KDLSA organises orientation programme

Orientation programme for the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) members, panel lawyers and para legal volunteers were organized by Kohima District Legal Service Authority (KDLSA) at the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) conference hall, Kohima, Saturday.
The programme was organized by “National Legal Services Authority New Schemes” with NSLSA member secretary, Nino Iralu as the resource person.
In her presentation, Iralu introduced seven new schemes of the National Legal Services Authority, launched in November 2015 and mandated for implementation starting from 2016.
She gave detailed explanation on these schemes highlighting the duties of the panel lawyers and para legal volunteers, who are to act as a bridge connecting the victims to the concerned authorities.
The member secretary also spoke on the topic of Legal Services to un-organized Sectors (NALSA) which included children, mentally ill and disabled people and identification of poverty alleviation and social security measures.
She said that Nagaland being tribal there are lots of schemes available to the poor people and pleaded the panel lawyers and para legal volunteers to help the concern departments in identifying the beneficiaries and connect them.
In her introductory remarks, secretary KDLSA & chief judicial magistrate, Kohima, Mezivolu T. Therieh, NJS, stated that through this kind of orientation programme “we can retrospect our past and look forward to give a better service to the people”.
She said that the very concept of the legal services authority is to cater to the needs of the marginalised and economically downtrodden people to help them get access to justice.
Therieh urged the panel lawyers to have a missionary zeal and carry forward in implementing the objectives and aims of the legal services authority at the same time know their responsibilities and duties.
Panel lawyers Akumla Longchari, Zekuseto, Temsu Walling and Sunjib Rana shared their experiences on legal awareness programmes, court cases, legal aid clinics and manning front office. Legal aid counsel, NNP+, NLSA, V. Ashu Theyo and retainer and panel lawyer KDLSA, Joshua Sheqi were the programme moderators.
The programme was followed by interactive session where the action plan for 2016 was discussed and the various problems and lapses during the past years were discussed and redressed.