Annual Report 2013-14 10. Death of Two Infants due to Negligence by Hospital Authorities in Baramulla District, Jammu & Kashmir (Case No. 370/9/3/2012) 113 12. Health Rights of Workers Engaged in Stone Crushing Units in Ganjam District, Odisha (Case No. 134/18/5/07-08) 115 11. Death of a Woman due to Sterilization in a Government Hospital in Ganjam District, Odisha (Case No. 1479/18/5/2011) 114 13. Deaths of Labourers Engaged in Illegal Stone Quarries in Rajasthan due to their Deteriorating Health (Case No. 2204/20/2/2011) 117 CHAPTER-6 RIGHT TO FOOD 119 A. International Scenario 119 B. National Scenario 120 C. Illustrative Cases 121 Shortage of PDS Food Items Forces Thousands of Poor to Buy Essential Items from Open Markets at Exorbitant Prices in Remote Areas of Chamba District in Himachal Pradesh (Case No.180/8/2/2013) 121 1. 2. 3. 4. Nine Children Die and Fifty Become Ill After Consuming Mid Day Meal in a Government Primary School in District Saran, Bihar (Case No. 2467/4/32/2013) 122 Death of Two Persons due to Alleged Starvation and Malnutrition in Narayanpur Kheda Village of Jaipur, Rajasthan (Case No. 815/20/6/2010) 124 147 Girls Fall Ill After Consuming Mid Day Meal in Neyveli Lignite Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu (Case No. 1197/22/46/2013) 123 NHRC | vii

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