of the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Women on 16 December 1998 and 18 January 1899 respectively, became Members of the National Human Rights Commission as of those dates. Shri N.Gopalaswamijoined as the Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of 1.5 the Commission in September 1998, taking over from Shri R.V.Pitlai while Shri D.R.Karthikeyan joined as Director General (Investigation) in June 1998, in place of Shri Sankar Sen. Shri R.C.Jain continued as Registrar General.