In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens? 1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs 1,00,000 2. Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs 2,00,000 3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs 3,00,000 4. All Senior Citizens

Question

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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 Rs 1,00,000
Transgender with an annual income of less than Rs 2,00,000
Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) with an annual income of less than Rs 3,00,000
All Senior Citizens

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct. The persons eligible for getting free legal services include

Women and children
Members of SC/ST
Industrial workmen
Victims of mass disaster, violence, flood, drought, earthquake, industrial disaster
Disabled persons
Persons in custody
Persons whose annual income does not exceed 1 lakh
Victims of trafficking in human beings or begar .

Statement 2 is correct. There is provision for free legal aid to transgenders up to 2 lakhs in Delhi. (But it is yet to be implemented at an all India level)

Statement 3 is not correct. There is free aid to members of SC and ST community but not for OBCs.

Statement 4 is not correct. Senior citizens eligibility for free legal aid depends on the Rules framed by the respective State Governments in this regard. In Delhi, for example, senior citizens are eligible for free legal aid subject to a prescribed ceiling of annual income. Therefore, all senior citizens are not eligible for free aid.

Hence, A seems to be the most appropriate option among the given list.