It was constituted in 1987 under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 with the objective of providing free legal services to the weaker sections of the society.
The Chief Justice of India is the Patron-in-Chief and the senior most Honorable Judge, Supreme Court of India is the Executive Chairman of the Authority.
Functions
Organizing Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of justice.
Spreading legal literacy and awareness.
Undertaking social justice litigations.
Identifying specific categories of the marginalized and excluded groups and formulating policies to implement preventive and strategic legal services programs.
Monitoring and updating various schemes related to legal access.
Significant schemes under NALSA include Lok Adalats, legal services to vulnerable sections like old age, children, differently abled and trafficking victims, etc.
