11.5 Major efforts thus continued to be made to improve the computer facilities of
the Commission. The amended Procedural Regulations for the handling of complaints,
for instance, required the development of new software. The process is being further
refined in the light of experience and the best available advice.
11.6 As of 31 March 1997, the total sanctioned posts of the Commission stood at
282, of which 235 were filled. In addition to the post of the Secretary-General, the posts
were distributed as follows: 86 in the Administrative Division, 58 in the Law Division,
83 in the Investigation Division, 10 in what was hitherto the Research Division, 8 in the
Information and Public Relations Division, and 38 in the Personal. Sections of the
Chairperson and Members. For the Commission, it remained important to ensure that
vacant posts were filled only by those who had the skills and the commitment required
to serve in this Commission.
In regard to other matters, it may be mentioned that Recruitment Rules for Group
'A', 'B', 'C'and 'D' category posts have been notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Those for Groups 'C'and 'D' were published in the Gazette of India on 20 April, 1996
and for Groups*'A' and 'B' on 23 November, 1996.
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11.8 As it will take time for the Commission ro build-up its own cadre, the Commission
has continued to select its personnel in a variety of ways: deputation, re-employment
and direct recruitment. With the notification of the Recruitment Rules, directly recruited
ad-hoc staff in the grades of Assistants, Personal Assistants, Lower Division Clerks,
Staff Car Drivers, Peons, Farashes and Safai Karamcharis have been regularized in
accordance with the Recruitment Rules.
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11.9 The Commission has continued to organize training programmes for the staff
of its various Divisions. A special programme was arranged for the staff of the Law
Division and the Central Receipt and Despatch Section, in March 1997, following the
amendment of the Procedural Regulations governing the handling of complaints.
11.10
During 1996-97, the Commission received some 13,000 complaints in Hindi
and the various regional languages. Some 2,000 reports! complaints were translated
into English in the Hindi Section of the Commission itself. The remaining 11,000
complaints (9,300 in Hindi -and j,700 in regional languages) were trhslated by
empanefled transjators, the work running into some 61,51,000 words. Further, the
Annual Report of the Commission and the monthly Newsletter were translated into Hindi.
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In 1996-97, Ihe Library saw valuable additions to its list of titles. There are