrict | Chaitrakoot |
Samarth Foundation, Kurara | Hameerpur |
Rashtriye Jagriti Seva Samiti Nopedva, Jaunpur | Jaunpur |
Rashtriye Jan Vikas Sansthan, Naupedva | Jaunpur |
Nigah Seva Samiti, Salahpur Bandhva | Pratapgarh |
Tarun Chetna Sansthan, Prithvi Ganj Bazar, Patti | Pratapgarh |
AAWAJ Society, Sarnath | Varanasi |