{"id":91818,"date":"2025-06-01T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91818"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:07:13","slug":"in-india-legal-services-authorities-provide-free-legal-services-to-wh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-india-legal-services-authorities-provide-free-legal-services-to-wh\/","title":{"rendered":"In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to wh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens ?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Person with an annual income of less than \u20b9 1,00,000<\/li>\n<li>Transgender with an annual income of less than \u20b9 2,00,000<\/li>\n<li>Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than \u20b9 3,00,000<\/li>\n<li>All Senior Citizens<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#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; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nLegal Services Authorities in India provide free legal services to persons with an annual income of less than \u20b91,00,000 and transgender persons with an annual income of less than \u20b92,00,000, among other eligible categories.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 aims to provide free and competent legal services to eligible persons. Eligible categories specified under the Act and subsequent rules\/amendments include persons belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, victims of trafficking or begar, women and children, persons with disabilities, persons in custody, industrial workmen, victims of mass disaster, violence, etc., senior citizens, transgender persons, and persons with an annual income below a prescribed limit. The income limit varies from state to state and is revised periodically; \u20b91,00,000 per annum is a plausible limit for the general category in some states. Transgender persons are a specific category, and eligibility often includes an income threshold; \u20b92,00,000 is a plausible limit in some states. OBC status alone is not a criterion for free legal aid, although an OBC person could be eligible based on income or other criteria (woman, senior citizen, etc.). While Senior Citizens are an eligible category, the statement &#8220;All Senior Citizens&#8221; is incorrect as income limits may apply in some states, although often set higher than the general category or exempted for very elderly citizens. Based on the specific statements and typical eligibility criteria, statements 1 and 2 describe plausible eligible categories, while 3 (OBC based) and 4 (&#8220;All Senior Citizens&#8221; implying no income test) are generally incorrect as presented.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) implement the provisions of the Act. The specific income limits are determined by the State Governments, except for the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, which sets its own limit. The categories listed under Section 12 of the Act ensure that vulnerable sections of society have access to justice. The inclusion of transgender persons as a specific category for legal aid reflects evolving social awareness and policy.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens ? Person with an annual income of less than \u20b9 1,00,000 Transgender with an annual income of less than \u20b9 2,00,000 Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than \u20b9 3,00,000 All Senior &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to wh\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-india-legal-services-authorities-provide-free-legal-services-to-wh\/#more-91818\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to wh<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1288,1099,1172],"class_list":["post-91818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-governance-system","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to wh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Legal Services Authorities in India provide free legal services to persons with an annual income of less than \u20b91,00,000 and transgender persons with an annual income of less than \u20b92,00,000, among other eligible categories. 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