Annual Report 2013-14 2.44 It also issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Administrators of all Union Territories calling for reports regarding status of implementation under different Sections [7(1), 15, 19, 20(1)(2)(5)] of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. 2.45 To deal with the problems of the elderly, the Commission furthermore asked the Medical Council of India and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to explore the possibility of introducing a Post-graduate level course in ‘Gerontology’ in medical colleges. Meeting of NHRC Core Group on Mental Health 2.46 A meeting of the Core Group on Mental Health was held in the Commission on 7 January 2014 under the chairmanship of Shri S. C. Sinha, Member, NHRC. In the said meeting, responses of the Union Government and few State Governments received in connection with the Crl. M.P. No. 8032 of 2013 in Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 1900 of 1981 filed by the Commission in the Supreme Court of India for seeking directions in removal of existing deficiencies in mental health institutes/hospitals along with improving the mental health care infrastructure in the country were discussed. National Conference on Human Rights of Women 2.47 A two-day National Conference on Human Rights of Women was organized by the Commission on 18 and 19 February 2014 in New Delhi. 2.48 The main objectives of the conference were – to discuss ways to prevent and eliminate violence against women in the light of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013; focus on measures to prevent and eliminate trafficking in women and girls, including required action for implementation of CEDAW, 2000 Trafficking Protocol, Amman Programme of Action, and finalization of Integrated Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking with Special Focus on Children and Women (IPOA), address issues relating to women’s sexual and reproductive health rights in line with International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and recommendations of the second universal periodic review accepted by the Government of India including elimination of discriminatory and coercive measures from population policies of States/Union Territories impacting on women, and discuss strategies for strengthening women’s empowerment and gender equality. 2.49 The recommendations of the Conference were sent to all the delegates and concerned stakeholders. The details are given in Chapter 9 of the Annual Report titled “Rights of Women and Children”. National Seminar on Manual Scavenging and Sanitation 2.50 A one-day National Seminar was organized by the NHRC on Manual Scavenging and Sanitation at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 21 February 2014. Its objective was to 14 | NHRC