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Yogi Govt Boosts UP Lawyers: Rs 5 Lakh Insurance, Tablets, and Infrastructure Upgrades
- •Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a cashless insurance scheme providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh for practicing advocates in the state.
- •400 state law officers will receive tablets to enhance their access to information on government-related cases, leveraging modern technology.
- •Adityanath criticized the previous Samajwadi Party government, highlighting pre-2017 challenges in resources, governance, law and order, and judicial infrastructure.
- •The government has increased financial assistance from the lawyers' welfare fund from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh and raised the age limit for deceased advocates' families to 70 years.
- •Integrated court complexes are being developed to provide comprehensive judicial facilities, including chambers for lawyers, and the government will support furniture and equipment for over 10,000 lawyers' chambers.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a cashless insurance scheme providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh for practicing advocates in Uttar Pradesh. Additionally, the state government plans to provide tablets to 400 state law officers to equip them with modern technology for accessing information on government-related cases before the courts.
The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the financial assistance from the lawyers' welfare fund from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Additionally, the age limit for families of deceased advocates to receive this financial assistance has been raised from 60 to 70 years.
District courts and jails in Uttar Pradesh have been equipped with high-speed internet and video conferencing facilities. The state is also promoting the virtual recording of evidence and the digitization of court documents to reduce trial delays.
