Annual Report 2010-2011
The information provided by NHRC-India covered issues dealt by it to protect and promote
reproductive rights, including problems encountered and the manner in which reproductive
rights can be more effectively integrated in its work.
Elimination of Bonded Labour and Child Labour System
2.25 The Commission continued to monitor the implementation of the Bonded Labour
System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 in the
country. It organized four regional workshops each on the issue of bonded labour and child
labour in Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
Recommendations of NHRC for Monetary Relief and its Compliance
2.26 During the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, the Commission recommended
`19,86,55,500 as payment of monetary relief to the victims or next of kin of the deceased in 583
cases. Out of these cases, compliance report were received in 367 cases and a total amount
of `7,57,73,500 was paid to the victims/next of kin of the deceased. The State/Union Territorywise details of these cases is given in Annexure-5.
2.27 Compliance report is awaited in 216 cases wherein monetary relief amounting to
`12,28,82,000 has been recommended during the period under consideration (Annexure-6).
2.28 As regards, compliance relating to cases pertaining to previous years, reports have not
been received in 45 cases (Annexures 7 & 8). The details of these cases have been reported in
earlier Annual Reports of the Commission.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND WORKSHOPS
2.29 Some important training programmes and workshops organized by NHRC during
the period under review were: ‘Basic Training Programme on Human Rights’, ‘Training of
Trainers on Human Rights’, ‘Advanced Training on Human Rights’, “Training Camp for
NCC Instructors’, ‘Human Rights Training during National Integration Camps’ and ‘Human
Rights Training through Community Radio’. The NHRC also conducted a two-day attachment
programme for Probationers of Indian Foreign Service. Besides, it conducted an ‘In-house
Training Programme’ for newly recruited officials and staff of the Commission and ‘Summer
& Winter Internship Programmes’ of one month duration each for college and university
students and short-term attachment for students interested in the field of human rights.
During the period under review, a total of 70 training programmes, workshops and seminars
were organized by the Training Division of NHRC in collaboration with the Administrative
Training Institutes, Police Training Institutes, State Human Rights Commissions, Universities,
NGOs and other institutions/organizations across the country.
Workshop on Manual Scavenging and Sanitation
2.30 A one-day national level Workshop on Manual Scavenging and Sanitation was organized
by the Commission on 11 March 2011. The main objective of the workshop was to draw the
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