86 i RIGHTS OF THE VULNERABLE Court and legal action Initiated against offenders. As of 31 March 2002, no response had been received from the State of Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttaranchal and Union Territory of Chandigarh. The State of Maharashtra had sent a report only in respect of one slaughter house. The other States/UTs had, however, responded stating that the concerned authorities had been asked to comply strictly with the Commission's directions. The Commission urges that this matter continues to receive the attention of all States/Union Territories, and especially of those who have not yet responded adequately to the Commission. Child Labour in Aiigarh Lock industry 8.24 A Committee to study all aspects of the child labour situation in the lock industry in Aiigarh (UP) was constituted by the Commission on 2 August 2000 with Shri Chaman Lai, Special Rapporteur as its Chairman and Shri Madhukar Dwevedi, Special Secretary, Labour Department Uttar Pradesh; Shri B.K. Singh, Dy. Labour Commissioner, Agra; Shri Joseph Gathia, Director, Centre of Concern for Child Labour, Delhi and Smt. Sadhana Ramachandran, Advocate, Supreme Court as Members. The Committee submitted its report to the Commission on 3 April 2001. A copy of the report was sent to the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 21 May 2001 for its response. Although the District Magistrate, Aiigarh has confirmed that action has been taken on a number of points, particularly in respect of the functioning of NCLP schools, a detailed response from the State Government is still awaited. In reply to a reminder issued on 18 February 2002, the Commission has been informed that the Labour Department of the State Government has examined the report and decisions are now to be taken up at the senior-most level of the Government. The Commission urges the Government of Uttar Pradesh to act promptly and comprehensively on the recommendations contained in the report. Impact/Evaluation Study 8.25 Dr Bhupinder Zutshi of the Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation, New Delhi was engaged by the Commission on 8 June 2000 to conduct a study on the 'Impact, Community Response and Acceptance of Non-Formal Education under the National Child Labour Project' in the carpet-weaving belt of Mirzapur-Bhadoi and glass bangle region of Ferozabad (UP). He presented his report before the Commission on 15 May 2001 and a fiirther presentation was arranged for the Union Labour NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION