RIGHTS OF THE VULNERABLE : 81 should be increased, and suggested appropriate legal measures to deal with cases of wanton neglect of duty. A copy of the report of the Expert Group has been transmitted to the Supreme Court. Specific Case 8.13 To illustrate the nature of the actions being taken by the Commission, the facts are given below of a specific case involving the detection and release of 85 bonded labourers from the stone quarries of Banghat, Ganj Basoda, District Vidlsha in Madhya Pradesh in December 2000. The credit for the detection goes to Shrl Raghunath Vivek Pandit, Director, SAMARTHAN, a Mumbai-based NGO and Swaml Agnlvesh, President, Bonded Labour Liberation Front, Delhi. Shri Vivek Pandit visited Gan] Basoda alongwlth some members of a localNGO and, with the help of the district administration got 85 bonded labourers released from 4 stone quarries. This was later verified by the Commission's investigation team which visited ATidlsha from 10 - 12 January 2001. Although the release certificates were issued promptly andinterim relief of Rs.1,000 to each labourer was also arranged by the district administration, the rehabilitation of the released labourers imder the Centrally Sponsored Scheme was proceeding slowly. On receipt of a request fi:om Swaml Agnlvesh, Shri Chaman Lai, Special Rapporteur, was dispatched to Bhopal and Vidisha to get their rehabilitation expedited. He succeeded in ensuring the rehabilitation of 42 out of the total of 85 labourers. The matter was then discussedin a special review meeting conducted by Dr Justice K. Ramaswamy in Bhopal on 26 April 2002.15 out of the 85 released labourers were migrant labourers and action for their rehabilitation, was, thereafter, initiated through their respective States, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand; 52 of the remaining 70 have since received the full rehabilitation grant due to them under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The rehabilitation of the remaining 28 is dso being monitored. In addition to getting a financial package of Rs.20,000 each, the released labourers belonging to Madhya Pradesh are also entitled to receive a grant of Rs.25,000 under the SC/ST Act, 20 per cent of which is to be paid on the registration of the FIR. 33 labourers had actually received this amount until the date of review. 2) Child Labour 8.14 The Special Rapporteur, Shri Chaman Lai, remained actively involved in monitoring the enforcement of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, ANNUAL REPORT 2001 -2002