ITANAGAR, Nov 9: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) observed Legal Services Day with the inmates of Deepak Nabam Living Home.
A shelter for the destitute and abandoned persons, the Home has been rendering yeoman services since 2005 to the helpless people who are mentally and physically challenged, drug addicts, old-age and other social outcasts who are isolated by society or their community.
Member Secretary Yomge Ado, apprised about NALSA’s Free and Competent Legal Aid which ensures to provide free and competent legal services to the needy people and weaker sections of society.
The Legal Aid Functionaries of APSLSA of State Authority highlighted the role, functions of Legal Services Institutions and various welfare schemes of Govt. and National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) mandated Schemes such as Arunachal Pradesh Victim Compensation Scheme, 2011, Legal Services to Senior Citizens Scheme, 2016, Legal Services to the Mentally Ill and Disabled Person Scheme, 2015 etc to around 320 inmates. 
District Legal Services Authorities of Upper Subansiri, Siang, Namsai, Papum Pare, Lower Dibang Valley, East Kameng & Changlang also observed the day.

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