Campaign for Legal Awareness in India

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Campaign relating to basic legal awareness, aid and
education in India

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Table of content
The problem.....................................................................................................................................3
The context......................................................................................................................................3
Applicable law, policy, convention development frameworks.......................................................4
The objectives..................................................................................................................................5
Stakeholders.....................................................................................................................................6
Opportunities, challenges and obstacles..........................................................................................6
Call to action, message....................................................................................................................6
Resources required...........................................................................................................................7
Action plan and execution...............................................................................................................7
Monitoring and evaluation...............................................................................................................8
Reference list...................................................................................................................................9

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The problem
India is a country where there is mass population, and many of them are illiterate. A large
number of people are not aware of the legal system of the country. They are not even aware of
their rights. Those who are aware of it cannot afford it because of their economic and social
conditions. They are not in a condition to appoint legal counsel due to their high fees of services.
The legal system in India is not very effective(Burton, Miller and Shea, 2015). This is due to the
many obstacles and challenges that are faced by people in the legal system. There is generally a
lack of awareness among the people related to legal aid by the government. There is a mindset of
the people that the free aid provided by the government is not effective in quality. The lawyers
provided by the legal authorities are not enough, and generally, it has been seen that the lawyers
are uninterested in providing quality services to the people due to financial issues. All these
issues are the base of this campaign(Bhardwaj, 2018). This campaign is for citizens so that they
have faith in the legal system and have access to the court when required.
The context
The political environment is related to lots of factors that involve government policies, legal
framework, political parties, government efficiency, public attitude, etc. These factors constitute
the political environment. Many times some political parties affect the legal aid of the
government to the people. Social environment related to villages and towns differs in awareness
as urban people have more awareness and they are keen towards legal aid(Araujo et al. 2015).
Education facilities are also more in urban areas. Cultural factors matter more in rural areas, and
this issue is also related to this difference. Due to the economic problem, there is more
unawareness among people of villages. They have no idea about their rights and responsibilities,
and the majority of them are illiterate. They do not believe in sending their children at school and
made them work at home(Act and Unit, 2017). There are some legal issues also such as child
marriage, divorce, legal constraints in different matters, etc. that result in more unawareness
among the people. There are some environmental problems also that result in a lack of awareness
for education among the people. This is related to uneducated parents, family, and mythology.

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Education problem is more related to girls' education. Legal aid is related to political
factors(Caneron, 2019). There exist some political issues that are related to legal aid that does
not reach to the people at times.
Applicable law, policy, convention development frameworks
There are many laws that will be applicable in this campaign/ These rules must be kept in mind
while carrying on our campaign. These rules consist right to an education that is necessary to be
explained to all especially children(Caruso, 2016). Then it comes to traffic rules that the team
has to follow and some human rights that people are unaware of.
Right to education is a free and compulsory right of children above 6 years of age that provides
them with free education up to 14 years f age. It is a human right that no one can avoid it. This
rule is legal and is written in the law(He and Pan, 2016). This act guarantees free education to all
regardless of any gender, color, caste, creed, race or any other discrimination factor. There are
some other rights related to torture and slavery that will be focused along with it.
As this campaign is going to organize some roadside workshops, camps and courses there must
be some traffic rules to follow (Huddy, Mason And Aarøe, 2015). The team will keep this in
mind that there will be no traffic jam or any other kind of roadblock. Hoarding and pamphlets
will be distributed after taking full permissions. School children will be a part of this campaign
only after their school so that no issue will be created and there will be no loss of their studies.
Every individual has been granted six fundamental rights and some duties that will be explained
to the people through this nationwide campaign(Ismail and Zakuan, 2018). These six
fundamental rights include the right to equality, right to freedom of religion, culture and
educational rights, right to freedom right against exploitation and right to constitutional
remedies. These rights are provided by the constitution that helps the citizens of India to live a
peaceful life. These rights are related to forming associations and the right to express your
opinions to one another(Lamont, Ayala-Hurtado & Park, 2017). All these fundamental rights act
as indicators that all citizens are equal in the eyes of laws irrespective of caste, color, religion,
etc.