There has been a dearth any welfare scheme for the Lawyers in India and that raises a great concern among the minds of the legal professionals. It is assumed and understood that even after passing out of the college the young Lawyer has to go under the grind for next few years to understand, grasp and gain mastery over the art of law practice.

With the above scenario there are other factors which make the life of a young lawyer a bit difficult. There was no financial support from any institution (BCI has just started Rs. 5000 stipends to young lawyers) and there is absolutely no way to get a financial support from any of the Banking and Financial institutions to establish the office or the profession.

Even for lawyers in the experience range of 5-10 years, it is not hunky dory in terms of financial stability. These lawyers too face the problem of financial instability and risk of loss and medical cost.

There has been a long-waited demand by the lawyer fraternity to ensure the financial safety and security of the lawyers. Recently the Bar Council of India raised its concerns with the Central Government and demanded budgetary allocation for the welfare of the Advocates. But all the voices fell into deaf ears with no substantial outcome.

A Private Institution, Vidhikarya, (www.vidhikarya.com) with this idea of better tomorrow took a bold and praiseworthy step to roll out group insurance policy for the Lawyers. On 28th February 2019, Vidhikarya successfully completed its three years of existence and providing a platform for genuine, cost effective and also pro-bono services, to the common people of India. On its Foundation day, along with Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited, Vidhikarya announced "VIDHI ASSURANCE”, an insurance-based welfare scheme for the lawyers. The scheme is absolutely free for lawyers and Vidhikarya is taking the complete financial responsibility of paying the premium on behalf of the lawyers.

As they say journey begins with the first step, and Vidhikarya has taken the first step towards a giant goal of making the legal services industry better through providing better options and welfare schemes to the Legal fraternity.