Legal awareness, capacity building progs held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 14 2022:
District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Tamenglong organised a one-day legal awareness programme on the topics of 'The National Food Security Act' and "The Electricity Act' at Noney town on Friday.
Sponsored by Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the programme was attended by PLVs of Noney, NFSA agents and members of CSOs.
Advocate Meihoubam Rakesh, who attended as resource person, spoke on NFSA, highlighting about targeted public distribution system, fair price shop, Antyodaya Anna Yojana, priority households, ration card, right to receive food grains by people belonging to eligible households, nutritional support to pregnant and lactating women and children; filing of complaint to the DC, state food commission and magistrate concerned, etc.
He then appealed to all the participants to be responsible citizens so as to achieve the objectives and purposes of the said Act.
Another resource person, advocate B Supriya spoke on the topic 'The Electricity Act' and highlighted the salient features of the Act including rights of consumers, protection of interest of consumers, distribution of electricity, offences and penalties under the Act, etc.
Meanwhile, MASLSA and DLSA, Imphal East under the aegis of NALSA organised a one-day district level capacity building programme on the theme of 'Ground Level issues and challenges faced by stakeholder dealing with matters related to POCSO Act', at the conference hall of ADR Building, Lamphelpat on Friday.
The programme was attended by Fast Track Court No.1 Judge Salam Somorjit, District and Sessions Judge, Imphal East RK Memcha, MASLSA member secretary Ojesh Mutum and DLSA Imphal East secretary Arshad Saeed along with officials of Child Welfare Committee, Imphal East, District Child Protection Unit, Imphal East District Police, legal aid lawyers and PLVs of DLSA.
During the programme, Salam Imocha spoke oh the topic of 'POCSO cases - ground realities of roles of different stakeholder and prosecution and POCSO cases'.
Later, an interaction programme between the resource persons and participants was conducted.