Annual Report 2009-2010 D. • Monitor recommendations made by NHRC since 1993 for protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities. • Any other ma�er assigned by the Commission from time to time. Human Rights Awareness and Facilitating Assessment & Enforcement of Human Rights Programme in Selected 28 Districts of India 6.22 During the period under review, the following five districts were visited by different teams of NHRC as a part of human rights awareness and facilitating assessment & enforcement of human rights programme out of the identified 28 districts in the country: S.No. 1. 2. 3. District Wayanad Jamui Hoshiarpur State Kerala Bihar Punjab Programme 15-18 September 2009 17-19 November 2009 27 November-1 December 2009 24-26 February 2010 4. Kalahandi Orissa 5. Saiha Mizoram 15-17 March 2010 Wayanad District The visit to Wayanad District in Kerala was led by Shri Satyabrata Pal, Member, NHRC. The Joint Secretary (Trg.) and Senior Research Officer of NHRC assisted the Member during the visit. The team visited the local police stations; primary, secondary and senior secondary schools; ration shops; the office of the public distribution system; primary and community health centers; hospitals; Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities; hostels for students belonging to deprived sections; panchayats and various other Departments working for the empowerment of women, children and disadvantaged populations. The main objective of these visits was to review the implementation of various programmes of the government as well as directions passed by the NHRC concerning food, education, custodial justice, health and hygiene. Following this, a one-day workshop was also organized in the District in which there was a fairly good participation of the complainants whose rights had been violated but no respite; panchayat members, representatives of NGOs, senior state government officials and functionaries working in different Departments and media persons. Few of the major recommendations/suggestions that emerged out of the deliberations of the one-day workshop in Wayanad District were as follows: • 92 BPL ration cards to be issued only to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes beneficiaries. It should be ensured by the District authorities that all the beneficiaries are issued uniform and identical BPL ration cards. This would enable the beneficiaries to take their rations on regular basis and in the process prevent the pilferage and diversion of rations meant for them. Moreover, the State should NHRC