Chandigarh- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini has given administrative approval of Rs.3.87 crore for the establishment of 7 more Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) and an additional Rs.35 lakh for public utility services.
Sharing information in this regard an official spokesperson said that with these new Lok Adalats, each district in Haryana will have its own Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services).Presently, camp courts are being organised in Fatehabad, Jind, Jhajjar, Mewat, Narnaul, and Palwal districts. However, Charkhi Dadri is the only district where no regular/camp court is being organised. Therefore, 7 Permanent Lok Adalats will be established in the districts of Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Jind, Jhajjar, Mewat, Narnaul, and Palwal.
The Chief Minister has approved Rs.3.87 crore for setting up these courts and an additional Rs.35 lakh (Rs.5 lakh for each permanent Lok Adalat) for public utility services. Administrative approval has also been granted appointing staff, including chairperson, members, and other employees, in these Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Jind, Jhajjar, Mewat, Narnaul, and Palwal districts. This includes 7 Chairperson (one for each Lok Adalat) 14 Members (two for each Lok Adalat), 7 Readers, 7 Steno-Typists, 14 Process Servers, and 14 Peons.
Notably, Haryana has a total of 22 districts. The state government has previously approved 15 Permanent Lok Adalats for public utility services in districts such as Ambala, Panchkula, Rohtak, Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar, Karnal, Rewari, Panipat, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, and Yamunanagar.