72 i RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN 7.18 The Commission has been gratified to note that the Department ofWomen and Child Development, Government of India has, since then, sanctioned a sum of Rs.3.3 crores under the Swadhar Scheme, out of which Rs.2.3 crores will be provided as a grant to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the construction of a home with a 1,000 bed capacity. The remaining amount will be used for rehabilitation of these widows 7.19 In addition, at the request of the Commission, HelpAge India has started a health service to the widows in Vrindavan with the help of a mobile van which visits the areas where the widows reside. 7.20 As the great majority of widows in Vrindavan are from the State of West Bengal, the Commission has urged the Government of that State to extend its pension scheme to those widows now in Vrindavan who are from that State. The Commission considers it important, in this respect, that the pension scheme and the relevant laws of West Bengal be interpreted expansively to meet this need, and that the response of the State Government to the Commission's recommendation be prompt and positive. The Commission has noted that, in response to the situation, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has proposed to increase the amoimt of the pension that it will be paying to some of the widows in Vrindavan. E] Nomenclature to be used in Official Documents for Addressing Wives of Persons who have Died 7.21 The Commission considered a proposal from an NGO — Uttam Environment Awareness Mission (UEAM) of Jammu and Kashmir which suggested that the existing nomenclature for addressing women who lost their life partners, as used in the records of the Revenue Department, Schools, Employment Exchanges and other such institutions, be declzired to be 'Dead Words'. It stated that the existing usage added to the depression created by the loss and intensified the psychological crisis. It was urged that a change be made in nomenclature that is used, as this would encourage those who had suffered such loss to assume a dignified place in society. 7.22 Agreeing with the proposal, on 19 June 2001 the Commission made a NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION