Announcing a ₹ 5 lakh cashless medical insurance facility for lawyers of the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the fees of government lawyers had been increased by more than 50% in Uttar Pradesh and declared that the state counsel at the Allahabad High Court will be given 400 tablets for efficient working.
Adityanath was addressing a gathering after handing over the keys to a newly constructed building for lawyers’ chambers and a multi-level parking facility to Allahabad High Court Bar Association president Rakesh Pande at a function organised by the association in Prayagraj. He also said financial assistance from the lawyers’ welfare fund has increased from ₹ 1.5 lakh to ₹ 5 lakh. The age limit for financial assistance to the families of deceased advocates has also been raised from 60 to 70 years.
“The building is constructed for chambers and (there are) parking (facilities) for more than 10,000 lawyers at an expense of about ₹ 700 crore,” he said.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh, UP cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, judges and lawyers of the Allahabad high court were present at the function. Underlining the importance of the police in the legal and justice system, the chief minister said before 2017, about 45% to 50% police posts were vacant.
He said the state government will help in providing basic facilities in these chambers on receiving a proposal from the chief justice of the Allahabad high court. “My government has named the under-construction National Law University in Prayagraj after him,” he said.
