NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Delhi to receive awards at a function organised by the Commission to celebrate Human Rights Day. Children’s Painting and Photo Exhibition 2.33 A children’s painting and photo exhibition about NHRC’s activities was also mounted on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 2017. The exhibition also included posters of award winning films and archival collage, which was opened by the Chief Guest, Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India at the venue of the function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Archival Gallery of News Clippings and Photographs 2.34 A collection of year wise news clippings and photographs on the activities of the Commission is being prepared in-house by the M&C Wing and is released by the Chief Guest on Human Rights Day function each year. This process was initiated in 2014, the concept was followed up in 2015, 2016 and 2017 also in order to create an ‘Archival Gallery’ of news clippings and , which could give a glimpse into various important facets of the Commission’s work during different years to the visitors. New Initiatives for the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the NHRC 2.35 In run up to the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the NHRC in the year 2018, plans for several new activities were chalked out and policies were laid down for the approval of the Commission before taking action on them. These included, among others: Tagline/Slogan writing, Logo designing and Painting competitions to be held through MyGov portal, conceiving and structuring a documentary on NHRC and a short film on women’s rights issues and outsourcing their production to the Films Division, NHRC’s first Street Theatre Festival and Award Scheme – 2018, linking Common Services Centre (CSC) portal, Government of India with NHRC website for online complaint filing and outsourcing to CSC team, the preparation of e-content, including short films, for building human rights awareness, NHRC’s fourth Short Films Award Scheme – 2018, Screening of Films and Panel discussion on the “Role of Media in creating awareness on human rights’, conceptualizing and initiating work on mapping the milestones of the Commission’s 25 years of journey in the form and shape of a book, encouraging Newspapers and Magazines to carry articles/features on the 25 years of the journey of the NHRC etc. Number and Nature of Complaints 2.36 The human rights literacy has been continuously increasing in the country. The Annual Report 2017-2018 11