REPORT ON “DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN” 2018

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Thiruvananthapuram

DLSA Thiruvananthapuram conducted Door to Door

campaign for 10 days from 09.11.2018 throughout the

District.

28 Teams including Panel Lawyers, Para Legal Volunteers

and Law students were created for the purpose of Door to

Door outreach campaign.

Total numbers of participants in the campaign are 113.

They visited 5490 houses in the remote areas and met

21960 people and imparted the awareness on legal aid

institutions, availability of free legal aid with the help of

brochures and notices.

The expenditure incurred in connection with the campaign

is Rs. 62,297/-.

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Kollam

The Secretary, DLSA with the team of Panel Lawyers &

PLVs and the students of Sree Narayana College of Legal

Studies visited various colonies in Kollam Taluk and

conducted “Door to Door campaign”.

During the course of campaign community meetings were

also organised. The Secretary gave awareness to the

inmates of colony as to the various free legal services and

the legal aid facilities provided by the Legal Services

Institutions.

The Pamphlets and brochures describing various activities

and services of Legal Services Institutions were also

distributed during door to door campaign.

More than 14488 persons are benefited by the campaign

and 161 issues have been identified for providing legal

aid.

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Pathanamthitta

The District level inauguration was conducted by the

Hon’ble Member Secretary, Kerala State Legal Services

Authority, Ernakulam.

As part of the observance, this authority along with Taluk

Legal Services Committees (TLSCs) conducted 10 days

outreach Door-to-Door Campaign. Door to Door

Campaign focused mainly for the remote area of this

district.

Para Legal Volunteers were appointed for conducting the

Campaign and to serving the notice relating to the

activities of legal services institutions.

A team of PLVs and Panel Lawyers were constituted to

handle the Help Desk formed at Court Premises,

Pathanamthitta, Adoor and Ranni.

Issued pamphlets, brochures, booklet etc. reflecting

about the objectives and activities of various services

rendering through Legal Services Institutions.

About 30 PLVs were deputed to conduct Door-to-Door

campaign. They rendered services to General Public

including remote village areas

At about 23500 persons were informed about the

availability of free legal services covered 53 Panchayats

and 2 Municipalities. About 7200 people attended the

awareness class and 253 persons identified for legal aid.

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Kottayam

Handed over leaflets and books to PLVS for distribution to

the common people.

Instruction given to cover maximum areas in all the

panchayats.

Kottayam taluk has 15 panchayats and 2 municipalities.

Among these they covered 77 colonies / ward.

PLVs covered 1820 houses and interacted with 35524

people. Collected 892 complaints from 9.11.18 to

18.11.2018.

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Alappuzha

Six TLSC's selected SC/ST colonies, Labour Colonies and

the isolated areas in those taluks and started door to door

campaign by giving Pamphlets, conducting surveys,

Sensitizing people etc.

Total no of persons informed about the availability of free

legal services = 9440

Total no of persons identified who were in need of free

legal services and eligible to get free legal services = 228

Total no of villages/areas covered = 50

Total no of urban areas covered = 1

Tumber of PLVs engaged = 63

6

Thodupuzha

Total number of persons informed about the availability of

free legal services: 12,000

Total number of persons identified who are in need of free

legal assistance and eligible to get free legal services: 33

Total number of villages/urban areas covered: 51

Hording in public places were arranged in different places

as part of campaign

Legal Assistance Desks were arranged

NALSA documentaries were arranged in public places

Awareness classes conducted and around 3250 persons

were participated

Awareness in prison also conducted

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Ernakulam

Seven TLSA were provided awareness sessions and free

legal aid services including door-to-door programs.

Around 50,000 people were benefitted in 10 days and this

was a commendable achievement.

Almost 11,000 houses were visited and awareness

provided about Services Clinics, Front offices and Legal

aid help line numbers.

Under leadership of Secretary, DLSA, the TLSA

Secretaries and PLV came together and worked as a team

to offer service during the Legal Awareness week through

‘NOORARIVUKAL’.

