Entrusted with the constitutional responsibility of safeguarding rights, resolving disputes, and ensuring access to justice, advocates form the backbone of the justice delivery system. Welfare schemes for lawyers seldom figure as priority subjects, even though the justice system depends heavily on the availability, independence, and dignity of advocates. Limited Policy EngagementBar Associations and Bar Councils are statutory bodies entrusted with protecting the interests of advocates and promoting professional welfare. Infrastructure DeficitThe marginalisation of lawyers is also reflected in the chronic lack of professional infrastructure. It must ensure dignity, security, and institutional support for lawyers, without whom the promise of justice would remain incomplete.