Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 12

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a medical check-up camp for inmates of the Central Jail here on Wednesday.

Rajinder Aggarwal, District and Sessions Judge, said as per the directions of Justice Ajay Tiwari, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, Punjab State Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar, such medical camps would be organised at least once in three months in each jail in the district so that health-related problems of inmates could be addressed.

Parminder Kaur, CJM-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, said medical specialists from the field of ortho, skin, chest, eyes, medicine, dental, gynaecology and surgery examined 500 inmates during the camp at the Central Jail.