Prelims 2020 · Polity and Constitution · Question 39
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.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
1 and 2 only
1. Person with annual income less than Rs. 1,00,000 — Correct. Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, persons falling below the prescribed income ceiling are eligible; Rs. 1,00,000 is the usual threshold for cases before courts other than the Supreme Court (the exact limit may vary by authority/state, but this statement is broadly valid).
2. Transgender with annual income less than Rs. 2,00,000 — Correct. After the 2015 NALSA-related inclusion, transgender persons are entitled to free legal aid; the statement adds an income condition, but transgender persons are covered beneficiaries.
3. Member of OBC with annual income less than Rs. 3,00,000 — Incorrect. OBC status by itself is not a category entitled to free legal services under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act.
4. All Senior Citizens — Incorrect. Senior citizens are not universally entitled merely by age under the central Act; eligibility depends on falling within specified categories such as income, disability, etc.
Therefore, 1 and 2 only are correct.