Legal awareness prog
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 16 2017:
The Juvenile Justice Board, Ukhrul in association with Manipur State legal Services Authority organised a legal awareness programme at the Destitute Home in Alungtang, Ukhrul .
During the programme, Principal Magistrate, JJB and CJM, Ukhrul Alek Muivah elaborated on JJ Act, 2015 while LAC JJ Board, Somaya Mungrei talked on POSCO Act, 2012 .
Members of both JJ Board and CWC , ukhrul attended the awareness programme .
Later, Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Ukhrul donated three water filters to the home .
It has been learnt that the Destitute Home has not received the fund for mess, clothing and toiletries, besides the salaries of the staff, from the integrated Child Protection Scheme for the last 17 months, even though the Centre had already released the fund a long time ago.
The children appealed the State Government to release the pending fund in order to meets the needs of the house.
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