DLSA organizes legal camp at Ravindra Bhavan

Mail News Service

Jharkhand, Feb 26: District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Jamshedpur, organized a mega legal services cum empowerment camp here at Ravindra Bhavan, Sakchi on Saturday.

Principal District and Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Mishra, Senior Superintendent of police (SSP) Dr M Tamil Vanan, Deputy Commissioner of East Singhbhum Suraj Kumar, NEP Director Jyotsna Singh, divisional forest officer (DFO) Mamata Priyadarshi, deputy development commissioner (DDC) Pradip Prasad and DRDA Director Sourabh Sinha jointly inaugurated the camp by lighting the ceremonial camp. Loans were distributed among 100 people on this camp. Loans worth Rs 432.52 crore were distributed among a total of 37524 people through the camp.

A number of district administration officials and other dignitaries were present on this occasion.

In his address, the District Judge said the main purpose of the camp is to ensure that the benefits of various ambitious development and welfare projects of the government reach the masses without delay. Efforts are being made to provide speedy justice to the people at an affordable cost. Vital information about the various government schemes are given to the people by paralegal volunteers and panel advocates at legal camps, he said.

The SSP said the camp provided solution to people’s legal problems. He appealed to the participants to share information about the camp with the people in their neighbourhood so that more and more people get benefitted by the camp.

DDC Pradeep Prasad said the camp aimed at educating people about their various legal rights and duties. Loans are distributed among the people so that they get the benefits of welfare schemes run by the government.

There were a total of 13 camps of various state government departments at the camp today.