Assistance to Lawyers for Starting their Practice

Financial Assistance: Incentives to unemployed Adi Dravidar/Tribal lawyers to start legal practice.

The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.

The beneficiary should be an unemployed lawyer.

The beneficiary should have registered their name as a lawyer within 5 years.

The beneficiary should have an interest to start legal practice.

The beneficiary should belong to the Adi Dravidar/Tribal community.

Beneficiary’s annual family income should not exceed ₹1,00,000/-.

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Step 1: The interested applicant should collect the application form from the office of the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer/ Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare (Chennai-5).

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned office.

Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Proof of identity (Aadhar card or any other document as directed by the authority).

Certificate of registration as a lawyer (within the last 5 years).

Caste certificate (Adi Dravidar/Tribal).

Income certificate (parent’s annual income not exceeding ₹1,00,000/-).

Bank account details.

Passport-size photographs.

Any other documents (if required).