DLSA Balangir Para-Legal Volunteers Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Balangir invites expressions of interest from local residents of Balangir District for empanelment as Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs) for a tenure of one year; the notice does not fix a number of posts. Applications in the prescribed format go by post or by the drop box at the ADR Centre Building, Balangir, to The Secretary, DLSA, Balangir, and must be received by 31 October 2026 at 5.00 PM. Applications received after the due date shall not be considered.

DLSA Balangir Para-Legal Volunteers at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the number of vacancies, the age limit, the application fee or the amount of the honorarium.

About DLSA Balangir Para-Legal Volunteers

The District Legal Services Authority, Balangir functions from the ADR Centre in the Civil Courts Premises, Balangir, Odisha. Para-Legal Volunteers are empanelled under the Scheme for Para Legal Volunteers (Revised) of NALSA and work under the direction of the DLSA, Balangir. Empanelment is for one year from the date of empanelment.

Where and How to Send

Send the written expression of interest in the prescribed format to this address, by post or by putting it in the drop box kept in the ADR Centre Building, Balangir:

The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, ADR Centre, Civil Courts Premises, Balangir, P.O: Balangir, Dist.: Balangir, Odisha, PIN-767001

The notice marks the application "for DLSA, Balangir" and requires it to reach the office by 31 October 2026 at 5.00 PM. The prescribed application form is printed on the last page of the advertisement.

Details asked in the application form

• Name of the applicant and Father/Husband's name
• Date of birth and age as on 01.10.2026
• Gender (Male/Female/Transgender)
• Permanent and present address with contact number and WhatsApp number (At, P.S, P.O, G.P, Block, District, PIN)
• Educational qualification, if any, and work experience, if any
• Place of preference to work and special interest in any field, if any
• Signed declaration to work as Para Legal Volunteer and abide by the directions of the DLSA, Balangir as per the Scheme for Para Legal Volunteers (Revised)

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

The advertisement is for one post, Para-Legal Volunteers, open only to local residents of Balangir District. The number of PLVs to be empanelled depends on the proper requirement of the DLSA.

Who may apply

• Teachers (including retired teachers)
• Retired Government Servants and senior citizens
• M.S.W students and teachers
• Anganwadi Workers
• Doctor / Physician
• Students and Law Students (till they enrolled as lawyer)
• Members of non-political, service-oriented NGOs and Clubs
• Members of Women Neighbourhood Groups, Maithri Sanghams and other Self-Help Groups, including of marginalized / vulnerable groups
• Educated prisoners with good behaviour, serving long term sentence in prison
• Any other persons whom the District Legal Services Authority deems fit to be identified as Para-Legal Volunteers

Minimum educational qualification

The PLVs shall be literate, preferably matriculate, with a capacity for overall comprehension. Candidates should check the official notification for the full eligibility conditions.

Age

The age limit is not specified in the notice; the application form asks for the age as on 01.10.2026.

Remuneration

The work of Para-Legal Volunteers does not carry any salary, remuneration or wages except honorarium fixed by the DLSA/ SLSA/NALSA from time to time. The notice does not print the honorarium amount.

Enclosures

• Application in the prescribed format
• Two recent passport size photographs (one to be pasted on the application form in the space provided; the form asks for a self-attested photo)
• A self-addressed envelope, duly stamped

Selection Process

The selection of Para-Legal Volunteers shall be made as per the "Empanelment Process" of the NALSA Scheme. The number of PLVs to be empanelled will be decided as per the proper requirement, assessing:

• Willingness to work
• Computer knowledge
• Sincerity
• Punctuality
• Integrity

This assessment follows the Scheme for Para Legal Volunteers (Revised) and the NALSA module for the orientation-induction-refresher courses for PLV training. The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any application for expression of interest without assigning any reason.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• Empanelment is for a tenure of one year from the date of empanelment.
• A PLV shall be disqualified and removed from the panel if he/she fails to evince interest in the scheme.
• A PLV shall be disqualified and removed if he/she has been adjudged insolvent, or has been accused of an offence.
• A PLV shall be disqualified and removed if he/she has become physically or mentally incapable.
• A PLV shall be disqualified and removed if he/she has so abused his/her position or misconducted in any manner as to render his/her continuance prejudicial to the public interest, or is an active political enthusiast of a political party.
• Any such PLV may be removed by the Chairman, DLSA after suitable enquiry, and intimation is to be sent to the State Legal Services Authority.
• For any query, contact the official phone number of DLSA, Balangir: 8280723207.

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