%20(500%20%C3%97%20280%20px)%20(500%20x%20300%20px)%20(84).png "DoSJE and NALSA Sign MoU to Boost Awareness on Social Welfare Schemes")
- Key Details:
- Signed By:
- Shri Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment
- Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman of NALSA
- Aim:
- To enhance public awareness about various Acts, Rules, and Schemes of the Department, especially those designed to support marginalized and vulnerable sections of society.
- To conduct campaigns, seminars, and events to increase the reach and impact of social welfare schemes.
- SARTHIE 1.0 Initiative:
- Launched during the event, this initiative aims to empower disadvantaged communities, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Senior Citizens, Transgender Persons, Victims of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, persons engaged in begging, Denotified and Nomadic Tribes, and more.
- Aligns with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, focusing on eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, and promoting social protection policies.
- Implementation:
- Collaboration between NALSA and DoSJE to bridge the awareness gap and provide legal assistance.
- State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) and District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) will organize awareness camps across the country through para-legal volunteers and panel lawyers.
Question:
1 What was the primary objective of the MoU signed between the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJE) and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)?
- A) To increase awareness about the rights of marginalized and vulnerable sections of society.
- B) To provide free legal aid to all citizens.
- C) To establish new social welfare schemes.
- D) To promote gender equality.
