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Paralegal Volunteers (PLVs) are grassroots volunteers, often empanelled by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the Scheme for PLVs (2009) to provide free para legal services to the weaker sections of society. PLVs may be law students, lawyers, social workers, retired civil servants, senior citizens, or other public spirited persons.

They are trained on laws applicable at the grassroots level, on the specificities involved in judicial systems, and on the functioning of various stakeholders like the police, officials from Social Welfare Department, Woman and Child Welfare Department, etc. They are also trained to impart awareness on laws and the legal system, and to counsel parties and conduct informal mediations in simple disputes. The aim of this scheme is to bridge the gaps present between individuals and their access to legal institutions.

The Migration and Asylum Project (MAP) identified community-minded PLVs in select communities and provided additional trainings on areas of legal protection relevant to MAP’s work such as on SGBV-related, and labour laws, and on skills required to provide trauma-informed care and deliver on ground support to beneficiaries.

As a first line of responders in gender based violence (GBV) cases and labour rights issues in specific parts of New Delhi and the National Capital Region, they play a crucial role as community based volunteers bringing legal and other services to the beneficiaries’ doorstep. Kamla Yadav is one such passionate PLV.

Listen to Kamla's story, and experience a day in her life.