NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA 2.35 In exercise of its powers under Section 18 of Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA) 1993, the Commission recommended monetary relief of about 12.78 Crores in 431 cases. In addition, the initiative and proactive action by the Commission resulted in relief to the victims and their families in the following manner: i. Ex gratia relief payment by the concerned State Government/Authority ii. Relief in accordance with the Schedule to SC/ST (POA) Act 1989 and Rules of 1995 for SC/ ST victims of atrocities iii. Release and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers– Implementation of guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. iv. Payment of Rs. Ten Lakhs to the families of deceased labourers who died during the course of manual scavenging– implementation of the directives by the Supreme Court. v. Release of retiral benefits for retired public servants. vi. Provision of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Job card, Indira Awas Yojana House and other benefits to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, landless poor and SC/STs beneficiaries vii. Payment under Victim Compensation Scheme. viii. Payment to Acid Attack Victims ix. Rehabilitation of persons affected by Mega Projects. 2.36 During the year a number of cases were closed, taking into account to redressal of grievances raised in the complaints, noticeable among them being the following: Table 2.2: Nature and Number of complaints Nature of complaints Rights of Children Right to Health Bonded Labour Pollution Release of retiral benefits to public servants Rights of Women Rights of SC/ST K. Number of complaints 402 399 475 62 387 1736 500 Human rights violation cases 2.37 A total 76,628 cases were registered in the Commission (Annexure-1) during 2019-2020. Out of these 32,693 cases related to the State of Uttar Pradesh, 6535 to State of Tamil Nadu, 5843 to State of NCT of Delhi, 4150 cases to Odisha, 3218 cases to Bihar and 2743 cases to Haryana. The State wise break up of the number of cases registered is given in the chart below: 18 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20