Raipur, Oct 31: The first e-Mega Camp Series of the state was started by the State Legal Services Authority Bilaspur. The E-mega camp was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority Executive Chairman and Justice of the High Court Mr. Prashant Mishra today.
He said that e-Mega Legal Service Camp is an innovative initiative to provide economic and social justice to the underprivileged. Justice is not just limited to the court but has a detailed definition. With the cooperation and coordination of various departments, E-mega Camp Series is been organized in 23 districts and 64 talukas of the state. At the beginning of the camp, more than 4 lakh 40 thousand beneficiaries were benefited with one hundred and eleven crore rupees. On the occasion of the inauguration of the camp, Justice Mishra said in his address that e-Mega Camp is an innovative effort for public awareness. In the current Covid situation, legal literacy activities are taking place on e-platform. After successfully conducting the first e-Lok Adalat in the state, the organisation of e-Mega Camp was considered. He said that whenever a drastic situation arises, the executive and judiciary co-operate with each other so that last person in the community should also get the benefits. The government is doing its best to deal with the situation of Covid. In this situation, the e-Mega Camp is a good platform to deliver the schemes. He told that paralegal Volunteers are making efforts so that benefits of schemes should reach the grassroot level.
If a person is getting immediate benefits through this camp, then it is a big success. He informed that the process will continue for the whole of November.
Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava, Chairman of the High Court Computerization Committee present at the inauguration program, said in his address that the awareness program is a challenging endeavor during the prevalence of Covid. The State and District Legal Services Authority makes new schemes to bring justice to the people, but this requires collective efforts.
Justice Gautam Bhaduri, Chairman of the High Court Legal Services Committee, said that all the officials of the government have come on a single platform to implement the schemes. The main objective of NALSA is to make the beneficiaries aware of their legal rights. He said that maximum number of people should get benefit through this camp.
The Sadbhavana series was launched on the occasion. Through YouTube social media platform, videos related to the information of various laws are being uploaded in the public awareness channel.
Taking this series forward, the Sadbhavna Legal Series for the blind, deaf and disabled has been started from today.
During the inauguration, Registrar in-charge Deepak Tiwari, Advocate General of High Court Mr. Satish Chandra Verma, Member Secretary of State Legal Services Authority Mr. Siddharth Agrawal, Registry Officer, High Court Advocates Association, District and Sessions Judges, Administrative and Police officers of various departments were present through Video Conference.
