NHRC, India planning the way ahead. Best practices should be shared, followed and replicated for faster recovery of the learning loss. I. • Special efforts should be taken to address the needs of weaker sections and equity should be ensured keeping in mind caste, religion, region andgender. • Digital platforms should be used to create a network of teachers, educators and learning communities, enriching them with quality content. • Frequent collection of data should be done so as to closely monitor the progress of the ongoing plans for improving upon the problem areas. • Digital platforms should be utilised as an important tool that enables the teaching-learning process by equipping the teachers with necessary materials, and skills to instill confidence and motivation in children. • The coming months should be utilised in a flexible way by executing some focused learning improvement programmesandteaching at the right level programmes for improving the foundational skills. • Sufficient andimprovised learning materials should be provided to the schools in the form of hard copies, instead of channelising all the resources towards individual devices required for the digital mode of education. • De-centralised assessments should be encouraged in order to identify and address the specific needs of children. Rights of LGBTQI+ 7.105 Discrimination and violations of the rights of LGBTQI people continue to occur at a tragically high rate despite Constitutional provisions in India for their protection, survival, development, participation, and empowerment. The condition of persons belonging to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community has also been of equal vulnerability, if not more significant. Considering this susceptibility, the NHRC, India, has been committed to protecting human rights and gives great importance to these thematic areas in its work and functioning. 7.106 The paragraphs given below highlight some of the critical activities undertaken by the Commission, especially the Policy Research, Projects and Programmes Division, in short, the Research Division of NHRC, on the rights of women, children, LGBTQI and trafficking. Meeting with the Transcare Team (Sangath) on Issues Related to Healthcare Access by Trangenders 7.107 A meeting with the Transcare Team (Sangath) on human rights issues related to Healthcare Access by Transgenders was held on 03 September 2021, which Hon’ble Member, NHRC, Smt. Jyotika Kalra chaired. The meeting was attended by NHRC officials and Team TransCare (Sangath.in/ Transcare). The TransCare team presented their two ongoing projects, TransCare Covid-19 (sangath.in/transcarecovid19) and TransCareMedEd. ANNUAL REPORT 111 2021-22