Umerkote: The Block-Level Legal Awareness Program was organized at the Umerkote Block Conference Hall by the Umerkote Child Development Project Department to educate people about laws related to women. The event was presided over by Umerkote CDPO Sanjukta Behera, with Umerkote Municipality Chairperson Radha Bhatra as the chief guest.
Among the distinguished guests were MP Representative Ram Nayak, Minister’s Representative Ashok Kumar Padhi, Zilla Parishad Member Chhaya Biswas, District Social Security Officer Draupadi Kanhar, BDO Dr. Jitendra Kumar Samal, BJP General Secretary Mandira Nayak, Umerkote Municipality Executive Officer Alok Anugulia, Women Lawyer Bhawana Tripathi, Police SI Purnima Tete, Kishani Pattnaik, Rama Pattnaik, and Fakir Charan Raut.
The discussion covered various laws and policies related to women’s safety and rights, including:
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Save the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child) Scheme
Prenatal Sex Determination Prohibition Act
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
Dowry Prohibition Act
Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act
Witch-Hunting Prohibition Act
Anti-Human Trafficking Laws
The event witnessed the participation of Anganwadi workers, MBKs (Mission Shakti Community Mobilizers), CRPs (Cluster Resource Persons), and college students.