The seven taluks of Ernakulam district creatively

participated in the venture.

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Thrissur

Conducted 10 days Door to Door campaign from

09.11.2018 to 18.11.2018 at Taluk Level .

The District level inauguration of campaign was held on

09.11.2018 at Kodakara Block Panchayath hall ,

Puthukkad . Para Legal Volunteers , Anganwadi workers

and a large numbers of Migrant workers attended the

function .

The campaign was conducted by distributing notices and

pamphlets to the people. Awareness classes were

conducted to CDS/ADS Members , ICDS Supervisors ,

SHGs , Asha workers, Migrant workers, workers in

MNREGP , School students , College Students and other

community members .

Two success stories were reported during the campaign,

Smt. Sunitha Kiliyaniparambil ( H) Ambalamoola ,

Kozhukkully , a house wife at Madakkathara informed the

Para Legal Volunteers about the drinking habit and

physical and mental torture by her husband . The Para

Legal Volunteers Smt. Anitha M.R and Reshma T.Gopi

interacted with the husband and he became willing to

undergo treatment in de-addiction centre and at the

initiatives of Para Legal Volunteers , he was admitted to

a de-addiction centre at Poomala .

Another success story is of Sri. Gopalan , Meledath ( H) ,

a coconut climbing labourer who fell down from coconut

tree and seriously injured and bed ridden. Para Legal

Volunteers Smt. Sini K.K and Smt. Dasudha during the

campaign knowing his situation , helped him to get

compensation from Labour Department .

At about 36780 persons were informed about the

availability of free legal services. About 5000 people

attended the awareness class and 907 persons identified

for legal aid.

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Palakkad

Total number of persons informed about the availability of

free legal services: 7308

Total number of persons identified who were in need of

free legal services and eligible to get free legal services:

57

Total number of villages/urban areas covered: 77

10

Manjeri

In each Taluk, different terams consisting of PLV and

Panel Lawyers were formed

The campaign mainly focused on the people living in rural

and remote areas like Tribal people and people living in

coastal areas etc.

In the campaign, 122 PLV were actively participated. They

covered 18052 houses and 87327 people were informed

about the services available through Legal Services

Institutions

A total number of 2930 persons required immediate

assistance of legal services institutions

Some issues raised very serious which require urgent

interference of the Legal Services institutions. Steps are

being initiated to address the same

One of the majour issue brought out in the report

received from Tirur TLSC is that some families who have

constructed houses in coastal areas are not getting house

number from the lo9cal authority concerned due to the

restrictions as per the coastal regulation. They are unable

to take ration cards, electricity.

Collected the details of mentally and physically challenged

persons in the area

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Kozhikode

The Door to Door Campaign work started on 09-11-2018.

A group of volunteers were selected and trained for this

purpose.

The PLVs visited the tribal colonies, the SC colonies,

beach areas and other remote and backward areas of the

district.

Visited about 3,000 houses and met around 10,000

people and distribute pamphlets to them and made aware

of the relevance and services of the legal services

authority to them.

Apart from this, awareness campaigns were organized in

Meppayyur, Cheruvannur, Naduvathur, Chellannur,

Kodiyathur, Kuruvattur etc. The services rendered by the

legal services authority were explained and pamphlets

were distributed there.

The PLVs visited about 150 camps of migrant labourers

and distributes the pamphlets and explained about the

legal services to them with the help of a translator. There

were around 2000 migrant labourers altogether in the

camps.

As a result of the campaign thousands of people were

made aware of legal services, complaints were settled

through discussion with the parties and other complaints

were forwarded to the concerned authorities.

The Door to Door campaign started on 09.11.2018 and

12 Wayanad continued up to 18.11.18. Even though some of the tribal

settlements are deep inside the forest, the team able to

reach almost all the parts of Wayanad district. While

going to places like Naikkatti, Muthanga,etc. There was

disturbance from the wild elephants.

