Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Visakhapatnam Legal Authority Holds Mental Health Awareness Programme
A legal services group in Visakhapatnam held an awareness programme.
It focused on helping people with mental illness and disabilities understand their rights.
The event took place at the court premises on Saturday.
Government departments set up stalls to explain welfare schemes.
The stalls also provided information about legal services.
Justice G Srinivas opened the stalls and praised the programme.
Some eligible people received wheelchairs, hearing aids and other helpful devices.
Judges, lawyers and other officials joined the event.
Visakhapatnam District Legal Services Authority organised a legal awareness programme on Saturday.
The event was held under the National Legal Services Authority scheme for people with mental illness and disabilities.
Justice G Srinivas inaugurated stalls displaying government welfare schemes and available legal services.
Wheelchairs, hearing aids and other assistive devices were distributed to eligible beneficiaries.
District judges, legal officials and Visakhapatnam Bar Association representatives attended the programme.
- Who
- The Visakhapatnam District Legal Services Authority organised the programme, with Justice G Srinivas attending as chief guest.
- What
- A legal awareness session was held, including government information stalls and distribution of assistive devices.
- When
- Saturday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The court premises in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To raise awareness of legal services and government welfare schemes under the National Legal Services Authority scheme for people with mental illness and mental disabilities.
- Organiser
- Visakhapatnam District Legal Services Authority
- Scheme
- National Legal Services Authority’s Legal Services to Persons with Mental Illness and Mental Disabilities Scheme
- Venue
- Court premises, Visakhapatnam
- Chief guest
- Justice G Srinivas, Principal District and Sessions Judge and Chairman of DLSA
- Programme feature
- Stalls by various government departments
- Distributed items
- Wheelchairs, hearing aids and other assistive devices
- Supervision
- R Sanyasi Naidu, Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority