{"id":91115,"date":"2025-06-01T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91115"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:10","slug":"with-reference-to-national-legal-services-authority-consider-the-foll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-national-legal-services-authority-consider-the-foll\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the foll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statement 1 and statement 2 are correct regarding the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nNALSA&#8217;s primary objective is to provide free and competent legal services to eligible weaker sections of society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. It is the apex body for legal aid services in India. NALSA also lays down policies and principles for making legal services available and frames the most effective and economical schemes for legal services.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nNALSA is constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The Chief Justice of India is the Patron-in-Chief, and a sitting or retired Supreme Court judge is the Executive Chairman. NALSA supervises and evaluates the implementation of legal aid programs and schemes conducted by the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs). Statement 2 correctly describes one of the functions of NALSA, which is to issue guidelines to SLSAs for implementing legal aid schemes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements: Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country. 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