MDLSA legal awareness seminar

According to DIPR report, resource person on NSLSA scheme for women, children and domestic violence, JMFC and secretary MDLSA, Phuleto Yeptho informed that there were schemes for women and children such as NALSA (Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation) Scheme, 2015, NALSA (Legal Services to the Workers in the Unorganized Sector) Scheme, 2015, NALSA (Child Friendly Legal Services to Children and their Protection)Scheme, 2015NALSA (Legal Services to the Mentally Ill and Mentally Disabled Persons) Scheme, 2015. 

He also highlighted that there were schemes such as NALSA (Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Schemes) Schemes, 2015, NALSA (Protection and Enforcement of Tribal Rights) Scheme, 2015 and NALSA (Legal Services to the Victims of Drug Abuse and Eradication of Drug Menace) Scheme, 2015. 

On Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the secretary pointed out that women were often subjected to violence by their husbands and in-laws and other family members, which causes both mental and physical injury to them.  Speaking as resource person on role of Para Legal Volunteers, PLV MDLSA, Bendangsenla informed that Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs) Scheme, 2009 was bought out with the aim of imparting legal training to volunteers selected from different walks of life.

She highlighted that PLVs were expected to act as intermediaries bridging the gap between the common people and the legal services institutions and also to reach out to people at their doorstep rather than people approaching such legal institutions. 

Earlier, introduction of MDLSA team was initiated by panel lawyer MDLSA, Maongtula, while panel lawyer MDLSA, Sentinaro chaired the programme.