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LADC scheme removal: Prioritising misguided concerns over the right to legal aid?

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The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)’s recent decision to discontinue the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Scheme, established primarily to provide legal aid to prisoners, is sudden and puzzling.From September 2026 onwards, contracts of LADCs in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will not be renewed. The stated reason is that LADCs threaten the livelihoods of young lawyers in these states. Elsewhere too, LADCs have been told that their contracts will not be renewed.The concern about the eco
Key Facts
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SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population1.4 million active military, border populations
Key Numbers
Defence budget: Rs 6.21 lakh crore (2025-26)
68% indigenous procurement target
1.4 million active military personnel
ICDS: 8 crore beneficiaries under 6
Key Authorities
Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Home AffairsNSAMinistry of Women & Child DevelopmentNCPCR
Key Stakeholders
Armed ForcesDefence PSUsBorder CommunitiesChildrenAdolescentsAnganwadi Workers
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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
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