*DLSA Doda conducts awareness program on Rights of Children, Senior Citizens*
Publish Date : 20/10/2021
Doda, October 14:
District Legal Services Authority, Doda, today organized an awareness campaign on the Child Rights and Rights of Senior Citizens here at Nari Niketan Doda.
Organized in connection with the Pan India Awareness and Outreach Campaign launched under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the campaign was held under the guidance of the DLSA Chairman.
The DLSA Doda organized the programmes on the subject which include “Rights of children” and “Senior Citizens” in collaboration with District Social Welfare department Doda.
The participants of the programmes included Secretary DLSA, DSWO Doda Zubair Ahmed, inmates of Nari Niketan, senior citizens, Officials of One Stop Centre, Childline Project, Mahila Shakti Kendra, ICPS and others.
The Resource Persons highlighted the issues faced by the Children and deliberated on the Protection of Children and their Legal Rights, besides the participants were made aware about various Welfare Schemes pertaining to senior citizens.
The Secretary DLSA, while thanking the senior citizens and the other participants threw light on the Rights of the Senior Citizens in the society and stressed upon the need to safeguard all basic rights which are vital to a human life especially to Senior Citizens.