Sarthie 1.0

Current Context : The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) and National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched SARTHIE 1.0.

• They also signed an MoU for enhancing public awareness towards social welfare schemes for vulnerable communities.

ABOUT SARTHIE 1.0

• Aim: to empower vulnerable sections of society, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Transgender persons, Denotified and Nomadic Tribes, and others through legal support and increased awareness of welfare schemes.
• Offers synergy between executive and judiciary to further social justice.
• Alignment with SDGs: SARTHIE 1.0 aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on poverty eradication, inequality reduction, and promoting social protection.​

ABOUT NALSA (NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY):

• Established under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
• Aim : to provide free legal services to the weaker sections of society and organize Lok Adalats to settle disputes amicably.

Functions: Provide free Legal Services to the eligible persons, organize Lok Adalats etc.