As per the instruction the PLVs were deputed all the three

taluks. They went to each house and enlightened about

the activities of DLSA like the NALSA schemes, legal aid,

adalaths, mediation etc. They distributed the pamphlets

of DLSA including phone number. Along with this the

notices of victim compensation schemes were also

distributed.

Total No. of persons visited : 12,025

Persons needed free Legal Services : 160

Pre-litigation petitions collected : 160

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Thalassery

The inauguration was held at Bicentenary Hall, Court

Complex, Thalassery on 09.11.2018.

Twenty teams, each consisting of 3 Para-Legal Volunteers

headed by a Panel Lawyer covered a total of 5231

households and identified 42 beneficiaries.

The campaign started from the remote villages.

The teams carried literatures in local dialect consisting of

pamphlets, brochures and booklets about the objectives

and activities of Legal Services and welfare schemes

available under the state Government.

Identified people in need of legal assistance. High

incidence of drug addiction was identified in certain areas.

These areas have a high number of school dropouts too.

The authority will soon undertake a survey to identify

school dropouts and assist them in continuing their

education.

Legal literacy classes to explain laws, highlight concepts

of legal aid and alternate method of dispute resolution

were also conducted as a part of the campaign.

Stickers and banners conveying messages and spreading

awareness were put up at every nook and corner of the

District. A walkathon was held at Thalassery on 09-11-2018. The

walkathon was from Court Complex to Thalassery town

with the participation of all the Para Legal Volunteers of

the district. They carried placards that displayed the

services provided by legal services institutions and the

helpline numbers and distributed notices to the public.

On 18.11.2018, the PLVs performed a street play at

various parts of the district. The play depicted the tactics

money-lenders employ to grab property. The play advised

the poor to approach the Legal Services Institutions to

get free legal help and aid in such circumstances. The

street play proved to be an effective way of informing

people about the institutions of legal services, facilities

that can be availed of and how legal services can help

them get their entitlements under various laws and

schemes of the government.

Total number of persons informed about the availability of

free legal services - 8589

Total number of persons identified who were in need of

free legal services and eligible to get free legal services -

148

Total number of villages/urban areas covered - 159

Success stories: Resolved delayed rice supply at Chithrari

Asha Special School.

Identified two persons living alone at Mayyil and

Cherupuzha without any help from family and it was

solved at the Adalath as the family members agreed to

take care of them.

14 Kasaragod The inauguration of the Campaign was held at Perdala

Koraga Colony on 07.11.2018. During the campaign Para

Legal Volunteers have taken great pain to reach out the

people at the remotest area of this district especially in

ST colonies.

The target group during the campaign was mainly people

living in colonies, it is true that still some people live in

house roofed with plastic sheets and their toilets were

covered with sheets. The Para Legal Volunteers shared

their experienced after the end of the campaign and their

unanimous opinion was that though the State is spending

crores of rupees for the welfare of the ST people, still

they live in poverty stricken environment.

Number of Houses Visited: 4,659

Number of persons informed about legal services: 15,156

No of persons in need of free legal service & eligible for

legal aid: 393

Success story: The story of Kiran aged 12 years was so

peculiar which needed the intervention of an outside

agency. The parents of the child, Sri. Kunhiraman and

Smt. Radhamani were much worried about the future of

their son as he used to skip the school continuously for

one or other reason. His teachers and Head Master of the

school tried to bring back him to school, but all were in

vein. The matter has taken up by our Para Legal

Volunteer Smt. Sruthi. She visited the house of Kiran

three to four times and persuaded him, and also his

parents and counselled them of the importance of

education, and also as to the legal action that the parents

have to face in case of the child not send to school. After

continuous intervention of the Para Legal Volunteer, the

parents took initiative to send the child to school and the

child became willing to attend school. Now, he is

attending the school regularly, and the para legal

volunteer is in constant touch with the parents to see that

the child is attending the school regularly.

Photographs

Member Secretary