SC judges to visit Manipur relief camps on March 22, Congress welcomes the decision

Manipur

Six Supreme Court judges led by Justice B.R. Gavai are scheduled to visit relief camps in Manipur on March 22 as part of a National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) outreach to lend legal and humanitarian assistance in a State which has seen months of ethnic violence and suffering.

A statement issued by the National Legal Services Authority said that even after nearly two years of the devastating sectarian violence of May 3, 2023, which claimed hundreds of lives and displaced over 50,000 people, many people continued to seek refuge in relief camps across Manipur.

During the visit, Justice Gavai is expected to virtually inaugurate the legal services camps and medical camps across all districts of Manipur, as well as the new legal aid clinics in Imphal East, Imphal West and Ukhrul districts.

They would also distribute essential relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The legal services camps would connect the IDPs with government welfare programmes, ensuring access to vital benefits such as healthcare, pensions, employment schemes, and identity document reconstruction.

Each participating State department would outline at least five key schemes tailored to address the needs of the displaced population.

A team of 25 specialised doctors from Chennai would conduct medical camps across all relief camps. Their services would continue for six additional days, ensuring sustained medical support, treatment and access to essential medicines for the displaced families.