To sensitise the general public, especially students, on important acts, the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) of Ri-Bhoi today held a legal awareness programme at Umtasor village.
The legal awareness focused on the free legal aid and services, the 15100 helpline, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, POCSO Act, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Minimum Wage Act and labour laws.
The programme shed light on these subjects through resource person B Lamare and M Namsaw, both Legal Aid Counsels, and IM Moksha, Para-Legal Volunteer.
