DSLA vows
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 10 2016:
The 5th session of the committee constituted under District Legal Services Authority (DSLA), Imphal East has adopted a five-point resolution regarding rehabilitation of female sex workers and female injecting drug users today.
The session was held at the office of DSLA Imphal East with its secretary and CJM Imphal East A Noutuneshwari Devi in the chair.
The committee was constituted under National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under Victims of Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Schemes, 2015.The resolutions adopted by the committee include facilitation of issuance of Aadhar cards to female sex workers, participation in clean-up drive cum legal awareness campaign along with members of State Alliance for Injecting Drug Users at War Cemetery, Deulahland on July 13 morning, providing Indira Gandhi Widow Pension Schemes to female sex workers, opening legal aid clinic at the office of the Meetei Leimarol Sinaishang located at North AOC and opening rehabilitation centres for female drug users .
Advocates, social activists and NGO representatives etc are the members of the committee.
The first session was held at Imphal police station in the presence of Imphal West SP Dr AK Jhalajit.