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Webinar on legal services to senior citizens under NALSA held
2/7/2022 10:47:23 PM

Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 7: Department of Physics, Government Degree College R.S. Pura, in collaboration with Tehsil Legal Services Committee Munsif Court R S Pura, Jammu under the aegies of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav organized a webinar on the topic "Implementation of National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) Schemes" (Legal Services to Senior Citizens - 2016).
Principal of the College, Prof. Sunil Uppal, was the Chief Guest of the webinar. Ms. Kesar Parveen, Advocate Panel Lawyer TLSC Munsif Court R S Pura and Ms. Roopsi were the resource persons. The webinar began with the welcome address by Dr. Jaipal Singh, Head, Department of Physics, GDC R.S. Pura who welcomed all the participants and explained briefly the Purpose, meaning and objective of today's webinar.
Kesar Parveen Advocate TLSC Munsif Court R S Pura, Jammu and Ms. Roopsi, a Law student were the resource persons for the webinar. They explained, in depth, each and every aspect of constitutional rights meant for senior citizens which are covered under NALSA Scheme. They explained the participants about the legal rights of the senior citizens who are the real reservoir of experience, knowledge and skills but yet facing disrespect, neglect and innumerable challenges. It is pertinent to mention here that as per NALSA survey - 2011, nearly half of the senior citizen population experience innumerable challenges. These challenges are social, physical, mental and economic challenges besides this they have to face emotional and psychological harms too.
The Principal of the college appreciated the initiative taken by the Physics Department and choosing such a topic which is the absolute need of hour - as nearly one eight of the total world population reside in India of which average 8% of total Indian Population is above 60 years where Kerla has the highest percentage rate of senior citizen upto 12.5% as per latest survey. Principal also spoke about various stages of this scheme and its benefits to help out the senior citizen who are really the sufferers of various challenges in this modern world of ours. According to Principal Sunil Uppal, such webinars will spread the message of various government schemes meant for senior citizens of which common masses are yet unaware besides this it will also imbibe in the minds of younger generation the sense of moral duties and responsibilities to the extent that they may not leave their elders (senior citizens) in destitute conditions in their old age.
The other members present in the webinar were Prof. (Dr.) Chetan Sharma, Prof. Asha Rani, Dr. Ashwani Bassan, Amit Sharma (Adv) and Ashish Choudhary. The event concluded nicely with a formal vote of thanks by Dr. Balwinder Kaur. More than 95 students participated in the event.
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