Times News NetworkKanpur: District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a mega legal literacy camp at Shatabdi Bhawan of Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) here on Sunday, with 37 stalls set up by various govt departments to inform people about welfare schemes and services offered by the Centre and state govts. Eligible beneficiaries were provided benefits under various govt schemes and were felicitated during the camp.District judge and DLSA chairman Anmol Pal inspected the stalls and gathered information about the schemes being implemented by different departments and facilities available to the public. At the stall of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) department, he performed the ‘Annaprashan’ ceremony of a child and participated in the ‘godh bharai’ ritual for an expectant mother.Additional district and sessions judge and National Lok Adalat nodal officer Rashmi Singh said such legal literacy and service camps are being organised across the country in accordance with the guidelines of the National Legal Services Authority and the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority.She said the objective is to create awareness about legal rights and govt welfare schemes while providing access to services of various departments under one roof. Such camps save people from making repeated visits to different govt offices and help ensure that eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits of welfare schemes, she added.DLSA secretary Abhinav Tiwari said the camp provided information about legal aid and public welfare schemes. Representatives of various departments apprised the visitors of eligibility criteria, application procedures and available facilities.Benefits under several welfare schemes were distributed to beneficiaries during the programme. People also visited departmental stalls to seek information about the schemes and services. Cultural programmes were another attraction of the event.Several judicial officers, police personnel, district administration officials and representatives of various departments attended the camp.
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