NHRC, India 6.10 The major recommendations emanating out of the meeting on 17th February 2022 has been circulated to the Secretaries of all SHRCs and the Secretaries of all Deemed Members of the Commission for information and necessary action. D. Dissemination of information and outreach mechanisms 6.11 The NHRC, through Media and Communication wing, disseminates information about NHRC activities through various means. These include press releases, media briefings, press conferences, interviews of Chairperson and Members. Deputy Director (M&C) also provides feedback to the Commission about human rights issues reported in the media; and thus, it is a major source of news clippings for suo motu cognizance taken by the Commission. 6.12 Out reach mechanism—Press Releases, Press Conferences, Interviews, Newsletter: During the period from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2022, about 115 press releases were prepared and issued by the Media andCommunication wing about the various interventions and activities of the Commission. Several news clippings were brought to the notice of the Commission for consideration of suo motu cognizance. In order to give an idea about the issues reported in media about NHRC's role and interventions, daily news clippings were uploaded on the website of the Commission. A monthly compendium of these news clippings was also prepared and sent to the library for record and reference. Besides this, efforts were made to explore various alternative media platforms to expand the outreach through people’s participation. The Newsletter in English is edited, designed, printed and circulated by the M&C Wing and translated, printed and circulated in Hindi by Official Language Section. These were circulated free of cost among all the important functionaries of the Government(s), academic institutions, media persons, individuals, etc. for spreading awareness about the importance of human rights and NHRC interventions and recommendations. It was also uploaded on the NHRC website. The copies of the Newsletters were also made available for the visitors in the reception area of the Manav Adhikar Bhawan. The number of soft copy recipients is about 5,000. More than 2,000 Newsletters in hard copy were sent by post every month. The list of hard copy recipients has been rationalised and made more inclusive to include, among others, education institutions, police and administrative institutions, libraries, international organizations and embassies. ANNUAL REPORT 41 2021-22