amount Rs. 1,800,000); Electricity, Telephone, etc. - Rs. 492,991; Vehicle - Rs. 390,365; Vehicle fuel Rs. 459,765 and under various other headings Rs. 1,589,899. As the final installment of the total amount of Rs. 5,000,000 was released only in the last week of the fiscal year 2000/2001, even though the Commission was in need of the money, it could not spend the entire amount. This led to the freezing of Rs. 337,119. The details of expenditure, along with the report of the Attorney General for 2000/2001 are provided in Annex 4. As the amount for 2000/2001 was insufficient for all the expenses of the Commission, including paying the salaries of Chairperson, Members and 19 staff dependent on the Commission, and was well below its requirements, the Commission could not undertake effectively other programs of human rights protection and promotion. The total amount allocated for the fiscal year 2001/2002 is also Rs. 5,000,000. Taking into account the increasing work load, the Commission for the time being requires 46 personnel, including the Chairperson and Members. Also, there is the necessity of establishing a fund to pay for gratuity, medical allowance, insurance, leave etc as provided for by the regulations concerning the terms of office, salaries and facilities of the chairperson, Members and staff. Given the situation where no money has been provided for additional personnel and for the establishment of the above mentioned fund and that the infrastructure of the Commission is yet to be built, the allocation for 2001/2002 of an amount less than the previous year has created financial quandaries for the Commission. 3.3 Planning and Study and Research Activities 3.3.1 Planning After the formation of the National Human Rights Commission, the Planning and Evaluation division, as per the duties and responsibilities prescribed by Article 9 of the Human Rights Commission Act (1997), brought out a calendar of operations in coordination with other divisions, and the different divisions of the Commission undertook their activities accordingly. Their activities have been described in the relevant sections of this report. Following the formation of the Commission, various ambassadors interested in human rights and high ranking officials of the specialized agencies of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme visited the Commission and assured it of their cooperation. Accordingly, with the aim of strengthening the Commission, the Commission in July 2000 carried out deliberations with Mr. Brian Berdkin, Special Advisor of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, Mr. Kiren Fitzepatrik, Director of the Asia Pacific Forum of Human Rights Institutions, and Mr. Clearnce J. Dias, Chairman of the International Centre for Law in Development, New York. The Commission, following the deliberations, prepared an "Outline of Proposals for Coordinated Assistance to National Human Rights Commission". The outline has divided the activities of the Commission into five groups: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Promotion, Outreach, Education and Training Complaints and Investigation Monitoring and Administration Management, Advocacy and Policy Program Management