Tamil Nadu State Government on October 28, 2020 launched the Young Advocates Welfare Fund. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy handed over the assistance to nine young lawyers at a function in Chennai.
- Benefits: The fund provides a monthly financial assistance of three thousand rupees each for two years to the lawyers who just come out of law colleges.
- Background: Normally a fresher from law colleges takes three to four years to begin practice as an advocate in the court as the registration in the Bar Council. Unable to sustain themselves during the initial period, many from poor and rural backgrounds shifted their profession.
- The scheme is aimed at helping such fresh candidates to withstand the initial challenges.
(Source: AIR)
