First quarter meeting of District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee (DLMVC) on Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 held

Namchi,22 Feb (IPR) : The first quarter meeting of District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee (DLMVC) 2023-24 on Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 was held at DAC Namchi.
The meeting had the presence of DC-cum-Chairman DLVMC, Namchi District Mr. M. Bharani, DSP (HQ) Mr. C.P. Shilal, SDMs of Namchi District and WO Namchi Mr. Kyondit Lepcha.
The main agenda of the meeting was to form new DLVMC Committee, to discuss on the issues of atrocities amongst STs & SCs communities under Namchi District and to take preventive measures as per the laws.
The DC-cum-Chairman highlighted the importance of DLVMC. He elaborated about the functions and responsibilities dealing with the issues of atrocities in the concerned district. He has urged the SDMs of Namchi District as well as to the Police Department to work in coordination with the Welfare Officer, Social Welfare Department Namchi for the protection of two communities from all kinds of atrocities.
Further, DSP (HQ) Namchi informed that since 2020 no such cases has been registered under Namchi District.
WO, Namchi apprised about the Awareness/Sensitization programme on STs & SCs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 which was organized in three different venues like BAC Temi, KVK Namthang and NTL Govt. SSS Vok of Namchi District in the year 2022 by Social Welfare Department, Namchi. The main objectives of the program was to bring awareness on atrocities through resource persons from Law Department and Police Department.
The new DLMVC, Namchi District are as follows:
1. Chairman: DC Namchi
2. Member: SP Namchi
3. Member: SDM Namchi/Ravangla/Yangang/Jorethang.
4. Member Secretary: WO Namchi.
The DLVMC shall have meeting for the second quarter in the month of June 2023.