Bar Council of India Introduces Relief Scheme for Flood-Affected Bar Associations

Bar Council of India Introduces Relief Scheme for Flood-Affected Bar Associations

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced a special relief scheme in order to help bar associations in Punjab and Haryana that have been hard hit by the recent floods and heavy rainfall on September 5, 2025. The program offers financial support in order to rebuild damaged infrastructure and enhance environmental sustainability. The district bar associations are allowed a one-time grant to the tune of 2,00,000,000, and sub-divisional bar associations are allowed up to 1,00,000,000. These are funds that are meant to restore chambers, libraries, furniture, and electrical equipment, among other important facilities. The scheme also provides environmental restoration grants totalling [?]10,000 to the district associations and [?]5,000 to the sub-divisional associations to promote plantation and maintenance of trees in order to reclaim the lost green cover in the flood periods. The applications should be submitted within 60 days along with a decision of the executive committee, and a certificate of expert damages. The associations should provide an elaborated report with photographs within three months after using the funds. As an advocate, Suvir Sidhu emphasised how BCI is determined to contribute to the legal community at this decisive time.