DLSA Nuapada Para Legal Volunteers Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline

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

The District Legal Services Authority, Nuapada works from the ADR Centre Building, District Court Complex, Nuapada- 766 105 (Tel. No. 06678-225336, e-mail: [email protected] ). The PLVs are selected under the Scheme for Para-Legal Volunteers (Revised), 2009, which was framed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). The notice says a copy of the scheme is enclosed with it. The selected volunteers will serve under DLSA Nuapada and the TLSCs at Khadial, Sinapali and Boden.

The office you send your application to depends on your block. The application must reach that office on or before 15 December 2026 (05:00 pm). The notice does not name a postal mode. It also does not say what to write on the envelope. The application form is printed with the notice. It is titled "Application for engagement of PLV at DLSA, Nuapada/TLSC, Khadial/Sinapali/Boden". The notice gives these steps: Fill up the form in capital letters, ticking the options that apply. Affix a self-attested recent colour passport size photograph in the box on the form. Give the details the form asks for: name and father's or husband's name; gender and marital status; permanent address and present address; date of birth; contact number and e-mail ID; category (General/SC/ST/OBC); educational qualifications, other skills and work experience; place of preference to work at (name of Block/Panchayat/NAC

Applications are invited only from individual local residents of Nuapada District. To apply for selection as a Para Legal Volunteer, an applicant should meet these conditions: He/she must be a citizen of India. He/she shall be literate, preferably a Matriculate or its equivalent, with a capacity for overall comprehension. He/she should bear a good moral character. The notice does not mention an age limit. Candidates should check the official notification for any further eligibility details of the scheme. Teachers (including retired teachers) Ex-Servicemen Retired Government servants/Forest Officials and Senior Citizens M.S.W students and teachers Anganwadi Workers Transgenders Doctors/Physicians Students & Law Students (till they enroll as lawyers) Members of non-political, service-oriented NGOs and Clubs Members of Women Neighbourhood Groups, Maithri Sanghams and other Self-Help Groups,

Self-attested copy of the certificate of age (date of birth) Self-attested copy of the caste certificate (category) Self-attested copies of qualification certificates Self-attested proof of residence Self-attested work experience certificates, if any Supporting documents for other skills, computer knowledge and achievements in law or social work, if claimed in the form Self-attested recent colour passport size photograph affixed on the form

The PLVs will be selected by a Committee headed by the Chairman of the District Legal Services Authority, Nuapada. The selection works as follows: The Selection Committee may use its discretion to shortlist candidates for interview, depending on the number of applications received. The Selection Committee will decide the basis of screening and elimination after receiving the applications. Women will be given preference while selecting PLVs. Representation from suitable applicants belonging to S.C/S.T./Minorities and Other Backward Classes must be ensured. Preferably, PLVs will be selected from persons who do not look up to the income from their services as PLVs. They should have the mindset to assist the needy in society, with compassion, empathy and concern for the upliftment of marginalized and weaker sections. The interview date has not been announced in the notice.

Incomplete applications shall be rejected without assigning any reason. No application will be entertained after the last date fixed. No T.A/D.A will be provided to applicants for appearing in the interview. Under the declaration, an applicant's enrolment is liable to be cancelled or terminated instantly in any of these cases: false information is found at any stage; the applicant fails to show interest in the scheme; the applicant is adjudged insolvent or is accused of any offence; the applicant becomes physically or mentally incapable of acting as a PLV; the applicant abuses the position by misconduct; the applicant affiliates to any political party, partially or fully. The notice has also been sent for display to the Collector-cum-D.M, Nuapada, the Registrar, Civil Courts, Nuapada, the TLSCs, Bar Associations and colleges of Nuapada district.