Udhampur DLSA launches ‘Ageing with Dignity’ campaign

Akshay Mahajan (GNS)

Udhampur June 10:-District:- Legal Services Authority DLSA, Udhampur , in compliance to the directions of the Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, Patron-in-Chief’, J&K State Legal Services Authority (SLSA), on Monday kick started a week long campaign “Ageing With Dignity” here across the district .

The campaign organised in collaboration with Civil administration was started under the chairmanship of Chairman, District Legal Services Authority (Pr. District & Sessions Judge) Udhampur Mohan Lal Manhas and under the overall supervision of Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Udhampur , (Sub judge) Sandeep Kour .

The campaigning programmes were planned by Mohammad Akram Choudhary, Member Secretary, J&K State Legal Services Authority, Srinagar in collaboration with Anugraha Regional Resource & Training Centre on Ageing, to address different challenges being faced by Senior Citizens.

The District Legal Services Authority, Udhampur in collaboration with different Government departments will sensitize and aware the masses especially the elderly group about the various existing government schemes aimed at addressing the increasing needs and different challenges being faced by the senior citizens .

Meanwhile, the District Legal Services Authority, Udhampur also organized a medical checkup camp for elderly persons at gthe District Hospital.

The camp was inaugurated by Principal District & Session Judge Mohan Lal Manhas.

Medical Superintendent Dr Vijay Kumar Bansotra and Physician Dr Om Kar Bhagat examine the elderly persons. A Picnic was also organized at Jakhani Park for Elderly persons of Jagriti old age home on the first day of week long campaign.

According to Secretary DLSA Sub-Judge Sandeep Kour, the DLSA will organize painting and slogan writing competition on the theme “ageing with dignity”, walkthrough and light games, sensitization programme on fostering Intergenerational bonding, for the students of different Govt Schools in collaboration with Education Department.

She added that these events are being organized as an endeavour to strengthen the integration between generations and to facilitate interaction between the students and youth about the various problems being faced by the elderly people and ways & methods in mitigating them.