A Mumbai-based NGO—Dard se Humdard Tak—has launched the ‘Legal Aid on Wheels’ initiative to help people, especially senior citizens and those from marginalised sections of society, know about their legal rights and provide them assistance.

The vehicles with two lawyers and as many para-legal volunteers on board reach out to the needy people not just in Mumbai, but also neighbouring Pune and other districts of Maharashtra, to provide the legal assistance free of cost. The initiative, launched a month back, will help bridge the gap by making legal aid more accessible and ensuring that the marginalised sections receive timely support, said Advocate Prakash Salsingikar, founder of the NGO.