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