DLSA Balrampur Para Legal Volunteer Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 17 Posts

District Legal Services Authority, Balrampur is selecting 17 Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs). It needs 8 at the district headquarters, 5 at Tehsil Sadar Balrampur, 2 at Tehsil Utraula and 2 at Tehsil Tulsipur. The deadline is very close: applications must arrive by 4:00 PM on 29 October 2026, by registered post or by hand. Interviews follow on 30 October 2026 at the District and Sessions Court, Balrampur. The scheme is open to groups such as retired doctors and teachers, MSW students, Anganwadi workers, law students and NGO workers.

DLSA Balrampur Para-Legal Volunteer Recruitment 2026 Overview

The official notification does not specify the age limit, the application fee, the minimum educational qualification or the amount of the daily honorarium.

About DLSA Balrampur

The District Legal Services Authority, Balrampur runs the legal services programmes of the National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi and the State Legal Services Authority in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. The PLVs are being engaged on the instructions of the District Judge, Shri Utkarsh Chaturvedi, to publicise these programmes and help carry them out. The notice is signed by Yashpal Verma, Secretary of the Authority.

DLSA Balrampur Para-Legal Volunteer Vacancy Details 2026

DLSA Balrampur Para-Legal Volunteer Eligibility 2026

The official notification does not specify the minimum educational qualification. Instead, it invites applications from people in these groups:

1. Doctors and teachers (retired)
2. Government servants and senior citizens (retired)
3. MSW students and teachers
4. Anganwadi workers
5. Members of the transgender community
6. Law students, until they are enrolled as advocates
7. Representatives and workers of voluntary organisations
8. Members of women's organisations, Maitri Sangathan and other service groups
9. Educated prisoners with good conduct serving long sentences in jail. The Superintendent of the District Jail will tell prisoners about this notice and forward their applications to the DLSA office by the due date.
10. Specially talented sportspersons and distinguished artists
11. Exceptional and talented people who have shown notable skill in any field
12. Any other person the District Authority considers suitable

Preference: preference goes to people who want to bring legal services to the public, care about poor and weaker sections of society, and want to help them develop and move up socially.

Each person may submit only one application. For the exact eligibility of each category, see the official notification.

Honorarium and Duties

PLVs are paid an honorarium for each working day at the rate fixed by the National/State Legal Services Authority. It is paid for set tasks: visiting remote villages, handing out legal literacy material, and working at the Legal Aid Clinic and the Front Office.

Important Dates

Selection Process

The Authority will look at the applications it receives and then hold an interview on 30 October 2026 at the District and Sessions Court, Balrampur. No travel allowance is paid for attending the interview.

How to Apply for DLSA Balrampur Para-Legal Volunteer Recruitment 2026

1. Get the application form from the office of the District Legal Services Authority, Balrampur, or download it from the website of the District Court (Janpad Nyayalay), Balrampur.
2. Fill in the form. Only one application is allowed per person.
3. Send it by registered post or hand it in by 4:00 PM on 29 October 2026.
4. Submit it at either of these:
   • Office of the District Legal Services Authority, Balrampur
   • Office of the Tehsil Legal Services Committee at Balrampur (Sadar), Utraula or Tulsipur
5. Prisoners send their applications through the Superintendent of the District Jail, Balrampur.

For any other information, contact the DLSA office in Balrampur during office hours on any working day.

Important Links