32 : CIVIL LIBERTIES The judicial remands should be self-limiting and should indicate the date on which the under-trial prisoner would automatically be entitled to go to bail in terms of the conditions prescribed by the Supreme Court. • There should be a comprehensive training package for programmes of training of all judicial personnel and all Court administrators. • In the proportion of population-judge ratio, India is today amongst lowest in the world; this needs to be rectified. 3.65 Given the importance of these matters to the better protection of human rights in the country, the Commission once again urges the Government to pursue the speedy implementation of these recommendations of the Commission. H] Visit to Jails 3.66 One of the functions of the Commission, spelt out in section 12(c) of the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, is 'to visit jails and other custodial institutions and study the living conditions of the inmates and make suitable recommendations'. The Commission has continued to fulfil this function, its Chairperson, Members and Senior Officers visiting such institutions as required. 1) Visit to Tihar Central Jail, Delhi 3.67 The Chairperson, Shri Justice J. S. Verma alongwith Shri Sudarshan Agarwal, Member and Shri Chaman Lai, Special Rapporteur of the Coimnission paid a threehour visit to Tihar Central Jail, New Delhi on 29 August, 2000. He obtained a first hand impression of the prevailing conditions, interacted with the prisoners and heard their complaints. He also visited the NGO nm drug de-addiction centre, the computer cell, the jail hospital and other parts of the jail premises. 3.68 Based on the report of the visit, the Commission forwarded the following observations/recommendations to the jail authorities as well as to the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD). NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION