Awareness campaign extended for 15 days

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 14

A campaign launched by the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) on April 1 to spread awareness among people regarding social distancing, sanitisation and avoid spreading of Covid-19 due to overcrowding has been extended for a period of 15 days.

11 legal aid clinics

As per the directions received from Justice Jaswant Singh, 11 legal aid clinics were made functional from April 1 to 15 in Chandigarh from 11 am to 1 pm. Two paralegal volunteers and coordinators/mentor concerned managed the affairs of the clinic.

Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-executive chairman, SLSA, UT, extended the campaign from April 16 to April 30 after the Centre extended the lockdown period.

The Legal Services Authority, UT, today submitted the first report of the community campaign against Covid-19 from April 1 till date to Justice Jaswant Singh. After going through the contents of the report, the executive chairman was satisfied with the functioning of the legal aid clinics.

Around 3K families covered daily

Around 2,000 to 3,000 families are covered every day. Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, SLSA, and Ashok Kumar, CJM-cum-Secretary, DLSA, will be the in-charge of ensuring smooth continuation of the campaign during the extended period.

As per the directions received from Justice Jaswant Singh, 11 legal aid clinics were made functional from April 1 to 15 in Chandigarh from 11 am to 1 pm. Two paralegal volunteers and coordinators/mentor concerned managed the affairs of the clinic.

The Legal Services Authority van was used for spreading awareness about Covid-19 and precautions needed to be taken by the public.

Mentors/coordinators are responsible for preparation of awareness material to be distributed through paralegal volunteers in several areas.

The SLSA coordinated with the authorities concerned such as the Labour Department, Municipal Corporation and the Health Department to take effective steps in identifying persons covered under the scheme so that they get assistance as per the entitlement.

Helpline numbers – 7087112348 and 1516 – of the SLSA were functional for coordinating with the authorities in case of any emergency.

Kits were arranged from donors and provided to some sweepers and safai karamcharis of the Municipal Corporation.