Chapter 7 RECOMMENDATIONS 7.1 Urgently Required Funding: Taking into account the necessity of the establishment of an independent and autonomous national mechanism for the protection and promotion and the effective implementation of human rights in a country, the meeting of national institutions in Paris in 1991 at the initiative of the United Nations undertook the preparation of a detailed principle. Among the important points of the Paris Principle is the provision that the concerned government should make available the necessary infrastructure, especially adequate financial assistance, to the national institutions established under the principle for the efficient functioning of the institution. The principle states that there should be adequate financial assistance to the institution to provide for necessary personnel and physical facilities required. His Majesty’s Government, keeping in view these provisions, has been providing to the Commission a specific amount. However, the amount is insufficient. It is understood that the amount allocated for the fiscal year 2001/2002 is only Rs. 5,000,000. The amount of Rs. 5,000,000 released for the year 2000/2001 had been insufficient to pay for salaries. Only when an additional amount of Rs. 664,000 had been released were the Members and staff of the Commission able to get their salary of three months. In this context, the release of only Rs. 5,000,000 for the forthcoming year will no doubt create substantial problems. It will be difficult to pay for the staff, who are minimal in number. In this context, the Commission has requested from the Prime Minister a budget release of Rs. 14,515,000 for the 46 personnel it requires as of the present. It should be remembered that donor agencies only assist in the development programs, and the core funding as per the Paris Principle has to be provided by the government. Also, as per the provisions of the regulations concerning the terms of office and facilities of the Chairperson, Members and staff, the gratuity, medical allowance, leave allowance, insurance, etc. is payable in the future, there is the necessity of establishing a fund for the purpose. For this, the government has to provide the necessary amount in the form of a grant on a regular basis. 7.2 Personnel Management: For the efficient conducting of the activities of the Commission, especially for the implementation of the capacity building project of the Commission, being coordinated by the United Nations Development Programme, an adequate number of personnel at the Commission is essential. The Commission for the time being has proposed 46 personnel as being necessary to carry out its activities. Also, it is essential that the government should depute, along with paying for their salaries, 4 officers (first class) and 9 officers (second class) to the Commission. 7.3 Training: The Human Rights Commission Act (1997) has given the authority to the Commission to recruit its staff. The staff recruited has to be provided with training on various issues, such as