NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Puducherry -17 cases (16 December 2017), Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 107 cases (9 January 2017) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 10 cases (19 January 2017). DETAILS OF CAMP SITTING/OPEN HEARING DURING THE YEAR 2016-2017 Sl. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. D. Name of State/ Union Date Territory Bihar 21-23 April, 2016 Jharkhand 7-8 September, 2016 Puducherry 16 December, 2016 Odisha 9-11 January, 2017 Total No. of Cases No. of Cases Disposed Of 88 91 17 138 334 36 34 9 62 141 Compensation Amount Recommended (`) 1,00,000 3,25,000 Nil 27,75,000 32,00,000 Statutory Full Commission Meeting 5.5 To ensure that NHRC, India represents the views of the most vulnerable sections of society, Section 3(3) of the PHRA, 1993 stipulates that the following shall be deemed to be members of the NHRC for the discharge of functions specified in clauses (b) to (j) of Section 12 of the PHR Act, 1993: a) Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities; b) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes; c) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes; and d) Chairperson of the National Commission for Women. 5.6 Together with the Chairperson and Members of the NHRC, the Chairpersons of these bodies constitute its Statutory Full Commission (SFC), which meets regularly. In addition, the NHRC, India invites the Chairperson of the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights as a ‘Special Invitee’ to all its Statutory Full Commission Meetings since the NCPCR has a significant bearing on all issues concerning the rights of children. 5.7 The Statutory Full Commission meetings are convened regularly to discuss the issues of common interest and participate in the conference/seminars of the Commission. The last meeting of the Statutory Full Commission was held on 03.02.2015. The meeting of the SFC was chaired by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and attended by Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Justice Shri D. Murugesan, and Shri S. C. Sinha, Members, NHRC; Shri Naseem Ahmed, Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities; Shri P. L. Punia, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes; and Shri Ravi Thakur, 76 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017