SAS Nagar:As per directions of Punjab State Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar and under the guidance of District & Sessions Judge, Harpal Singh, District Legal Services Authority, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar organized awareness programmes in various villages Santemajra, Landran, Bhago Majra, Balongi, Shahpur, Nawashahar, Chhat, Karala, Rampur Kalan, Basma, Jhajjon and Bhudanpur on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Divulging details, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Baljinder Singh Mann said that besides this, awareness programme was also organized in the Rehabiliation Centre, Sector 66 Mohali for the inmates and outdoor patients regarding availability of free legal services to them under NALSA (Legal Services to the Victims of Drug Abuse and Eradication of Drug Menace) Scheme, 2015.
He further revealed that a campaign was also launched by District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar through its Legal Literacy Clubs to eradicate the menace of Drugs w.e.f. 15.06.2023 to 23.06.2023 in which 700 student members of respective school clubs participated who took the pledge to not to take any drug in their lifetime.
During the campaign, competitions like declamation, painting, poster making and essay writing were also held by the Legal Literacy Clubs to prepare the students to keep themselves away from the Drugs.