Legal awareness prog held in Chandel
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Chandel, September 26 2015 :
A one-day legal awareness programme on Constitutional Rights was held at the Community Hall of Khukarthil village in Chandel district on Saturday.
The Awareness programme was organized by Social Economic Development Organisation (SEDO), Beaulahram under the sponsorship of Manipur State Legal Services Authority and District Legal Services Authority (DSLA), Chandel.
M Ibohal Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate/Secretary of DSLA Chandel and R Daniel, Senior Advocate, Manipur High Court graced as the special guest and resource person respectively.
During the programme, R Daniel deliberated on the topics of Protection & Preservation of Forest in the Hill Areas, Manipur and Hill Areas Committee (HAC) & Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956 .
Speaking to the media persons, Momo Tangtanga, Secretary SEDO said that the programme was organized with the objective of providing awareness about powers and functions of village administration to the villagers and village chiefs.
As such, special emphasis was given on the topic of HAC & Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956 during the programme, he added.
While informing that similar awareness programme will also be organized in other parts of the district, Momo Tangtanga also appealed to all the villagers and village chiefs of the district to attend such awareness programmes for effective governance and development of villages in the hill areas.