CIVIL LIBERTIES I 37 May 2000 and the Juvenile Home in Moradabad in June 2000. In his reports, the Special Representative commented on infrastructural inadequacies, lack of anangements for education, inadequate health care and the need to sensitise the staff in respect of the human rights and welfare of the inmates. These reports, too, after consideration by the Commission, were sent to Uttar Pradesh Government for action along the lines recommended. 2) Visit to Home for Destitute Women — Vrlndavan 3.76 In order to study the condition of destitute women, particularly widows, living in Vrindavan and to consider the possibility of setting-up a programme to ameliorate their circumstances, Smt. Justice Sujata V. Manohar and Shri Sudarshan Agarwal, Members of the Commission, made a visit to Vrindavan on 5 and 6 December 2000. On 2 February 2001, the Commission considered their report along with the recommendations that they had made. As directed by the Commission, a copy of the report was sent to the concerned authorities of the State Government. Action Taken Reports received from the Director, Social Welfare as well as the District Magistrate, Mathura indicate that: • Proper accommodation has been provided to more than 400 widows. • LPG connections will be provided to the widows who are living in various buildings and group cooking will be tried, on an experimental basis. • Government will construct additional toilets/bathrooms to ensure the availability of better sanitation facilities for the widows. • The pension for some 1,500 widows will be increased from Rs.l25 per month to Rs.250 per month and the scheme will be extended to another 1,500 widows. The payment of pension will be made by cheque. • Ration cards will be issued to a 1,000 widows. • A Special Fund will be established for the widows, to provide inter alia for the proper performance of cremation and related rites. • Necessary steps have been taken to ensure the provision of proper medical facilities to the widows. ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001