Nawanshahr- A seminar was organized by PLV Vasdev Pardesi and Des Raj Bali under the guidance of Honorable District and Sessions Judge Priya Sood and Secretary of the Authority Judge Dr. Amandeep at Government Senior Secondary School Surapur.
During the seminar, Des Raj Bali, while addressing the children, gave information about the POCSO Act and said that if someone harasses children, physically molests them in an inappropriate way, shows them an obscene video, sends wrong messages, mentally harasses them or in case of any kind of unpleasant incident, children should definitely inform their parents and teachers, or call the children's helpline number 1098 to get help.
The District Legal Services Authority provides free legal aid to SC, ST, and ST/ST persons, children, elderly, women, disabled persons, beggars, prisoners in jail, industrial workers, mentally ill persons, and persons whose annual income is less than three lakh rupees.
The children were given detailed information about various laws made for children in the country and information about child marriage, child labor and NALSA schemes. He said that for more information about the District Legal Services Authority, toll free numbers 1968 and 15100 can be obtained.
On this occasion, Headmaster Balvir Chand Guru, Hardial, Jagvir Kaur, Manpreet Singh, Sarabjit Kaur, Sukhvir Singh, Rajinderpal Kaur, Kamaldeep Salhan, Shabina, Rajiv Kumar, Mohit, Gulshan Sharma and Kuldeep Singh etc. were present. Para-legal volunteers Vasdev Pardesi, Des Raj Bali, Kashmir Singh etc. were present on this occasion.