Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority Launches Helpline No. To Assist Walking Migrants; Organizing Legal Aid Camp At District Entry/ Exit

The SLSA has also, in coordination with the DLSAs, set up 'Legal Aid Camps' with a help desk facility at the inter-district and inter-state check posts.

The Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs) present at these camps have been instructed to ensure that clean drinking water is made available to the migrants, preferably in earthen pots/ surahi so that it may last over the journey period. They are also supplying dry food articles such as sattu, chana, murmura etc. to ensure that no one goes hungry.

In order to continue the smooth service, the SLSA has requested the concerned District Judges to take up the cause with the Collector and SP for issuance of movement pass to the PLVs, who will work on a rotation basis, and ensure that all the norms of social distancing are followed.

The authority has also requested the Principal Secretary, Law & Legislative Affairs Department, to consider the possibility of providing safe night shelters, such as at vacant tribal hostels, to women migrants.

Further, the SLSA has directed the Secretaries of the DSLSAs to send a feedback report of number of persons, nature of services extended and expenses incurred on a daily basis so that the information may be compiled and sent to NALSA.

As per a statement issued in this behalf, the abovementioned steps have been taken to ameliorate the difficulties faced by these migrants, in the nature of food, hunger, transportation and basic amenities.