Sarkari Yojana
Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice
About Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice
Offered by Tamil Nadu’s Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, the “Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice” scheme financially supports Adi Dravidar and Tribal lawyers at the start of their careers, giving them the incentive they need to build a successful legal practice.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Beneficiaries must live in Tamil Nadu
Beneficiaries must live in Tamil Nadu.
Beneficiaries must be lawyers who are currently unemployed
Beneficiaries must be lawyers who are currently unemployed.
Beneficiaries must have enrolled as a lawyer within…
Beneficiaries must have enrolled as a lawyer within the past 5 years.
Beneficiaries must wish to begin a legal practice
Beneficiaries must wish to begin a legal practice.
Beneficiaries must be from the Adi Dravidar/Tribal community
Beneficiaries must be from the Adi Dravidar/Tribal community.
The beneficiary's family income per year must be…
The beneficiary's family income per year must be no more than ₹1,00,000/-.
Benefits Provided
Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance: Adi Dravidar/Tribal lawyers who are unemployed are given incentives to help them set up their own legal practice.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Identity proof (Aadhaar card, or another document specified…
Identity proof (Aadhaar card, or another document specified by the authority).
Lawyer registration certificate (issued within the last 5…
Lawyer registration certificate (issued within the last 5 years).
Community certificate showing Adi Dravidar/Tribal status
Community certificate showing Adi Dravidar/Tribal status.
Income certificate (parents' annual income not above ₹1,00,000/-)
Income certificate (parents' annual income not above ₹1,00,000/-).
Particulars of the bank account
Particulars of the bank account.
Photographs of passport size
Photographs of passport size.
Other documents, if needed
Other documents, if needed.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice through the offline application process outlined below.
Obtain the application form from the District Adi…
Obtain the application form from the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer's office/ Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare (Chennai-5).
Complete all mandatory fields, affix a passport-sized photograph…
Complete all mandatory fields, affix a passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and enclose copies of the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Hand in the completed and signed form, with…
Hand in the completed and signed form, with documents, at the concerned office.
Collect a receipt or acknowledgment from the authority…
Collect a receipt or acknowledgment from the authority receiving the application, making sure it shows the date and time of submission and a unique identification number (if applicable).
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.