Three-day legal literacy training prog for PRERKS inaugurated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2016:
A three-day legal literacy training programme for prerks was inaugurated today at the conference hall of State Guest House, Babupara, Imphal.
The inaugural function of the training programme which was organised by the State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA), Manipur was graced by Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur O Nabakishore Singh, IAS; Principal Secretary (AE), Government of Manipur MH Khan IAS; Member Secretary, Manipur State Legal Services Authority RK Memcha Devi and Director, SRC, NEHU, Shillong B Laltanpuia as chief guest president and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, O Nabakishore Singh said literacy is not just knowing how to read and write.
We learn a lot even from newspapers everyday but, there are still villages and remote areas where newspapers do not reach.
In such places, prerks, the Co-ordinators are torch bearers.
They show the way to the people.
So in a way, the training the prerks is a form of functional literacy, he added.
The chief guest further appealed to prerks to acquiring all the knowledge from the resource persons of the three-day training programme.
Delivering the key note address, B Laltanpuia said the training programme is organised under the memorandum of understanding between NLMA, Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Department of Justice, Government of India.
Eight resource persons who were trained at Shillong will give training in different subjects and areas to 100 prerks, co- ordinators of the Adult Education Centres which was set up in every Gram Panchayat of Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong and Thoubal districs.
Topics to be covered during the training programme are : The Indian Constitution (Fundamental rights), Duties and entitlements, Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, Right to Education Act 2009, the SCs/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, PCPNDT Act, National Food Security Act 2013, Rights of Forest Dwellers and STs, free legal aid, Sexual Harassment of women at Workplace Act 2013 and also different schemes of Central and State Government.