The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)’s organized a legal aid services camp jointly with the Jharsuguda District Legal Aid Cell and the district administration, at the Engineering School on Sunday.
District Judge and president of District Legal Services Authority, Digambar Prusty inaugurated the camp as chief guest. SP Rahul Jain, Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer Tapiram Majhi, ADM Prabir Kumar Nayak joined as guests of honour.
They explained that the aims and objectives of the camp is to make legal services available free for the SC and ST community, women and children, mentally retarded or physically challenged persons, industry workers, senior citizens and transgenders, undertrials, HIV or AIDS
patients with annual income of less than Rs 3 lakh. They can file cases in any courts of law except the Supreme Court.
On the occasion, the beneficiaries were given financial assistance under various schemes. 33 persons were given financial assistance by the Labour Department under different schemes, 3 SHGs and two persons of Agriculture Department, 10 SHGs of Livelihood Mission, one under child safety unit, 17 persons under District Social Safety Department were given financial assistance.
Family Court Judge Harprasad Patnaik, ADJ Satyabrata Mishra, CJM Subas Chandra Dhal, Senior Civil Judge(LR) Jibanananda Padhi , Civil Judge (Senior Division) Swapnasri Nayak, Civil Court Registrar Malay Kumar Pradhan, SDJM Dibyasachi Behera were present among others.
Secretary of District Legal Services Authority Neha Das gave vote of thanks.